Oklahoma Banker

February 2026

February 9, 2026
Executive News: New legislative session cued up at state level

Here we go! The Second Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature officially kicked off at noon on Monday, Feb. 2 with the governor’s State of the State address. The legislature will run from now until the last Friday in May. We are excited for this year as we hope to get some good legislation passed for our community banks. When …
February 9, 2026
Trump nominates Warsh to head Federal Reserve

President Trump announced at the end of January he has nominated former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed. Warsh worked in the mergers and acquisitions department at Morgan Stanley before joining the administration of President George W. Bush, where he was special assistant to the president for economic policy and executive secretary …
February 9, 2026
OBA, ABA, associations oppose proposal on credit card competition

The Oklahoma Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association and 51 other state bankers associations expressed strong opposition to the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandate – also known as the Credit Card Competition Act – warning in a joint letter sent to Congress in late January that the proposal would harm consumers, small businesses and banks of all sizes. In the letter, …

January 12, 2026
Executive News: New year means new legislative season

Ready or not, 2026 is here and it’s going to be exciting! I would say this past year was a pretty successful year both in Washington and Oklahoma City, as far as it comes to legislation killed or passed. This yea r is going to present its own set of challenges and hurdles, but as an industry, I know we …
January 12, 2026
OBA, ABA, associations urge lawmakers about stablecoin concerns

The Oklahoma Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association and 51 other state bankers associations from across the country joined in sending a joint letter to Congress last month urging lawmakers to clarify and enforce the statutory prohibition on payment stablecoin issuers and affiliated platforms offering yield, rewards or interest to stablecoin holders – a core provision of the GENIUS Act …

December 17, 2025
Executive News: Let’s celebrate our newest Hall of Fame inductees

On Dec. 4, the Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame inducted four new members. This year’s class included four outstanding bankers who have been – and still are – pillars in the banking industry, their communities and the state of Oklahoma. This group of bankers falls right in line with previous inductees with their storied history and contributions still being made …
December 17, 2025
CFPB proposes new Sec. 1071 rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a new Sec. 1071 rule in November to replace a Biden-era final rule that led to some association’s challenging it as regulatory over-reach. Issuance of the new proposed rule is a major victory for community banks and small businesses that would have been subjected to compliance with an 888-page rule and its collection of …

November 14, 2025
Executive News: Streamline Act could do just that for CTRs, SARs

We are almost exactly one year out from the 2026 elections – I know you are counting down the days! There are a lot of significant state level races and the all-important midterm elections at the federal lev el. I will touch on this a little later in this article, but for now, I’m excited to bring you some good …
November 14, 2025
Intern impact

By Olivia Hendrix OBA Communications Assistant Bankers understand the value in long-term investments. For the Oklahoma banking community, that investment isn’t always just financial – it’s personal. It’s why banks across the state continue to participate in the Oklahoma Bankers Association’s Summer Intern Program, one of the association’s most established initiatives. The program invests in the success of emerging bankers, …
November 14, 2025
Hall of Fame class set for ceremony

The Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame will induct the four bankers who we re selected for its 2025 class in early December. R.S. “Brud” Baker, Sandy Bracken, Gary Huckabay and Lee Symcox will make up the 2025 class. The inductees were selected by a panel of bankers from across the state, and were voted on in late September. The induction …

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