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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the results from the Second Quarter 2019 national Small Business Lending Survey this week. The quarterly survey of U.S. banks provides data on lending activity and terms for small businesses, a critical source of employment and economic growth for the country. Complete results of the survey are now available from the Kansas …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will continue to publish a database of consumer complaints, but it will make several key changes to increase transparency and provide full context for consumers, the agency announced on Sept. 18. Among these changes are several advocated by the American Bankers Association. For example, the bureau said it will highlight consumers’ ability to contact their …

The 2019 OBA Annual Washington Visit is next week, and if you’re planning on joining in, make sure to download the OBA app before you go. All of the 2019 Annual OBA Washington Visit material are available on the OBA app (issue papers, , schedule, etc.) You can download the OBA app by clicking here (for iTunes) or here (for Google Play).

For the 5,303 commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, aggregate net income totaled $62.6 billion in second quarter 2019, an increase of $2.5 billion (4.1 percent) from a year earlier. The improvement in net income is attributable to a $4.9 billion (3.7 percent) increase in net interest income. Financial results for second quarter 2019 …

More than eight in 10 banks (84 percent) believe social media is important to their institution and 87 percent are very or somewhat active on their social media accounts, according to a new report released today by the American Bankers Association. The State of Social Media in Banking 2019 highlights the results of an ABA survey of 430 banks of …

Get an idea of what the average salaries are for comparable banks and institutions in Oklahoma. This survey focuses on gathering salary and cash compensation (salary plus annual cash incentive/bonus) data for approximately 20 executive positions and over 100 middle management and staff level positions. In addition, the survey provides information on actual bonuses paid (as a percent of salary) …

The OBA communications department recently updated its “Economic Impact Brochure” that breaks out how much Oklahoma-chartered banks mean to the economy of the state. The brochure, created by the OBA communications department in 2013, was one of the first of its kind by a state or national bankers association, and has been used in OBA visits with government officials and …

The dates for the OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs have been finalized. Mark your calendar for the date of the program that’s in your area of the state and plan to attend. Bring your coworkers with you so that everyone can be up to speed on the most recent developments affecting their job. In addition to state and federal legislative …

The Oklahoma Bankers Association is reaching out to our strategic members regarding speakers for our 2019 Senior Management/Leadership Conference and 2019 Annual Convention. Numerous education sessions are offered at each program. If someone from your organization would like to be considered as a speaker for one of these programs, please complete this form. We are looking for industry-related topics and …

Check out the 2019 OBA Golf Tournament highlights below with several photos from the event! The tournament was held on July 29 at River Oaks golf Club in Edmond and saw dozensof bankers and those associated with the industry come together.