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The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the CFPB released updated loan-level data on Monday, collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations. The 2024 release – the first since December 2022 – includes data on three new survey questions first fielded in 2021. The latest survey release shows that 70% of respondents said they were very satisfied with their property …

The FBI Oklahoma City Field Office, Oklahoma Insurance Department and Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office are holding their second annual Fraud Prevention Conference virtually over three days in July. The conference will be held from 9 a.m.-noon on July 12, July 19 and July 26. The OBA’s Sharon Lewis will be one of the speakers on July 19. This conference is …

We want to extend our thanks to those who have already completed the annual salary survey.  The deadline has been extended to July 5, so we continue to invite banks to join the 2024 Salary & Cash Compensation Survey! This survey collects data on salary and cash compensation (salary + annual cash incentive/bonus + commissions) for approximately 30 executive positions …

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network received approximately 4.6 million suspicious activity reports in fiscal year 2023, for an average of 12,600 reports a day, the agency said last week in its year-in-review report. The report provides an overview of FinCEN’s collection and use of Bank Secrecy Act data, including its work with law enforcement and national security agencies. Among other …

The U.S. Secret Service is alerting financial institutions to an increase in ATM jackpotting attacks. ATM jackpotting attacks can cause significant loss, and a new type has been seen lately. On June 3, between 2:30-3:30 a.m., suspects in a light blue Chevy Cruze with a temporary tag expiring Aug. 1, 2024, attempted to conduct malware-style jackpotting attacks on drive-up ATMs …

We had a good time at convention! We hope you did, too! Check out a random smattering of photos from our convention below! You can also CLICK HERE to see ALL of the photos we collected from convention via a Dropbox folder!

Did you miss our convention this week? Well, we missed you! We’ll have more photos and such to share with everyone in the upcoming days. Until then, quench your convention thirst with a peek at our opening session video featuring 20  years of conventions making us all “better together”!

A hearty “thank you” goes out to our 2024 OBA Convention sponsors, both for the general sessions as well as the golf tournament!  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Alicia Wade, chief operating officer of Sovereign Bank, in Shawnee, was inducted as chair of the Oklahoma Bankers Association at the OBA’s 127th Convention on May 15 at the Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City. Wade joined Sovereign Bank earlier this year, and has been a part of the banking industry for 27 years. She also serves on …

Be sure to bookmark our dedicated mobile web page for convention, which includes the schedule, exhibit floor plan, sponsors and more at www.oba.com/convention. Those using iPhones can save the page on their home screen like an app by simply hitting the share button at the bottom of the screen (icon at center that looks like a square with an arrow …