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What do Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon have in common, other that being brilliant, worth billions and highly successful in each of their respective professional roles? As this issue of the Oklahoma Banker goes to press, it has been announced that the companies these three men represent (Berkshire-Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase respectively) are joining together to start …

On Jan. 29, the Independent Community Bankers of America and the American Bankers Association signed a joint letter asking the two Senate leaders – Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the majority and minority Senate leaders respectively – to put S. 2155 (the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act) on the Senate’s agenda soon. The ICBA …

The Court of Appeals of the D.C. Circuit has upheld the constitutionality of the manner in which the Consumer Financial Protection Agency is structured, reversing an earlier decision by a three-judge panel that the Bureau’s structure violated Article II of the Constitution. The court also upheld the lower court’s ruling which found that the compensation system used by the Plaintiff …

In This Issue… • Greetings from Guy • We hope you’re enjoying OBA.com! • CFPB structure is constitutional; kickback fine is disallowed • Interested in leading our Emerging Leaders? • OBA education corner …

Just another reminder to let your representative or senator know how you feel and what you think about the plan that’s been developed by a group of leading business and civic leaders with the number of individual leaders who also support this program growing day by day. In the OBA Update on Tuesday, we briefly outlined a few of the …

The OBA is interested in hearing from bankers interested in serving as chairperson of the Emerging Leaders Division. Any OBA Emerging Leaders who are currently enrolled in OBA Emerging Leaders Academy or have previously graduated from an OBA Leadership Academy are eligible for the position. The Emerging Leaders chair will serve a two-year term and will work closely with OBA …

Just another reminder to let your representative or senator know how you feel and what you think about the plan that’s been developed by a group of leading business and civic leaders with the number of individual leaders who also support this program growing day by day. In a previous OBA Update, we briefly outlined a few of the pros …

In This Issue… • Step Up Oklahoma – For or against this proposal? Let your reps know now • Free webinar on evaluating S Corporation Status coming up • New OBA.com, MyOBA portal unveiled • OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs ready for spring • OBA education corner …

Each year, the Oklahoma Bankers Association awards a $1,000 scholarship to an incoming freshman who has a parent, grandparent, sibling or spouse who is a Professional Member of the Association. 

In This Issue… • Greetings from Guy • OBA calendar, online registration, online ordering offline for next week • ICBA, ABA join to support S. 2155 • ATM ‘jackpotting’ scams rearing up across country • OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs ready for spring • OBA education corner …