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One of the things many of you have heard me talk about over the last five years or so deals with the Alliance between and among the 51 state bankers associations across the country and the ABA. The alliance is of immeasurable value to the commercial banking industry, but it wasn’t always so. When I first arrived at the OBA …

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 …

In This Issue… OBA’s Bankers’ Night Out programs ready for spring New employee benefits survey readied Review your bank’s information for OBA Directory OBA education corner …

America’s banks prevented $22.3 billion in attempted fraud against deposit accounts in 2018, according to the American Bankers Association’s 2019 Deposit Account Fraud Survey report released on Jan. 15. While total attempted fraud against deposit accounts reached $25.1 billion in 2018, banks’ prevention measures stopped nearly $9 out of every $10 of attempted fraud. The Oklahoma Bankers Association did its …

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Several scholarships are now available to bankers from OBA-member banks for various graduate schools of banking. Applications should be submitted to the OBA’s Janis Reeser by email (janis@oba.com), regular mail (643 N.E. 41st St., OKC, 73105) or fax (405-424-4518). The scholarship recipients will be selected and announced no later than April 22. Click on the links below for more specific …

The Key Ratios seminar, scheduled for Jan. 15 in Tulsa, has been canceled. Refunds will be given to those who already registered. The Key Ratios seminar set for Jan. 16 in Oklahoma City is still set to take place as scheduled. If you have any questions, contact our education department at (405) 424-5252.

In This Issue… Updates, banking issues regarding Iranian threats Register for OBA’s 2020 Contact Banker Program New employee benefits survey readied Registration open for 2020 OBA Senior Management Forum OBA education corner …

The federal bank regulatory agencies announced on Dec. 31 the annual adjustment to the asset-size thresholds used to define small bank, small savings association, intermediate small bank, and intermediate small savings association under the Community Reinvestment Act regulations. The annual adjustments are required by the CRA rules. Financial institutions are evaluated under different CRA examination procedures based upon their asset-size …

The OBA will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25, for Christmas. We will reopen at our regular time on Thursday, Dec. 26. We will also be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day. We will reopen at our regular time on Thursday, Jan. 2. Merry Christmas and happy New Year’s to you and your …