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January 2023

  • January 20, 2023

    Federal Housing Finance Agency issues advisory on mortgage servicing rights

    The Federal Housing Finance Agency last week released an advisory on the valuation of mortgage servicing rights for managing counterparty credit risk. The notice is intended to communicate FHFA’s supervisory expectations for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac “to establish and implement risk management policies and procedures for monitoring and valuing seller/servicers’ mortgage servicing rights.” This bulletin only applies to MSRs …

December 2024

  • December 20, 2024

    OBA Legal Briefs – January 2005 – December 2024

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  • December 20, 2024

    December 2024 OBA Legal Briefs

    Check your to do list By Pauli Loeffler Let’s review some of your annual compliance chores to ensure they are tidy and cared for. Security, Annual Report to the Board of Directors § 208.61 – The Bank Protection Act requires that your Security Officer report at least annually to the board of directors on the effectiveness of the security program. …

  • December 19, 2024

    Legal Links

    Legal Briefs Index Compliance News Links Federal Regulatory Agencies News from the FDIC OCC’s: What’s New Federal Reserve’s: What’s New CFPB – Policy and Compliance home page: Law & Regulation for Examination Manual, Notice and Comment, Guidance Documents, etc. State Regulatory Agencies Oklahoma State Banking Department The Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Oklahoma Tax Commission – …

  • December 16, 2024

    ABA appeals Section 1071 ruling

    Gavel and Flag

    The American Bankers Association and a group of trade associations appealed a recent Texas federal court decision holding that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1071 final rule did not exceed the bureau’s authority or violate the APA. The associations also moved the Fifth Circuit for a stay pending appeal. Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Equal Credit …

  • December 16, 2024

    State banking board approves reduction in 2025 assessments

    At its meeting in November, the Oklahoma State Banking Board approved the State Banking Commissioner Mick Thompson’s recommendation to reduce assessments paid by Oklahoma state-chartered banks. After setting assessments at the rate first established in 2004, the board then approved a discount of 70% for banks with assets less than $1 billion and 25% for banks with assets exceeding $1 …

  • December 16, 2024

    Week of Dec. 16

    In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … OBA creates fraud questionnaire for bank customers Associations file suit challenging CFPB overdraft fees cap OBA education corner … From Adrian’s desk … By Adrian Beverage OBA President & CEO Just some random tidbits that might be of interest to our bankers this week! •        •         • With …

  • December 13, 2024

    FDIC issues additional info on revised signage regulations

    The FDIC announced today that it has updated its questions and answers related to the final rule on the use of the agency’s name and logo by financial institutions. The new Q&As cover key implementation topics such as the use of the digital sign and placement of the official sign in bank branches, the agency said in a financial institution …

  • December 13, 2024

    GSB-Wisconsin schedules 2025 Bank Technology Management School

    The Graduate School of Banking in Madison, Wisconsin, has set it’s 2025 Bank Technology Management school for April 7-11. Click here for more info.

  • December 10, 2024

    Week of Dec. 9

    In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … ABA members find fed discount window “inefficient” Four bankers make up 2024 class for Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame OBA TikTok Time … OBA education corner … From Adrian’s desk … By Adrian Beverage OBA President & CEO Just some random tidbits that might be of interest to our bankers this week! • …

  • December 5, 2024

    Four bankers make up 2024 class for Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame

    The Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame inducted its 2024 class – its sixth – today at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. The late Guy Berry III, with American Heritage Bank, in Sapulpa; Herschel Brewster, with Blue Sky Bank, in Weatherford; Brad Krieger, with Arvest Bank; and Gregg Vandaveer, with Sooner State Bank, Tuttle; make up the 2024 group. …