March 2024

  • March 6, 2024

    OBA to recognize 50-year club inductees

    The OBA is proud to promote the recognition of bankers who have devoted 50 or more years of service to the banking industry. All eligible nominees will be honored at the 2024 OBA Convention on May 13-15 at the Skirvin-Hilton in Oklahoma City. Click here to download a nomination form. If you have any questions, please contact Janis Reeser at 405-424-5252 …

  • March 5, 2024

    Week of March 4

    In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … OBA searching for general counsel Senior Management Conference slated for Vegas in early April OBA Bankers’ Night Programs ready for spring Welcome, new strategic members 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 …

  • March 4, 2024

    February 2024 OBA Legal Briefs

    CFPB Proposes New NSF Fee Rule Overdrafts — Comments Requested Editor’s Note: We do not usually write about proposed rules in Legal Briefs because so much can change between publication of a proposal and issuance of a final rule. However, we believe that Oklahoma’s bankers need to know about both of the recent CFPB proposals discussed in this edition. CFPB …

  • March 4, 2024

    January 2024 OBA Legal Briefs

    ’Tis Still the Season — Security and Fraud Losses MLOs Hirable Now — Changes in Section 19 AI in Banking ’Tis Still the Season By Andy Zavoina Security and Fraud Losses The holiday season has ended and now it is all about the returns. Side note – it is a great time not to be working at Amazon. What does …

  • March 1, 2024

    Be aware of scams involving crytocurrency ATMs

    OBA-member banks and banks across the nation are seeing an alarming increase in customers withdrawing large sums of cash and entering the cash into a local cryptocurrency ATM based on instructions received from a scammer. The Oklahoma Bankers Association urges our bankers to have conversations with their customers about these prolific scams. Bank employees should notify a supervisor when they …

February 2024

  • February 29, 2024

    Executive News: Oklahoma legislative session season starts

    At noon, Monday, Feb. 5, the Oklahoma legislature convened for the Second Session of the 59th Legislature. The legislative session will run until 5 p.m. on the last Friday in May. There were over 3,000 bills introduced this session, that’s in addition to the hundreds of bills introduced last year that are eligible to be heard again. We have read …

  • February 29, 2024

    Trade associations file suit against bank regulators

    The American Bankers Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Independent Community Bankers of America, Texas Bankers Association, Independent Bankers Association of Texas, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and Longview Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit on Feb. 5 in the Northern District of Texas against the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC for exceeding their statutory authority and acting arbitrarily and capriciously …

  • February 29, 2024

    Hall Estill Attorneys at Law

    One of Oklahoma’s most trusted law firms. Hall Estill delivers powerful results to its clients regionally, nationally and internationally including full service to the banking community. With a client-first mentality, providing friendly attentive service, we offer creative, cost-effective solutions from offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver and NW Arkansas. CONTACT INFORMATION: Contact: Daniel J. Glover 100 N. Broadway Avenue, Suite …

  • February 27, 2024

    Week of Feb. 26

    In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … Oklahoma AG offers opinion on affidavit filing when recording deeds Interested in leading our Emerging Leaders? Bankers at state capitol: Register for OBA’s 2024 Contact Banker Program GSB scholarships available for 2024 OBA education corner … From Adrian’s desk … By Adrian Beverage OBA President & CEO Just some random tidbits that might …

  • February 26, 2024

    TEDC Creative Capital

    TEDC Creative Capital provides progressive lending to promising businesses in Oklahoma as a U.S. Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution, the OCAST/SSBCI Oklahoma Business Lending Partnership manager, an SBA Certified Development Company offering 504 loans, an SBA Micro Enterprise Lender, an SBA Community Advantage Lender, and manager of the City of Tulsa’s CDBG Revolving Loan Fund, among others. Working with traditional …