Oklahoma Bankers Association We make bankers better!
The 2019 Women in Banking Luncheon, set for March 28 in Oklahoma City, will feature guest speaker Natalie Bartholomew. Bartholomew, with Grand Savings Bank, launched the Girl Banker blog in November 2017 in hopes of creating a voice for women in banking and working moms. Also know as “The Girl Banker,” she will lead the empowering luncheon titled “Navigating Through …
March 2019
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March 11, 2019
Week of March 11
In This Issue… • Rep. Perlmutter introduces banking marijuana bill: H.R. 2215 • OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs ready for spring • OBA education corner …
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March 4, 2019
Week of March 4
In This Issue… • Sandy’s salutations • OBA Board approves Nominating Committee for first vice chairman • Registration open for 2019 Community Bankers Leadership and Senior Management Conference • OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs ready for spring • OBA education corner …
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March 4, 2019
February 2019 OBA Legal Briefs
TILA-RESPA FAQs Service member complaints Authorized signers 2nd Amendment Auditors TILA-RESPA FAQs By Andy Zavoina In early February 2019 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) released four Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to integrated disclosures under Truth in Lending and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (TILA-RESPA or TRID). It starts with the standard disclosure that there is no substitute for …
February 2019
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February 21, 2019
Taylor Direct Consulting, LLC
By blending cooperation and competition, Taylor Direct Consulting, LLC teams up with strategic partners and companies that might otherwise be our competitors to create new business solutions for community banks. Sometimes it simply makes good sense to work together alongside other experts. Specializing in Loan Review Services and Enforcement Action Compliance, our other offerings include Appraisal Review, Training, and various …
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February 19, 2019
Week of Feb. 18
In This Issue… • Treasury partially clarifies Subchapter ‘S’ deduction • House panel holds hearing on cannabis banking • Senate Banking Committee to look at housing finance reform plan • OBA education corner …
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February 15, 2019
Executive News: Hemp legalization: Where are we?
The headline above poses a good question. And my answer is, “I’m not sure.” What I do know is that in April, Gov. Fallin signed HB 2913, the “Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program,” into law, and that changes the landscape as to what banks may and may not do going forward. Honestly, I didn’t pay much attention at the …
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February 15, 2019
Understanding current process for growing hemp
Last month’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill was a huge, bipartisan accomplishment, according to its supporters. Others? Maybe not so much. One of the things it did accomplish was decriminalizing hemp, which is technically identified as Cannabis sativa L. Again, a HUGE bipartisan accomplishment. Or not, depending on your view of what it means to “legalize” hemp. We’ve had …
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February 12, 2019
Week of Feb. 11
In This Issue… • Credit card market continues expansion • Registration open for 2019 Community Bankers Leadership and Senior Management Conference • OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs ready for spring • OBA Intern Program looking for participating banks • OBA education corner …