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A story appearing on NewsOK on Feb. 28 discusses how Oklahoma banks posted record profits in 2017. OBA President and CEO Roger Beverage is quoted in the article on how the earnings record is a good thing, but there were a couple of measurements that concerned him. Click here to read the full article on NewsOK.
February 2018
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February 27, 2018
Week of Feb. 27
In This Issue… • Regulatory relief bill close to Senate action • Interested in leading our Emerging Leaders? • 2018 Senior Management Conference set for April in Las Vegas • OBA education corner …
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February 26, 2018
OBA Community Bankers Leadership & Senior Management Conference Sponsors
The Bankers Bank — Welcome Reception Deluxe — Platinum Level sponsor Equias Alliance — Silver Level sponsor KeyState — Silver Level sponsor KeyState — Keynote Speaker American Bankers Association — General sponsor Crowe & Dunlevy — Monday Breakfast Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP — Monday Morning Break McAfee & Taft P.C. — Tuesday Morning Break First Bankers’ Banc Securities …
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February 22, 2018
OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs ready for spring
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. As in the past, the schedule for …
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February 22, 2018
Nominee process for OBA board positions
Pursuant to the By Laws of the Oklahoma Bankers Association, notice is hereby given of the names of each of the six Board nominating committees. Each of these committees will select a banker from that group to serve a three-year term on the OBA’s Board. The Board structure includes 18 directors elected from each of the six OBA Groups for a three-year …
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February 20, 2018
Week of Feb. 19
In This Issue… • Waiting on McConnell • CFPB releases strategic plan; requests public comments on supervisory process • Nominee process for OBA Board positions • OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs ready for spring • OBA education corner …
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February 16, 2018
Executive News: Enough with excuses – it’s time to move!
Sen. Mitch McConnell is the Senate majority leader. He alone controls the agenda for the U.S. Senate. He alone is the “speed bump” between actually moving forward with consideration of S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, or continuing to let it languish until there is no more time left on the Senate calendar for action. …
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February 15, 2018
Health care improvement plan in works?
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 …
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February 15, 2018
ICBA, ABA join to urge swift action on regulatory bill
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 …
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February 15, 2018
CFPB structure ruled constitutional
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 …