The OBA runs a monthly “Oklahoma Bankers” feature in its newspaper where promotions and hires from member banks are highlighted. While the submissions seem to come in giant clumps during parts of year, forcing some to be pushed back a couple or even three months to be published, we appear to be between said “giant clumps.” Now is the time …
April 2024
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April 5, 2024
OBA, ABA, other state associations ask CFPB to stop overdraft proposal
Warning that “consumers will lose” if the CFPB’s overdraft proposal is finalized, the OBA, American Bankers Association and all 51 other state bankers associations urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau via a joint comment letter on Monday to withdraw it. The proposal would re-classify overdraft as “credit,” despite Congress’ determination 50 years ago to the contrary, and would permit financial institutions to offer overdraft …
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April 3, 2024
Bohon Roofing
Roofing construction services, facility maintenance construction and insurance claim management. CONTACT INFORMATION: Contact: Heath Bohon 9213 S Sunnylane Rd Moore, OK 73160 Phone: (405) 317-6340 Email: heath@bohonindustries.com Website: www.bohonroofing.com
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April 2, 2024
Week of April 1
In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … OBA, ABA other state associations ask CFPB to stop overdraft proposal Preliminary injunction issued against new CRA rules Publicize your promotions/hires! Welcome new strategic members, endorsed vendor OBA education corner … From Adrian’s desk … By Adrian Beverage OBA President & CEO Just some random tidbits that might be of interest to our …
March 2024
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March 30, 2024
Preliminary injunction issued against new CRA rules
A federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction on Friday against the enforcement of revised rules implementing Community Reinvestment Act. The American Bankers Association, the Independent Community Bankers of America, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Bankers Asociation, alongside three other national and state associations, sued banking agencies in February for exceeding their statutory authority with their recent amendments to …
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March 29, 2024
Nominations open for OBA Board, first vice chair
Pursuant to Section 5.4 of the bylaws of the Oklahoma Bankers Association, this Banker Direct will serve as official notice of the process of selecting members of the board of directors of the Association. There are six board nominating committees, each of which will select a banker to replace the board member whose term on the OBA’s board will expire …
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March 29, 2024
Executive News: Legislative issues abound at state, federal levels
We have finally reached our first deadline at the state legislature, and it couldn’t come fast enough. We started off the session tracking 678 bills, and after the deadline dust settled, we are down to 211 bills. All of the bills we have introduced made it past the deadline and are still alive. We will spend the next couple of …
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March 29, 2024
OBA Senior Management Conference set for Vegas
The Oklahoma Bankers Association 2024 Senior Management Conference is scheduled for April 7-9 at the Waldorf Astoria in Las Vegas. This year’s conference features an exciting lineup of speakers on a range of topics, including fraud trends, secrets of high-performing banks, strategic planning for community banks, emerging cybersecurity threats and risks, the after-effects of the COVID pandemic and the changing …
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March 29, 2024
Trade associations file suit against regulators for CRA amendments
The American Bankers Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Independent Community Bankers of America, Texas Bankers Association, Independent Bankers Association of Texas, among others, filed a lawsuit in February in the Northern District of Texas against the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC for exceeding their statutory authority and acting arbitrarily and capriciously with their recent amendments to the Community Reinvestment …
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March 29, 2024
DDI Technology
DDI Technology provides automotive title management services to lenders across the country. As Oklahoma adopts electronic lien & title, DOI can partner with banks to allow for easier processing and management of the titles. DOI Technology operates in all 50 states. CONTACT INFORMATION: Contact: Anthony Lipinski 1 Wellness Blvd, Suite 201 Irmo, SC 29063 Phone: (803) 587-5860 Email: anthony.lipinski@dditechnology.com Website: …