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The Oklahoma Department of Commerce will hold a virtual meeting on Jan. 17 to gain input from banks and lenders on a future solicitation to restructure its State Energy Office energy efficiency loan program. ODOC is hosting the meeting as part of the earlier Request for Information it made. The Department wants to share the importance of energy audits, and how …
January 2024
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January 10, 2024
Bridge Business Credit
Bridge Business Credit, formed in 2002, provides financing which allows companies to regain financial stability and return to conventional financing as soon as possible. We focus on companies with potential, that are currently unable to obtain or maintain bank financing, by structuring financing packages that meet their immediate needs. Recapitalized in 2020, Bridge Business Credit now offers the widest and …
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January 10, 2024
OBA scholarship available for high school students
Each year, the Oklahoma Bankers Association awards a $1,000 scholarship to an incoming freshman who has a parent, grandparent, sibling or spouse who is a Professional Member of the Association. The student must enroll in an accredited Oklahoma institution of higher education. The applicant must also be graduating from an Oklahoma high school. A panel of bankers will select the …
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January 9, 2024
Week of Jan. 8
In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … Ad campaign started to oppose credit card bill House Financial Services Subcommittee chairman to retire Holiday closing signs available from OBA Join us for Elaine Dodd’s retirement party! OBA education corner … From Adrian’s desk … By Adrian Beverage OBA President & CEO Just some random tidbits that might be of interest to …
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January 2, 2024
Banking agencies update electronic communications rules
The banking agencies have updated their uniform rules of practice and procedure to recognize the use of electronic communications in all aspects of administrative hearings and to other increase the efficiency and fairness of administrative adjudications.
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January 2, 2024
Week of Jan. 1
In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … Oklahoma Department of Commerce seeks information from lenders Banking agencies update electronic communications rules Join us for Elaine Dodd’s retirement party! 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 2023
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December 22, 2023
Happy holidays from us!
Happy holidays and merry Christmas from your family here at the OBA! In observance of Christmas, our offices will be closed on Monday, Dec. 25, as well as Tuesday, Dec. 26. We will re-open at our normal time on Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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December 21, 2023
Executive News: Let’s celebrate our newest Hall of Fame inductees
On Dec. 7, the Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame inducted four new members. This year’s class included four outstanding bankers who have been – and still are – pillars in the banking industry, their communities and the state of Oklahoma. This group of bankers falls right in line with previous ind uctees with their storied history and contributions still being …
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December 21, 2023
Oklahoma banks post gains in third quarter
Net income at Oklahoma banks increased by almost 50% overall from the second quarter to the third quarter of 2023. The FDIC’s latest Quarterly Banking Profile, which was released in late November, showed good news for Oklahoma banks from the second to third quarters. After reporting $975 million in profits through the end of the second quarter, Oklahoma commercial banks …
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December 21, 2023
Latest Hall of Fame inductees honored
By Kayden Anderson OBA Communications Intern Bankers are an influential group of people who use the valuable wisdom they learn from their predecessors to educate the next generation’s leaders. The cycle was a common theme at the 2023 Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame Luncheon and Induction Ceremony, where bankers Nevyle Cable, Jim Hamby, Ted McGuire and the late Harry Leonard …