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In This Issue… Report: IRS bank proposal to be dropped from budget bill Opposition to tax reporting proposal made clear by ABA, trade groups 2021 Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame ceremony set for Dec. 2 Bankers’ Night Out fall series continues with upcoming dates in Woodward, Lawton OBA education corner … Report: IRS bank proposal to be dropped from budget …
October 2021
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October 22, 2021
U.S. Consumers Give Banks High Marks on Performance, Information Security
According to a new study done by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association, nine out of ten Americans with a bank account are “extremely content” or “satisfied” with their primary bank, and 97% rank their bank’s customer service as “outstanding,” “very good,” or “good.” The poll, which was taken earlier this month and released Monday at the …
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October 19, 2021
Executive News: IRS reporting issue, OCC nominee highlight latest issues
Last month, we talked about the reconciliation bill being discussed in Congress, along with the IRS proposal. Fast forward one month and nothing has changed. No vote has been taken on reconciliation bill and no vote has occurred on the Senate infrastructure bill. Here’s a look at where we were and where we are at today. The $1 trillion Senate …
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October 19, 2021
Week of Oct. 18
In This Issue… Democrats likely to scale back Treasury’s IRS bank reporting plan OCC releases updated LIBOR transition self-assessment tool Bankers’ Night Out fall series continues with upcoming dates in OKC, Woodward, Lawton OBA education corner … Democrats likely to scale back Treasury’s IRS reporting plan Senate Democrats will likely reveal a scaled-back version of a Biden administration proposal to …
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October 18, 2021
Banking profits increase in 2021’s second quarter
Despite the drop in net interest revenue, 64.1% of Oklahoma banks reported more net interest income than the previous year, according to the recently released Quarterly Banking Profile by the FDIC for the second quarter. For Oklahoma banks, the average return on assets was 1.24% in the second quarter of 2020, up from 0.36% the previous quarter. The FDIC reported …
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October 15, 2021
October 2021 OBA Legal Briefs
Regulatory priorities Consumer complaints 2021 OK legislation—Part III OK Banking Code Judgment liens Motor Vehicles OK Tax Code OK POA Act—Part II Uniform Consumer Credit Code (“U3C”) § 3-508A Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act of 2021 Regulatory Priorities By Andy Zavoina You spend your days preparing for meetings, going to meetings, auditing your bank for various compliance topics, …
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October 14, 2021
Consumer delinquencies hit new low in second quarter
According to the American Bankers Association’s latest Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin, consumer credit delinquencies hit a new low in the second quarter of 2021 as the economy continued to improve. When compared to the previous quarter, delinquencies decreased in nine of the 11 loan categories analyzed by ABA. In the second quarter, delinquencies on bank cards (credit cards issued by …
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October 13, 2021
Budget reconciliation package likely to include IRS reporting provision
The American Bankers Association reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters Tuesday that Democrats plan to include a controversial tax reporting provision in their budget reconciliation package to require banks to report information to the IRS on gross inflows and outflows on customer accounts above a certain de minimis threshold. Pelosi did not specify what the threshold would …
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October 12, 2021
Week of Oct. 12
In This Issue… Fed report finds bank branch distance stable for customers Longtime OBA employee’s spouse passes away Interested in speaking at OBA events? 2021 Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame ceremony set for Dec. 2 OBA education corner … Fed report finds bank branch distance stable for customers Despite an increase in bank consolidation over the past 20 years, the …
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October 8, 2021
New Home Sales Rise in July
According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, new single-family home sales increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 708,000 in July. The June rate is 1.0% higher than the revised June rate of 701,000, but it is still 27.2% lower than the July 2020 forecast of 972,000. To read more about this story, click …