OBA Update

October 2017

• October 17, 2017

  Week of Oct. 16

  Greetings from Guy By Guy Sims OBA Chairman Editor’s note: Guy, Roger Beverage and several other OBA-affiliated bankers are currently in Chicago at the ABA Annual Convention. While on the road, Guy shared this photo of speaker Michael Hayden, former director of the National Security Agency and the CIA, during his afternoon speech on “Hot Spots at Home and Around …
• October 9, 2017

  Week of Oct. 9

  Greetings from Guy By Guy Sims OBA Chairman When I travel to Washington, D.C., I’m always reminded of why I like living in Oklahoma. It’s easy to see how people lose touch with the real world while living inside the Beltway. You just don’t get a sense that many people who live and work there have a clue as to …
• October 2, 2017

  Week of Oct. 2, 2017

  Greetings from Guy Working on regulatory relief Tax reform outline released Agencies issue regulatory capital simplification proposal ABA, trade groups file suit over CFPB arbitration rule OBA education corner …
• October 2, 2017

  Week of Oct. 2

  Greetings from Guy By Guy Sims OBA Chairman We wrapped up our first day of meetings on our Washington visit on Monday. Seventy bankers met with the ABA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, FDIC and Federal Reserve. As you can imagine, the Oklahoma bankers had many questions and observations to share with the regulators. I have always found this trip to …

September 2017

• September 26, 2017

  Week of Sept. 25

  Greetings from Guy By Guy Sims OBA Chairman Another busy week on the political scene. The Oklahoma legislature began a special session Monday to address the budget shortfall. The Republican leadership is pushing for a cigarette tax while the Democrats are looking to increase the gross production tax on energy production. Neither proposal appears to have the support to pass …
• September 19, 2017

  Week of Sept. 18

  Greetings from Guy By Guy Sims OBA Chairman This week we begin our Bankers’ Night Out series with events scheduled for Lawton and Woodward. The last two days have brought beneficial and timely rains, which always brings a smile to those of us with ties to that part of the state. I look forward to seeing the bankers in western …
• September 11, 2017

  Week of Sept. 11

  Greetings from Guy By Guy Sims OBA Chairman Another interesting week in Washington politics. President Trump’s decision to negotiate a deal on the debt ceiling with leaders of the Democratic Party may be an indication of things to come. I get the feeling the president is looking for legislative wins and doesn’t care which political party delivers the win.  Like …
• September 5, 2017

  Week of Sept. 5

  Greetings from Guy By Guy Sims OBA Chairman I hope everyone had a great three-day weekend. My family started the weekend early attending the OSU game on Thursday evening. The weather and atmosphere was perfect for the home opener. Congratulations to both OSU and OU on great starts to the college football season.  It doesn’t seem appropriate to be espousing …

August 2017

• August 28, 2017

  Week of Aug. 28

  Greetings from Guy By Guy Sims OBA Chairman From a banking standpoint, things are quiet in Washington – not only because of the August recess but also because the banking agenda is far down the list of priorities for the administration and Congress at this point.  Somehow, we need to come up with a strategy to get our issues back …
• August 21, 2017

  Week of Aug. 21

  Greetings from Guy By Guy Sims OBA Chairman At the convention this spring, I was optimistic the community banking industry would be on offense by this point pushing for common-sense regulatory reform in Washington D.C.  As it stands today, we’re not even on the field with our issues.   The congressional calendar is full for the foreseeable future. Raising the …