OKBanker Direct

April 2023

• April 3, 2023

  OBA board nominees selected for consideration by membership

  Pursuant to Article V, Section 5.4 of the By Laws of the OBA, notice is hereby given of the slate of nominees that have been selected by each of Board’s nominating committees to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors. The slate of nominees will be considered by the membership on May 9 at the annual meeting and …

March 2023

• March 16, 2023

  Roundup following week of surrounding Silicon Valley Bank failure

  As we head into the weekend, we wanted to give our members a short roundup of information and stories from this week surrounding the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. • U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured markets and lawmakers at a Senate Finance Committee on Thursday the federal government is committed to protecting U.S. bank deposits. • Oklahoma Sen. James …
• March 12, 2023

  Media talking points on Silicon Valley Bank failure

  The failure of Silicon Valley Bank this weekend has been well covered in the national media. Local media here in Oklahoma might want to “localize” the story and reach out to our member banks for comment. To assist our banks, we put together some quotes and talking points below they are free to use and share. Also, all our banks …

February 2023

• February 27, 2023

  Contact state legislature about firearms bill

  We need your help! HB 2218 is on the agenda in the House Banking Committee for Monday afternoon. This bill prohibits governmental entities from contracting with financial institutions that discriminate against firearm and firearm accessory manufacturers. We are opposed to this bill for the following reasons: . There are NO banks in Oklahoma discriminating against the firearms industry. . The …

June 2022

• June 30, 2022

  Oklahoma becomes title-holding state Friday: more information for lienholders on new title-holding rules

  As we’ve noted in previous Oklahoma Banker Directs, Oklahoma will become a title-holding state starting Friday, July 1. We wanted to take the opportunity to send out information we had sent out previously just to make sure our bankers are prepared for this change. Below are links to the slides of the presentations from the OTC concerning the change, as …
• June 8, 2022

  Oklahoma to become title-holding state

  Effective July 1, 2022, Oklahoma will become a title-holding state. The Oklahoma Tax Commission late Tuesday sent us the below “MEMO” with information. PLEASE make sure you read this entire Banker Direct as there is a lot of information to digest. Also, make sure all the appropriate people in your bank receive this email. There are several dates listed below …

May 2022

• May 27, 2022

  Kansas City Fed president/CEO announces retirement; search committee formed

  Esther George, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, announced today she intends to retire in January 2023, as required by the Federal Reserve’s mandatory retirement rules for Reserve Bank presidents. George, who began serving as president on Oct. 1, 2011, marked 40 years of service at the Kansas City Fed in April. Consistent with the …

April 2022

• April 10, 2022

  OBA board nominees selected for consideration by membership

  Pursuant to Article V, Section 5.4 of the By Laws of the OBA, notice is hereby given of the slate of nominees that have been selected by each of Board’s nominating committees to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors. The slate of nominees will be considered by the membership on May 19 at the annual meeting and …

March 2022

• March 16, 2022

  Nominations open for OBA Board, first vice chair

  Pursuant to Section 5.4 of the bylaws of the Oklahoma Bankers Association, this 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 at the …
• March 16, 2022

  Time to relive the 1980s with OB80s!

  Registration is now open for 2022 OBA Convention! Do you have jams and day-glo shirts in your closet? Do you long for the days of playing Space Invaders and Pac-Man at the local arcade? Are Simple Minds and Thompson Twins blaring out of your car speakers? Is watching Jake Ryan surprise Samantha in front of the church your idea of feel-good movie watching? If any of the answers to the …