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December 2019
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December 23, 2019
Merry Christmas from the Oklahoma Bankers Association!
The OBA will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25, for Christmas. We will reopen at our regular time on Thursday, Dec. 26. We will also be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day. We will reopen at our regular time on Thursday, Jan. 2. Merry Christmas and happy New Year’s to you and your …
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December 18, 2019
Federal banking agencies release 2018 CRA data on lending
The 700 banks that reported 2018 Community Reinvestment Act data concerning their work in small business, small farm and community development lending had the information released this week by the federal banking agencies. You can read all the info, data and statistics regarding the 2018 CRA lending data by clicking here.
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December 5, 2019
Five bankers inducted into Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame as 2019 class
The Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame inducted its 2019 class – its second ever – today at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. John V. Anderson, with F&M Bank; the late Clark and Wanda Bass, with First National Bank & Trust Co., in McAlester; Oklahoma State Banking Commissioner Mick Thompson; and the late Morrison Tucker, a longtime prominent Oklahoma …
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November 2019
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November 20, 2019
Poll: Young Americans still enjoy going to bank
According to a new poll shared by CNN Business, more than 70 percent of millennial and post-millennial customers still regularly visit a brick-and-mortar location bank, instead of relying solely on digital banking methods. Seventy-two percent of GenZ consumers visit a physical bank branch at least monthly, the highest of any age group, according to a study of 1,000 consumers by …
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November 11, 2019
OBA’s Beverage in The Oklahoman: Oklahoma banking remains “strong”
OBA President and CEO Roger Beverage was quoted prominently in a story in the Sunday, Nov. 10 edition of The Oklahoman, discussing Oklahoma banking. The story focused on how banks in the state have adapted – and generally remained strong – with the increased regulations stemming from the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. You can read the entire story on The Oklahoman’s …
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Jeremy Cowen, Senior Vice President/Communications
Email: jeremy@oba.com | Phone: Ext. 113
Jeremy has been in charge of the Oklahoma Banker newspaper as well as the OBA website and other member communications since joining the OBA in January 2002. A native of Hartshorne and a 1997 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, he enjoys meeting and talking with the different people he encounters while doing his job. Previously, Jeremy worked as a sports writer in Lawton and, for the four years prior to joining the OBA, Lubbock, Texas, where he decided the town wasn’t big enough for both him and Bobby Knight. When not working, Jeremy loves to hike, read, watch football, baseball and boxing and teach journalism to high school and college students. And, if you ask, there’s a good chance he will regale you with the story about being interviewed on ESPN by Chris Fowler.