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October 2024
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October 30, 2024
OBA dues invoices to be sent
Just a quick little message to let our members know invoices for our annual dues will be sent out at the beginning of November. Each bank CEO, as well as the bank’s cashier, will receive a copy of the invoice. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to drop us a line!
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October 25, 2024
OBA, other state bankers associations ask for FCC action on illegal texts
The OBA, alongside 51 of its fellow state bankers associations last week, urged the Federal Communications Commission to issue new rules to help stem the flow of illegal texts and calls to consumers. The rules had been scheduled to be considered during the FCC’s meeting on Sept. 26 but were removed from the agenda two days before the meeting. The …
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October 23, 2024
CFPB finalizes Section 1033 rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued its Section 1033 final rule, which deals with personal financial data rights. The rule will require financial institutions, credit card issuers and other financial providers to unlock an individual’s personal financial data and transfer it to another provider at the consumer’s request for free. The CFPB believes it will allow consumers to more …
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October 21, 2024
Agencies announce thresholds for consumer credit, upper-level mortgage loans
The Federal Reserve and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently announced the dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2025 are subject to certain protections under Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act, and Regulation M, which implements the Consumer Leasing Act. The agencies are required to adjust the thresholds annually based on …
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October 16, 2024
FDIC considers extended deadline for rule on use of its signage by banks
The FDIC board will meet on Thursday to consider extending the compliance deadline for its final rule on the use of the agency’s name and logo by financial institutions. The FDIC last year adopted new requirements regarding the display of the official FDIC sign in banks and bank digital channels, setting a compliance deadline of Jan. 1, 2025. Earlier this …
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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.