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June 2017

  • June 6, 2017

    Lankford holds meeting at OBA

    Sen. James Lankford held a meeting for Oklahoma bankers at the OBA on the morning of June 2, discussing various banking-related topics and answering questions. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho, chairman of Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee) also Skyped in to take some questions from the gathered bankers. More than 50 bankers were in attendance and heard from both senators …

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  • June 1, 2017

    Check out OBA’s special convention opening video

    Did you miss our annual convention and the opportunity to watch the opening video that featured several of our bankers singing our state song? Or, would you just like to see it again? Either way, here’s your chance to see some of our most well-known bankers tune up their vocal cords to get our convention off to a fun start!

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May 2017

  • May 5, 2017

    2017 OBA Convention app now available on iTunes

    The iPhone app for the 2017 OBA Convention is now available for download. Use this app as a handy guidebook for the convention! Don’t stress about having to carry around unwieldy pocket programs for this year’s convention. Just rely on your cell phone and this app to get you where you need to go! The app includes times of all …

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  • May 4, 2017

    ABA releases fifth white paper on Volcker Rule

    ABA has delivered its fifth white paper to the Department of the Treasury outlining the reasons why the Volcker Rule is a drag on the U.S. economy. The rule requires all banks, regardless of size, to refrain from doing any activities that involve “proprietary trading.” “One of the problems is that, as worded, the Volcker rule applies to all banks, …

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April 2017

  • April 26, 2017

    OBA Insurance Agency to transition to Texas Bankers Association Insurance Agency

    In an effort to bring your bank more options, your OBA is in the process of finalizing an agreement with the Texas Bankers Association to transition the OBA Insurance Agency into the TBA’s insurance operation. Judy Hanna will continue to be your agent and will work exclusively in Oklahoma and will still be located in the OBA offices. “The idea …

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Jeremy Cowen

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.