Oklahoma

A collaboration between the two industries to help voters cast absentee ballots has been approved to continue through the general election.

Growing Oaks Federal Credit Union in Goldsby, Okla., plans to provide signature and auto loans initially and then expand into mortgages.

Bankers had asserted in April that they could handle a slump in oil prices tied to the coronavirus pandemic. Continued volatility, combined with declining collateral values and a rise in bankruptcies for exploration companies, is denting their confidence.

Financial institutions in Oklahoma are collaborating to make mail-in voting easier.

Tinker Federal Credit Union's deal for Prime Bank in Edmond, Okla., is set to close later this year.

The Tulsa-based credit union reached $2 billion in assets at the close of 2019. It hit the $1 billion mark in 2011.

Management at the Oklahoma City bank prides itself on listening to employees, and embracing the volunteer policy suggested by the chief marketing officer is just one example of that.

The Arkansas company will pay $434 million for Landrum Co., which also has branches in Oklahoma and Texas.

Otoe-Missouria Federal Credit Union in Red Rock, Okla., was designated as a low-income institution.

The Oklahoma company will pay $122 million for a bank with three branches in Dallas.

Gateway Mortgage Group says its launch of a digital-only bank is scheduled for this summer.

Valley National will reinvent itself as Vast Bank over the next few months. The move is part of an effort to attract younger customers.

The Ponca City-based institution becomes the first credit union in Oklahoma to join CU*Answers.

The results did not include the company's purchase of CoBiz, which closed last month.

Governors in Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin used International Credit Union day as an opportunity to recognize the industry.

Having spent 40 years in the credit union movement and the last 26 as CEO of True Sky CU, Steve Rasmussen has announced plans to retire later this year.

The regional bank is putting its corporate stamp on branches in the two states.

The Kansas company has agreed to buy three offices from MidFirst Bank.

Organizers of Watermark Bank aim to open early next year.

Bank7, which aims to raise $75 million, also has extensive dealings in the hospitality industry. The company has completed two acquisitions since 2011.