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OBA Banking Matters Winter 2024

Table of Contents 3
Message from the OBA President 5
Message from the OBA Chair 6
Message from the CBO Chair 8
Against a Rising Tide of Regulation, Banks Must Row Together 10
They're Back: Oregon Legislature Kicks-Off 2024 Short Session 11
Oregon Bankers Association Presents Frank E. Brawner Advocacy Award to Summit Bank's Chris Hemmings 12
OBA Hits the Road During 2023 Legislative Interim 13
Q&A with New ABA Emerging Leaders Council Member Catherine L. Weissart 14
Deferential Expertise: Challenging Regulatory Decision Making 15
OBA's 2023 Oregon BankPAC Individual Investors 16
2023 Oregon BankPAC Corporate Investors 17
OBA and Oregon Business Magazine Present 2023 Community Applause Award to Con-Vey of Roseburg 18
New Directors & Officers 20
Oregon Bank Leadership Symposium 22
Oregon Bankers Association Inducts Jeff Sumpter into Oregon Bankers Hall of Fame 24
Annual Meeting Resolution 25
OBA Recognizes 2024-2025 Peer Group Chairs 26
OBA Peer Groups: A Collaborative Hub for Bankers and Associate Members 27
Milestone Achieved: 15 Graduates Emerge from OBA's Commercial Lending Boot Camp 31
OBA Education Foundation Presents Junior Achievement with Financial Education Champion Award 32
Foundation's 50 Forward Campaign Smashes $50,000 Fundraising Goal 33
Why Your Bank Marketing Should Include "Greenness" 35
ServisFirst: A Community Bank Ally in Credit Card Issuing 36
Bank of the Pacific's Vancouver Location Relocates and Expands 38
Bank of the Pacific Adds New Commercial Team in Lake Oswego 38
Oregon Pacific Bank Opens Portland Brand and Second Administrative Office in Eugene 38
OBA Member Banks Selected as World's Most Trustworthy Companies 39
OBA Adds SMS/Text Messaging as a Communications Tool 39
OBA Members Named Most Admired Companies 39
Welcome New Members 39
Bank of America Awards $400,000 to Habitat for Humanity Portland Region and Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon 40
Community Bank Chairty Drive Raises More than $29,000 for Local Charities 40
First Federal Issues Another Round of Community Grants Totaling $10,000 40
KeyBank Awards Santiam Hospital & Clinics Foundation a $150,000 Grant 41
KeyBank Awards $50,000 to Women-Owned Businesses 41
Umpqua Bank and Columbia Banking System Celebrate Anniversaries with $1M in Grants for Local Nonprofits 42
Umpqua Bank Raises $365,246 for Local Shelters Through its Warm Hearts Winter Drive 42
Bankers on the Move 43

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