Advocacy
The purpose behind OBA’s advocacy program is to be the voice of Oregon banking. Our voice helps to ensure that all of our members, regardless of size, are able to do business in a fair and competitive business environment. This includes parity in the laws and regulations that govern various types of financial service providers, as well as the opportunity to provide a broad range of financial products and services to Oregonians. Our goal is to present an informed and unified voice on matters of critical importance to Oregon and the Oregon banking industry.
The Oregon Bankers Association and Community Banks of Oregon Boards of Directors use four criteria when determining the Association's position on all policy issues. These criteria essentially ask the following questions:
The Oregon Bankers Association and Community Banks of Oregon Boards of Directors use four criteria when determining the Association's position on all policy issues. These criteria essentially ask the following questions:
- How do financial institution customers benefit from the proposal?
- Will the proposal enhance the broad competitive environment? If the proposal is not pro-competitive, is it otherwise demonstrably necessary to achieve the objective of maintaining the safety and solvency of financial institutions?
- Does the proposal provide the opportunity for competitive financial viability and profitability regardless of size?
- Does the proposal achieve or maintain equal, competitive ground rules among the various types of competing financial institutions?
In addition to the hundreds of Oregon bankers that are involved in the legislative and regulatory process through committee and board participation, the Oregon Bankers Association has a highly qualified team of professional lobbyists, attorneys and staff members.
Bankers Day at the CapitolThe 2021 regular session of the Oregon Legislature convened in January. While we can’t congregate at the state capitol for our biennial Bankers Day, we still have plans to celebrate our industry and share with lawmakers what makes Oregon’s essential banks the cornerstones of the communities we serve.
|
Click here for more information and to register for this event!
|
OBA's Advocacy Team
Kevin Christiansen
Senior Vice President & Government Affairs Director |
Tim Martinez
Contract Lobbyist |
Linda Navarro
President & CEO |
Paul Cosgrove
Contract Lobbyist |
Bank Exam Prep Center
The Oregon Bankers Association is one of 38 members of the Coalition of State Bankers Associations, which was formed to provide member banks with information to prepare for their regulatory exams. Ten years ago, the Coalition launched the Regulatory Feedback Initiative (RFI), a survey tool allowing banks to anonymously share their post-exam experiences. Thousands of banks have completed surveys, and the feedback provided has helped other banks prepare for their exams.
To build upon the RFI, the Coalition recently launched the Bank Exam Prep Center, a new online resource that is driven by survey data along with other regulatory information. The exam center provides bankers access to the following valuable information to prepare for upcoming exams:
We hope you find this information useful. Please contact the Coalition of State Bankers Associations or the Oregon Bankers Association at info@oregonbankers.com or (503) 581-3522 with any questions or for more information.
To build upon the RFI, the Coalition recently launched the Bank Exam Prep Center, a new online resource that is driven by survey data along with other regulatory information. The exam center provides bankers access to the following valuable information to prepare for upcoming exams:
- Keys to successful exams;
- Exam focus areas;
- Exam takeaways;
- Hot topics;
- Expert advice;
- Trends; and
- What bankers wish they knew before their last exam.
We hope you find this information useful. Please contact the Coalition of State Bankers Associations or the Oregon Bankers Association at info@oregonbankers.com or (503) 581-3522 with any questions or for more information.
