The Oklahoma Bar Journal May 2023

B ar F oundation N ews

Approved Financial Institutions for IOLTA Program

P URSUANT TO REVISIONS MADE TO OKLAHOMA RULE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 1.15, Safekeeping Property, which were approved by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Oct. 10, 2022, lawyers may only hold IOLTA deposits in financial institutions that have been certified as approved institutions by the Oklahoma Bar Foundation and approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association Office of the General Counsel. Approved institutions are those in compliance with the interest rate comparability and other provisions of Rule 1.15. The following institutions have been certified and approved to hold IOLTA funds:

All America Bank, Mustang and Snyder Alva State Bank & Trust, Enid American Bank and Trust Co., Tulsa American Bank of Oklahoma, Collinsville American Exchange Bank, Lindsay American Heritage Bank American Nation Bank, Ardmore AmeriState Bank, Atoka Anchor D Bank, Texhoma AVB, Broken Arrow Armstrong Bank, Muskogee Arvest Bank BancCentral, Alva and Woodward BancFirst Bank7, Woodward Bank of America Bank of Beaver City Bank of Beaver City, Liberal, KS Bank of Cherokee County, Tahlequah

Bank of Oklahoma, statewide Bank of the Panhandle Bank of the West Bank of the West, Thomas Blue Sky Bank Blue Sky Bank, Weatherford Carson Community Bank Cattlemens Bank, Altus Central Bank of Oklahoma Chase Bank Chickasaw Community Bank Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Ardmore Citizens Bank of Ada Citizens Bank of Edmond City National Bank & Trust, Lawton Commerce Bank of Kansas City Community Bank of Oklahoma (Bank of Verden) Community Bank, Bristow The Community Bank, Liberal, KS Community Bank, Alva Community State Bank, Poteau COREBANK CrossFirst Bank CS Bank, Arkansas

Enterprise Bank & Trust, St. Louis, MO Equity Bank Exchange Bank and Trust Co., Perry Farmers & Merchants (F&M) Bank, Crescent Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Fairview Farmers Bank, Carnegie Farmers Bank & Trust, Arkansas Farmers State Bank, Stigler Fidelity Bank/Oklahoma Fidelity Bank First Bank & Trust Company, Clinton First Bank & Trust Co., Duncan First Bank and Trust Co., Perry First Bank of Okarche First Bethany Bank & Trust First Citizens Bank First Enterprise Bank, Oklahoma City First Fidelity Bank, Oklahoma City First Liberty Bank, Oklahoma City First National Bank & Trust Co. of Broken Arrow First National Bank & Trust, Ardmore

Bank of Commerce, Catoosa Bank of Commerce, Duncan and Anadarko

Bank of Eufaula Bank of Kremlin

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