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A place for regional banks: How BOK Financial finds and fills local needs

October 9, 2024
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A place for regional banks: How BOK Financial finds and fills local needs

Stacy Kymes
President and CEO
BOK Financial

As president and CEO of $50 billion-plus BOK Financial, Stacy Kymes spends time thinking about the role of regional banks in the U.S. economy. On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast — sponsored by Alkami — Kymes talks about how BOK Financial finds unique niches and meets the credit and capital market needs in its core mid-America markets. Among other topics, Kymes discusses:

  • BOK Financial’s diversified business model that balances lending with fee businesses like an EFT network and treasury and wealth management.
  • The role of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based BOK Financial in financing the energy economy.
  • BOK Financial’s tribal banking programs in Oklahoma and New Mexico, including a unique mortgage loan product for tribal lands.
  • The bank’s plans to grow share in core markets of Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver, Phoenix, Dallas and Houston.
  • BOK’s approach to talent management, recruitment and acquisition.
  • The importance of having banks headquartered in “flyover states” that can meet the capital markets needs of large and middle-market firms.

This episode is presented by Alkami.

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Stacy Kymes
President and CEO
BOK Financial

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