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Ty Smith with Community Bank in Alva recently completed the Oklahoma Bankers Association Commercial Lending School in Oklahoma City.

Smith was among 47 graduates of the school, which was held March 4–9 at the OBA Harris Event Center in Oklahoma City.

The OBA Commercial Lending School, conducted annually, is designed to prepare bankers to serve effectively as commercial loan officers. Students learn about steps they should take in evaluating business loan requests, how businesses are structured and how to evaluate the management of business borrowers. They also studied factors that affect loan...