BANKING CHIEF: NEW LAW MAY AFFECT STATE'S HOUSING MARKET
Oklahoma Bankers Association President Roger Beverage has been losing sleep lately wondering about the confluence of two events on the Oklahoma housing market: the national sub-prime mortgage crisis and the passage of House Bill 1804 to reduce undocumented immigrants in the state. - Brian Brus

EARLY SHOPPERS GET REWARDS
As shoppers hit the malls Friday around the nation, some retailers are offering special perks and extended hours to help shoppers part with their holiday budgets. - Kelley Chambers

WEBCO HEAD TO TRANSFER LARGE PORTION OF STOCK
Webco Industries shares surged $8 Wednesday after Chairman and Chief Executive F. William Weber moved to transfer control of about 25 percent of the Sand Springs steel tube manufacturer's outstanding shares. - Kirby Lee Davis

10TH CIRCUIT: DAM OFFICIALS IMMUNE TO FLOOD LAWSUIT
The Grand River Dam Authority is immune from an insurance-company lawsuit stemming from property damage caused by flooding in the early 1990s, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held. - Marie Price

OKC APARTMENTS SELL FOR $9.5 MILLION
As 2007 winds down, an Oklahoma City apartment complex sold recently for $9.5 million. - Kelley Chambers

OKLAHOMA OIL, GAS INDUSTRY IS TOPIC OF OIPA, DERRICK FORUM
There's no shortage of discussion fodder when it comes to the oil and gas industry in Oklahoma, and Nov. 30 the Desk and Derrick Club of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association will host a forum that highlights current issues. - Jerry Shottenkirk

DOWNTOWN WONDERLAND
Downtown in December starts Friday with the Christmas tree lighting ceremony, snow tubing, ice skating and free canal rides. - Joan Gilmore