Insight and Analysis
- Members-only calls on hot button issues
- Weekly Report summarizing legislative and regulatory events
- Weekly insider tip sheet for corporate communicators
- Webinars on the latest industry trends free for all at your bank
Membership
The Consumer Bankers Association stands apart from other bank trade associations by focusing on retail banking. CBA has provided insight and analysis, advocacy, education, and networking opportunities to the industry for more than 100 years. In today’s heightened regulatory environment, CBA is your go-to for the issues that impact you most.
Corporate Membership
The Consumer Bankers Association stands apart from other bank trade associations by focusing on retail banking. CBA has provided insight and analysis, advocacy, education, and networking opportunities to the industry for more than 100 years. In today’s heightened regulatory environment, CBA is your go-to for the issues that impact you most.
Benefits
Advocacy
- Legislative and regulatory expertise
- Regulatory Comment Letters
- Involvement in litigation supporting member issues
- Testifying before Congress to represent our members and the industry
- Congressional briefings
- Fly-ins for CBA Committees and the Board of Directors
Professional Development
- Committees, Councils, Forums, Subcommittees & Working Groups—the backbone of CBA
- 15 standing committees with over 600 bankers from 71 member institutions covering all retail banking issues
- Ad hoc working groups on topics such as Overdraft, Section 1071, Section 1033, Consumer Complaints, Credit Risk, Digital Payments and more
- Exclusive opportunities to network with your peers and top-tier industry executives
- CBA Advanced Education: Personal Engagement. Practical Experience. Proven Results.
- CBA LIVE—our annual conference offering more than 100 hours of in-depth content on regulations and industry trends with more than 200 speakers
Associate Membership
Looking to connect with CBA’s top leaders and bring your brand into the limelight? Associate membership is the perfect opportunity to get connected and stay connected with retail banking’s top decision-makers.
Benefits
Access
- Interact and work with retail banking’s decision makers at CBA LIVE and additional CBA-hosted events
- Connect with CBA’s leadership, composed of top senior executives who participate on CBA’s 15 committees – reaching more than 600 bankers each month – as well as the heads of retail composing CBA’s Board of Directors
- Access to membership mailing lists
- Webinar hosting opportunities*
- White Paper publishing in the CBA White Paper Library*
- Member-only legislative and regulatory alerts, conference calls, and webinars
- Free Subscription to the CBA Weekly Report: read the week’s top retail banking news from our CEO and review government relations issues relevant to your business
- Free Subscription to CBA SmartBrief: get the latest industry news each morning, and advertise your business to key industry professionals
- Member Referral and Conference Rewards Programs
*At additional cost.
Quality
- Share insights and trends shaping the industry
- CBA’s cutting-edge educational opportunities include: CBA LIVE, retail banking’s must-attend annual conference, the CBA Executive Banking School, our Advanced Education programs, and webinars
- The best in retail banking participate in CBA’s work
Exclusivity
- Be among the influential
- A smaller, deeply engaged group of associate members benefits all parties: less competition for you, better business partners for our bankers, more participation by everyone
Learn More
Learn more about membership with the Consumer Bankers Association by connecting with our head of Membership & Sponsorship, Kevin O’Connor at koconnor@consumerbankers.com