On July 1, 2024, the Maryland Bankers Association (MBA) and Virginia Bankers Association (VBA) formed the Mid-Atlantic Bankers Association (“the Holding Company”) to combine the MBA’s and VBA’s organizations and operations.
Both MBA and VBA are subsidiaries of the Holding Company, where the associations maintain their roles as the unified voices for banking in Maryland and Virginia, respectively.
The Holding Company provides an elevated focus for industry advocacy and member services platforms across Maryland and Virginia, as well as in D.C. via the D.C. Bankers Association (DCBA).
Founded in 2023, the D.C. Bankers Association is the voice of the District’s banking industry, which is composed of 34 small, regional and large banks operating 183 branches and offices. Together, the D.C. banking industry employs approximately 4,768 people and safeguards $64 billion in deposits.
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Janene Jackson, President of the DCBA
Founded in 1896, the Maryland Bankers Association is the voice of the state’s banking industry, which is composed of 76 small, regional and large banks operating 1,166 branches and offices. Together, the Maryland banking industry employs approximately 25,300 people and safeguards $195 billion in deposits.
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Tisha Edwards, Executive Vice President of the Holding Company and President and CEO of the MBA
Founded in 1893, the Virginia Bankers Association is the voice of the Commonwealth’s banking industry, which is composed of 110 small, regional and large banks operating 1,826 branches and offices. Together, the Virginia banking industry employs approximately 58,105 people and safeguards $296 billion in deposits.
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Bruce Whitehurst, President and CEO of the Holding Company and the VBA
Mid-Atlantic Bankers Association
