About the MBA

Mission

​Promoting the strength and success of Maryland banks and bankers.

​Vision

​The Maryland Bankers Association is the leading advocate, trusted partner, and exceptional resource for Maryland banks and the banking industry.

​Founded in 1896

Since its founding in 1896, the Maryland Bankers Association has served the state’s financial services industry. As the only Maryland-based trade group representing banks and thrifts in the state, the MBA works to maintain the competitiveness of the banking industry by promoting the strength and success of Maryland banks and bankers.

The five mission areas of the Maryland Bankers Association are:

• Advocacy
• Communications and Public Relations
• Professional Development, Education and Training
• Financial Education
• Preferred Providers & Vendor’s Products and Services

Leadership and Team

Since its first annual convention in April 1896, held in Baltimore, MD, the Maryland Bankers Association has served the state’s financial services community. At that meeting, the founding members elected Enoch Pratt, President of National Farmers and Planters Bank, as their first Association president. Since that day, the MBA has remained committed to the safety and soundness of the state’s banking industry and the well-being of the economy in which the industry operates.

Key Facts

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.