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美国银行家协会（American Bankers Association-ABA）

The American Bankers Association (ABA) is the largest industry trade group and professional association representing the nation's banking industry.[1] The association was founded in 1875 and is based in Washington, D.C.[2]

The association lobbies to influence federal legislative and regulatory activities, legal action, communication and consumer education, research, and products and services that promote, educate, train, inform and support members.

James T. Howenstein, cashier of Valley National Bank, invited bankers across the United States to meet in New York City at Barnum hotel on May 24, 1875 to plan a new association of bankers. In July of 1875, 349 bankers from 31 states and the District of Columbia met in Saratoga, New York to form the American Bankers Association.[3]

ABA testified before the United States Congress for the first time on April 2, 1876. [3]

In 1908, The Office of the General Council was created. Thomas B. Paton became the first General Counsel and leader of the legal department.[3]
At the 1915 ABA Convention bankers organized a new National Bank Section which developed a working relationship with the newly created Federal Reserve. The following year state bank representatives formed the State Bank Section, which included over 8,000 members. The section’s primary focus was to consider the state banks’ relationship with the Federal Reserve.[3]

In 1919 the National Bank Section of ABA opened an office in Washington D.C. near the U.S. Treasury.[3]

The ABA created the Educational Foundation in 1925.[3]

ABA’s Graduate School of Banking opened at Rutgers University in June 1935 with 220 students after extensive planning by Dr. Harold Stonier.[3]

ABA announced the creation of the National Trust School which held its first meeting in 1960 at Northwestern University.[3]

The first ABA computer, an IBM 1460, was installed in 1967.[3]

In 1971, ABA consolidated its New York and Washington offices to its current location.[3]

ABA created the Community Bankers Council in 1981 to represent community bankers on regulatory and legislative issues.[3]

After the Federal Bureau of Investigation suspended the processing of fingerprint cards in 1982, ABA became the official coordinator of fingerprint identification requests from all depository institutions.[3]

ABA merged with the Bank Marketing Association in 1983.[3]

ABA and America’s Community Bankers (ACB), two of the industry’s largest trade associations merged on Dec. 1, 2007, retaining the American Bankers Association name. Diane Casey-Landry, formerly president and CEO of ACB, became ABA senior executive vice president and Chief Operating Officer.[4]

ABA’s leadership includes Edward Yingling, president and CEO and Diane Casey-Landry, senior executive vice president and COO.[5][6] The chairman of the ABA board of directors is Arthur C. Johnson, Chairman and CEO, United Bank of Michigan.[7]

ABA members include banks of all sizes and charters. Its members – the majority of which are banks with less than $125 million in assets – represent over 95 percent of the industry's $13.5 trillion in assets and employ over 2 million men and women.[8]

ABA provides members with professional development opportunities including conferences, telephone briefings, diplomas and certificates, schools, online training and certification from the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB).

The ABA Education Foundation's mission is to help bankers make their communities better through financial education.[9] The foundation operates two national financial education programs for bankers, Teach Children to Save and Get Smart About Credit.

It also publishes The Spirit of Banking, a monthly e-mail bulletin about financial education, advocates for banker-delivered financial education, such as in-school banks, and represents bankers within the financial education arena, specifically as part of the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy's Board of Directors.

Through its national programs, the ABA Education Foundation has helped more than 72,000 bankers teach personal finance skills to nearly 3.3 million children and young adults. Founded and funded by bankers, the foundation works closely with a board of bankers and is a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association.

The foundation also sponsors a Consumer Information page, with information about banking services, personal finances and more.

The ABA NASDAQ Community Bank Index (ABAQ) is a market value-weighted index composed of community based financial institutions. The index was launched in December 2003 to bring greater visibility to community banks, and in turn, promote greater market liquidity and fairer valuations. Calculated on both a total return basis and on a price return basis under the symbol ABAQ, it is the most broadly representative stock index for community banks.

ABA Banking Journal
Community Banker
ABA Newsbytes
ABA provides over 30 newsletters available to members only.

^ David Cho and Binyamin Appelbaum, U.S. to Push Banks to Step Up Lending; Guidelines Would Apply to All Financial Firms, May Also Address Executive Pay, The Washington Post, Nov. 11, 2009, Pg. D01.
^ Staff and wire reports, Local Banker Confirmed for Fed, The Virginia-Pilot, June 28, 2009, Pg. D1
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m American Bankers Association (2001). "125th Anniversary Timeline."
^ Nancy Feig and Maria Bruno-Britz, Shaping the Future; Bank Systems & Technology's editors identify some notable industry movers and shakers with opportunities to make a difference in the banking technology world in the coming year, "Bank Systems and Technology", Dec. 1, 2007, Pg. 37.
^ Marcy Gordon, House Passes Credit Card Bill that Helps Consumers, Associated Press, May 1, 2009
^ Steven Sloan, Bernanke Urges Revising Gramm-Leach-Bliley Law, American Banker, May 8, 2009, Pg. 16 Vol. 174 No. 88
^ http://www.aba.com/About+ABA/BD_boardmemberspublic.htm
^ About ABA. [1]
^ About ABAEF[2]
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