The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) is a U.S. trade organization representing financial institutions offering retail lending products and services.
[15] In 2010, the organization created CBA LIVE to combine multiple conferences into a single three-day event.
Its lobbying activities are mainly focused on coordinating regulations of banks and the transparency of federal student loans.
[18] The organization lobbied in support of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which included terms to revisit current bank regulations.
[20] The CBA represents consumers and retail banks in discussion of regulation of retail banks and loan products with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,[21] Consumer Financial Protection Bureau[22] and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
[23] In 2018, the CBA criticized the CFPB's public access database of complaints on the basis of consumer privacy.
The annual award is presented to a graduating senior selected by peers for excellence in integrity, academics and leadership.