Last month, more than 1,400 bankers from across the country attended the VBA/ABA Washington Summit, with more than 80 attendees from Virginia. Summit attendees heard from public officials and issue experts on the status of the nation’s economy and banking system.

Virginia bankers met with Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine as well as Congressman Walkinshaw and House of Representatives staff members to discuss issues, including closing the stablecoin reward loophole created by the GENIUS Act, as well as how Virginia banks serve their communities every day.

A special thank you to FHLBank Atlanta for hosting our joint reception with the Maryland Bankers Association and D.C. Bankers Association on Tuesday night during the Summit. 

You can view session recordings from the 2026 Summit here.

Save the date for the 2027 Summit, March 8-10 in Washington, D.C.

Program Sessions & Speakers

Sessions and topics at this year’s Summit included:

• The View from the Senate Banking Committee with Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD)
• The Great Debate Over Stablecoin Rewards: Why it Matters to the US Economy
• A Conversation on Shared Priorities with Brandon Milhorn, Conference of State Bank Supervisors
• The View from the Senate Banking Committee with Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)
• Banking policy in a dangerous world with Senator David McCormick (R-PA)
• Update from the Fed with Michelle Bowman, Vice Chair for Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• Disrupting the scam ecosystem: Policy, platforms and banks on the front line
• The view from the FDIC with Travis Hill, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• A conversation with the Comptroller with Jonathan Gould, Comptroller of the Currency

The 2026 Washington Summit also featured the Mutual Community Bank Forum, the Emerging Leaders Forum and the Women and Allies Networking Lunch. Learn more about this year’s EBL Summit Scholarship recipients here.

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