Last month, more than 1,200 bankers from across the country attended the VBA/ABA Washington Summit, with nearly 100 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 Congressmen John McGuire, Ben Cline and Don Beyer and House of Representatives staff members to discuss issues including overdraft, 1071, ACRE and credit union oversight.

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 2025 Summit here.

Save the date for the 2026 Summit, March 9-11 in Washington, D.C.

Program Sessions & Speakers

Sessions and topics at this year’s Summit included:

• The Road Ahead for the House Financial Services Committee with Rep. French Hill
• The View from Main Street – a panel discussion featuring Past VBA Chairman and 2024-2025 ABA Chairman John Asbury, Atlantic Union Bank
• Advocating for America’s Banks
• The View from the FDIC with Travis Hill, Activing Chairman of the FDIC Board of Directors
• The Road Ahead for the Senate Banking Committee with Sen. Tim Scott, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
• Conversation with Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent

The 2025 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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