America's
Community Bankers
National trade association providing advocacy and
services for 2,000 savings and community banks.
American
Bankers Association
Trade association and lobbying group for U.S. banks.
American
Bankruptcy Institute
Founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public
with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues, ABI
World provides excellent resources online.
American
Collectors Association
Membership information, seminar calendar, and
information for consumers, creditors and collectors.
American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants
The AICPA provides members with the "resources,
information and leadership that enable them to
provide valuable services in the highest
professional manner... ".
American
Payroll Association
Membership information, publications, certification
program, calendar
of important tax dates, state
information, and other resources.
Association
for Management Information in Financial Services
(AMI)
Education programs, workshop calendar and selected
articles from the Journal of Bank Cost &
Management Accounting.
Bank
Administration Institute (BAI)
Professional organization, a/k/a the "college
of banking knowledge".
Bank
Securities Association (BSA)
Trade association for those marketing securities
through commercial banks, trust companies, savings
institutions and credit unions.
Commercial
Law League of America
Organization for attorneys in commercial law,
collections, the UCC, and bankruptcy and
reorganization.
Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Private sector organization that develops financial
accounting and reporting standards.
Financial
Executives Institute (FEI)
Professional association for corporate finance
executives. Chapter information, membership
and publications.
Global
Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Professional association for risk management
professionals in banks and other financial
institutions.
Government
Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
Publications, statements, project status reports,
and general information about the board that
establishes standards of financial accounting and
reporting for state and local governments.
Independent
Bankers Association of America
Serving more than 5,000 locally owned and operated
community banks in the U.S. Also see the directory
of state associations, those with web sites
listed below.
Institute
for Business and Professional Ethics
Membership information, online journal and
newsletter, events calendar and academic ethics
resources from DePaul University.
International
Association of Commercial Collectors
Membership information, collector certification,
code of ethics, and an online collections manual.
International
Group of Treasury Associations
Formed to enhance the activities of treasury
associations across nations, sharing methods,
standards and practices.
National
Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)
Self-regulatory organization governing the
securities industry.
Robert
Morris Associates (RMA)
THE professional association for commercial lenders,
specializing in lending and credit risk information,
education, and training.
Securities
Industry Association
The SIA is the securities industry's trade
association representing the business interests of
more than 750 member securities firms throughout
North America.
Treasury
Management Association
Providing professional development, certification,
industry standards programs, research and
publications for treasury professionals. |