Associate membership in the Alabama Bankers Association can be a valuable asset to your company’s marketing efforts. We can deliver your target audience - Alabama banks. The ABA consists of more than 140 member banks in the state. Organized in 1890, the Alabama Bankers Association is the state’s oldest and largest financial trade organization. We have earned a reputation among the banks as an invaluable part of their operations in Alabama. The Association constantly endeavors to provide its members with recommendations of products and services provided by our associate members. Our goal is to enhance the ability of our associate members to compete effectively and profitably in the financial services industry. As an associate member of the Alabama Bankers Association, your company's services and products are directly marketed to the entire Alabama banking industry. In addition, we keep you updated on important banking news and information and introduce you to the decision makers of the Alabama banking industry.

Subscriptions & Press Opportunities

Each Associate Member receives a subscription to ABA's member publications:

• Legislative Update, a weekly publication during the Alabama legislative session, summarizes banking-related legislation and events of the previous week.
• Alabama Banker, ABA's quarterly magazine, profiles Alabama bankers and banks, keeps up with current trends and statistics and offers features designed to help readers become better bankers. Associate Members may submit informational articles and press releases for possible inclusion in the magazine. Non-members are not featured
  in the Alabama Banker.
• Listing in the annual Financial Directory.
• One complimentary copy of the Financial Directory

Direct Mailing Labels

Upon request, we provide our Assocate Members with two sets of labels for mailing to our members during the year. Our list will market your products directly to the decision makers of the banking industry.

Website Presence

ABA gives Associate Members the opportunity to have a presence and link of the official ABA website, www.alabamabankers.org. Only associate members and endorsed vendors are showcased on our website and in our publications. Our member banks reference the site whenever they need banking-related products and services like yours. Our associate member directory is updated regularly.

Annual Directory

Once a year, the Alabama Financial Directory is printed. Associate members are listed in this book. Listings include a description of the product or service as well as contact information. Associate members also have the opportunity to buy ads in the directory. The Alabama Financial Directory reaches the desks of over 2400 CEOs and other financial industry leaders.

Convention Invitation

Sponsors at ABA's Annual Convention can network and conduct business with the state's banking decision-makers. Associate members receive a discount when they sponsor at ABA's Annual Convention. Associate members can receive a listing of the bankers registered to attend Convention.

Member Rates

Employees of associate members may attend ABA seminars and the Annual Convention at the member rate.

In addition, many professional publications are available for purchase at a discounted member price.