MBA offers associate membership to businesses, consultants and financial service providers who want relationships with Missouri banks. Your current and prospective customers are our members. Associate membership with MBA provides a direct connection to Missouri banks and bank associates to help build and maintain these relationships, giving your business a competitive edge in reaching your key markets. Through advertising, exhibiting, sponsorships and MBA events, you can establish and strengthen these key working relationships. In the increasingly competitive financial marketplace, an associate membership in MBA can help your company become an integral part of Missouri's financial community.

Join MBA As An Associate Member

Become a part of the banking industry's foremost trade association in Missouri! Please note an MBA-member bank must be your sponsor for initial approval.

For more information, contact Melissa Hart at 573-636-8151.

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MBA Associate Member Topic Proposal

MBA offers several avenues for associate members to engage with bankers throughout Missouri. From speaking engagements at MBA’s education programs to highlighting your services through MBA’s communication channels, your company can showcase your expertise in various formats. Please complete the form for MBA staff to review your topics for possible offerings to our members. For more information, contact Melissa Hart at 573-636-8151.

Sponsor MBA Events

Sponsorships for MBA events, including conferences, is an exclusive benefit available to MBA associate members. Missouri bankers look forward to each of these events because they combine education with the opportunity to network and exchange ideas with their peers. These events also present opportunities to brand your products and services. MBA designs our conference formats to promote maximum interaction between bankers and vendors. Sponsorship is a rewarding way to make your company stand out from the crowd. You will have greater visibility than your competition, position yourself as a leader in the industry and build brand awareness among conference attendees. 

For more information, contact Lauren Luebbert Rush at 573-636-8151.

Trade Shows

Hundreds of banker registrants and guests walk through MBA event exhibit halls each year. MBA trade shows are great opportunities for bankers to meet with companies representing the latest innovative products and services for the banking industry. You'll want to be among those businesses that engage the decision-makers at these well-planned events.

For more information, contact Lauren Luebbert Rush at 573-636-8151.

Advertising Opportunities

As an associate member, you'll enjoy discounts in promoting your business in MBA's magazine, website, e-newsletters, podcasts and dedicated email blasts to targeted audiences.

For more information, contact Lori Bruce at 573-636-8151.