2025 AMBA Annual Summit
August 24 @ 8:00 am – August 27 @ 5:00 pm
The 2025 AMBA Annual Summit will be held at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO from 24 – 27 August.
For more than 65 years, AMBA has been the exclusive military banking trade association serving the banking community and our Nation’s armed forces. We are excited to hold this year’s Annual Summit in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
AMBA conducts an annual event to provide an opportunity for its members, government officials overseeing military banking, federal regulators, banking trade organizations, and other stakeholders to exchange ideas and discuss the latest banking issues affecting service members, Veterans, and their families.
We hope to see you there in August.
Thank you to our AMBA Annual Summit Sponsors! For more information on sponsorship, click here.
Registration will open on Friday, 9 May 2025!
Find out more on how to get a complimentary registration by exhibiting or sponsoring at the AMBA Annual Summit.
Full agenda – coming soon!
As we continue to build out the full agenda for the upcoming AMBA Annual Summit, we’re excited to share this preview of key topics that will be covered, designed to strengthen military banking – through collaboration, awareness, advocacy, innovation – empowering banks and partners to meet the complex financial needs of our military community.
Understanding the Military Community
Gain insights into the unique financial needs, experiences, and challenges faced by service members, veterans, and military families.
- Profile and Customer Experience Over the Service Lifecycle (accession to separation and beyond)
- Financial Education for Servicemembers (recruits, active-duty, veterans)
- Financial Challenges Facing the Military Community
- Financial Products Designed to Serve the Military Community
- Small Business Administration (SBA) – Helping Veterans and Military Spouses Start a Business
- Philanthropy and Community Outreach Initiatives
- DOD/VA Updates
- Bank Liaison Officer (BLO) Panel
Meeting Regulatory Expectations and Staying Informed
Understand the current and evolving regulatory landscape that affects financial institutions serving the military community.
- Legislative & Federal Regulatory Agency Outlook & Potential Military Banking Impacts
- Military Lending Act (MLA), Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), and VA Loans
- Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and Fair Lending
Strengthening Institutions Through Innovation and Talent
Equip your bank with the tools, technologies, and talent strategies needed to adapt and thrive in today’s financial ecosystem.
- Supporting Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Strategies to Grow Deposits
- Loan Support Tools for Small/Community Banks
- Current and Emerging Fraud Landscape – Fighting and Winning Against Peer-to-Peer, Check & Debit Fraud
- Ways to Combat Cybersecurity Risks and Scams
- AI in Banking – Driving Business Outcomes & Enhancing Security/Fraud Detection
- Fintech and BaaS – Pros and Cons of Partnerships
- Competing at the Digital Level
- Effective Marketing Tactics/Strategies (including digital/social media)
- Onboarding New Hires
- Training Retail/Frontline Employees in Remote Settings
- Leadership and Talent Management – Best Practices and Solutions
Hotel reservation information – coming soon.
Thank you to our sponsors!
For more information on Sponsorship and Exhibiting download the packet.
More information coming soon.