New Mexico Bankers Association

What New Mexico Bankers Association does

The New Mexico Bankers Association (NMBA) is a nonprofit state-level trade association representing banks and financial institutions operating in New Mexico. Headquartered in Albuquerque, NMBA provides legislative advocacy at the state and federal levels, compliance resources, educational programs (including conferences, seminars, banking schools, and webinars), networking events such as its annual convention, and industry publications to its approximately 900 member banks and associate members. Governance is provided by elected officers drawn from member institutions, with a board of directors composed of senior leaders from community, regional, and national banks operating in the state.

NMBA operates a limited technology footprint consistent with a member-services organization: it maintains a website, distributes the NM Bankers Digest magazine three times per year through a third-party publishing partner (The News Link Group), and offers daily regulatory news emails and webinars. Its principal operating asset beyond membership services is Compliance Alliance, a regulatory bank compliance advisory founded in 2011 and jointly operated with 30 other state bankers associations; Compliance Alliance delivers policy templates, training content, document review, monitoring tools, and a regulatory hotline to subscribing banks.

NMBA's business model combines recurring membership dues from bank and associate members (paid annually) with revenue from conferences, seminars, conventions, and banking schools (registrations, sponsorships, exhibitor fees) plus advertising and publication revenue. Distribution is direct to member institutions through its Albuquerque headquarters, supplemented by endorsed-vendor partnerships with providers such as ODP Business Solutions and BankMarketingCenter. There is no public revenue disclosure, external funding, or parent-company ownership; the organization appears to be governed independently by its member banks.

Name

New Mexico Bankers Association

Legal name

New Mexico Bankers Association

Website

https://nmbankers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The New Mexico Bankers Association (NMBA) is a nonprofit state trade association serving approximately 900 bank and associate members in New Mexico through legislative advocacy, compliance resources, education, networking events, and the Compliance Alliance joint-venture compliance advisory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Banking Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Federations/Centrals & Cooperative Banking Networks (2nd-Tier Co-ops) (FSABAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK), Financial Crime Compliance (AML/KYC/Sanctions) (EDABADAD)

Keywords

• Banking trade association
• Legislative advocacy
• Bank compliance services
• Banking education programs
• Industry networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The NMBA generates revenue through membership fees from banks and associate members. Membership provides access to legislative advocacy, educational resources, compliance support, publications, networking events, and endorsed provider discounts.
2. Conference and Event Fees: Revenue from annual conventions, seminars, and banking school programs including registration fees, sponsorships, and vendor/exhibitor participation fees.
3. Publication Revenue: Revenue from the NM Bankers Digest magazine advertising and the annual New Mexico Bank Directory, with advertising opportunities available to associate members and vendors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The New Mexico Bankers Association (NMBA) is a state-level banking trade association that represents all banks operating in New Mexico. It delivers legislative advocacy at the state and federal levels, compliance advisory services through its Compliance Alliance subsidiary, banking education programs (including schools, webinars, and certifications), networking events such as the annual convention, and member publications including the NM Bankers Digest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Compliance Alliance: A regulatory bank compliance advisory service that works in partnership with banking institutions, providing comprehensive consumer and federal compliance risk mitigation.
• NM Bankers Digest

Products and services

• Bank Membership

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Compliance AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Compliance Alliance is a regulatory bank compliance advisory owned and operated by NMBA in conjunction with 30 other state bankers associations. Founded in 2011, it provides comprehensive compliance solutions including policy templates, training, document review, monitoring tools, and hotline services to mitigate consumer and federal compliance risk for member banks.
• Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSBC is America's Premier Community Banking School, offering banking education for over seven decades with over 8,000 graduates. Provides graduate-level leadership and financial management education specifically designed for community bankers.
• Pacific Coast Bankers School (PCBS)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCBS, in partnership with the Graduate School of Business at the University of Washington, offers a premier three-year graduate-level leadership and financial management education program focused on the banking industry.
• SW Graduate School of Banking FoundationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides banking education with $1,000 scholarships available for first-year students accepted to their program. NMBA offers a SWGSB Millennium Scholarship Application for eligible members.
• Anderson School of Management (UNM)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Anderson School of Management at UNM develops and informs banking, business, and management leaders through teaching and scholarship, contributing to economic development in New Mexico.
• Secure Banking Solutions (SBS) InstitutesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNMBA partnered with SBS Institute to provide certification programs that certify bankers have knowledge and skills to protect against today's information security threats. Programs address community banking needs and communicate to management, board, and examiners that professionals can manage risk.
• The News Link GroupsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProduces and distributes the NM Bankers Digest as the official trade journal for NMBA. Handles advertising sales and publication management with contact person Dani Gorden.
• ODP Business Solutions (Synergy By Association)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInside Sales Account Manager Kyle Averette represents ODP Business Solutions as an NMBA partner, providing office and business solutions to member banks.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Illinois Bankers Association: A state-level banking trade association offering advocacy, education, and member services to Illinois banks. Comparable in structure and revenue model to NMBA, though serving a larger banking market.
• California Bankers Association: State-level banking trade association serving California banks with advocacy, education, and member services. Direct comparable in mission and service lines, though operating at significantly larger scale given California's bank count.
• Texas Bankers Association: A large state-level banking trade association providing advocacy, education, and member services to Texas banks. Closely parallel to NMBA's structure and service mix, operating at similar scale with member dues, conventions, and compliance support.
• Florida Bankers Association: A state banking trade association providing legislative advocacy, education, and compliance resources to Florida banks. Operates a near-identical model to NMBA with membership dues, annual conventions, and publication revenue.

Broad incumbents

• American Bankers Association: The largest US banking trade association, providing national advocacy, compliance, education, and member services. Directly comparable to NMBA in function but operates nationally rather than at the state level, serving as both an upstream coordinator and a potential competitor for member mindshare.
• Independent Community Bankers of America: A national trade association specifically for community banks, providing advocacy, education, and compliance resources. Comparable to NMBA's community-bank-focused service model but with a national footprint that overlaps with state association offerings.

Emerging players

• Wolters Kluwer Compliance One: A commercial bank compliance technology and advisory provider competing in the same market as NMBA's Compliance Alliance subsidiary. Comparable in delivering bank compliance tools, policy templates, and training, but as a for-profit vendor rather than an association-owned solution.

Others

• Bankers Association for Finance and Trade: An industry association focused on transaction banking, trade finance, and compliance, now part of ABA. Comparable to NMBA in association structure but specialized in trade finance rather than state-level commercial banking advocacy.

Regional players

• Arizona Bankers Association: A neighboring regional state banking association serving Arizona banks. Closely comparable to NMBA in mission, member profile, and service offerings, and likely interacts with NMBA through Compliance Alliance and regional advocacy efforts.
• Colorado Bankers Association: A neighboring state banking trade association serving Colorado banks with advocacy, education, and member services. Operates a parallel model to NMBA and is also a Compliance Alliance partner association.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=GRZ0kWsGW8E
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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