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Welcome to the 2025 CDBA Peer Forum website! Thank you for attending the largest annual gathering of CDFI, MDI, and other mission-focused bank representatives.

Scroll down to create an account or login to register and purchase your tickets!

Please contact us at cdbapeerforum@pcgloanfund.org if you have any questions.

We’d like to thank our growing list of 2025 Sponsors:
Diamond: FICO; IntraFi
Platinum: Baker Tilly US, LLP; Sones & White
Gold: Banc Consulting Partners; Mission Driven Bank Fund; Smiley Technologies, Inc.
Silver: American Bankers Association; HelloBello Financial; Independent Community Bankers of AmericaRegions Bank
Bronze: BNY; FUND Consulting; Jones Walker; Logue Advisory Group; National Community Investment FundStifel; Woodforest National Bank
Friends: Community Funding Advisors

Here’s the Peer Forum at a glance:

Advocacy Day and Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 
Peer Forum Conference: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 and Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Meeting Location: National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium at:
1201 15th St NW, 1st floor, Washington, DC 20005
Attire: Business casual for all Peer Forum activities

Hotel Information: The National Housing Center is located in downtown, Washington D.C., within walking distance of a variety of hotels offering rooms at a wide range of price points. We invite you to explore some of the options in our “Hotel Options List.” Please note that CDBA has not arranged a room block at any individual hotels for this event.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding Advocacy Day, please email Joey Zeldin at zeldinj@pcgloanfund.org.

Schedule:
  • June 3: Advocacy Day & Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception  at 5:30 pm ET 
  • June 4: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET
    • Cocktail reception at 6:00 pm ET followed by dinner at 7:30 pm ET at Zaytinya
  • June 5: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET

Featured Speaker

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Congressman French Hill

House of Representatives
Chairman of House Financial Services Committee
avatar for Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender

Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender

United States Treasury
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

Speaker

avatar for Becca Alcorn

Becca Alcorn

Mindset
Principal
avatar for Flora Arabo

Flora Arabo

Enterprise Community Partners
National Senior Director of State and Local Policy
avatar for Brian Argrett

Brian Argrett

City First Bank
CEO
avatar for Rob Blackwell

Rob Blackwell

IntraFi
Chief Content Officer and Head of External Affairs
avatar for Brian Blake

Brian Blake

Community Development Bankers Association
Public Policy Director
avatar for Molly Boesel

Molly Boesel

Cotality
Senior Principal Economist
avatar for Mike Calhoun

Mike Calhoun

Center for Responsible Lending
President
avatar for Erica Cooper

Erica Cooper

FNBC Bank
AVP Community Development
avatar for Kent Curtis

Kent Curtis

First Southwest Bank
CEO
avatar for Diane Ellis

Diane Ellis

IntraFi
Senior Managing Director
avatar for Steve Giles

Steve Giles

Central Bank of Kansas City
President & CEO
avatar for Elizabeth Glasbrenner

Elizabeth Glasbrenner

Smiley Technologies, Inc.
CEO
avatar for Rebecca Morris Hoeft

Rebecca Morris Hoeft

IntraFi
Consultant
avatar for Robert E James II

Robert E James II

Carver Financial Corporation
President & CEO
avatar for Tyler Inda

Tyler Inda

Baker Tilly
Principal
avatar for Jeannine Jacokes

Jeannine Jacokes

Community Development Bankers Association
CEO
avatar for David Johnson, Sr.

David Johnson, Sr.

BankPlus
Community Development Officer
avatar for Aaron Klein

Aaron Klein

Brookings Institution
Miriam K. Carliner Chair – Economic Studies, Senior Fellow –...
avatar for Saurabh Narain

Saurabh Narain

National Community Investment Fund
President and CEO
avatar for Krishna Patel

Krishna Patel

FDIC
Chief of Economic Analysis, Division of Insurance and Research
avatar for Nathan Pittman

Nathan Pittman

Southern Bancorp
Chief Brand Officer
avatar for Joe Quiroga

Joe Quiroga

Texas National Bank
President
avatar for Kim Ramos

Kim Ramos

Ponce Bank
VP Govt Affairs
avatar for Akbar Rizvi

Akbar Rizvi

Spring Bank
CLO
avatar for Lolita Sereleas

Lolita Sereleas

FUND Consulting
Founding Partner
avatar for Ben Sones

Ben Sones

Sones & White Consulting, LLC
Member
avatar for Sarah Wen

Sarah Wen

Community Development Bankers Association
Director of Programs and Membership
avatar for Everett White

Everett White

Sones & White
Member
avatar for Catherine Higgins Whiteside

Catherine Higgins Whiteside

Sunrise Banks
SVP, Marketing & Communications
avatar for Darrin Williams

Darrin Williams

Southern Bancorp, Inc.
CEO
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