2025 CDBA Peer Forum

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.

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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 America; Regions Bank
Bronze: BNY; FUND Consulting; Jones Walker; Logue Advisory Group; National Community Investment Fund; Stifel; 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

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Advocacy Day on the Hill 8:00am - 5:00pm

Opening Evening Reception on the Hill (Dinner not included) 5:30pm - 7:00pm

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Breakout Room D	National Housing Center (NHC) Atrium	National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium	TBA	Zaytinya by José Andrés

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Mission Driven Bank Fund Office Hours 11:00am - 2:00pm

IntraFi Office Hours 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Registration & Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

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Networking Lunch 12:15pm - 1:30pm

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ECIP Office Hours 8:00am - 5:00pm

Welcome

Opening Keynote 8:45am - 9:30am

Opening Plenary: Navigating a Rapidly Changing Economic & Policy Landscape 9:30am - 10:45am

Banking in the Middle of a Culture War 11:00am - 12:15pm

Bank Innovation Lab 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Fireside Chat with Treasury Deputy Secretary Mic... 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Capacity Building Track: Culture, Retention, Hiring: Building a... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Advocacy & Communications Track: Advocacy at Home 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Programs Track: Lenders Leading Financial Inclusion 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Cocktail Reception and Dinner 6:00pm - 10:00pm

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FICO Office Hours 9:00am - 12:00pm

Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

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Networking Lunch 12:15pm - 1:15pm

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CDBA Annual Members Meeting 8:30am - 9:00am

Keynote Address: Congressman Fre... 9:00am - 9:30am

Fireside Chat 10:00am - 10:45am

Closing Keynote 2:45pm - 3:15pm

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Capacity Building Track: Leveraging CRA to Build Your CDFI Bank 11:15am - 12:15pm

Programs Track: New Program Trends in CDFI Fund Program 11:15am - 12:15pm

Programs Track: Beyond Advice: the Impact of Financial Counselin... 11:15am - 12:15pm

Capacity Building Track: How to Set Up Your Nonprofit Affiliate: Structuring Aff... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Programs Track: Cybersecurity in an Evolving Threat Landscape 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Advocacy & Communications Track: The Art of Impact Storytelling 1:15pm - 2:30pm