Community Bankers Association of Illinois

One of the largest state banking associations in the nation, Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI), is a professional trade association representing nearly 300 Illinois commercial banks and thrifts and their 880 Illinois bank branches. Its members have nearly $80 billion in assets and employ approximately 17,000 individuals. CBAI, headquartered in Springfield, was founded in 1974 to exclusively represent and serve the community-banking profession.