New York Bankers Association

There have been so many proud moments for NYBA in 2025 -- and here is one more! Congratulations to our President & CEO Clare Cusack on being named to the Power Women of Manhattan 2025 list by Schneps Media! Clare received the award at an event last week, where she sat down with the legendary Vicki Schneps to talk about what most inspires Clare's leadership at NYBA. Here's a hint: it's bankers and all they do for their customers and communities every day!

We congratulate our President & CEO Clare Cusack on being named to City & State magazine's 2025 Economic Development Trailblazers list! This honor recognizes Clare's commitment to improving the State's business climate so that banks can help their communities thrive. Clare and NYBA have been working hard to build support for Community Development Financial Institutions and to collaborate with public officials on financial empowerment initiatives for the benefit of all New Yorkers!

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NYBA President & CEO Clare Cusack and team welcomed bank leaders from across New York State to our annual Community Bank CEO Roundtable this week at The Thayer Hotel at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. After two days of deep discussions on a range of topics from AI to stablecoin, bankers toured the hallowed and historic West Point campus and then competed fiercely in the first ever Iron Ch(i)ef culinary competition under the direction of Chris Hettinger, Executive Chef of The Thayer Hotel!

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NYBA President & CEO Clare Cusack visited Berkshire Bank in Albany yesterday and the excitement over the bank's future plans in New York State was undeniable! Thanks to Shane Rauh, James J Morris IV, and Robert Nichols (l-r) for hosting Clare and team for a great visit to New York's Capital City!

NYBA President & CEO Clare Cusack spent Friday afternoon with dozens of enthusiastic and engaged fourth graders at P.S.197 in Harlem, joining Assemblymember Jordan Wright (D-Harlem) for a read-aloud of “Ella the Banker.” We are quite certain that there are several future bankers and small business owners in this photo! This event was part of NYBA's enduring commitment to financial literacy. Our thanks to AM Wright and the educators at P.S.197 for partnering with NYBA on this mission, and for introducing NYBA to such an inspiring group of students.

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NYBA hosted a special roundtable discussion on Friday at our HQ with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and a group of community bankers and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI). We are proud that NYBA and our President & CEO Clare Cusack were chosen to help facilitate this crucial conversation highlighting the critical work banks do to support their communities.

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NYBA wrapped up three days of meetings and events in Albany this week, with an enthusiastic group of bankers spreading the word with lawmakers about all the great things banks do for their communities! NYBA President & CEO Clare Cusack welcomed State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to open The Albany Visit program. After hearing from several legislative leaders, bankers went up on the Hill to meet with Assembly Black and Puerto Rican Caucus Chair Michaelle Solages, Assembly Banks Committee Chair Clyde Vanel, a thrilling and unexpected invitation to the Assembly chamber floor by Hudson Valley Assemblymember Brian Maher and many more. NYBA thanks Senate Banks Committee Chair James Sanders Jr. for attending both our morning session and our Breaking Barriers Symposium, featuring Michael Pugh, President & CEO of LISC.