The American Bankers Association is a professional association founded in 1875. It represents US banks of all sizes and charters. Mostly the Association is more of a tool for lobbying for policy and political presence inside Washington D.C..
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—James A. Garfield (1831–1881)
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—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)