National Marine Lenders Association is a non-profit trade association headquartered in Annapolis, MD. Simply put, we extend, promote and improve recreational marine lending in the US. Now in our 42nd year, NMLA provides benefits through its five core values: 1) The Annual Conference: our industry's premier educational event where the latest marine lending, banking and recreational boating industry news is highlighted and shared 2) Marine Lender’s Workshop: this forum educates current and prospective marine lenders in the most important fields of recreational marine financing 3) The Annual Statistical Report: delivers exclusive U.S. marine retail and floor plan financing statistics and trends in addition to the Snapshot, a quarterly view of select boat loan statistics 4) Advocacy: our legislative committee keeps members updated about pending issues and regulations that impact marine financing industry and the overall recreational boating industry 5) MarineLenders.org: our website and communications outlet for members, marine lenders, industry partners and our nation’s finance and recreational boating industries We invite you to follow us. Better yet, join us and become a member! Our membership levels include: Lenders such as commercial banks, private finance firms, credit unions, thrifts, retail service companies and finance brokers. Many of our members provide marine retail and floor plan loans to clients and extend commercial or capital financing for marine businesses. Associates comprise important segments of the marine industry including documentation services, recovery agents, insurance agents and carriers, marine industry associations, surveyors, finance software firms, valuation experts, admiralty attorneys, industry consultants and more. It's easy to join! Visit our website, www.marinelenders.org or call 410-980-1401.