About Us

Established in 1914, RMA was originally called the Robert Morris Associates, named after American patriot financier Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Morris helped establish our country's banking system. 

Over the years RMA grew as an organization that could improve bank performance and provide financial stability by arming banks with peer sharing standards, credit education, and critical borrower information.

In the late 1990s, RMA led the industry in the development of operational risk management. By 2000, we had formally expanded our mission– to advance sound risk management principles to help banks avoid a multitude of potential losses that existed outside of credit risk. We also changed our name from Robert Morris Associates, to the Risk Management Association. 

While our Association’s name and logo has taken on many forms, the mission has largely been the same – evolving with the industry it serves and helping address the major financial crises of the time.

The original goals to build and maintain standards of risk practice, promote friendship and understanding among lending and credit officers, and conduct research in credit and related subjects remain as relevant today as they were in 1914.