Brendan Pedersen's schedule for 2026 CDBA Peer Forum

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Diamond: IntraFi; FICO; Baker Tilly US, LLP; FICO
Gold: Banc Consulting Partners; Sones & White
Silver: American Bankers Association; HelloBello Financial; Mission Driven Bank Fund; Independent Community Bankers of America
Bronze: Smiley Technologies, Inc.; National Community Investment Fund; Regions Bank; Holman Capital; BNY; Jones Walker; RBC Global Asset Management; Wellthi Technologies; C8 Capital Network; Paul, Weiss
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Supporter Plus: RiskExec
Supporter: Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Goldman Sachs; Abrigo
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Here’s the Peer Forum at a glance:

Advocacy Day and Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Peer Forum Conference: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 and Thursday, June 4, 2026
Meeting Location: National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium at:
1201 15th St NW, 1st floor, Washington, DC 20005
Attire: Business casual for all Peer Forum activities

Hotel Information: The National Housing Center is located in downtown, Washington D.C., within walking distance of a variety of hotels offering rooms at a wide range of price points. We invite you to explore some of the options in our “Hotel Options List.” Please note that CDBA has not arranged a room block at any individual hotels for this event.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding Advocacy Day, please email Jack Dunn at [email protected]

Schedule:

June 2: Advocacy Day and Pre-Conference Cocktail Reception
June 3: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET
- Cocktail reception at 6:00 pm ET followed by dinner at 7:30 pm ET at Del Mar
June 4: Sessions from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ET

Brendan Pedersen

Punchbowl News

Financial services reporter

About me

Brendan Pedersen is the senior policy reporter at Punchbowl and has covered the politics and influence of the financial services sector since 2018. He appears regularly as a guest on national media programs, including MSNBC, C-SPAN, Yahoo! Finance, and several podcasts. Before launching Punchbowl News’ first policy vertical, The Vault, Brendan was a reporter at the American Banker, where he covered prudential regulatory agencies, fintech, and Congress. Prior to that, he worked for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, NBC News Chicago, and Business Den in Colorado.

My Speaker Sessions

3:30pm EDT

Plenary Session: The Political and Economic Outlook National Housing Center (NHC) Auditorium

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