Membership Categories

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The membership categories listed below are from NAMA's By-Laws.  If you have any questions about which category applies to your firm, contact Susan Gaffney at [email protected]

Firm Member

Any person, including a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, for profit corporation or limited liability company, may be admitted as a Firm Member if:

  • it is appropriately registered and in good standing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (“MSRB”) as a municipal advisor (“Municipal Advisor”, as defined in Article IV, Section 4.2 below);
  • its principal activity is to provide municipal advisory services to state and local governments and/or 501(c)(3) organizations;
  • it is not associated with, or registered as, a broker, dealer or municipal securities dealer; and
  • its municipal advisory activities are its primary business activities and it derives a significant portion of its business revenue from fees relating to its municipal advisory activities. 

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Affiliate Member

Any individual whose employer is a registered Municipal Advisor and is in good standing with the SEC and MSRB but does not otherwise qualify for membership as a Firm Member.  This includes MAs associated with broker/dealer firms and independent MAs whose firm is not a Firm member.

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Associate, Academic and Other Member

Any natural person or organization that does not qualify for membership under any other membership category may be admitted as an Associate, Academic or Other Member if such person or organization meets the standards for such membership as established by the Board of Directors from time to time. 

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