A National Association is a national bank; the name is a required part of the distinguishing legal title of a national bank, as in "Bank of America, N.A." The term national bank has several meanings: especially in developing countries, a bank owned by the state an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally) In the past, the term national bank has been used synonymously with central bank, but it is...

See also National Association of Professional Baseball Players The National Association of Professional Baseball Players, or simply the National Association, was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season, after which its stronger teams created the National League. ...