AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

$12.0M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$798,000	3	1
2025	$1,064,000	4	1
2024	$1,120,000	4	1
2023	$1,120,000	4	1
2022	$1,120,000	4	1
2021	$1,000,000	4	1
2020	$1,000,000	4	1
2019	$1,000,000	4	1
2018	$600,000	4	1
2017	$525,000	4	1
2016	$500,000	4	1
2015	$470,000	4	1
2014	$380,000	4	1
2013	$300,000	4	1
2012	$300,000	4	1
2011	$300,000	4	1
2010	$225,000	4	1
2009	$150,000	4	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION	$11,972,000	71

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	70
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	68
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	66
Treasury, Dept of	65
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	62
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	57
Small Business Administration (SBA)	55
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)	47
Federal Reserve System	39
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	39
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	39
White House Office	39
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	38
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	20
Vice President of the U.S.	16
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)	11
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	9
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)	8
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	5
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	5

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	71
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	39
Banking	Banking	39
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	39
Defense	Defense	36
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	29
Small Business	Small Business	26
Government Issues	Government Issues	26
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	21
Accounting	Accounting	8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	5

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

45W off ramp and examination of auto tax deduction in HR 1

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

1071 requirements from Biden CFPB, examination of current (45W) and potential future tax benefits for the automotive industry, 45W off ramp and examination of auto tax deduction in HR 1, implementation of auto rax relief in OBBB, prevention of fraud in the auto space, tax deduction on auto sales in OBBB

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 306119th Congress

ESCRA Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and matters relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 306

H.R. 306119th Congress

ESCRA Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and issues relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies (draft legislation in Energy and Commerce), data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 306

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H.R. 654119th Congress

TABS Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and issues relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies (draft legislation in Energy and Commerce), data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 654

H.R. 654119th Congress

TABS Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and matters relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 654

SJRES 36119th Congress

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)".

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and matters relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: SJ Res 36

SJRES 36119th Congress

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and issues relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies (draft legislation in Energy and Commerce), data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: SJ Res 36

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

45W off ramp and examination of auto tax deduction in HR 1

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

1071 requirements from Biden CFPB, examination of current (45W) and potential future tax benefits for the automotive industry, 45W off ramp and examination of auto tax deduction in HR 1, implementation of auto rax relief in OBBB, prevention of fraud in the auto space, tax deduction on auto sales in OBBB

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 306119th Congress

ESCRA Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and matters relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 306

H.R. 306119th Congress

ESCRA Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and issues relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies (draft legislation in Energy and Commerce), data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 306

H.R. 654119th Congress

TABS Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and matters relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 654

H.R. 654119th Congress

TABS Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and issues relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies (draft legislation in Energy and Commerce), data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 654

SJRES 36119th Congress

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and matters relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: SJ Res 36

SJRES 36119th Congress

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and issues relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies (draft legislation in Energy and Commerce), data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: SJ Res 36

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

1071 requirements from Biden CFPB, examination of current (45W) and potential future tax benefits for the automotive industry, 45W off ramp and examination of auto tax deduction in HR 1, implementation of auto rax relief in OBBB, prevention of fraud in the auto space

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

45W off ramp and examination of auto tax deduction in HR 1

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 306119th Congress

ESCRA Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and issues relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companie, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 306

H.R. 306119th Congress

ESCRA Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and matters relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 306

H.R. 654119th Congress

TABS Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and issues relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companie, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 654

H.R. 654119th Congress

TABS Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and matters relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 654

SJRES 36119th Congress

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and issues relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companie, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: SJ Res 36

SJRES 36119th Congress

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule and matters relating to fraud prevention, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies, data privacy issues

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: SJ Res 36

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

1071 requirements from Biden CFPB, examination of current (45W) and potential future tax benefits for the automotive industry, 45W off ramp and examination of auto tax deduction in HR 1

Client expense: $266,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

Source: Senate LDA

AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope