ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER ASSOCIATION

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$20K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2022

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2022	—	2	1
2021	—	8	2
2020	—	8	2
2019	—	9	2
2018	—	8	2
2017	—	8	2
2016	—	8	2
2015	—	10	2
2014	—	8	2
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	3	1
2007	—	1	1
2006	—	1	1
2000	$20,000	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER ASSOCIATION	$20,000	56
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC	—	29
MCKINNON GROUP, LLC, FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS RR&G, LLC	—	4

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	60
SENATE	60
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)	9
Federal Reserve System	6
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	5
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	3
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	3
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	1
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	59
Banking	Banking	48
Welfare	Welfare	11
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	6
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	4
Agriculture	Agriculture	4
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	2
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1

Source: Senate LDA

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