ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS

Lobbying Spend

$561K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2014

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2014	—	2	1
2013	$25,000	4	1
2012	$25,000	4	1
2011	$25,000	4	1
2010	$31,250	5	1
2009	$25,000	5	1
2008	$30,000	4	1
2007	$40,000	2	1
2006	$40,000	2	1
2005	$40,000	2	1
2004	$20,000	1	1
2003	$80,000	3	1
2002	$40,000	1	1
2001	$40,000	1	1
2000	$80,000	2	1
1999	$20,000	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS	$561,250	43

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	38
SENATE	38
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	37
Federal Reserve System	36
Treasury, Dept of	35
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	34
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	34
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	34
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	28
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	28
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)	19
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)	17
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	17
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	17
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	16
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	12
Office of the Vice President of the United States	5
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Vice President of the U.S.	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	39
Banking	Banking	39
Retirement	Retirement	35
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	6

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