American Financial Services Association

lobbying client · lobbying firm

American Financial Services Association's federal footprint — reported lobbying spend and, where matched, federal money received. Figures are as reported to the U.S. Senate (LDA) and USAspending.

Lobbying from Senate LDA

Reported lobbying (spent)$6,010,000

Years coveredFY2022–FY2026

Reported lobbying billed / handled $4,690,000

Firm activeFY2022–FY2026

Reported country: 🇺🇸 United States

Lobbying over time

Reported lobbying for American Financial Services Association per filing year
FY	Lobbying spend (as client)	Lobbying billed / handled (as firm)
2022	$1,440,000	$1,120,000
2023	$1,440,000	$1,120,000
2024	$1,460,000	$1,120,000
2025	$1,404,000	$1,064,000
2026	$266,000	$266,000

Two figures: what American Financial Services Association reported spending on its own lobbying (as a client) and what it billed or handled for the clients it represents (as a firm — revenue, not its own spend). For a self-filer these overlap.

Firms hired

Jenkins Hill Consulting, LLC $480,000 · 16 filings
Plurus Strategies, LLC $320,000 · 16 filings
The Williams Group $280,000 · 17 filings
Oak Grove Strategies $240,000 · 16 filings

Registrants that filed lobbying on behalf of American Financial Services Association.

Clients represented

Self-filed — American Financial Services Association registers and lobbies on its own behalf, with no separate outside clients.

Issues

Issue area	Lobbied	Worked
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	68	17
Banking	50	17
Defense	49	17
Automotive Industry	17	17
Budget/Appropriations	17	17
Government Issues	17	17
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	17	17
Small Business	17	17
Telecommunications	17	17
Accounting	16	—
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3	3

Issue areas across American Financial Services Association's filings, by activity count — as the client (Lobbied) and as the registrant/firm (Worked). Linked areas open the CivicGate issue page.

What they lobbied on

Reported activity from Senate LDA

FY2026 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities self-filed

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
FY2026 Banking self-filed

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
FY2026 Budget/Appropriations self-filed

discussions on budget reconciliation with respect to provisions limiting the scope, funding, power, and reach of the CFPB, placing CFPB under appropriations
FY2026 Telecommunications self-filed

TCPA, SCAM Act support in both House and Senate, fraud prevention, limiting debt settlement companies
FY2026 Defense self-filed

examination of Military Lending Act regulations and language in 2027 NDAA on MLA regulations
FY2026 Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice self-filed

arbitration
FY2026 Small Business self-filed

examination of SBA regs from Biden Administration, loan forgiveness from COVID loans
FY2026 Government Issues self-filed

DOGE policies and limits on CFPB and federal government scope

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FY2026 Automotive Industry self-filed

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
FY2026 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

45W off ramp and examination of auto tax deduction in HR 1
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

General issues related to consumer and small business lending, including H.R. 306, the ESCRA Act

H.R. 306
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

General issues related to consumer and small business lending, including H.R.306, the ESCRA Act

H.R. 306
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities self-filed

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule, promoting bank-fintech partnerships
FY2025 Banking self-filed

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau
FY2025 Budget/Appropriations self-filed

discussions on budget reconciliation with respect to provisions limiting the scope, funding, power, and reach of the CFPB, placing CFPB under appropriations
FY2025 Telecommunications self-filed

TCPA
FY2025 Defense self-filed

examination of Military Lending Act regulations
FY2025 Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice self-filed

arbitration
FY2025 Small Business self-filed

examination of SBA regs from Biden Administration
FY2025 Government Issues self-filed

DOGE policies and limits on CFPB and federal government scope
FY2025 Automotive Industry self-filed

1071 requirements from Biden CFPB, examination of current (45W) and potential future tax benefits for the automotive industry
FY2025 Accounting as client

Credit Repair act
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

credit repair act for consumer protection in senate and house
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

General issues related to consumer and small business lending, including H.R. 306, the ESCRA Act

H.R. 306
FY2025 Accounting as client

Credit Repair act
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

credit repair act for consumer protection in senate and house. NDAA
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

Legislation impacting ILCs
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

Legislation impacting ILCs
FY2025 Banking as client

Interest rates charged, keeping options open for service members access to credit
FY2025 Defense as client

keep rates same inside and outside the gates
FY2025 Accounting as client

Credit Repair act
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

credit repair act for consumer protection
FY2025 Budget/Appropriations self-filed

discussions on budget reconciliation with respect to provisions limiting the scope, funding, power, and reach of the CFPB, placing CFPB under appropriations
FY2025 Telecommunications self-filed

TCPA
FY2025 Defense self-filed

examination of Military Lending Act regulations
FY2025 Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice self-filed

arbitration
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities self-filed

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, exploration of legislation limiting debt settlement companies
FY2025 Banking self-filed

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule, 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
FY2025 Small Business self-filed

examination of SBA regs from Biden Administration, loan forgiveness from COVID loans
FY2025 Government Issues self-filed

DOGE policies and limits on CFPB and federal government scope
FY2025 Automotive Industry self-filed

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
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

45W off ramp and examination of auto tax deduction in HR 1
FY2025 Defense as client

NDAA related issues
FY2025 Banking as client

Financial Services, Consumer Credit issues
FY2025 Banking as client

Interest rates charged, keeping options open for service members access to credit
FY2025 Defense as client

keep rates same inside and outside the gates
FY2025 Banking as client

Interest rates charged, keeping options open for service members access to credit
FY2025 Defense as client

keep rates same inside and outside the gates
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities self-filed

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule, promoting bank-fintech partnerships
FY2025 Banking self-filed

HR 654-TABS Act, HR 306-Credit repair legislation, SJ Res 36-CFPB medical debt reversal, FTC click to cancel rule, promoting bank-fintech partnerships, industrial loan companies, CFPB payday rule, overall limitations to CFPB regulations and oversight of the Bureau
FY2025 Budget/Appropriations self-filed

discussions on budget reconciliation with respect to provisions limiting the scope, funding, power, and reach of the CFPB, placing CFPB under appropriations
FY2025 Telecommunications self-filed

TCPA
FY2025 Defense self-filed

examination of Military Lending Act regulations
FY2025 Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice self-filed

arbitration
FY2025 Small Business self-filed

examination of SBA regs from Biden Administration, loan forgiveness from COVID loans
FY2025 Government Issues self-filed

DOGE policies and limits on CFPB and federal government scope
FY2025 Automotive Industry self-filed

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
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

General issues related to consumer and small business lending, including H.R.306, the ESCRA Act

H.R. 306
FY2025 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities as client

Legislation impacting ILCs
FY2025 Defense as client

NDAA related issues

The specific issues and bills American Financial Services Association reported lobbying on, newest first. Bill references that CivicGate tracks link to the bill; others are shown as reported.