AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION filed a Q1 report for AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION on April 2, 2026.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 2, 2026

Expenses

$266,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 6033(b)(8) definitions (method B): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

ANN CARMICHAEL HARTER

Previously held: White House Office of Presidential Correspondence 2004-2005, White House Office of Legislative Affairs 2005-2006, Department of Labor Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs 2006-2009
MICHAEL GRIMES New on this filing

Previously held: paid internship for Congressman Tim Ryan 2011

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 12

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 10

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

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

Banking

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

Budget/Appropriations

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

Telecommunications

TCPA, SCAM Act support in both House and Senate, fraud prevention, limiting debt settlement companies

Defense

examination of Military Lending Act regulations

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

arbitration

Small Business

examination of SBA regs from Biden Administration, loan forgiveness from COVID loans

Government Issues

DOGE policies and limits on CFPB and federal government scope

Automotive Industry

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

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

Bills named in this filing 1

H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.