American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council
Trade association representing nation's banking industry.
Based in DC
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AI Overview
With $1.6M in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 4 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$1.6M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
7
Lobbyists Deployed
4
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $200K |
| 2019 | $200K |
| 2020 | $200K |
| 2021 | $200K |
| 2022 | $200K |
| 2023 | $250K |
| 2024 | $200K |
| 2025 | $200K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Budget/Appropriations, Financial, Banking, Telecommunications
- •The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2018 (H.R. 3354): Issues related to proposed rulemaking by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- •Resolution providing for the disapproval of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Arbitration Agreements (H.J.Res.111 and S.J.Res. 47): Issues related to arbitr
- •Representation on financial services and cyber security issues including general monitoring of data security and payment technology proposals.
- •General Monitoring of financial technology issues, EMV transition, the payment of interchange fees on debit card transactions, and legislation affecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Last updated: February 2026
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