Discover Financial Services
Based in DC
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AI Overview
With $15.9M in lobbying spend across 30 quarterly filings, Discover Financial Services is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 7 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$15.9M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
6
Lobbyists Deployed
7
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $2.0M |
| 2019 | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $1.9M |
| 2024 | $2.2M |
| 2025 | $890K |
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: Banking, Banking, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Education and 2 more
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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