What the Biggest Lenders Spent on Lobbying
Here are totals of what the biggest student-loan providers spent to lobby the federal government on student-loan issues in 2008 and the first half of 2009 (see related article).
| Source: Center for Responsive Politics; Chronicle reporting | ||
| 1. | Sallie Mae | $5.8-million |
| 2. | Royal Bank of Scotland | $1.5-million |
| 3. | Nelnet | $1-million |
| 4. | Bank of America | $360,000 |
| 5. | Wachovia | $300,000 |
| 6. | JPMorgan Chase | $148,000 |
| 7. | U.S. Bank | $140,000 |
| 8. | Access Group | $58,000 |
| 9. | KeyCorp | $30,000 |
| 10. | South Carolina Student Loan | $5,000 |
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