Thursday, Jul. 01, 2010

Travis Plunkett

Firm: Consumer Federation of America

Members: AARP, Consumers Union, National Consumers League and 277 others

Firm lobbying fees 2009-10: $170,000

Plunkett pressed, successfully, to include a provision that creates an independent board with broad authority to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive financial practices — often at the hands of big banks