JACKSON — The Mississippi Consumer Finance Association's lobbying efforts focus on key lawmakers in both the House and Senate who serve on Banking and Financial Services Committees, and for the past few years, the association pays to send lawmakers to Florida for the association's annual convention held in Destin, Fla. In 2015, the association spent more than $13,000 to send nine lawmakers and the state's banking commissioner to the convention. In 2014, the association spent over $23,000 to send 15 lawmakers and the state's insurance and banking commissioners to the same convention.

2015 Lobbyist's Client Report

MCFA Annual Convention, July 23, 2015

(actual expenditures per lawmaker not itemized, total cost varies per lawmaker)

Senators paid for:

-Sen. Rita Parks, R-Corinth, Chairman of Business and Financial Institutions

-Sen. Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, Vice Chairman of Business and Financial Institutions

-Sen. Nickey Browning, R-Pontotoc, on Business and Financial Institutions, Finance and Insurance Committees

Representatives paid for:

-Rep. Chris Brown, R-Aberdeen, on Banking and Financial Services and Appropriations Committees

-Rep. Mark Formby, R-Picayune, Chairman of Revenue and Expenditure General Bills Committee

-Rep. Greg Holloway, D-Hazlehurst

-Rep. Lester Bubba Carpenter, R-Burnsville, on Banking and Financial Services and Ways and Means Committees

-Rep. Becky Currie, R-Brookhaven, Chairman of Tourism Committee, on Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency and Appropriations Committees

-Rep. Nolan Mettetal, R-Sardis, on Banking and Financial Services and Appropriations Committees

Other officials paid for:

Charlotte Corley, State Banking Commissioner

Total Cost of 2015 MCFA Lobbyist Expenses: $13,286.22 (convention expenses)

2014 Lobbyist's Client Report

MCFA Annual Convention July 2014

(actual expenditures per lawmaker not itemized, total cost varies per lawmaker)

-6 Senators

-9 Representatives

-Mike Chaney, Commissioner of Insurance

-Jerry Wilson, State Banking Commissioner (at that time)

Total Cost of 2014 MCFA Lobbyist Expenses: $23,112.88 (convention expenses)

All Figures taken from available lobbyist's client reports for the Mississippi Consumer Finance Association on the Secretary of State's website.