Nelnet
Why watched: Federal student loan servicer under Department of Education contract, watched for lobbying on the program that pays it. Power and Profit
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Every filing on record for this entity, latest version only, regardless of date: this page’s job is to be the complete evidentiary record a confluence traces back to, not a windowed view. 43 filings.
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Last 90 days beside the year before
| Contract awards | Lobbying filings |
|---|---|
| 1 in window 0.5 baseline per window baseline year 2, of which Defense 0; window Defense 0 | 3 in window 3.0 baseline per window baseline year 12 |
Two counts, never a ratio: filings dated in the last 90 days, and the 365 days before that scaled to the same length. USAspending publishes Defense contract data 90 days late, so for an entity with Defense work the window is missing awards the baseline year is not; the watchlist explains how to read the pair.
By year
Every filing on record for this entity, counted by the year of its own date: the Base Obligation Date for a contract award, the date the Senate posted it for a lobbying filing. A contract total is the sum of those awards’ current totals, so an award first obligated in an earlier year carries its later modifications with it.
The store’s record does not reach equally far back on both sides. It holds no lobbying filing for any entity before 2024, so lobbying for earlier years is marked not in the record rather than counted as zero. A contract award obligated before November 2024 is on record because the historical sweep, which looked back to 1 November 2024 by action date, found a later action on it, so an earlier year counts the awards still active since then, not everything obligated that year.
| Year | Lobbying filings | Lobbying total | Contract awards | Contract total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | $1,170,000 | 2 | $211,361,634 |
| 2025 | 12 | $1,020,000 | 2 | $158,091,965 |
| 2024 | 8 | $670,000 | 4 | $525,995,786 |
| 2023 | not in the record | 1 | $18,708,948 | |
| 2019 | not in the record | 2 | $1,077,304,585 | |
Agencies, 2026
This year’s lobbying filings by the agency they name, beside this year’s new contract awards by the agency that made them. The entity level version of the by agency table on the confluence page, for the calendar year rather than the 90 day window, and with agencies named only in lobbying listed too. 12 lobbying filings this year; one that names several agencies counts on each of their rows, so the lobbying column does not sum to that figure. Lobbying is matched to agencies through the hand kept agency crosswalk.
| Agency | Lobbying filings naming it | New contract awards | Contract total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 4 | 2 | $211,361,634 |
| Department of the Treasury | 4 | 0 | none |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | 2 | 0 | none |
| offices with no contracting counterpart, such as Congress | 12 | not applicable | not applicable |
Every filing
| Source | Subject as filed | Occurred | Published | Amount | Made of | Retrieved | Origin | Filing | Archived copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | October 27, 2026 | $40,000 | not applicable | October 28, 2026 | live ingest | this filing source 328f2dd66289 | archive.org captured October 28, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET | not on file | October 16, 2026 | $30,000 | not applicable | October 20, 2026 | live ingest | this filing source 5e4b937f3927 | archive.org captured October 20, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | October 15, 2026 | $200,000 | not applicable | October 16, 2026 | live ingest | this filing source 1315daa0da5d | archive.org captured October 16, 2026 |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | September 22, 2026 | September 29, 2026 | $3,234,101 | 2 actions 1 obligating, latest September 29, 2026, no money (mod P00001) | October 1, 2026 | live ingest | this filing source b2215f797678 | archive.org found September 24, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | August 5, 2026 | $40,000 | not applicable | September 24, 2026 | live ingest | this filing source d22699cd4ceb | archive.org captured September 24, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | April 30, 2026 | $40,000 | not applicable | September 24, 2026 | live ingest | this filing source b584dbd57ac5 | archive.org captured September 24, 2026 |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | December 19, 2024 | August 7, 2026 | $2,061,676 | 7 actions 4 obligating, latest August 7, 2026, -$854,563 (mod P00006) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source e59b27debbc0 | not on file |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | April 21, 2025 | August 7, 2026 | $3,218,857 | 4 actions 4 obligating, latest August 7, 2026, -$1,065,993 (mod P00003) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source c1cbf782d2c3 | archive.org captured September 14, 2026 |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | April 24, 2023 | March 24, 2026 | $18,708,948 | 20 actions 13 obligating, latest March 24, 2026, -$30,160 (mod P00019) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 99f35fab6e20 | archive.org captured September 14, 2026 |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | January 3, 2024 | August 11, 2026 | $52,223,007 | 21 actions 20 obligating, latest August 11, 2026, $2,311,000 (mod P00020) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source c33710fdab7a | not on file |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | March 27, 2024 | February 25, 2026 | $79,272,528 | 18 actions 14 obligating, latest September 30, 2026, $47,460 (mod P00017) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 16056fd67504 | not on file |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | December 16, 2019 | April 24, 2025 | $93,619,909 | 67 actions 63 obligating, latest April 24, 2025, -$991,403 (mod P00068) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 8f25639c8deb | not on file |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | September 24, 2025 | August 19, 2026 | $154,873,108 | 18 actions 15 obligating, latest October 20, 2026, no money (mod P00018) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 08348e8b2dba | not on file |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | March 31, 2026 | August 14, 2026 | $208,127,533 | 17 actions 17 obligating, latest September 29, 2026, $540,168 (mod P00016) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source a8eb318762e5 | not on file |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | June 28, 2024 | May 26, 2026 | $392,438,575 | 52 actions 42 obligating, latest September 30, 2026, $263,487 (mod P00051) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 6b5dc6f0c207 | not on file |
| Contract | NELNET SERVICING LLC | November 26, 2019 | September 30, 2025 | $983,684,676 | 167 actions 151 obligating, latest September 29, 2026, $5,000,000 (mod P00170) | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 351330c1902b | not on file |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | February 2, 2026 | $40,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 058d1149e302 | archive.org captured September 6, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET | not on file | January 20, 2026 | $30,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source ef9c7e250f62 | archive.org captured September 6, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | January 16, 2026 | $240,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 3cf765710bb8 | archive.org captured September 12, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | October 29, 2025 | $40,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source d2dc9506aa7e | archive.org captured September 11, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET | not on file | October 20, 2025 | $30,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source badde8f1b4cb | archive.org captured September 6, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | October 13, 2025 | $160,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 9d5b16b7e53b | archive.org captured September 6, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET | not on file | July 18, 2025 | $30,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 7c17abf713a0 | archive.org captured September 12, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | July 16, 2025 | $40,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source d8f538f4219f | archive.org captured September 6, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | July 8, 2025 | $190,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 8aa49f74961a | archive.org captured September 6, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | April 28, 2025 | $40,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source dbdb8588e6aa | archive.org captured September 11, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET | not on file | April 21, 2025 | $30,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source f835ff12c5a5 | archive.org captured September 11, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | April 16, 2025 | $190,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source f0ef1c2f6428 | archive.org captured September 6, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET | not on file | February 18, 2025 | not on file | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source f1a1078610f7 | archive.org captured September 11, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | January 21, 2025 | $30,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 6ffc053274a0 | archive.org captured September 22, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | January 17, 2025 | $240,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 9008d1f132d2 | archive.org captured September 12, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC | not on file | October 17, 2024 | $30,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 09d94d3f2e91 | archive.org captured September 6, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | October 16, 2024 | $10,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source be1000eae4f2 | archive.org captured September 6, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | October 14, 2024 | $150,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 66151cacbbe9 | archive.org captured September 22, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC. | not on file | October 7, 2024 | not on file | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 3a863891f85d | archive.org captured September 11, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC | not on file | July 16, 2024 | $100,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source a84793424d02 | archive.org captured September 11, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | July 11, 2024 | $170,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source 7cc8ac90488b | archive.org captured September 12, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET, INC | not on file | April 18, 2024 | $50,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source f2703de0e5b3 | archive.org captured September 12, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | April 17, 2024 | $160,000 | not applicable | September 5, 2026 | historical | this filing source baf0b7e55aa7 | archive.org captured September 12, 2026 |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | July 14, 2026 | $200,000 | not applicable | September 4, 2026 | backfilled | this filing source ac234c7814b9 | not on file |
| Lobbying | NELNET INC | not on file | April 13, 2026 | $250,000 | not applicable | September 4, 2026 | backfilled | this filing source 3cc50c47f342 | not on file |
| Lobbying | NELNET | not on file | July 17, 2026 | $30,000 | not applicable | September 4, 2026 | backfilled | this filing source e5e7b0ffe986 | not on file |
| Lobbying | NELNET | not on file | April 17, 2026 | $30,000 | not applicable | September 4, 2026 | backfilled | this filing source 735f0bf3b843 | not on file |