1933 Act File No. 002-10638

1940 Act File No. 811-00005

 UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	X
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 114	X
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	X
Amendment No. 114	X

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey	07302-3973
(Address of Principal Executive Office)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:   (800) 201-6984

Brooke A. Fapohunda, Esq.

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey  07302-3973

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

X	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)
	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)
	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (2)
	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485
	If appropriate, check the following box:
	This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a  previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized in the City of Jersey City, and State of New Jersey as of the 17^th day of March, 2017.

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.
BY:	/s/ Brooke A. Fapohunda
	Brooke A. Fapohunda
	Vice President and Assistant Secretary
BY:	/s/ Joan A. Binstock
	Joan A. Binstock
	Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures	Title	Date
James L.L. Tullis*	Chairman and Director	March 17, 2017
James L.L. Tullis
Daria L. Foster*	President, CEO, and Director	March 17, 2017
Daria L. Foster
Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.*	Director	March 17, 2017
Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.
Eric C. Fast*	Director	March 17, 2017
Eric C. Fast
Evelyn E. Guernsey *	Director	March 17, 2017
Evelyn E. Guernsey
Julie A. Hill*	Director	March 17, 2017
Julie A. Hill
Franklin W. Hobbs*	Director	March 17, 2017
Franklin W. Hobbs
James M. McTaggart*	Director	March 17, 2017
James M. McTaggart
Mark A. Schmid*	Director	March 17, 2017
Mark A. Schmid
Douglas B. Sieg*	Director	March 17, 2017
Douglas B. Sieg

*BY:	/s/ Brooke A. Fapohunda
	Brooke A. Fapohunda Attorney-in-Fact*

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below on this Registration Statement hereby constitutes and appoints Lawrence H. Kaplan, Lawrence B. Stoller, Brooke A. Fapohunda and John W. Ashbrook, each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all Registration Statements of each Fund enumerated on Exhibit A hereto for which such person serves as a Director/Trustee (including Registration Statements on Forms N-1A and N-14 and any amendments thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of January 1, 2017.

Signatures	Title
	Chairman and
/s/ James L.L. Tullis	Director/Trustee
James L.L. Tullis
	President, CEO
/s/ Daria L. Foster	and Director/Trustee
Daria L. Foster
/s/ Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.	Director/Trustee
Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.
/s/ Eric C. Fast	Director/Trustee
Eric C. Fast
/s/ Evelyn E. Guernsey	Director/Trustee
Evelyn E. Guernsey
/s/ Julie A. Hill	Director/Trustee
Julie A. Hill
/s/ Franklin W. Hobbs	Director/Trustee
Franklin W. Hobbs
/s/ James M. McTaggart	Director/Trustee
James M. McTaggart
/s/ Mark A. Schmid	Director/Trustee
Mark A. Schmid
/s/ Douglas B. Sieg	Director/Trustee
Douglas B. Sieg

EXHIBIT A

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Equity Trust

Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Investment Trust

Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett Securities Trust

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.

Lord Abbett U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Money Market Fund, Inc.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase