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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1090 VERMONT AVENUE, NW, #200 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4788-12
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6. House ID# 327020000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Stuart K. Pratt, President & CEO |
Date | 01/20/2011 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.- all provisions relating to consumer protection and restructuring of the financial services industry .
S. 139 - A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information - provisions relating to credit reporting.
S. 141 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting.
S. 414 - A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting
S. 392 - A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers - provisions related to young consumers.
S. 235 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan - provisions related to young consumers.
H.R. 1469 - To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system - provisions relating to credit reporting.
H.R. 1728 - the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending act of 2009 - provisions relating to credit reporting.
H..R. 1748 - the "Fight Fraud Act 2009" - provisions relating to mortgage fraud.
H.R. 2221 - Data Accountability & Trust Act - provisions relating to protecting computerized data containing personal information and other provisions relating to credit reporting.
H.R. 3126- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - all sections particularly as they relate to consumer reporting agencies.
H.R. 3149 - Equal Employment for All Act - all provisions relating to the use of consusmer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.
S. 1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement, assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally idenftifiable information. - all provisions relating to data brokers
H.R. 3421 - The Medical Debt Relief Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as debt in collection for credit reporting purposes, which, for the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 30 calendar days.- all provisions relating to credit reporting.
S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.- provisions relating to driver's licenses.
H.R. 4538 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers - all provisions relating to credit scores.
S. 3217- "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010" - A bill to promote the financial stability of the US by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect cosumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes - provisions relating to consumer financial protection.
H.R. 5743 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the furnishing of certain negative loan modification information to a consumer reporting agency and to prohibit such information from being used in computing a consumer's credit score. All provisions as they relate to consumer reporting agencies.
S. 3742 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 - all provisions relating to consumer protection.
S. 3987 - Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 - Amends the FCRA with respect to the applicability of identify theft guidelines to creditors - All provisions relating to identity theft
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Treasury - Dept of,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Pratt |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3045 - the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009 - To reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937-provisions relating to consumer reporting agencies
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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TransUnion LLC |
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Kroll Factual Data |
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LexisNexis |
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
1 | 7 | 13 |
2 | 8 | 14 |
3 | 9 | 15 |
4 | 10 | 16 |
5 | 11 | 17 |
6 | 12 | 18 |
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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2 | 14 | 26 |
3 | 15 | 27 |
4 | 16 | 28 |
5 | 17 | 29 |
6 | 18 | 30 |
7 | 19 | 31 |
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9 | 21 | 33 |
10 | 22 | 34 |
11 | 23 | 35 |
12 | 24 | 36 |