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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1615 L Street, N.W. |
Address2 | 9th FLOOR |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19194-12
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6. House ID# 311220000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2023 |
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 |
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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: Anne Balcer, SEVP, Chief of Government Relations & Public Policy |
Date | 4/20/2023 9:43:37 PM |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization
Adequate Farm Bill Spending
Crop Insurance
Cryptocurrency Regulation
Digital Assets
Durbin Amendment on Credit Card Routing; Extension to Credit Cards
Farm Credit System Expansion
Guaranteed Farm Loans
Rural Agriculture and Banking Relief
Sec. 1071 of the Dodd Frank Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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Marks |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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Aaron |
Stetter |
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Susan |
Sullivan |
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Anne |
Balcer |
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 442 Regulatory Accountability Act
H.R. 758 Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2023
H.R. 1010 IRS Surveillance Act
H.R. 1109 Bank Services Company Examination Coordination Act
H.R. 1122 Central Bank Digital Currency Anti-Surveillance State Act
H.R. 1165 Financial Data Privacy Act of 2023
H.R. 1313 Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act
H.R. 1749 Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Business Act
H.R. 1806 Small LENDER Act
H.R. 1810 Bank Loan Privacy Act
H.R. 1817 The Preventing Racial Profiling in Lending Act
S. 293 Fair Access to Banking Act
S. 294 Support Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
S. 362 TAILOR Act of 2023
s. 453 Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveilance Act
S. 817 Secure Viable Banking Act
S. 967 Limit Central Bank Digital Currency
S. 1045 Bank Compensation Clawback
Anti-Money Laundering Regulation - Digital Assets
Bank Failures
Cannabis Banking/Reintroduction of SAFE Banking Act
CDFI Certification
Central Bank Digital Currency
Check Fraud
Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements
Climate Related Financial Regulation
Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval for CFPBs Final Rule relating to Small Business Lending Under ECOA
Community Bank Access to Capital
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Appropriations
Community Reinvestment Act
Credit Card Routing Mandates
Credit Reporting
Credit Union Acquisitions of Community Banks
Credit Union Business Lending Powers
Credit Union Field of Membership Rules
Crypto Assets, Decentralized Finance, and Central Bank Digital Currency
Cryptocurrency Regulation
Customer Data Access
Data Privacy
De Novo Bank Formation
Digital Assets Regulation
Dodd Frank Act 1071- Small Business Loan Data Collection
Durbin Amendment on Credit Card Routing; Extension to Credit Cards.
FDIC Deposit Insurance Assessments
FDIC Deposit Insurance Policy
FDIC Premium Increases
Federal Reserve Liquidity Programs
Federal Reserve Master Accounts
FHFA Capital Rules
Financial Data Privacy
Fintech Regulatory Requirements
Flood Insurance
Implementation of Dodd Frank Act Section 1033
Implementation of Dodd Frank Act Section 1071
Industrial Loan Company Charter Policy
Minority Depository Institutions
Opposing the SBAs proposal to repeal the moratorium on the number of Small Business Lending Companies (SBLC) that are permitted to make 7(a) loans.
Petition to Stay the Effective Date of the 1071 Rule
Request for Hearing on Unfair Credit Union Competition
Revamping and Revitalizing Banking in the 21st Century
SBA Direct 7(a) Direct Lending
Stablecoin, Crypto Currency Regulatory Policy
Stablecoins
SVB/Signature Bank Failures (No Special Assessment)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), 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 |
Anne |
Balcer |
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Jenna |
Burke |
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Christopher |
Cole |
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Michael |
Emancipator |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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Stephen |
Keen |
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James |
Keller |
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Scott |
Marks |
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Michael |
Marshall |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Jennifer |
Newman |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Timothy |
Roy |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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Aaron |
Stetter |
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Susan |
Sullivan |
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Lilliane |
Thomas |
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Anne |
Balcer |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Adequate Farm Bill Spending
Budget Resolution FY 2024
CDFI Fund Appropriations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Scott |
Marks |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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Susan |
Sullivan |
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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
Capital Requirements and FHLB Advances
FHFA FHLB System Review
FHFA/FHLB Tangible Capital Rule
FHLB Reform
Four flood insurance Bills
GSEs: Reform, Recapitalization, PSPA Amendments, Climate Change
Government Sponsored Enterprises Reform and Recapitalization
Housing Finance Reform
National Flood Insurance Reauthorization
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
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 |
Anne |
Balcer |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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Jennifer |
Newman |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Timothy |
Roy |
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Anne |
Balcer |
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Small Business Direct SBA Lending
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Small Business Administration (SBA)
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 |
Paul |
Merski |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Stephen |
Keen |
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Susan |
Sullivan |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1010 IRS Surveillance Act
S. 453 Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act
ECORA/ACRE Act- A bill that would make income from the interest on certain loans tax free.
Opportunity Zones Enhancement Act of 2023
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
James |
Keller |
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Scott |
Marks |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |