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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 | 2016 |
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: Karen M. Thomas, Senior EVP, Government Relations/Public Policy |
Date | 1/23/2017 5:47:40 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
H.R. 5054 House FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
H.R. 5733 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016
H.R. 6260 Rural Tax Exemption
S. 2956 Senate FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
S. 3229 Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2016
Farm Bill
Farm Credit Administration Guidance Memo on Farm Credit System Investments
FCA - ICBA Concerns with FCS Lending
USDA Direct Farm Loan Programs
USDA Guaranteed Farm Loan Programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration
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 |
Camden |
Fine |
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James |
Keller |
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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
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. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act
H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1188 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act
H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act
H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act
H.R. 1523 Community Bank Access to Capital Act
H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act
H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act
H.R. 1660 The Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act
H.R. 1661 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act
H.R. 1766 Right to Lend Act of 2015
H.R. 2205 Data Security Act of 2015
H.R. 3791 A bill to increase Small Bank Holding Policy Statement threshold from $1B to $5B in assets
H.R. 4099 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act
H.R. 4116 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that reciprocal deposits are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker
H.R. 4500 The Community Bank Reporting Relief Act
H.R. 4909 National Defense Authorization Act of 2017
H.R. 4997 The Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act
H.R. 5076 Main Street Parity Act
H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017
H.R. 5724 The Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2016
H.R. 5808 EGRPRA Review Frequency
H.R. 5983 The Financial CHOICE Act
H.R. 6244 To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes.
S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act
S. 927 CLEAR Relief Plus Act
S. 961 Data Security Act of 2015
S. 970 18-Month Exam Cycle
S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act
S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act
S. 1816 Community Bank Access to Capital Act
S. 2471 401 (Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2016
S. 2722 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act - all provisions
S. 2992 Small Business Lending Oversight Act
S. 3153 The Tailor Act.
S. 3215 To amend the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to specify which depository institutions are subject to the maintenance of records and disclosure requirements of such Act, and for other purposes
S. 3373 A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes
S. 3404 A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes
ADA Website Compliance
Call Report Streamlining
Capital Access for Community Banks
Capital Rules--Basel III
CFPB Data Aggregation
CFPB Data Collection
CFPB Overdraft
CFPB Reforms/Governance
CFPB Small Business Data Collection
CFPB Small Dollar/Payday Lending
Community Bank Examination Appeals
Credit Union Business Lending Powers
Credit Union Field of Membership
Cybersecurity - Information Sharing
Data Security and Breaches
De Novo Bank Applications
Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint
Durbin Debit Interchange and Routing Amendment
EMV Chip Migration
Escrow Mortgage Requirements
FASB Accounting Rules for Loan Loss Reserves
Faster Payments
Federal Reserve Reform
Fintech Limited Bank Charter
Flood Insurance Reform
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations
Housing Finance Reform
Innovation Initiative (FinTech)
Interchange
Military Bank Leases
Military Lending Act Rules
Mortgage Lending Reform
Mutual Banks
Online/Marketplace Lending
Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules
Regulatory Burden for Community Banks
Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks
SBA 7(a) Lending Limit
Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement
TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures Implementation
Virtual Currency
Wells Fargo Account Opening Fraud
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), Defense - Dept of (DOD), White House Office, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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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Cooney |
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Camden |
Fine |
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Joshua |
Habursky |
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John |
Hand |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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James |
Keller |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Renee |
Rappaport |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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Aaron |
Stetter |
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Karen |
Thomas |
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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
H.R. 2028 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act of 2017
H.R. 5325 Continuing Resolution
H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017
S. 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017
SBA 7a Funding
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 |
Brian |
Cooney |
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Camden |
Fine |
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John |
Hand |
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James |
Keller |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Renee |
Rappaport |
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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
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. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act
H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act
H.R. 2213 Safe Harbor Protection in TRID
S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act
S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act
S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act
CFPB Ability to Repay Rule, Small Creditors/Rural
GSE Capital Restoration Plans
GSE Guarantee Fees as a Budget Offset
GSE Reform
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans
Qualified Mortgages
Suspension of GSE Dividend Payments to Treasury
TRID Implementation
Uniform Residential Loan Application Language Preference
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), White House Office, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), 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 |
Brian |
Cooney |
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Camden |
Fine |
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John |
Hand |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Renee |
Rappaport |
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Karen |
Thomas |
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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
H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act
S. 2992 Small Business Lending Oversight Act
SBA 7(a) Lending Limit
SBA Credit Scoring Model
Small Business Program Changes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Brian |
Cooney |
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Camden |
Fine |
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Hand |
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Merski |
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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. 2788 S Corporation Modernization Act
H.R. 2789 Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act
H.R. 3287 Community Bank Flexibility Act
H.R. 4377 American Business Competitiveness Act
H.R. 5076 Main Street Parity Act
H.R. 5374 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a lower rate of tax on a portion of pass-through business income, and for other purposes
H.R. 5754 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes
H.R. 6100 Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
H.R. 6260 Rural Tax Exemption
S. 3181 S Corporation Modernization Act
S. 3436 Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
Better Way Tax Reform Act
Business Income Taxation
Business Interest Deduction
Corporate Integration Tax Proposals
Credit Union Tax Exemption
Farm Credit System Tax Exemption
IRC Section 2704 Proposed Regulation Changes (impact on family-owned businesses)
Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016
S Corp Reforms
Tax Reform
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 |
Brian |
Cooney |
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Camden |
Fine |
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John |
Hand |
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Keller |
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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
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4773 Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
S. 2707 Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
Department of Labor Overtime Rule
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 |
Camden |
Fine |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Aaron |
Stetter |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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