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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 | 2020 |
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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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 | 4/20/2020 1:42:55 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 ACC
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 748 CARES Act
H.R. 3182 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard
H.R. 6249 Coronavirus Accounting Relief Act
H. R. 6385 To provide temporary relief from troubled debt restructuring disclosures, to delay the implementation of certain accounting standards for depository institutions substantially affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes.
S. 1564 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard
S. 3502 Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act, Accounting Provisions
S. 3548 CARES Act, Accounting Provisions
Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Standard
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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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Stephen |
Keen |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Amy |
Roberti |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1872 The Enhancing Credit Opportunities for Rural America (ECORA) Act
S. 1641 ECORA Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act
Exemption of USDA-guaranteed loans from National Environmental Protection Act
Food Supply Chain
Hemp
Market Facilitation Payments Funding
Poultry Loans Guaranteed by Small Business Administration
Regulatory Oversight of Farm Loans - Support forbearance
Support for Maintaining Crop Insurance Funding
Support for funding adequate staff levels for USDA program areas
USDA Lending Programs Enhancements
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
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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Stephen |
Keen |
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James |
Keller |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Amy |
Roberti |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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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
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. 388 Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization
H.R. 442 Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act
H.R. 748 CARES Act
H.R. 799 Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019
H.R. 1038 Treasury Dept. to take greater role in Anti-Money Laundering/CFT policy and examinations
H.R. 1039 Streamline Currency Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports
H.R. 1387 CONFRONT Act
H.R. 1491 FINTECH Act of 2019
H.R. 1595 SAFE Banking Act
H.R. 2445 Self Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2019
H.R. 2513 Reforms collection of beneficial ownership information for corporations and LLCs
H.R. 2514 Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act: Makes amendments to Bank Secrecy Act
H.R. 3167 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
H.R. 3182 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard-CECL Consumer Impact and Study Act of 2019
H.R. 3198 Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act: Make changes to EGRPRA Review
H.R. 3618 Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019
H.R. 3621 Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act
H.R. 3622 Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act
H.R. 3642 Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act
H.R. 3939 To require the Fed to carry out a quantitative study of any proposed real-time payment system
H.R. 3951 Payments Modernization Act of 2019
H.R. 4328 Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act
H.R. 4805 Access Business Credit Act of 2019
H.R. 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act
H.R. 5315 Expanding Opportunity in Minority Depository Institutions Act
H.R. 5322 Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019
H.R. 5332 Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019
H.R. 5574 Preserving Small Business Act of 2020
H.R. 6116 Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act
H.R. 6249 Coronavirus Accounting Relief Act
H.R. 6364 SECURE Notarization Act
H. R. 6385 To provide temporary relief from troubled debt restructuring disclosures, to delay the implementation of certain accounting standards for depository Institutions substantially affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes.
S. 540 Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act
S. 656 SAFE Lending Act of 2019
S. 1028 States Act
S. 1200 SAFE Banking Act
S. 1233 Community Bank Access to Capital Act
S. 1564 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard
S. 1790 Sec. 2821: Equal treatment between community banks and credit unions when assessing rent and related charges.
S.2563 Illicit Cash Act
S.2839 Eliminating Corporate Shadow Banking Act of 2019
S. 3502 Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act
S. 3533 SECURE Notarization Act
S. 3548 CARES Act
Bank Qualified Municipal Bond Issuance Limit
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue
Bank Secrecy Act Filing Deadline Extension Request During COVID-19 Emergency
Call Report Streamlining
Cannabis Banking
CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program Implementation
CFPB Small Business Loan Data Collection
Community Bank Access to Capital
Community Bank Leverage Ratio
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Appropriations
Community Reinvestment Act Modernization
Credit Union Business Lending Powers
Credit Union Emergency Mergers
Credit Union Field of Membership Rules
Credit Union Growth/Powers/Abusive Behavior
Credit Union Acquisitions of Community Banks
Credit Union Supplemental Capital
Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL)
Customer Due Diligence Rule
Cybersecurity
Data Security, Breaches and Privacy
Deposit Insurance Coverage Levels
Direct Deposit
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Implementation
Faster Payments/Federal Reserve Real Time Gross Settlement System
Flood Insurance Reauthorization
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations
Housing Finance Reform
IMPACT for Small Business Act
Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole Reforms/ Square (ILC) and Rakuten Deposit Insurance Applications
Innovation Initiative (FinTech)
Loan Modifications: Regulatory Treatment
Minority Depository Institutions Issues
PACE Loans
Private Flood Insurance
Qualified Mortgages - Ability to Repay Rules
Regulation D, Account Transfer Limit Waiver During COVID-19 Emergency
Regulatory Burden Relief for Community Banks
Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks
Remittance Transfers
Rulemaking Delay Request During COVID-19 Emergency
SBA 7(a) Loan Program Funding and Terms
Support for the Nomination of the Honorable Jovita Carranza to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Telephone Consumer Protection Act Waiver Petition
Transaction Account Deposit Insurance Guarantee Program
Troubled Debt Restructuring
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), White House Office, 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 |
Christopher |
Cole |
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Brian |
Cooney |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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Stephen |
Keen |
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James |
Keller |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Amy |
Roberti |
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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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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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2852 Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2019
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Guaranteee Fees
Federal Home Loan Bank Membership
Government Sponsored Enterprises Qualified Mortgage Patch
Government Sponsored Enterprises Reform and Recapitalization
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
Housing Finance Reform
Validation and Approval of Credit Score Models
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
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 |
Walter |
Haynie |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Amy |
Roberti |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 469 To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act.
H.R. 470 To repeal the mandatory flood insurance coverage requirement for commercial properties located in flood hazard areas
H.R. 471 Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act
H.R. 472 Community Mapping Act
H.R. 1666 To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements
H.R. 3167 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization
National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization
Private Flood Insurance
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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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Amy |
Roberti |
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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. 748 CARES Act
S. 3548 CARES Act
CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program Implementation
Exemption of SBA-guaranteed loans from National Environmental Protection Act
Poultry Loans Guaranteed by SBA
SBA 7(a) Program Funding and Terms
SBA COVID-19 Lending Programs
Withdraw/delay SBAs affiliation provision in its interim rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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 |
Stephen |
Keen |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Amy |
Roberti |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 216 Main Street Tax Certainty Act
H.R. 748 CARES Act, Tax Provisions
H.R. 1872 Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act
S. 1641 Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act
S. 3548 CARES Act, Tax Provisions
Credit Union Tax Exemption
Extension of Tax Filing Deadlines and Payment Deadlines During COVID-19 Emergency
Farm Credit System Taxation
Net Operating Loss Carrybacks
S. Corp Reforms
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
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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Stephen |
Keen |
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James |
Keller |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Amy |
Roberti |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Aaron |
Stetter |
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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
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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
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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?
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