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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 910 17TH STREET, NW, #500 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 283630-12
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6. House ID# 368350000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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: Michael D. Calhoun, President |
Date | 04/20/2011 |
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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbying issues were: CFPA (encouraging Congress to keep in place an effective federal consumer-focused banking regulator); credit cards (encouraging Congress to speed up the implementation of the Federal Reserve's new regulations and to add additional consumer protections); overdraft loans (encouraging Congress to implement restrictions on abusive overdraft practices); payday loans (encouraging Congress to prohibit abusive products and practices); [continued on next page]
[continued from previous page] mortgage lending (encouraging Congress to prohibit abusive products and practices); mortgage loan modifications (encouraging Congress to provide incentive for servicers to modify loans to prevent foreclosures)
Specific legislation that was the subject of lobbying activity:
S. 222 (to allow for voluntary loss mitigation program in bankruptcy)
S. 489 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards)
S. 527 (to continue HAMP)
S. 690 (to create an Office of the Homeowner Advocate)
S. 737 (to keep current regulatory structure of CFPB)
S. 824 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards)
H.R. 31 (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities)
H.R. 830 (to continue FHA short refinance program)
H.R. 836 (to continue HAMP)
H.R. 861 (to continue NSP)
H.R. 1122 (to keep current regulatory structure of CFPB)
H.R. 1315 (to keep current FSOC veto authority structure in CFPB)
H.R. 1477 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards)
Bills under discussion/not yet introduced:
House legislation to put off CFPB transfer date until confirmed director in place (to keep the current CFPB transfer date in place)
House legislation to decrease CFPB supervision authority (to keep the current CFPB supervision authority in place)
Senate legislation on government sponsored enterprises (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities)
House companion bill to S.824 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards)
House discussion draft -- "Equity in Government Compensation Act" (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities)
House discussion draft -- "GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act" (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities)
House discussion draft -- "GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act" (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities)
House discussion draft -- "GSE Subsidy Elimination Act" (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities)
House discussion draft -- "GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act" (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities)
House discussion draft -- "GSE Mission Improvement Act" (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities)
House discussion draft -- "GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act" (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities)
Executive branch agencies and issues:
Dept. of Treasury -- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, HAMP, GSE reform
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency -- overdraft fees, bank payday loans, risk retention rules, servicing standards
Federal Trade Commission -- auto financing
Federal Reserve System -- overdraft fees, bank payday loans, mortgage origination rules, risk retention rules, servicing standards, credit card rules, interchange revenue, Dodd-Frank implementation
HUD -- GSE reform
FDIC -- overdraft fees, risk retention rules, servicing standards
White House Office -- foreclosure prevention
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Treasury - Dept of, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), White House Office, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD),
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)
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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
1 | 5 | 9 |
2 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 7 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 12 |