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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 | 2009 |
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 | 04/20/2009 |
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. 1777 - to make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes - provisions relating to the imposition of new duties on consumer reporting agencies to which student loans are reported.
H.R. 627 - 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 and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting.
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.
H.R. 1705/S. 566 - To create a Financial Product Safety Commission, to provide consumers with stronger protections and better information in connection with consumer financial products and to give providers of consumer financial products more regulatory certainty - 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.
S. 386 - A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities, financial institution fraud, and other fraud related to federal assistance and relief programs, for recovery of these funds lost to these frauds and for other purposes - provisions relating to mortgage fraud.
H.R. 1 - Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), 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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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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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 ChoicePoint | 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
1 | 13 | 25 |
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 |