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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1800 M Street, NW Suite 300S |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2731-12
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6. House ID# 316120000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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Method A.
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Justin Ailes |
Date | 10/18/2017 1:45:09 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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
General education concerning blockchain, electronic mortgages, online notarization and other technological innovation in real estate. H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017, a bill to provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions, and for other purposes; Section 12 concerning a waiver process for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requirements on the timing for providing mortgage disclosures on certain types of mortgage loans. General education concerning vendor management requirements for lenders under CFPB Compliance Bulletin and Policy Guidance 2016-02, Service Providers. Discussion Draft of the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act or the GUIDE Compliance Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide procedures for guidance issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes; no bill yet introduced. General education concerning the Bureau Advisory Opinion Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish an advisory opinion process for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes; no bill yet introduced. General education concerning the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards, and for other purposes; no bill yet introduced. H.R.3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017; a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R.3280, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018; a bill to make appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes; entire bill. General education concerning the Treasury Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Geographic Targeting Orders extended its real estate Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs); no bill introduced.
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 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 |
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Ailes |
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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
S.838 and H.R. 1958, the Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to include retrofit loans such as property assessed clean energy loans, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1422, the Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act, a bill to amend the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to require that certain buildings and personal property be covered by flood insurance, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1558, the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act, a bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repetitively damaged by floods, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R. 2246, the Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017, a bill to repeal the mandatory flood insurance coverage requirement for commercial properties located in flood hazard areas and to provide for greater transfer of risk under the National Flood Insurance Program to private capital and reinsurance markets, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R. 2565, a bill to require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R. 2868, the National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017, a bill to protect National Flood Insurance Program policyholders from unreasonable premium rates and to require the Program to consider the unique characteristics of urban properties, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R. 2875, the National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017, a bill to make administrative reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program to increase fairness and accuracy and protect the taxpayer from program fraud and abuse, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R.2874, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act, a bill to achieve reforms to improve the financial stability of the National Flood Insurance Program, to enhance the development of more accurate estimates of flood risk through new technology and better maps, to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risks, and to provide for alternative methods to insure against flood peril, and for other purposes; entire bill. S.1313, the Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017, a bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes; entire bill. S.1368, the Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, a bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes; entire bill. General education concerning housing finance reform; no bill introduced. General education concerning wire fraud in real estate transactions; no bill introduced.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Ailes |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
General education concerning Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) interpretation of easements or right-of-ways for roads in the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in New Mexico under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago (1848), affirmed under the Mining Act of July 26, 2866, 12 Stat. 253, and that these rights-of-way were confirmed in the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924; no bill yet introduced.
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
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Justin |
Ailes |
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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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
General education concerning mortgage satisfaction & marketable title laws; no bill introduced.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Justin |
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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
General education concerning proposals as to the deductibility of business interest, expensing, interest on home mortgages and revisions to section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code under consideration as part of the comprehensive tax reform legislation; no bill introduced.
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
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Justin |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule "Amendments to Federal Mortgage Disclosure Requirements Under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z)" RIN: 3170-AA61 published July 29, 2016.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Justin |
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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
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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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