Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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. 1349, To establish the Federal Accounting Oversight Board to approve and oversee accounting principles and standards for the purposes of the Federal financial regulatory agencies, and for other purposes (all provisions)

Proposals to Modify Mark-to-Market Accounting Rules
Proposals to Modify Accounting for Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

Fair Value Accounting Operating

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S. 896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (all provisions, proposed amendment on farm loan restructuring)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S. 257, the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (all provisions)

S. 386, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (all provisions)

S. 414, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (all provisions)

S. 895, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (all provisions)

S. 896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (all provisions, proposed amendment on farm loan restructuring)

S. 1212, the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 (all provisions). Administration Proposal to Restructure Financial Services Regulation (all provisions)

H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 1020, the Arbitration Fairness Act (provisions restricting arbitration clauses in contracts)

H.R. 1106, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 1214, the Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009

H.R. 1728, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1748, the Fight Fraud Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 2309, the Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act (provisions to grant the FTC expedited rulemaking authority and authority to obtain civil penalties in connection with unfair and deceptive acts or practices)

H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 2695, the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 2893, Money Services Business Act of 2009

Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

FDIC Special Assessment

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Reserve System, Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 BNK

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 200, the Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 1106, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (all provisions)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S.Con. Res. 13, fiscal year 2010 budget resolution (reconciliation provisions on health care and student loans, proposed amendments on FDIC/NCUA borrowing authority and to establish a national usury rate, amendment on estate taxes, real estate)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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. 2221, the Data Accountability and Trust Act (all data protection and notice requirement provisions)

Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Reserve System, Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S. 272 Derivatives Trading Integrity Act

S.344 Hedge Fund Transparency Act

S. 360, the Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 (all provisions)

S. 383, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2009

S. 605 A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule and effectively regulate abusive short selling activities

S. 651, the Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 (all provisions)

S.1074 Shareholder Bill of Rights

H.R. 2861 Shareholder Empowerment Act

H.R. 302 To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities

H.R.711 Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Act of 2009

H.R. 977 Derivatives Markets Transparency Accountability Act

H.R. 1406 To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the "uptick rule" on short sales of securities and to suspend the application of mark-to-market accounting principles

H.R. 1575, the End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards.

Administration Proposal to Restructure Financial Services Regulation (all provisions)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 GAM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2266, the Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act (provisions to delay Internet gambling regulations)

H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act (all provisions)
H.R. 2268, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009 (all provisions)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1388, Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act (Crapo amendment to increase FDIC borrowing authority)

FDIC Premium/Special Assessment
Consumer Financial Protction Agency Act of 2009

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Federal Reserve System, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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. 1880, the National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (all provisions)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 RET

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1984, the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 1988, the Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 2779, the Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 2989, the 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 (all provisions)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S. 506, the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (all provisions)

S.651, the Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 (all provisions)

S. 823, the Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act (all provisions)

S. 1341, the Close the SILO/LILO 5 Loophole Act of 2009 (all provisions to change the tax treatment of sale-in/lease-out transactions)

H.R. 1083, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 (all provisions)

H.R. 1586, to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients (all provisions)

H.R. 2452, the Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act (all provisions)

Offshore Tax Compliance

Federal Wealth Transfer Tax Legislation

Amendment to Section 67(e) on Deductibility of Fiduciary Fees

Proposed Changes to Federal Estate Tax Law

Administration Proposals on International Taxation Policy

Proposed Changes to Health Savings Account Tax Treatment

Administrations Revenue Proposals

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization