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 AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1573, to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions)
H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders

Farm Credit System Lending Practices, including Investment Bonding Pilot Program/Proposed Rule, AgDirect, FCS Mergers

Agricultural Credit Conditions and Farmland Values

Farm Service Agency interim rule to increase guaranteed loan origination fees

Proposed clarifications of certain Dodd-Frank Act provisions

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Reserve System

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. 1835, United States Covered Bond Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1081, the Consumers Payment System Protection Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1838, to repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants (all provisions)

H.R. 2308, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (all provisions)

H.R. 2586, the Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act (all provisions)

H.R. 2682, the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 2779, to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (all provisions)

H.R. 3045, the Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 (provisions to ensure that pension plans could use swaps for hedging risks)

H.R. 3213, the Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 3336, the Small Business Credit Availability Act (all provisions)

H.R. 3527, the Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (all provisions)

Regulatory proposals to implement risk-retention provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act

Federal Housing Administration proposed rule to approve Farm Credit System institutions in FHA mortgage insurance programs

Briefed Kate Marks, House Financial Services Committee staff, on issues surrounding extension of DFA section 343 re: TAG (no bill has been dropped).

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, 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

S. 1102, the Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2011 (all provisions regarding discharge of student loan debt)

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

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. 1813, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP) Act (provision to prohibit U.S. banks from accepting wire transfers or credit cards from certain foreign banks)


H.R. 2055, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (provisions directing the FTC to study the impact of the Durbin interchange amendment and extending the National Flood Insurance Program)

H.R. 2112, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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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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

S. 737, the Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1121, the Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1315, the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1667, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act (all provisions)

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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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 CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 23, the America Invents Act (provisions regarding mandatory mediation, business-method patents)

H.R. 1249, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Section 18 provisions on business-method patents)

H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (provisions regarding the obligations of payment systems)

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 FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions)

S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)
S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements)

S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements)

S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements)

S. 1418, Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act of 2011

S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements)

S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements)

S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions)

S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions)

S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)

S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions)

S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions)

S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions)

S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions)

H.R. 87, to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (all provisions)

H.R. 940, the United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1062, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act (all provisions)

H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1151, the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions)

H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)
H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes

H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions)

H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements)

H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions)

H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions)

H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration)

H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions)

H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act

H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions)

H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions)

H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions)

Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act

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, 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. 1174, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act (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

S. 223, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (provision to repeal 1099 reporting requirement)

H.R. 1954, a bill to implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.

H.R. 2072, the Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011

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 HOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 463, the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011

H.R. 830, the FHA Refinance Program Termination Act

H.R. 836, the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act

H.R. 839, the HAMP Termination Act of 2011

H.R. 861, the NSP Termination Act

H.R. 1182, the GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act

H.R. 1221, the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1222, the GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1224, the GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 1225, the GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 2436, the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011

H.R. 2439, the Removing GSEs Charters During Receivership Act of 2011

H.R. 2440, the Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011

H.R. 2441, the Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act of 2011

H.R. 2446, the RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2011

H.R. 2462, the Cap the GSE Bailout Act of 2011

H.R. 4264, the FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012

Administrations Mortgage Refinance Proposal (all provisions, including large-bank tax proposal)

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 INS

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011

H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011

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 LAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 2105, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (provisions re financial institutions use of information, legal obligations for data breaches, transfer of authority to Homeland Security Department)


S. 2111, the Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (provisions re financial institutions use of information, legal obligations for data breaches, transfer of authority to Homeland Security Department)

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

S. 1813, to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes

Definition of Fiduciary under ERISA

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 TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 1506, to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens.


S. 1787, the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act (provisions to impose a 3-basis-point tax on financial trading transactions)

H.R. 1439, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 (all provisions)

H.R. 2568, a bill To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens.

H.R. 3313, the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act (provisions to impose a 3-basis-point tax on financial trading transactions)

H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (increase in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac credit-risk guarantee fees as revenue offset, included in the conference report)

H.R. 4336, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (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 TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 2105, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012

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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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