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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1615 L Street, N.W. |
Address2 | 9th FLOOR |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19194-12
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6. House ID# 311220000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2025 |
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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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: Anne Balcer, SEVP, Chief of Government Relations & Public Policy |
Date | 4/22/2025 11:13:26 AM |
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
HR 1822The ACRE Act - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act
S 838The ACRE Act - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act
The FARM Act
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (Commodity title; crop insurance and USDA Guar. Loans)
Opposition to Farm Credit System Provisions
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Balcer |
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Marks |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 478The Promoting New Bank Formation Act
HR 736The Protecting Small Business from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
HR 940The FAIR Exams Act
HR 941The Small LENDER Act
HR 975Credit Union Board Modernization Act
HR 976The 1071 Repeal to Protect Small Business Lending Act
HR 1606Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Businesses Act
HR 1652Rectifying UDAAP Act
HR 1799The Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act
HR 1919Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
HR 194410 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act
HR 2392Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy Act of 2025
HR 2802Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act
HR 2835The Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act
HR 2885The Bank Loan Privacy Act
HR 8071Fair Exams Act
HJ Res 59 CRA Disapproval of CFPB Overdraft Lending Rule
S 112 Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
S 113 The Promoting New Bank Formation Act
S 293 Fair Access to Banking Act
S 394 Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025
S 427 The TAILOR Act
S 557 The 1071 Repeal to Protect Small Business Lending Act
S 1467 Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act
S.J. Res 18 CRA Resolution Disapproving of the CFPB Overdraft Rule
Bank Exams
Bank-fintech partnerships
Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines
Bank Secrecy Act Reform
Central Bank Digital Currency
CFPB 1033 Rule
Check Fraud
Community Bank Access to Capital
Community Development Financial Institutions
Community Reinvestment Act
Credit Card Competition Act/Credit Routing
Credit Reporting
Credit Union Acquisitions of Community Banks
Credit Union Business Lending Powers
Credit Union Field of Membership Rules
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Extension
Data Privacy
De Novo Bank Formation
Digital Assets Regulation
Executive Order on Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
FedRAMP Authorization Act (EO 14222 - Implementing the Presidents Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative)
EGRPRA Review
Fedwire ISO 20022
FEMA Restructure
FHFA Capital Rules
Flood Insurance
Industrial Loan Company Charter Policy
Issues impacting the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020
Issues related to credit unions
Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act
Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Minority Depository Institutions
National Cyber Strategy - Regulatory Harmonization
NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
Open Banking / Dodd-Frank Section 1033
Public/Private Partnerships
Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI (EO 14179)
Stablecoin Regulation
Support for Bill Pultes nomination to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
Support for Jonathan McKernans nomination to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Support for William Briggs confirmation as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Support for Michael Faulkenders nomination to be Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary
Support for Governor Michelle Bowmans nomination for a full term as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Support for the confirmation of Scott Bessent as Secretary of the Treasury
Support for Travis Hills appointment as Acting Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Tiered Regulation
Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act (Rep. Barry Loudermilk)
Veteran Affairs Servicing Purchase Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury - Dept of, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
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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Balcer |
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Jenna |
Burke |
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Michael |
Emancipator |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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Stephen |
Keen |
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James |
Keller |
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Susan |
Kinney |
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Scott |
Marks |
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Michael |
Marshall |
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Sam |
Mayper |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Timothy |
Roy |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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Lilliane |
Thomas |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H Con Res 14 The Budget Resolution
Funding for the CDFI Fund and BEA Program in FY 25
Funding for the CDFI Fund and BEA Program in FY 26
Presidents Management Agenda (PMA) - FY26 Presidents Budget
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Anne |
Balcer |
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Stephen |
Keen |
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Susan |
Kinney |
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Sam |
Mayper |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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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
Credit Score Models Implementation
FHFA FHLB System Review
FHLB Reform
GSEs: Reform, Recapitalization, PSPA Amendments, Climate Change
Housing Finance Reform
Issues impacting the interagency rule on AVM
Issues related to FHFAs DUS program
National Flood Insurance Reauthorization
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures
Trigger Leads
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Anne |
Balcer |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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Sam |
Mayper |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Timothy |
Roy |
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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
HR 703 Main Street Tax Certainty Act
HR 1822 ACRE act
S 213 Main Street Tax Certainty Act
S 838 ACRE act
Corporate State and Local Tax Deduction
Municipal Bond Interest Exclusion
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Extension
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Anne |
Balcer |
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James |
Keller |
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Scott |
Marks |
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Rebeca |
Romero Rainey |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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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
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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
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
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |