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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 901 Community Drive |
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| City | Springfield |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 62703 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400531588-12
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6. House ID# 411650000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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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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: David G. Schroeder Vice President Federal Governmental Relations |
Date | 04/18/2014 |
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. 798 - Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayers Fairness Act of 2013 (capital requirements, Basel III, and community bank regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate)
H.R. 1750 - CLEAR Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 1349 - CLEAR Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act (redundant privacy notices) (all sections) (House and Senate)
H.R. 1553 Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act (amends FFIEC Act, examination standards/deadlines, FFIEC Office of Examination Ombudsman to appeal examination findings, right to appeal before independent administrative law judge ) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 727 Financial Institution Fairness Reform Act (amends FFIEC Act, examination standards/deadlines, FFIEC Office of Examination Ombudsman to appeal examination findings, right to appeal before independent administrative law judge ) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 872 Holding Company Registration Act (thrift holding companies and SEC registration and deregistration thresholds) (all sections) (House and Senate)
H.R. 797 Municipal Advisory Oversight improvement Act (exempts traditional banking activities from registration requirements) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 710 Municipal Advisor Relief Act of 2013 (exempts traditional banking activities from registration requirements) (all sections) (House and Senate)
Credit unions tax exemption and expansion of powers, level the playing field between community banks and credit unions (House and Senate)
H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Job Creation Act (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 968 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate)
H.R. 719 Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (credit union capital) (all sections) (House and Senate)
Consumer Data Security (data breaches), banking standards for confidential personal information, allocating financial responsibility for fraud losses and reissuance costs, single national standard for consumer notifications (House and Senate)
Definitions of rural and underserved areas in the Ability to Repay Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rules (House and Senate)
Comment letter Federal Housing Finance Agency - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Purchase Limits: Request for Public Input on Implementation Issues No. 2013-N-18 (FHFA conforming loan limits for the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)) (House and Senate, FHFA)
Expansion of the Farm Credit Administrations Farm Credit System (House and Senate)
CoBank participation in a loan to Verizon Communications. (House and Senate)
Municipal Bond tax exemption, Bank Qualified (BQ) small issuer exemption threshold/index for inflation (House and Senate)
Principals of housing finance reform including: equal and direct access on a loan by loan basis, financial strength and reliability and liquidity, loan pricing on equal terms, no appropriation of customer information, originators option to retain servicing, limited purpose and activity, private capital to protect taxpayers, FHLBs as an access point for community banks, consolidation of the housing finance system (House and Senate)
H.R. 2642 - Agricultural Act of 2014 (five year farm bill, expanded crop insurance and revenue- and price-triggered supports) (Senate)
Community bank experience on the Federal Reserve Board (Senate)
Fair Lending disparate impact (House)
Comment Letter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Debt Collection (Regulation F), Docket No. CFPB-2013-0033-0001, RIN 3170-AA41 (new debt collection rules) (CFPB)
Comment Letter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve Board, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies (Dodd-Frank diversity regulations) (CFPB, Fed Reserve Board, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, SEC)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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 |
David |
Schroeder |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 798 - Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayers Fairness Act of 2013 (capital requirements, Basel III, and community bank regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate)
H.R. 1750 - CLEAR Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 1349 - CLEAR Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act (redundant privacy notices) (all sections) (House and Senate)
H.R. 1553 Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act (amends FFIEC Act, examination standards/deadlines, FFIEC Office of Examination Ombudsman to appeal examination findings, right to appeal before independent administrative law judge ) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 727 Financial Institution Fairness Reform Act (amends FFIEC Act, examination standards/deadlines, FFIEC Office of Examination Ombudsman to appeal examination findings, right to appeal before independent administrative law judge ) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 872 Holding Company Registration Act (thrift holding companies and SEC registration and deregistration thresholds) (all sections) (House and Senate)
H.R. 797 Municipal Advisory Oversight improvement Act (exempts traditional banking activities from registration requirements) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 710 Municipal Advisor Relief Act of 2013 (exempts traditional banking activities from registration requirements) (all sections) (House and Senate)
Credit unions tax exemption and expansion of powers, level the playing field between community banks and credit unions (House and Senate)
H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Job Creation Act (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 968 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate)
H.R. 719 Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (credit union capital) (all sections) (House and Senate)
Consumer Data Security (data breaches), banking standards for confidential personal information, allocating financial responsibility for fraud losses and reissuance costs, single national standard for consumer notifications (House and Senate)
Definitions of rural and underserved areas in the Ability to Repay Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rules (House and Senate)
Comment letter Federal Housing Finance Agency - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Purchase Limits: Request for Public Input on Implementation Issues No. 2013-N-18 (FHFA conforming loan limits for the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)) (House and Senate, FHFA)
Expansion of the Farm Credit Administrations Farm Credit System (House and Senate)
CoBank participation in a loan to Verizon Communications. (House and Senate)
Municipal Bond tax exemption, Bank Qualified (BQ) small issuer exemption threshold/index for inflation (House and Senate)
Principals of housing finance reform including: equal and direct access on a loan by loan basis, financial strength and reliability and liquidity, loan pricing on equal terms, no appropriation of customer information, originators option to retain servicing, limited purpose and activity, private capital to protect taxpayers, FHLBs as an access point for community banks, consolidation of the housing finance system (House and Senate)
H.R. 2642 - Agricultural Act of 2014 (five year farm bill, expanded crop insurance and revenue- and price-triggered supports) (Senate)
Community bank experience on the Federal Reserve Board (Senate)
Fair Lending disparate impact (House)
Comment Letter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Debt Collection (Regulation F), Docket No. CFPB-2013-0033-0001, RIN 3170-AA41 (new debt collection rules) (CFPB)
Comment Letter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve Board, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies (Dodd-Frank diversity regulations) (CFPB, Fed Reserve Board, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, SEC)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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 |
David |
Schroeder |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Definitions of rural and underserved areas in the Ability to Repay Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rules (House and Senate)
Expansion of the Farm Credit Administrations Farm Credit System (House and Senate)
CoBank participation in a loan to Verizon Communications. (House and Senate)
H.R. 2642 - Agricultural Act of 2014 (five year farm bill, expanded crop insurance and revenue- and price-triggered supports) (Senate)
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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David |
Schroeder |
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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
S. 635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act (redundant privacy notices) (all Sections) (House and Senate)
Consumer Data Security (data breaches), banking standards for confidential personal information, allocating financial responsibility for fraud losses and reissuance costs, single national standard for consumer notifications (House and Senate)
Definitions of rural and underserved areas in the Ability to Repay Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rules (House and Senate)
Comment letter Federal Housing Finance Agency - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Purchase Limits: Request for Public Input on Implementation Issues No. 2013-N-18 (FHFA conforming loan limits for the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)) (House and Senate, FHFA)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB)
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 |
David |
Schroeder |
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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
Credit unions' tax exemption and expansion of powers, level the playing field between community banks and credit unions (House and Senate)
H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Job Creation Act (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate)
S. 968 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate)
H.R. 719 Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (credit union capital) (all sections) (House and Senate)
Expansion of the Farm Credit Administrations Farm Credit System (House and Senate)
CoBank participation in a loan to Verizon Communications. (House and Senate)
Municipal Bond tax exemptions, Bank Qualified (BQ) small issuer exemption threshold/index for inflation (House and Senate)
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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David |
Schroeder |
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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
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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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