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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 | 2013 |
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. | ||||||||
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Karen M. Thomas, Senior EVP, Government Relations & Public Policy |
Date | 01/17/2014 |
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 ACC
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
HR 1564 Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act
HR 1750 The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act 2013
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Brian |
Cooney |
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Camden |
Fine |
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John |
Hand |
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James |
Keller |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Aaron |
Stetter |
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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
HR 2642 Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management Act
S 954 Agricultural Reform, Food and Jobs Act
2013 Farm Bill
Co-Bank Loan to Verizon
Crop Insurance
Farm Credit Administration Tax Exemptions
Farm Credit System Loans
Farm Credit System Tax Exemptions
FSA Guaranteed Farm Loans
Protect Guaranteed Farm Loan Programs
USDA Guaranteed Farm Loans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration
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 |
Camden |
Fine |
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John |
Hand |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Renee |
Rappaport |
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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 688 Credit Union Small Business Job Creation Act of 2013
HR 719 Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act
HR 749 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act
HR 797 Municipal Adviser Oversight Improvement Act of 2013
HR 801 The Holding Company Restriction Threshold Equalization Act
HR 892 The S Corporation Modernization Act
HR 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
HR 1553 The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
HR 1603 The Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act
HR 1750 The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act
HR 2199 Flood Insurance
HR 2295 Basel III Commonsense Approach for Small Entities Act
HR 2323 The Right to Lend Act
HR 2402 The Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act
HR 2446 The Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act
HR 2542 The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
HR 2672 The CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act
HR 2673 The Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act of 2013
HR 2767 The Protecting American Taxpayers Homeowners Act
HR 3193 The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act
HR 3329 To Enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities
HR 3700 Building Community Banks' Capacity to Combat Money Laundering Act
S 205 Responsible Financial Consumer Protection Regulations Act
S 450 The Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act
S 635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act
S 710 Municipal Adviser Relief Act
S 727 The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
S 798 The Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act
S 872 Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act
S 996 Flood Insurance
S 1217 Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection
S 1349 The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act
S 1353 The Cybersecurity Act of 2013
Bank Examinations
Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules
CFPB Reforms
Credit Union Business Lending Powers
Credit Union Tax Exemption
DeNovo Bank Applications
FHA Loan Programs
Financial Regulatory Reform
Flood Insurance Reform Implementation of Bigger-Waters Act
GAO Study of Too Big To Fail
GSE Conforming Loan Limits
Housing Finance Reform
Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Mortgage Escrow Requirements
Mortgage Lending Disclosures (RESPA/TILA)
Mortgage Lending Reform
Mortgage Loan Origination Standards
Mortgage Servicing Standards
National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization
Nomination of Janet Yellen as Chairman, Federal Reserve Board
Overdraft Protection
Patent Litigation Reform
Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules
Qualified Residential Mortgages/Risk Retention
Registration of Municipal Advisors
Regulation Z Establishment of Escrow - Higher Priced Loans
Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks
Rural Housing Appraisals
Systemic Risk, Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation and Resolution Authority
Volcker Rule Treatment of CDO and CLO Investments
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Reserve System, Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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 |
Christopher |
Cole |
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Brian |
Cooney |
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Elizabeth |
Eurgubian |
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Camden |
Fine |
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Ann |
Grochala |
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John |
Hand |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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James |
Keller |
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David |
Lynch |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Renee |
Rappaport |
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Mark |
Scanlan |
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Aaron |
Stetter |
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Karen |
Thomas |
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Leigh |
Whaley |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 3309 The Innovation Act of 2013
S 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013
S 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act
Draft Patent Reform Legislation
Doctrine of Induced Patent Infringement
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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 |
Camden |
Fine |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Renee |
Rappaport |
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Aaron |
Stetter |
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Leigh |
Whaley |
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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
HR 2767 Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act
S 1217 Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (GSE Reform)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Fees
Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Housing Administration Solvency
Housing Finance Reform
Mortgage Securitization Platform
Mortgage Servicing Standards
Mortgage Servicing Compensation
Qualified Mortgages
Qualified Residential Mortgages
Rural Housing Appraisals
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Federal Reserve System, Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Brian |
Cooney |
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Elizabeth |
Eurgubian |
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Camden |
Fine |
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Ann |
Grochala |
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John |
Hand |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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James |
Keller |
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David |
Lynch |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Renee |
Rappaport |
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Aaron |
Stetter |
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Karen |
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 537 Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act (CLEAR SBA Act)
Measures to Promote and Support Small Business Lending
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 |
Brian |
Cooney |
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Camden |
Fine |
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John |
Hand |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Renee |
Rappaport |
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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 892 The S Corporation Modernization Act
Credit Union Tax Exemption
Payroll Taxes on S-Corporations and Partnerships
S Corp Reforms for Community Banks
Subchapter S Modernization
Tax Reform Impact on Business/S Corp. Banks
Tax Reform/Tax Rates
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 |
Camden |
Fine |
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John |
Hand |
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James |
Keller |
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Paul |
Merski |
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Renee |
Rappaport |
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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
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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