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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1828 L STREET, NW, #705 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2731-12
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6. House ID# 316120000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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: Justin Ailes, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs |
Date | 01/20/2012 |
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
Implementation of Section 1032 of PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, provisions related
to combining mortgage disclosure provisions under Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Truth in Lending Act
(TILA). Implementation of Section 941 of PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, provisions
related to Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM) and ability to repay standards. Contacted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Implementation of Sections 1411, 1412 and 1413 of PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act, provisions related to ability to repay standard and qualified mortgage safe harbor. S 967, Regulation of Mortgage Servicing
Act, to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers; entire bill. S 824, Foreclosure Fraud and Homeowner Abuse
Prevention Act, to provide for enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-backed security investor protections, to prevent foreclosure
fraud and for other purposes; entire bill. HR 940, United States Covered Bond Act, to establish standards for covered bond
programs and a covered bond regulatory oversight program; entire bill. HR 1182, GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer
Protection Act, to establish a term certain for the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide conditions for
continued operation of such enterprises, and to provide for the wind down of such operations and the dissolution of such
enterprises; entire bill. HR 1222, GSE Subsidy Elimination Act, a bill to increase the guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac with respect to mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by such enterprises; entire bill. HR 1223, GSE Credit Risk
Equitable Treatment Act, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to ensure mortgages held or securitized by Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac and asset-backed securities issued by such enterprises are treated similarly as other mortgages and
asset-backed securities for purposes of the credit risk retention requirements under such Act; entire bill. HR 1859, Housing
Finance Reform Act, to ensure the availability of reasonably priced conventional mortgages to borrowers in all economic cycles
by encouraging private sector capital support the secondary mortgage market, limiting the role of the Federal government and
the exposure to taxpayers; entire bill. HR 2413, Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act, to establish a
sustainable Federal Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages that is financed by private capital, to terminate the
conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and repeal the charter Acts of such enterprises, and for other purposes; entire
bill. S.1963, Mortgage Finance Act of 2011, a bill to establish a Mortgage Finance Agency, which shall be an independent agency of the Federal Government; entire bill. S. 1834, Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act of 2011, a bill to restore and repair the United States mortgage markets by making them transparent, bringing in private capital, winding down the Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes; entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), 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 |
Justin |
Ailes |
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Jessica |
McEwen |
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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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1309, Flood Insurance Reform Act, to extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, to achieve reforms to
improve the financial integrity and stability of the program, and to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood
insurance risk, and for other purposes; entire bill. S 1958, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May 31, 2012; entire bill.
H.R. 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012, a bill making appropriations for most federal government operations for the remainder of 2012; Division D Title V section 573. HR 2425, Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act, to prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage that is assigned to the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems or for which MERS is the mortgagee of record; entire bill. S 1390, Tax Lien Simplification Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by providing for a national, Internet accessible, filing system for Federal tax liens, and for other purposes; entire bill. Regulatory proposals related to private transfer fee covenants; RIN 2590-AA41 [Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks: Restrictions on the Acquisition of, or Taking Security Interests in, Mortgages on Properties Encumbered by Certain Private Transfer Fee Covenants and Related Securities]
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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 |
Justin |
Ailes |
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Gottheim |
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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 1754, Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act, to permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount
limitations; entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), 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 |
Justin |
Ailes |
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Steve |
Gottheim |
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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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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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