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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 950 |
Address2 | DC8-455-09-01 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Charlotte |
State | NC |
Zip Code | 28255 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 26400-12
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6. House ID# 310670000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| 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: John E. Collingwood, Director, Federal Government Relations, Public Policy |
Date | 10/20/2010 |
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 2896 - Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act regarding issues of treatment on covered bonds; HR. 977 - Derivatives Markets Transparency & Accountability Act; S. 272 - Derivatives Trading Integrity Act regarding Credit Default Swaps; HR 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act; S 961 - Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act; S 1691 - Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act; Administration proposal regarding over the counter derivatives;
S 3098 - PROP Trading Acting regarding Volcker Rule on proprietary trading;
Proposed Schumer Bill regarding issues of examination of debt settlement practices;
S773 CyberSecurity Act of 2009; S3454 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011; S 3742 Data Security and Breach Notification Act; S1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 regarding data security and cyber security legislative initiatives; HR 5777 - To foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information; HR 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act regarding legislative initiatives on privacy; HR 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009; S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act regarding creation of a consumer protection agency for financial products, general issues regarding interchange, risk retention, derivatives, and IA/BD Fiduciary duty; S.3677 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2011, Durbin Amendment regarding market interchange rate.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 |
John E. |
Collingwood |
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Edward |
Hill |
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Darrell |
Minott |
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Kevin |
MacMillan |
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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 1260, S 515, S 610 - Patent Reform Act regarding patent reform issues
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 |
Edward |
Hill |
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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
General issues regarding Government Sponsored Enterprises; HR 3081 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Sections 144, 145 & 146 provisions dealing with FHA loan limits)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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 |
John E. |
Collingwood |
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Edward |
Hill |
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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
HR 1583 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act regarding China currency
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 |
Edward |
Hill |
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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
S 3793 Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010; HR 4213 - American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 regarding extension of IRS section 954(h), carried interest, Build America Bonds, exempt facility bond volume cap, new markets tax credits, and low income housing credit; General issues on solar tax incentives, international tax reform proposals, taxation of dividends, and Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee.
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 |
James |
Carlisle |
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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)
Internet Address:
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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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