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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 | 2015 |
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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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: Karen M. Thomas, Senior EVP, Government Relations/Public Policy |
Date | 1/19/2016 6:20:27 PM |
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
Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage - Cottonseed Designation
Crop Insurance
Crop Insurance in Omnibus Appropriations Bill - P.L.# 114-112
Farm Credit Administration Guidance Memo on Farm Credit System Investments
Rural Business Investment Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Farm Credit Administration, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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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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
H.R. 22 Developing a Reliable and Innovating Vision for the Economy -Section 52203 (Fed dividend pay for)
H.R. 601 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act
H.R. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act
H.R. 888 Subsidy Reserve Act
H.R. 957 The CFPB -IG Act
H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1188 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act
H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act
H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act
H.R. 1259 The HELP Rural Communities Act
H.R. 1266 The Financial Products Safety Commission Act
H.R. 1334 Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015
H.R. 1408 The Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act
H.R. 1422 CU Residential Loan Parity Act
H.R. 1523 Community Bank Access to Capital Act
H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act
H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act
H.R. 1660 The Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act
H.R. 1661 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act
H.R. 1737 The Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act
H.R. 1766 Right to Lend Act of 2015
H.R. 1941 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act
H.R. 2205 Data Security Act of 2015
H.R. 2213 TRID Safe Harbor Protection
H.R. 2209 To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2896 Tailor Act of 2015
H.R. 2995 FY 2016 Financial Services Approps Bill - Opposed Amendment to Offer HR 1188 Bill
H.R. 2987 Community Bank Capital Clarification Act
H.R. 3038 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (section 2003)
H.R. 3048 Community Financial Institution Exemption Act
H.R. 3236 Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (Highway Trust Fund Act)
H.R. 3705 Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2015
H.R. 3791 A bill to increase Small Bank Holding Policy Statement threshold from $1B to $5B in assets
H.R. 3808 To require the withdrawal and study of the Federal Housing Finance Agencys proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership
H.R. 4116 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker
S. 423 Privacy Notice Modernization Act
S. 482 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act
S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
S. 774 Financial Institutions and Exam Fairness Reform
S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act
S. 871 HELP Rural Communities Act
S.961 Data Security Act of 2015
S. 927 CLEAR Relief Plus Act
S. 970 18-Month Exam Cycle
S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act
S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act
S. 1647 Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act - Fed Reserve Dividend
S. 1711 TRID Safe Harbor Protection
S. 1816 Community Bank Access to Capital Act
S. 1974 The Relationship Lending Preservation Act
Appraisal Exemption
Basel III/Capital Access
Call Report Burden
CFPB Data Collection
CFPB Overdraft
CFPB Reforms/Governance
CFPB Small Business Data Collection
CFPB Small Dollar/Payday Lending
Congressional Payments Technology Caucus
Credit Union Business Lending Powers
Cybersecurity - Information Sharing
Data Security and Breaches
De Novo Bank Applications
Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint
Escrow Mortgage Requirements
FASB Accounting Rules for Loan Loss Reserves
Faster Payments
FDIC Small Bank Assessments
Federal Reserve Reform
Federal Home Loan Bank Membership Rules
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations
House Payments Innovation Caucus
Housing Finance Reform
Military Lending Act Rules
Mortgage Lending Reform
Mutual Banks
NCUA Proposed Rule to Extend Member Business Lending, Commercial Lending, Part 72B
Online/Marketplace Lending
Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules
Reduction in Dividend Rate on Federal Reserve Stock
Regulatory Burden for Community Banks
Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks
SBA 7(a) Lending Limit
Senate Payments Innovation Caucus
Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement
TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures Implementation
Too Big To Fail
Virtual Currency
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Defense - Dept of (DOD), White House Office, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
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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Camden |
Fine |
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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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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.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (All Provisions)
Appropriations Continuing Resolution
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 |
Camden |
Fine |
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John |
Hand |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Patent Trolling/Demand Letters
Patent Litigation Reform
Patent Reform Legislation
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 |
Camden |
Fine |
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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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act
H.R. 1259 The HELP Rural Communities Act
H.R. 1389 American Jobs and Community Revitalization Act
H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016
H.R. 2213 Safe Harbor Protection in TRID
S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act
S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act
S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act
CFPB Ability to Repay Rule, Small Creditors/Rural
Foreclosure Protection for Military Service Members
FHLB Membership Rules
GSE Reform
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Qualified Mortgages
TRID Implementation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), White House Office
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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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
H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act
S. 966 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2015
SBA 7(a) Lending Limit
SBA Credit Scoring Model
Small Business Program Changes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
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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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
H.R. 1295 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 - Financial Account and Interest Reporting Mandates
H.R. 2789 Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act
S. 1946 Tax Relief Extension Act
Business Income Taxation
Business Interest Deduction
Credit Union Tax Exemption
Farm Credit System Tax Exemption
S Corp Reforms
Tax Extenders
Tax Reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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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Camden |
Fine |
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John |
Hand |
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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
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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