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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 | 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. | ||||||||
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 and Public Policy |
Date | 01/16/2015 |
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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John |
Hand |
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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
Definition of Eligible Entity for Farm Loans
FCA/FCS Non-Farm Related Investments
Regulatory Capital of FCS Institutions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
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 1603 The Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act
HR 1750 The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act
HR 2199 Flood Insurance
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 3193 The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act
HR 3329 To Enhance the Ability of Community Financial Institutions to Foster Economic Growth
HR 4042 Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act of 2014
HR 4252 Mutual Bank Choice and Continuity Act of 2014
HR 4466 Financial Regulatory Clarity Act
HR 4521 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act
HR 4986 End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014
HR 5148 Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2014
HR 5199 Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2014
HR 5405 Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act of 2014
HR 5461 Dodd Frank Reforms
HR 5758 Financial Institutions Consumer Protection Act of 2014
HR 5786 Small Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act of 2014
S 635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act
S 727 The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
S 1349 The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act
S 1916 HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014
S 1927 Data Secuity Act of 2014
S 2244 Amendment 3550 to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthoriation Act of 2014
S 2588 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014
S 2732 The CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshhold Act of 2014
S 2937 NY Federal Reserve Bank
Access to Capital for Community Banks
Call Report Burden
Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules/Treatment of Mortgage Servicing Assets
CFPB Reforms
Credit Union Business Lending Powers
Credit Union IOLTAs
Credit Union Tax Exemption
Cybersecurity
Data Security and Breaches
DeNovo Bank Applications
Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint
Federal Reserve Vacancy
FHFA - FHLB Membership Rules
Flood Insurance Reform Implementation of Bigger-Waters Act
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations
Housing Finance Reform
Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises
Military Lending Act
Mortgage Escrow Requirements
Mortgage Lending Reform
Mortgage Servicing Standards
National Flood Insurance Program
Nomination of Antonio Weiss for Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance
Overdraft Protection
Patent Litigation Reform
Patent Trolling/Demand Letters
Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules
Qualified Residential Mortgages/Risk Retention
Regulation Z Establishment of Escrow - Higher Priced Loans
Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks
Tila/RESPA Final Rule Implementation
Virtual Currency - CFPB
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, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), 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 |
Christopher |
Cole |
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Brian |
Cooney |
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Elizabeth |
Eurgubian |
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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
Demand Letters
Draft Patent Reform Legislation
Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014
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 |
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 2673 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
HR 2767 Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act
HR 4521 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act
HR 5148 Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2014
S 1217 Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (GSE Reform)
S 2438 Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--Proposed FHA Lender Fee
Escrow Requirements for Higher-priced Mortgage Loans
Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Housing Administration
FHFA Proposed Single Security Structure
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Housing Finance Reform
Housing GSE Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Housing GSE Capital Retention
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, Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), Federal Reserve System
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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John |
Hand |
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Walter |
Haynie |
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James |
Keller |
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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
HR 4383 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Act
HR 5405 Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act of 2014
HR 5599 Small Business Loan Simplification Act
Changes to SBA 7(a) Program
Measures to Promote and Support Small Business Lending
Small Business Lending Fund
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Adminstration (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 |
Brian |
Cooney |
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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 4453 S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act
HR 5199 Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2014
HR 5771 Tax Increase Prevention Act
S 2260 EXPIRE Act (Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act)
HR 4 Jobs for America Act (Subchapter S reforms)
S 2892 401 (Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2014
Bank Qualified Bonds
Credit Union Tax Exemption
Expiring tax provisions
S Corp Reforms for Community Banks
Subchapter S Modernization
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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John |
Hand |
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James |
Keller |
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David |
Lynch |
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Paul |
Merski |
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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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