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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 444 North Capitol Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 601 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Zip Code | 45202 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 283914-12
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6. House ID# 368490000
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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: Eric G. Rizzo, Vice President, Government Affairs Officer |
Date | 04/22/2013 |
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
S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013.
S. 451, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013.
H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act.
Issues related to municipal advisors, discussions related to rule making and reforming the rule (no specific bill).
Issues related to swaps, derivatives (no action letter, eligible contract participant, guarantor, swap obligation, direct/indirect, LEI/CICI requirements, registration relief, maintenance and expense management) (no specific bill).
H.R. 797, Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013.
H.R. 742, Swaps Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013.
H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act.
H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013.
H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act.
H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013.
H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act.
H.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013.
Basel III, issues related to a quantitative impact study (QIS), capital standards, regulatory activity, rule making and implementation, risk weighting, capital and standardized approach, lending (home equity, mortgages and commercial lending), and risk management (no specific bill).
H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act.
Issues related to housing and lending, mortgage lending, qualified mortgages, qualified residential mortgages, small business lending, student loans and auto lending (no specific bill).
Issues related to government sponsored enterprise (GSE and FHA) reforms (no specific bill).
Issues related to credit card interchange and debit card interchange (Senator Durbin amendment, electronic debit card transactions) (no specific bill).
Issues related to bank and card fees (no specific bill).
Issues related to the administration's budget, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and financial crisis responsibility fee/bank tax (no specific bill).
Issues related to the Volcker Rule, liquidity management, liability management; rule making and regulatory implementation (no specific bill).
H.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act.
Issues related to Too Big To Fail (TBTF), draft legislation and amendment discussions (no specific bill).
H.R. 613, Systemic Risk Mitigation Act.
Issues related to compliance and regulatory costs (no specific bill).
H.R. 4173 (111th Congress, P.L. 111-203): Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act); regulatory implementation discussions covering rules and regulations, including discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (for which there is no CFPB listing on Line 17 available), on structure, regulatory implementation, oversight, process, enforcement and compliant handling. General discussions covering the Dodd-Frank Act and provisions (Act repeal, amending and technical fixes), Volcker Rule, Financial Stability Oversight Council, Office of Financial Research, systemically important financial institutions designations, prudential regulations, mortgage regulations (qualified mortgages, qualified residential mortgages), corporate governance, enhanced prudential standards (165/166), stress testing, capital planning, living will, remittance, 716, push-out, Title VII (swaps/derivatives), Title II, overdraft, pre-paid cards, examinations and other banking and financial services related provisions.
Issues related to cyber security (no specific bill).
S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013.
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
Issues related to Export Import Bank (no specific bill).
Issues related to financial literacy (no specific bill).
Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act.
Issues related to general banking matters and discussions legislative and regulatory (general discussions related to the confirmation process for departments and agencies with financial services/banking oversight) (no specific bill).
Issues related to mobile payments, and non-banking entities providing banking products (no specific bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Reserve System, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), 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 |
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Rizzo |
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Ruebel |
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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
Issues related to tax reform general discussions covering individual and corporate tax reform (rate and base discussions), including the bank tax, business interest deductions and tax expenditures, new markets tax credits, low income housing tax credits, financial transactions tax (securities tax and VAT), (no specific bill).
Issues and general discussions on legislative discussion drafts (including the Financial Products Tax Reform discussion draft), plans and initiatives related to tax reform (no specific bill).
Issues related to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA) (no specific bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Eric |
Rizzo |
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Ruebel |
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues and general discussions related to Veterans and Military affairs (including VA back log, and financial and medical care matters) and roles for regional banks to serve communities (SBA loans, small business lending, commercial banking initiatives) (no specific bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
Eric |
Rizzo |
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Thomas |
Ruebel |
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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
Issues related to fiscal cliff, national budget, deficit and sequestration (no specific bill).
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 |
Eric |
Rizzo |
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Thomas |
Ruebel |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues and general discussions related to Pell grants, veterans programs, workforce development and effects of sequestration on college funding (no specific bill).
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 |
Eric |
Rizzo |
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Thomas |
Ruebel |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues and general discussions related to Health Savings Accounts (HSA), discussions related to possible legislation being introduced and measures from last congress (no specific bill).
Issues and general discussions related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Eric |
Rizzo |
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Thomas |
Ruebel |
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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 POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 316 / H.R. 630, Postal Service Protection Act.
Issues related to postal reform (delivery schedule, rate increases) (no specific bill).
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 |
Eric |
Rizzo |
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Thomas |
Ruebel |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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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
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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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