| LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 950
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DC8-455-09-01
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WASHINGTON
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DC
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20004
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USA
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3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
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Charlotte
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NC
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28255
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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 |
2009
| 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 |
| INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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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 from 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 |
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| Signature |
Digitally Signed By: John E. Collingwood, Director, Federal Government Relations, Public Policy
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01/20/2010
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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 1664 Grayson Himes Pay for Performance Act, regarding issues on executive compensation; HR 3795 Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009, regarding over-the-counter derivatives; HR 977 Derivatives Markets Transparency & Accountability Act, regarding over-the-counter derivatives; S 272 Derivatives Trading Integrity Act, regarding Credit Default Swaps;
HR 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act / S 1691 Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act / Administration Proposal / S 961 Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act, regarding over-the-counter derivatives; HR 627 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act / HR 3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 / S 1927 / HR 3959 / HR 2382 Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, regarding legislative and regulatory prohibition of credit card practices, implementation timeframes, interchange fees, and restrictions on small business credit cards; S 773 / S 778 Cybersecurity Act of 2009, regarding creation of an agency and advisor; Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Dodd's discussion draft regarding comprehensive financial institution regulatory reform; Discuss with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding the Committee's inquiry into the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America; HR 2897 Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act, regarding deposit insurance; HR 2896 Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act, regarding issues of treatment of covered bonds; General issues regarding lending and credit market activities, Gramm-Leach Bliley Repeal, examination of debt-settlement practices, fiduciary standards of investment, and Bank of America postal strategies; HR 384 TARP Reform and Accountability Act, regarding general issues on TARP oversight; HR 1105 / S Amdt 638 Omnibus Appropriations Act, regarding issues involving Truth in Lending Act; HR 786 / S Amdt 688 To make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage regarding FDIC insurance; HR 2695 / S 1212 Credit Card Fair Free Act, regarding issues involving rates and electronic payment systems; S 1432 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2010, regarding interchange charges to government acceptance of card payments; S 1799 FAIR Overdraft Coverage Act, regarding legislative limitations of overdraft practices; HR 1474 Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009, regarding financial regulatory reform; HR 1624 Amdt. 201 / BKO Proposed Rule 3001, regarding Legislative effort to enact restrictions on credit cards and other loans; HR 4300 Restoring America's Commitment to Consumers Act of 2009, regarding legislative limitation of interest rates and fees on credit cards.
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)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Edward
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Hill
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John E.
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Collingwood
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Darrell
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Minott
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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 |
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Edward
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues on student lending.
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 |
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Edward
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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 4173 / HR 3310 / HR 3996 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, regarding financial services regulatory reform; HR 1349 Federal Accounting Oversight Board Act, general issues regarding accounting practices; HR 3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, regarding issues of creation of a consumer protection agency for financial products and regulatory restructuring.
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
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Edward
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Hill
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James
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Carlisle
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Darrell
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Minott
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John E.
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Collingwood
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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 1106 / HR 200 / S 61 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act; HR 225 Emergency Homeownership and Equity Protection Act; HR 787 Hope for Homeowners, regarding issues on bankruptcy reform mortgages, safe harbor and FDIC insurance; HR 788 To Provide Safe Harbor for Mortgage Servicers Act, regarding safe harbor provisions.
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
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Edward
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Hill
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John E.
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Collingwood
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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 1944, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income; HR 4213 Tax Extenders Act of 2009, on issues regarding new markets tax credit, substitute dividends and dividend equivalent payments, foreign exceptions to registered bond requirements, reporting on foreign accounts, and extension of IRS Code Sec 954 (h);
HR 2452 / HR 3548 Worker, Homeownership & Business Assistance Act of 2009 / S 823 Net Operating Loss Carryback Act, issues regarding net operating loss rules; General issues on solar tax incentives, wire transfer reporting proposals, international tax reform proposals, low income housing credit; HR 3548 / S 253 / HR 1119 Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act, regarding issues of homebuyer tax credits; HR 2989 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act, regarding issues on investment advice; HR 3439 / S 1341 Close the SILO/LILO Loophole Act, regarding excise tax on leasing transactions; HR 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act / S 2927 Wall Street Fair Share Act, regarding financial transactions tax; HR 3302 / S 1501 Community Forestry Conservation Act regarding community forestry bonds; HR 1083 Business Activity Simplification Act, regarding establishment of physical nexus standard.
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
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James
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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