Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate

Legislative Resource Center Office of Public Records

B-106 Cannon Building 232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20510
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment
1. Effective Date of Registration 07/01/2010
2. House Identification 31958 Senate Identification 39941

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization Venable LLP

Address 575 7th Street, NW Address2
City Washington State DC Zip 20004 - Country USA
4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)
City State Zip - Country

5. Contact name and telephone number International Number

Contact Mr. Ronald M. Jacobs Telephone (202) 344-8215 E-mail

6. General description of registrant's business or activities

Legal representation

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box
labeled "Self" and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name Financial Education and Counseling Alliance

Address 14141 Southwest Freeway #1000
City Sugar Land State TX Zip 77478 - Country USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City State Zip - Country
9. General description of client's business or activities
Financial counseling

LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in
this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first
acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First Last Suffix

Gregory M. Gill Leg. Dir. Rep. Hoyer, Asst. Staff House Appropriations Com.
Thomas H. Quinn
William J. Donovan
Robert L. Smith II Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Wes Watkins
William R. Nordwind Counsel, Telecommunications Subcommittee

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Registrant Venable LLP Client Name Financial Education and Counseling Alliance

LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
FIN

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Legislative issues pertaining to financial counseling.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in
a quarterly period and either actively participates in and/or in whole or in major part plans, supervises or controls the registrant’s
lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the
criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business

Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country

Take Charge America, Inc. 20620 North 19th Avenue City

Phoenix AZ 85027 USA State Country

Springboard Nonprofit Consumer Cre 4351 Latham Street City

Riverside CA 92501 USA State Country

Money Management International, Inc 14141 Southwest Freeway Suite 1000 City

Sugar Land TX 77478 USA State Country

FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13: or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of
the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the
lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching
the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Amount of contribution Ownership
Principal place of business
Name Street for lobbying activities
(city and state or country)
City State/Province Country

City
%
State Country
City
%
State Country

Signature Digitally Signed By: Michael J. Ferrell Date 11/10/2010

Printed Name and Title Michael J. Ferrell, Partner

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Registrant Venable LLP Client Name Financial Education and Counseling Alliance

ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS
10. Supplemental. List any addtional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)

First Last Suffix

ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES

11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.

ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization thats meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.

Name Address Principal Place of Business

Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country

Homeownership Preservation Founda 3033 Elcelsior Boulevard, Suite 500 City

Minneapolis MN 55416 USA State Country

GreenPath, Inc. 38505 Country Club Drive, Suite 210 City

Farmington Hills MI 48331 USA State Country

Garden State Cred.Couns. Novadebt 225 Willowbrook Road City

Freehold NJ 07728 USA State Country

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Supplemental. List any other foreign entity that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 14.
A d d r es s
Principal place of business Ownership
Amount of contribution
Name Street
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
City State/Province Country

City
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State Country

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Registrant Venable LLP Client Name Financial Education and Counseling Alliance

ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS
10. Supplemental. List any addtional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)

First Last Suffix

ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES

11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.

ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization thats meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.

Name Address Principal Place of Business

Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country

Consumer Cred.Couns. San Francisco 595 Market Street, 15th Floor City

San Francisco CA 94105 USA State Country

Cons. Cred.Couns.Atlanta CredAbility 100 Edgewood Avenue, Suite 1800 City

Atlanta GA 30303 USA State Country

Cons. Cred.Couns. Greater Dallas, Inc 8737 King Georges Drive, Suite 200 City

Dallas TX 75235 USA State Country

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Supplemental. List any other foreign entity that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 14.
A d d r es s
Principal place of business Ownership
Amount of contribution
Name Street
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
City State/Province Country

City
%
State Country

City
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State Country

City
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State Country

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