STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION lobbying for STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 amendment

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Expenses

$330,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 162(e) definitions (method C): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

KEVIN GEORGE

Previously held: Legislative Director, Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Rep. Stephen Lynch; Legislative Aide, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp; Legislative Fellow, Rep. Ron Kind
PALMER RAFFERTY

Previously held: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, Legislative Assistant, Senator David Vitter (R-LA); Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 4

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 3

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules. 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal.

Housing

1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 4. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 5. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 6. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 7. HR 9460 - Sustainable Home Ownership Act - issues related to GSE reform

Banking

1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of appropriate securitization treatment in Basel III capital and liquidity rules, including the definition of securitization

Bills named in this filing 1

H.R. 9460
Sustainable Homeownership Act