$211,450 of WESTERN UNION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Cross border remittance issues; remittance issues related to Cuba; legal issues related to the Democratic Republic of Congo; issues related to Ukrainian sanctions; remittance activity and outbound remittance activity from Iraq; bank de-risking; general issues concerning money service businesses; anti-money laundering and terrorist finance issues including money service business know your customer and know your agent requirements; issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act regarding remittances; issues related to financial fraud; privacy and related issues working with law enforcement; human trafficking; identification requirements for consumers utilizing money transmitters; international tax issues; taxes and/ or fees related to money transmission/ remittances and the budget reconciliation process. Cross border remittance issues; legal issues related to the Democratic Republic of Congo; issues related to Ukrainian sanctions; remittance activity and outbound remittance activity from Iraq; bank de-risking; general issues concerning money service businesses; anti-money laundering and terrorist finance issues including money service business know your customer and know your agent requirements; issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act regarding remittances; issues related to financial fraud; privacy and related issues working with law enforcement; human trafficking; identification requirements for consumers utilizing money transmitters; taxes and/ or fees related to money transmission/ remittances and the budget reconciliation process. General remittance issues; human trafficking and smuggling issues; taxes and/ or fees related to money transmission/ remittances and the budget reconciliation process. Remittance Tax and Reconciliation legislation Remittances generally to various countries Remittance taxes and the reconciliation process Remittance tax and implementation thereof, remittance tax and the reconciliation process, section 163(j) deduction of foreign interest/expenses"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
WU Insider Trading Activity
WU insiders have traded $WU stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WU stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- BENJAMIN CARLTON ADAMS (Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 19,924 shares for an estimated $183,883.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
WU Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 221 institutional investors add shares of WU stock to their portfolio, and 289 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 11,246,081 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $86,594,823
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 6,513,963 shares (+26.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $50,157,515
- RANMORE FUND MANAGEMENT LTD removed 5,000,000 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $38,500,000
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP removed 4,827,036 shares (-96.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $37,168,177
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added 4,573,663 shares (+701.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $35,217,205
- MORGAN STANLEY removed 4,519,541 shares (-56.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $34,800,465
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP removed 3,341,063 shares (-80.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $25,726,185
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
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