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To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through April 2, 2004.
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2008 · second_quarter · Housing
H.R. 5818 - The Neighborhood Stablization Act of 2008; H.R. 5830 - the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act; H.R. 3915 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act.
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support an Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895 / in Senate version of H.R. 3221). Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Support H.R. 1427, H.R. 1227, H.R. 840, H.Res. 526, H.R. 1851, H.R. 2895, S. 2452, H.R. 3915 with strengthening amendments. Support H.R. 5830. Support H.R. 3221 in the Senate, H.R. 5818. Support the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in H.R. 3221; support funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in HR 1424.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Voice of America, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Eliminate predatory lending; ensure equal access to financial services to all Americans. Eliminate disparities in credit reporting. Ease home mortgage foreclosure crisis, H.R. 5830 and H.R. 5818, and H.R. 3221. Eliminate pay day lending (concerns about H.R. 6312). Support S. 2452; support strengthening amendments to H.R. 3915. Support a foreclosure moratorium (H.R. 6076). Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Support H.R. 5679. Try to ensure that homeowner facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout (H.R. 1424). Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 5244).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Voice of America, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
End predatory lending, including pay-day lending, and ensure equal access to fair credit and main-stream financial insitutions by all Americans. Ease the home forclosure crisis. Support H.R. 1427; support H.Con.Res. 140 Support S. 2452; support strengthening amendments to H.R. 3915. Support a moratorium on foreclosures, support H.R. 6076; support H.R. 5830. Oppose "vulture funds". Support debt relief for poor nations, a.k.a. the Jubilee Act, H.R. 2634 / S. 2166. Support expansion of FHA loans to ease the foreclosure crisis, H.R. 3221 / H.R. 5830, support increasing funds for states and local communities to deal with foreclosed homes, support H.R. 5818. Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Support H.R. 5679. Try to ensure that homeowner facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout (H.R. 1424). Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 5244).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Voice of America, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Banking
Eliminate predatory lending; ensure equal access to financial services to all Americans. Eliminate disparities in credit reporting. Ease home mortgage foreclosure crisis, H.R. 5830 and H.R. 5818, and H.R. 3221. Eliminate pay day lending (concerns about H.R. 6312). Support S. 2452; support strengthening amendments to H.R. 3915. Support a foreclosure moratorium (H.R. 6076). Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Support H.R. 5679. Try to ensure that homeowner facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout (H.R. 1424). Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 5244).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Voice of America, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support an Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895 / in Senate version of H.R. 3221). Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Support H.R. 1427, H.R. 1227, H.R. 840, H.Res. 526, H.R. 1851, H.R. 2895, S. 2452, H.R. 3915 with strengthening amendments. Support H.R. 5830. Support H.R. 3221 in the Senate, H.R. 5818. Support the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in H.R. 3221; support funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in HR 1424.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Voice of America, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
End predatory lending, including pay-day lending, and ensure equal access to fair credit and main-stream financial insitutions by all Americans. Ease the home forclosure crisis. Support H.R. 1427; support H.Con.Res. 140 Support S. 2452; support strengthening amendments to H.R. 3915. Support a moratorium on foreclosures, support H.R. 6076; support H.R. 5830. Oppose "vulture funds". Support debt relief for poor nations, a.k.a. the Jubilee Act, H.R. 2634 / S. 2166. Support expansion of FHA loans to ease the foreclosure crisis, H.R. 3221 / H.R. 5830, support increasing funds for states and local communities to deal with foreclosed homes, support H.R. 5818. Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Support H.R. 5679. Try to ensure that homeowner facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout (H.R. 1424). Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 5244).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Voice of America, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Banking
Legislation: MMDA Sweep Account and legislation to repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on deposits (H.R.41); Real estate brokerage and management (H.R.111, S.413); CTR reports for seasoned customers (H.R.323); College Student Relief Act of 2007 (H.R.5); Tax provisions of minimum wage bill (H.R.6,H.Res.261,H.Res.332,H.R.1591,H.R.2206,S.965); credit card fees and services legislation; Small Business Tax Relief Act (H.R.976); Credit Union Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R.1537,H.R.5519);.... Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension (H.R.2761, H.R.4299, S.2285); CFIUS Reform (H.R.556); Community Development Investments (H.R.1066); Privacy (H.R.498, H.R.958, S.495, S.806, S.1178, S.1260); Executive Compensation (H.R.1257); PATRIOT Act (H.R.1314); SBA Disaster Loans (S.163, H.R.1361); GSE regulation (H.R.1427, S.1100); ILC holding company legislation (H.R.698, S.1356); Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1682, H.R.3121, S.1890, H.R.3959); Catastrophe Savings Accounts (H.R.1787, S.927); Borrowers Protection Act (S.1299); Student Loan Legislation (S.486, S.511, S.1642, S.1762, H.R.890, H.R. 2669); SBA Reform (S.1256, H.R.1332); Treasury Department Appropriations (H.R.2829); Interstate Taxation (S.1726, H.R.5267); Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Legislation (H.R.1508); Regulatory Burden Relief (H.R.1869, H.R.6312, H.R.5841); FHA Reform (H.R.1852); The Farm Bill (H.R.2419, H.R.4193), FHA Reform bills (H.R.1852, S.2338); Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness (H.R.3648); AMT Reform (H.R.3996); "Do Not Call" List amendments (H.R.2601, H.R.3541); Bankruptcy Reform (H.R.3609, S.2136); Sub.Prime Loan Regulation (H.R.3915, S.2452); Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Authority (H.R.3526); Identity Theft Legislation (S.2168); Appraisal and Escrow Legislation (H.R.3837); Rural Housing Bill (H.R.3873); Section 8 programs (H.R.3965); Dollar coin bill (H.R.3703); Tax Legislation (H.R.3970, H.R.3056, H.R.6275, H.R.6049, H.R.2886, H.R.5719, H.R.5720); SBA Lending (H.R.3866); Housing bills (H.R.2895); Overdraft Protection Bill (H.R.946); FHA Loan Size (H.R.1852); Lobbying Reform (S.1); Economic Stimulus (H.R.5140, S.2636, H.R.3221); Credit Card Practices (H.R.5244); Bankruptcy (S. 2636, H.R.3609, H.R.4044, S.2136); Foreclosure Legislation (H.R.3221, H.R.5830, H.R.5818, H.R.5579); Interchange Fee Controls (H.R.5546, S.3086); Student Loan Legislation (H.R. 5715, S. 2815); Internet Gambling Legislation (H.R.5767); Retirement Account Fee Disclosure (H.R.3185); Arbitration Clause Restrictions (H.R.3010; H.R.5312); Money Services Business Regulation (H.R.4049); Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R.1424). Regulation: Community Reinvestment Act regulations; FDIC ILC Applications; OTS gift card guidance; Subprime Mortgage Lending; SEC and PCAOB Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and guidance; Regulatory Burden Relief Regulations; Payday Lending Regulations; Deposit Insurance Regulations; SBA Regulations; Federal Reserve Board's Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending); Fed-SEC Regulation R; Garnishment of Exempt Funds regulation; FACT Act Regulations; FDIC Audit and reporting regulations; Capital Requirements (Basel II); IRS Trust Tax Regulations; Internet gambling regulations; Small bank examination rules; FTC Privacy Rules; OTS Unfair & Deceptive Rules; FinCen Rules on Foreign Banking Relationships; SEC Risk-based auditing standard; Money Laundering Regulations, FBI Subpoenas Addendum, Financial Institution Regulatory Restructuring, SEC Credit Rating Agency Reforms; Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Regulations; Risk-Based Pricing Notices; Home Valuation Code of Conduct Appraisal Rules; Guidance on HELOC reductions; Best Practices for Residential Covered Bonds; FRB Reg. S (privacy); HUD RESPA Regulations; Money Market Fund Guaranties; Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Conservatorship; SEC Short-Selling Rules; FASB Fair Value Accounting Regs; Auction-Rate Securities Rules; Timing of FASB/SEC Rules; FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Regulations. #17. (continued from previous page) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Sections Relating to ADR in the follwoing bills:S221 Fair Contracts for Growers;S237/S340/HR371 AG Job Opps, Benefits & Sec;S622/HR2135 Compet & Fair AG Mkts;S1135 FairArbs;S1348/S1639 Compre Immig Reform;HR1443 Consumer Fairns;HR1519 Amer Homebuyers Protection;HR1645 STRIVE;S1782/HR3010 Arb Fairns;HR2061 Predatory Lend Pract;S2302 Food & Energy Sec;HR2419 Farm Bill Ext;S2554/HR5129 Civil Rts;HR3915 Mgtg Reform;HR5312 Auto Arb Fariness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Banking
Sections Relating to ADR in the follwoing bills:S221 Fair Contracts for Growers;S237/S340/HR371 AG Job Opps, Benefits & Sec;S622/HR2135 Compet & Fair AG Mkts;S1135 FairArbs;S1348/S1639 Compre Immig Reform;HR1443 Consumer Fairns;HR1519 Amer Homebuyers Protection;HR1645 STRIVE;S1782/HR3010 Arb Fairns;HR2061 Predatory Lend Pract;S2302 Food & Energy Sec;HR2419 Farm Bill Ext;S2554/HR5129 Civil Rts;HR3915 Mgtg Reform;HR5312 Auto Arb Fariness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Sections Relating to ADR in the follwoing bills:S221 Fair Contracts for Growers;S237/S340/HR371 AG Job Opps, Benefits & Sec;S622/HR2135 Compet & Fair AG Mkts;S1135 FairArbs;S1348/S1639 Compre Immig Reform;HR1443 Consumer Fairns;HR1519 Amer Homebuyers Protection;HR1645 STRIVE;S1782/HR3010 Arb Fairns;HR2061 Predatory Lend Pract;S2302 Food & Energy Sec;HR2419 Farm Bill Ext;S2554/HR5129 Civil Rts;HR3915 Mgtg Reform;HR5312 Auto Arb Fariness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Immigration
Sections Relating to ADR in the follwoing bills:S221 Fair Contracts for Growers;S237/S340/HR371 AG Job Opps, Benefits & Sec;S622/HR2135 Compet & Fair AG Mkts;S1135 FairArbs;S1348/S1639 Compre Immig Reform;HR1443 Consumer Fairns;HR1519 Amer Homebuyers Protection;HR1645 STRIVE;S1782/HR3010 Arb Fairns;HR2061 Predatory Lend Pract;S2302 Food & Energy Sec;HR2419 Farm Bill Ext;S2554/HR5129 Civil Rts;HR3915 Mgtg Reform;HR5312 Auto Arb Fariness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Sections Relating to ADR in the follwoing bills:S221 Fair Contracts for Growers;S237/S340/HR371 AG Job Opps, Benefits & Sec;S622/HR2135 Compet & Fair AG Mkts;S1135 FairArbs;S1348/S1639 Compre Immig Reform;HR1443 Consumer Fairns;HR1519 Amer Homebuyers Protection;HR1645 STRIVE;S1782/HR3010 Arb Fairns;HR2061 Predatory Lend Pract;S2302 Food & Energy Sec;HR2419 Farm Bill Ext;S2554/HR5129 Civil Rts;HR3915 Mgtg Reform;HR5312 Auto Arb Fariness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Sections Relating to ADR in the follwoing bills:S221 Fair Contracts for Growers;S237/S340/HR371 AG Job Opps, Benefits & Sec;S622/HR2135 Compet & Fair AG Mkts;S1135 FairArbs;S1348/S1639 Compre Immig Reform;HR1443 Consumer Fairns;HR1519 Amer Homebuyers Protection;HR1645 STRIVE;S1782/HR3010 Arb Fairns;HR2061 Predatory Lend Pract;S2302 Food & Energy Sec;HR2419 Farm Bill Ext;S2554/HR5129 Civil Rts;HR3915 Mgtg Reform;HR5312 Auto Arb Fariness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Sections Relating to ADR in the follwoing bills:S221 Fair Contracts for Growers;S237/S340/HR371 AG Job Opps, Benefits & Sec;S622/HR2135 Compet & Fair AG Mkts;S1135 FairArbs;S1348/S1639 Compre Immig Reform;HR1443 Consumer Fairns;HR1519 Amer Homebuyers Protection;HR1645 STRIVE;S1782/HR3010 Arb Fairns;HR2061 Predatory Lend Pract;S2302 Food & Energy Sec;HR2419 Farm Bill Ext;S2554/HR5129 Civil Rts;HR3915 Mgtg Reform;HR5312 Auto Arb Fariness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Sections Relating to ADR in the follwoing bills:S221 Fair Contracts for Growers;S237/S340/HR371 AG Job Opps, Benefits & Sec;S622/HR2135 Compet & Fair AG Mkts;S1135 FairArbs;S1348/S1639 Compre Immig Reform;HR1443 Consumer Fairns;HR1519 Amer Homebuyers Protection;HR1645 STRIVE;S1782/HR3010 Arb Fairns;HR2061 Predatory Lend Pract;S2302 Food & Energy Sec;HR2419 Farm Bill Ext;S2554/HR5129 Civil Rts;HR3915 Mgtg Reform;HR5312 Auto Arb Fariness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Sections Relating to ADR in the follwoing bills:S221 Fair Contracts for Growers;S237/S340/HR371 AG Job Opps, Benefits & Sec;S622/HR2135 Compet & Fair AG Mkts;S1135 FairArbs;S1348/S1639 Compre Immig Reform;HR1443 Consumer Fairns;HR1519 Amer Homebuyers Protection;HR1645 STRIVE;S1782/HR3010 Arb Fairns;HR2061 Predatory Lend Pract;S2302 Food & Energy Sec;HR2419 Farm Bill Ext;S2554/HR5129 Civil Rts;HR3915 Mgtg Reform;HR5312 Auto Arb Fariness Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation and oversight issues affecting housing, Government Sponsored Enterprises and, in particular, structure, operations and supervision of Federal Home Loan Banks. GSE legislation is H.R. 3221, H.R. 1427 and S. 1100; FHA reform is H.R. 1852 and S. 2338; foreclosure prevention is S. 2636; FHA mortgage refinancing is H.R. 5830; mortgage bankruptcy is H.R. 3609 and S. 2136; subprime mortgage regulation is H.R. 3915 and S. 2452; and economic stabilization is H.R. 1424.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Banking
Legislation and oversight issues affecting housing, Government Sponsored Enterprises and, in particular, structure, operations and supervision of Federal Home Loan Banks. GSE legislation is H.R. 3221, H.R. 1427 and S. 1100; FHA reform is H.R. 1852 and S. 2338; foreclosure prevention is S. 2636; FHA mortgage refinancing is H.R. 5830; mortgage bankruptcy is H.R. 3609 and S. 2136; subprime mortgage regulation is H.R. 3915 and S. 2452; and economic stabilization is H.R. 1424.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation and oversight issues affecting housing, Government Sponsored Enterprises and, in particular, structure, operations and supervision of Federal Home Loan Banks. GSE legislation is H.R. 1427 and S. 1100; FHA reform is H.R. 1852 and S. 2338; foreclosure prevention is S. 2636; FHA mortgage refinancing is H.R. 5830; mortgage bankruptcy is H.R. 3609 and S. 2136; and subprime mortgage regulation is H.R. 3915 and S. 2452.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Banking
Legislation and oversight issues affecting housing, Government Sponsored Enterprises and, in particular, structure, operations and supervision of Federal Home Loan Banks. GSE legislation is H.R. 1427, S. 1100, and H.R. 3221; FHA reform is H.R. 1852 and S. 2338; foreclosure prevention is S. 2636; FHA mortgage refinancing is H.R. 5830; mortgage bankruptcy is H.R. 3609 and S. 2136; and subprime mortgage regulation is H.R. 3915 and S. 2452.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Banking
Government Sponsored Enterprises-Regulatory Authority (H.R. 1427) Data Security (H.R. 1685-S. 1260) Regulatory Relief (H.R. 1550) Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending (H.R. 3915) Federal Deposit Insurance Reform (H.R. 3012, H.R. 1427; S. 1100, S. 1386) Mortgage Refinancing (H.R. 5830) Foreclosures (H.R. 5818; S. 2734) Mortgage Restructuring (H.R. 5579) Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (H.R. 3221)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Oversight of SEC concerning regulation of broker dealers and hedge funds, and legislation affecting secondary mortgage market including FHA reform (H.R. 1852 and S. 2338); FHA mortgage refinancing (H.R. 5830); mortgage bankruptcy (S. 2136 and H.R. 3609); GSE reform (S. 1100 and H.R. 1427); and mortgage regulatory reform (H.R. 3915 and S. 2452).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 3915 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory-Amends the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountablity for such practices S. 2452 - Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act-Amends the Truth in Lending Act to provide protection to consumers with respect to certain high-cost loans.
Client expense: $90,345 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · first_quarter · Banking
S 1395 "Stop Unfair Credit Card Practices" and HR 2146 "Universal Default Prohibition Act" - address concerns and educate Members and staff on credit card pricing and marketing practices; HR 5546 "Credit Card Fair Fee Act" - educate Members and staff on the role of interchange in the electronic payments network; HR 3915 "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act" and HR 2452 "Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act" - protect homebuyers from predatory lending practices and support legislation providing for federal preemption of state laws; HR 1066 "Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act" and S 2487 "Public Welfare Investments" - relate to the Community Reinvestment Act; HR 948 "Social Security Number Protection Act" and HR 3046 "Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Protection Act" - legislation to restrict the commercial use of Social Security numbers; S 473 "Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act" - improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes; HR 946 "Conumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act" - educate Members and staff on legislation to increase regulation of overdraft protection programs; Educate administration and Members on industry response to crisis in mortgage lending including loan modification; Discuss mortgage and housing rescue proposal to allow FHA to guarantee "underwater" mortgages that have been discounted by the original lender.
Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Housing
HR3915 Mortgage Reform Act;
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Housing
HR 3221, Title II, provisions related to down payment requirements with FHA loans; HR 3915, specifically Title VII, provisions related to appraisal reform; HR 1850 and S. 1078, specifically provisions related to employer housing benefits; HR 3221 (senate version), Sec. 113, specifically provisions related to down payment requirement with FHA loans; HR6694, the downpayment assistance reform bill; ; HR 1424 and HR 2638, provisions related to foreclosure prevention, down payment assistance, homebuyer e ducation; eminent domain; and, mortgage interest deductibility.
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
HR 2347/S 1430 - To authorize state and local governments to direct divestments from, and prevent investments in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector; Argentina debt default; S 970 - To impose sanctions on Iran and on Russia for assisting Iran in developing a nuclear program; HR 1427 - Federal Housing Finance Reform Act HR 2586 - Securities & Exchange Commission Authority Restoration Act of 2007 HR 1400 - To enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by imposing additional economic sanctions against Iran HR 3185 - The "401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007" HR 3765 - Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007 S 2473 - Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007 HR 3915 - Mortgage Reform & Anti-Predatory Lending Act HR 5579 - The Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification S 2133 - Homeowners' Mortgage and Equity Savings Act of 2007 S 2136 - Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007 S 2338 - FHA Modernization Act of 2007 HR 1852 - Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 HR 6049/S 3125 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act S 3227 - Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 HR 6604 - Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act HR 1424 - Emergency Economic Stability Act (EESA) Covered bonds Money market guarantee program Proxy access issues Securities regulation issues International reciprocity issues Executive compensation issues
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Housing
GSE Reform, HR. 1427, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1427, the Federal Housing Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 526, Homeownership and Responsible Lending Act; H.R. 3012, the Fair Mortgage Practices Act; H.R. 1852, the Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007; S. 2133, Home Owners "Mortgage & Equity Savings Act" HOMES Act; H.R. 3609, Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007; Sub-Prime, H.R. 3915, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act; H.R. 3221, American Housing Rescue & Foreclosure Act of 2008; H.R. 5830, FHA Housing Stabilization & Homeowner Retention Act; H.R. 1852, Expending American Homeownership Act of 2007; H.R. 1065, Non Admitted & Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007; Borrower Protection Act, H.R. 3121, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007; H.R. 1682, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007; FHA Reform, H.R. 1752, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007;
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 190- "The Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act", All provisions. H.R. 1461 - "The Federal Housing Finance Act", All provisions. H.R. 3915 - "The Mortgage Reform and Predatory Reform Act", all provisions and senate counterparts. H.R. 5830 - "FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act", all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Optional federal regulation of insurance (H.R. 3200; S. 40) NARAB II (H.R. 5611) Mortgage Broker Registration (H.R. 3915)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R. 3915, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act H.R. 3013/S. 186/S. 3217, all provisions of the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act S. 221, all provisions of the Fair Contracts for Growers Act General background on legal reform issues S. 1135, all provisions of the Fair Arbitration Act H.R. 2419, the arbitration-related provisions contained in section 11102 of the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act H.R. 2135, the arbitration-related provisions of the Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act H.R. 3915, the arbitration-related provisions in section 206 of the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act S. 1782/H.R. 3010, all provisions of the Arbitration Fairness Act Mass tort litigation/medical screening reform General background on discovery reform General background on the preservation of the attorney-client privilege P.L. 109-2, all provisions of the Class Action Fairness Act S. 2449/H.R. 5884, all provisions of the Sunshine in Litigation Act S. 2636, the arbitration-related provisions of the Foreclosure Prevention Act S. 2554/H.R. 5129, the arbitration-related provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 2008 H.R. 5312, all provisions of the Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1519, the arbitration-related provisions of the American Homebuyers Protection Act H.R. 1443, the arbitration related-provisions of the Consumer Fairness Act H.R. 2061, the arbitration-related provisions of the Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act H.R. 3393, the arbitration-related provisions of the Reservist Access to Justice Act S. 2838/H.R. 6126, all provisions of the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 5913, all provisions of the Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Act H.R. 7080, all provisions of the Stop Trial Lawyer Pork Act of 2008 S. 742/H.R. 3285, all provisions of the Ban Asbestos in America Act H.R. 3339, all provisions of the Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act S. 1267/H.R. 2102, all provisions of the Free Flow of Information Act
Client expense: $9,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Government Sponsored Enterprises-Regulatory Authority (H.R. 1427) Data Security (H.R. 1685; S. 1260) Regulatory Relief (H.R. 1550) Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending (H.R. 3915) Federal Deposit Insurance Reform (H.R. 1427; S. 1100, S. 1386) Mortgage Refinancing (H.R. 5830) Foreclosures (H.R. 5818; S. 2734) Mortgage Restructuring (H.R. 5579) Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 3915 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory-Amends the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountablity for such practices
Client expense: $79,510 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
1) Reform Credit Card Practices. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of unfair practices of credit card industry. testified in previous quarters. Bills include S 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act, S 2753, Credit Card Reform Act, HR 5244, Credit Cardhholders Bill of Rights Act, HR 2146 Universal Default Prohibition Act and HR 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act. 2) Reform Mortgage Practices and Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of mortgage and predatory lending. Bills included HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (and related bills); S 2452, Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act and HR 3915. Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
HR5546 and S3086 legislation to regulate interchange fee associated with debit/credit card HR946 Overdraft fees HR3915 Mortgage Overhaul Act HR5244 and S1396 legislation to regulate credit card practices and pricing. HR3010, S1782 Arbitration Fairness Act HR1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1685 (Data Security Act of 2007) (Protect Information Relating to Consumers to Require Notice of Security Breaches); S. 1260 (Data Security Act); H.R. 958 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); S. 1202 (Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 239 (Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007); S. 495 (Personal Privacy Data and Security Act); S. 1178 (Identity Theft Prevention Act); H.R. 948 (Social Security Number Protection Act); H.R. 3915 (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act); S. 2452 (Homeownership Preservation Act); S. 1299 (Borrower's Protection Act of 2007) (Subprime Lending); S. 1208 (Social Security Account Number Protection Act); H.R. 3837 (Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act); H.R. 3012 (Fair Mortgage Practices Act); S. 1926 (National Infrastructure Bank Act); H.R. 4178 (Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act); H.R. 5579 (Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008); Servicer safe harbor for debt restructuring of residential mortgages; S. 2338 (FHA Modernization Act)/ H.R. 1852 (Expanding American Homeownership Act) : (FHA Reform); H.R. 1427 (Federal Housing Finance Reform)/ S. 1100 (Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act): (GSE Reform); H.R. 3648 (Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 with Senate Amendment); S. 2517 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans) (Mortgage revenue bonds); S. 1356 (Industiral Bank Holding Company Act); H.R. 698 (Industrial Bank Holding Company Act); S. 238 (Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act); H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, with Senate Amendment) (Economic Stimulus/MRBs/FHA & GSE Loan Limits); S. 2737 (Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act - "Safe Act"); S. 1691 (Social Security Number Online Protection Act); S. 2168 (Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Bill); H.R. 3046 (Social Security Number and Identity Theft Prevention Act); Federal Family Education Loan Program/Private Student Lending Secondary Market Issues; H.R. 2091(To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds) (Federal Home Loan Bank bonds to tax exempt); S. 1963 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds); Expanded FHA lending; H.R. 5679 (Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Security Act); H.R. 3221 (Foreclosure Prevention Act) (GSE loan limits/FHA modernization and expansion/servicer safe harbor); H.R. 5723 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); S. 2847 (Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act); H.R. 5715:PL 110-227 (To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families); S. 2815 (Strengthening Student Aid for All Act); H.R. 6659 (The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act); EU Capital Requirements Directive; Federal Reserve Board Proposed Rule Reg AA (credit card practices).
Client expense: $1,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Housing
Continued and strengthened enforcement of Fair Housing Laws; equal access to adequate and affordable housing for all Americans. End homelessness. Support an Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895 / in Senate version of H.R. 3221). Ensure adequate housing for low-income people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. End the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Support H.R. 1427, H.R. 1227, H.R. 840, H.Res. 526, H.R. 1851, H.R. 2895, S. 2452, H.R. 3915 with strengthening amendments. Support H.R. 5830. Support H.R. 3221 in the Senate, H.R. 5818. Support the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in H.R. 3221; support funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in HR 1424.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Voice of America, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
End predatory lending, including pay-day lending, and ensure equal access to fair credit and main-stream financial insitutions by all Americans. Ease the home forclosure crisis. Support H.R. 1427; support H.Con.Res. 140 Support S. 2452; support strengthening amendments to H.R. 3915. Support a moratorium on foreclosures, support H.R. 6076; support H.R. 5830. Oppose "vulture funds". Support debt relief for poor nations, a.k.a. the Jubilee Act, H.R. 2634 / S. 2166. Support expansion of FHA loans to ease the foreclosure crisis, H.R. 3221 / H.R. 5830, support increasing funds for states and local communities to deal with foreclosed homes, support H.R. 5818. Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Support H.R. 5679. Try to ensure that homeowner facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout (H.R. 1424). Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 5244).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Voice of America, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Banking
Eliminate predatory lending; ensure equal access to financial services to all Americans. Eliminate disparities in credit reporting. Ease home mortgage foreclosure crisis, H.R. 5830 and H.R. 5818, and H.R. 3221. Eliminate pay day lending (concerns about H.R. 6312). Support S. 2452; support strengthening amendments to H.R. 3915. Support a foreclosure moratorium (H.R. 6076). Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Support H.R. 5679. Try to ensure that homeowner facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout (H.R. 1424). Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 5244).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Voice of America, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Help ensure rationality, fairness and more certainty in legal system (including H.R. 2183, S. 1323, S. 221, S. 1782, H.R. 3010, H.R. 1443, H.R. 1519, H.R. 2061, H.R. 2135, H.R. 3010/S. 1782, H.R. 3393, H.R. 3512, H.R. 3915, H.R. 4040, H.R. 5129, H.R. 5312, H.R. 6049, S. 814, H.R. 6126, S. 2041/H.R. 4854, S. 2045/S. 2663, S. 2449/H.R. 5884, S. 2554, S. 2636, S. 2838).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Legislation: MMDA Sweep Account and legislation to repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on deposits (H.R.41); Real estate brokerage and management (H.R.111, S.413); CTR reports for seasoned customers (H.R.323); College Student Relief Act of 2007 (H.R.5); Tax provisions of minimum wage bill (H.R.6,H.Res.261,H.Res.332,H.R.1591,H.R.2206,S.965); credit card fees and services legislation; Small Business Tax Relief Act (H.R.976); Credit Union Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R.1537,H.R.5519);.... Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension (H.R.2761, H.R.4299, S.2285); CFIUS Reform (H.R.556); Community Development Investments (H.R.1066); Privacy (H.R.498, H.R.958, S.495, S.806, S.1178, S.1260); Executive Compensation (H.R.1257); PATRIOT Act (H.R.1314); SBA Disaster Loans (S.163, H.R.1361); GSE regulation (H.R.1427, S.1100); ILC holding company legislation (H.R.698, S.1356); Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1682, H.R.3121, S.1890, H.R.3959); Catastrophe Savings Accounts (H.R.1787, S.927); Borrowers Protection Act (S.1299); Student Loan Legislation (S.486, S.511, S.1642, S.1762, H.R.890, H.R. 2669); SBA Reform (S.1256, H.R.1332); Treasury Department Appropriations (H.R.2829); Interstate Taxation (S.1726, H.R.5267); Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Legislation (H.R.1508); Regulatory Burden Relief (H.R.1869, H.R.6312, H.R.5841); FHA Reform (H.R.1852); The Farm Bill (H.R.2419, H.R.4193), FHA Reform bills (H.R.1852, S.2338); Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness (H.R.3648); AMT Reform (H.R.3996); "Do Not Call" List amendments (H.R.2601, H.R.3541); Bankruptcy Reform (H.R.3609, S.2136); Sub.Prime Loan Regulation (H.R.3915, S.2452); Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Authority (H.R.3526); Identity Theft Legislation (S.2168); Appraisal and Escrow Legislation (H.R.3837); Rural Housing Bill (H.R.3873); Section 8 programs (H.R.3965); Dollar coin bill (H.R.3703); Tax Legislation (H.R.3970, H.R.3056, H.R.6275, H.R.6049, H.R.2886, H.R.5719, H.R.5720); SBA Lending (H.R.3866); Housing bills (H.R.2895); Overdraft Protection Bill (H.R.946); FHA Loan Size (H.R.1852); Lobbying Reform (S.1); Economic Stimulus (H.R.5140, S.2636, H.R.3221); Credit Card Practices (H.R.5244); Bankruptcy (S. 2636, H.R.3609, H.R.4044, S.2136); Foreclosure Legislation (H.R.3221, H.R.5830, H.R.5818, H.R.5579); Interchange Fee Controls (H.R.5546, S.3086); Student Loan Legislation (H.R. 5715, S. 2815); Internet Gambling Legislation (H.R.5767); Retirement Account Fee Disclosure (H.R.3185); Arbitration Clause Restrictions (H.R.3010; H.R.5312); Money Services Business Regulation (H.R.4049); Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R.1424); Military Bankruptcy (S.3197); Pension Fund Reform (H.R.7327). Regulation: Community Reinvestment Act regulations; Subprime Mortgage Lending; SEC and PCAOB Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and guidance; Regulatory Burden Relief Regulations; Deposit Insurance Regulations; SBA Regulations; Federal Reserve Board's Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending); Fed-SEC Regulation R; Garnishment of Exempt Funds regulation; FACT Act Regulations; FDIC Audit and reporting regulations; Capital Requirements (Basel II); IRS Trust Tax Regulations; Internet gambling regulations; Small bank examination rules; FinCen Rules on Foreign Banking Relationships; SEC Risk-based auditing standard; Money Laundering Regulations, Financial Institution Regulatory Restructuring; SEC Credit Rating Agency Reforms; Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Regulations; Risk-Based Pricing Notices; Home Valuation Code of Conduct Appraisal Rules; Guidance on HELOC reductions; Best Practices for Residential Covered Bonds; FRB Reg. S (privacy); HUD RESPA Regulations; Money Market Fund Guaranties; Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Conservatorship; SEC Short-Selling Rules; FASB Fair Value Accounting Regs; Auction-Rate Securities Rules; Timing of FASB/SEC Rules; FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Regulations; Truth-in-Savings Regulations; Risk Weighting of capital standards; Interest on Reserve Requirements; FDIC Restoration Plan; Deposit and Debt Guarantee Program; Guaranty Program for Troubled Assets; Capital Purchase Program; Hope for Homeowners Program; Overdraft Regulations; Currency Transaction Report Exemptions. #17. (continued from previous page) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 -S. 2127, Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 -Mine Safety & Health Administration Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; MINER Act Implementation; Mine Seal Rule; Mine Rescue Rule; Drug Testing Rules -HR 3915, ADA Amendments Act, provisions regarding ameliorative measures and discrimination against those regarded as having a disability - H.R. 1644/S. 969, RESPECT Act, definition of supervisor - H.R. 2831/S.1843, Lilly Ledbetter legislation, all provisions - H.R. 1643/S. 1898, FMLA expansion, provision relating to leave for volunteers - H.R. 1369, FMLA expansion, provision relating to parent teacher meetings or school field trips - H.R. 3662/S. 1792, expansion of WARN Act, provisions requiring 90 days notice; S. 606, blacklisting for federal contractors, provisions relating to blacklisting - S.1928, provisions relating to elimination of caps on punitive and compensatory damages under civil rights laws - H.R. 1338/S. 766, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions. -S.742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 -H.R. 6093, Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2008
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
FHA and GSE reform and modernization, FHA and GSE loan limits, mortgage broker participation in FHA. Mortgage reform: Combating Predatory Lending, Preserving Yield Spread Premium, regulating mortgage originators (H.R. 3915/S. 2452/S. 2595); HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Foreclosure Prevention, TARP Oversight.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Housing
FHA and GSE reform and modernization, FHA and GSE loan limits, mortgage broker participation in FHA. Mortgage reform; Combating Predatory Lending, Preserving Yield Spread Premium, regulating mortgage originators (H.R. 3915/S. 2452/S. 2595); HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Foreclosure Prevention, TARP Oversight.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 3915, Mortgage Reform and Predatory Lending Act; housing and foreclosure prevention legislation. H.R. 3609, Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 3221 The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 H.R. 1424 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Data security and other legislation affecting banks and broker-dealers, including H.R.836, H.R.958. H.R.1685, S.1260, S.1178, S.239 and S.495. Housing and mortgage legislation, including H.R. 5830, H.R. 5679, H.R. 5579, H.R. 3915, S. 2136, H.R. 3221, H.R. 5720.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $190,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 S. 2636; Provisions on Mortgage Reform H.R. 3915, H.R. 3012 ; Provisions on Mortgages in bankruptcy- S. 2136, H.R. 3609; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 H.R. 3221
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
The Credit Card Bill of Rights Act of 2008 (H.R. 5244) Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007 (S. 2136) Home Owners' Mortgage and Equity Savings Act (S. 2133) Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (H.R. 3915) Credit Card Safety Star Act of 2007 (S.2411) Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act of 2007 (S.1176) Credit Card Fair Fee Act (H.R. 5546/ S.3086) The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 3997)
Client expense: $1,920,190 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Monitor Federal Housing Finance Reform, Affordable Housing, Section 8 vouchers, GSA and homeless funding, development , exit tax legislation, H.R. 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, veterans housing and workforce housing; Residual receipts legislation, Monitor housing legislation (CDBG) for impact on municipalities. H. R. 3221, Building American Homeownership Act of 2008, S. 2338, FHA Modernization Act of 2007, S. 2636, Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, H.R. 1852, Expanding American Home Ownership Act, H.R. 2895, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, S. 2523, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007; monitor for impact on cities.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE