Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act

Placing a moratorium on new appraisal rules HR 3044- A bill to impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct Financial Regulatory Reform and clarification of individuals/entities classified as financial institutions HR 3126- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 HR 3310- Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act HR 3996- A bill to improve financial stability, and for other purposes HR 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S 3217- Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Red Flag Guideline Exclusions for Certain Businesses HR 3763- A bill amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses Small Business Lending HR 3380- Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 S 2919- Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 HR 5297- Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 HR 5302- State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 HR 5412- Small Business Asset Investment and Modernization (AIM) Act of 2010 S 2780- Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2009 HR 3854 - Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 Clarification of Federal Regulation on Annuity Contracts and Insurance Policies S 1389 - Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009 GSE Modification HR 5539 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2010 Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3066 - Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 HR 3068 - TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 S 2969 - Homeowners' Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2010 Modification of Loans for Troubled Borrowers HR 788 - A bill to provide a safe harbor for mortgage servicers who engage in specified mortgage loan modifications, and for other purposes Reverse Mortgages HR 4419 - Reverse Mortgage Elder Protection Act Foreclosure Mitigation & Relief Efforts; Safe Harbor Provisions for Mortgage Servicers; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 384 - TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 Mortgage Modifications for Troubled Homeowners S 1731 - Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2009 FHA Loan Limit Increase; Increasing GSE Loan Limits HR 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3766 - Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Commercial Real Property Debt HR 5943 - Community Recovery and Enhancement (CRE) Act of 2010 Commercial Real Estate Investment HR 6317 - Investment in Commercial Real Estate Act of 2010 Improving Short Sale Processes HR 6133 - Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2010 Preventing Foreclosures and Allowing Refinancing of GSE Mortgages HR 6218 - Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2010 Meetings with FDIC, SBA, and Treasury on small business lending Meetings with Treasury on Home Affordable Mortgage Program Roundtable with Treasury on Housing Finance, Generally Meetings with FHFA on Government Sponsored Enterprises

Client expense: $4,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

FHA Loan Limit Increase; Increasing GSE Loan Limits HR 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act FHA Oversight HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2995- Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Relief for Victims of Gulf Cost Oil Spill HR 5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 Funding for Rural Housing Service Programs HR 4899- Disaster/War Supplemental Appropriations HR 5017- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 S 3266- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 Establishment of a Monument Commemorating Passage of the "Fair Housing Act" HR 3425 - A bill to authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968 FHA Downpayment Requirements HR 3706- FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009 FHA Loan Limit Increase HR 2483- Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act HR 587- A bill to increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs and reverse mortgage program and for the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009 FHA Modernization HR 3146- 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance HR 600- FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3066- Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 HR 3068- TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 HR 3142- Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance ActHOU HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Modifications to Improve FHA Stability HR 5072- FHA Reform Act of 2010 Prevention of Housing Discrimination HR 476- Housing Fairness Act of 2009 S 3704 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Protection of Affordable Housing HR 4868- Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents HR 3026 - Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009 Recognition of the Value of Homeownership H Res 1434- A resolution recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States Reform of Section 8 Programs HR 3045- Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009HOU (Housing) Changes to FHA Insurance Programs HR 5981 - A bill to increase the flexibility of the secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums charged for FHA single family housing mortgage insurance, and for other purposes. HR 6256 - A bill to establish a shared equity homeownership pilot program for FHA mortgage insurance. Allowing Homeowners in Foreclosure Proceedings to Remain in their Homes as Renters HR 5028 - Right to Rent Act of 2010 Meetings with HUD on Condo Rules Meetings with FHA on FHA Reform and Loan Limits.

Placing a moratorium on new appraisal rules HR 3044- A bill to impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct Financial Regulatory Reform and clarification of individuals/entities classified as financial institutions HR 3126- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 HR 3310- Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act HR 3996- A bill to improve financial stability, and for other purposes HR 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S 3217- Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Red Flag Guideline Exclusions for Certain Businesses HR 3763- A bill amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses Small Business Lending HR 3380- Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 S 2919- Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 HR 5297- Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 HR 5302- State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 HR 5412- Small Business Asset Investment and Modernization (AIM) Act of 2010 S 2780- Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2009 HR 3854 - Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 Clarification of Federal Regulation on Annuity Contracts and Insurance Policies S 1389 - Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009 GSE Modification HR 5539 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2010 Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3066 - Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 HR 3068 - TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 S 2969 - Homeowners' Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2010 Modification of Loans for Troubled Borrowers HR 788 - A bill to provide a safe harbor for mortgage servicers who engage in specified mortgage loan modifications, and for other purposes Reverse Mortgages HR 4419 - Reverse Mortgage Elder Protection Act Foreclosure Mitigation & Relief Efforts; Safe Harbor Provisions for Mortgage Servicers; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 384 - TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 Mortgage Modifications for Troubled Homeowners S 1731 - Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2009 FHA Loan Limit Increase; Increasing GSE Loan Limits HR 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3766 - Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Commercial Real Property Debt HR 5943 - Community Recovery and Enhancement (CRE) Act of 2010 Commercial Real Estate Investment HR 6317 - Investment in Commercial Real Estate Act of 2010 Improving Short Sale Processes HR 6133 - Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2010 Preventing Foreclosures and Allowing Refinancing of GSE Mortgages HR 6218 - Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2010 Meetings with FHFA on Appraisal Issues Meetings with Treasury on GSE Reform, "Making Home Affordable," and combination of RESPA and TILA forms.

H.R. 37 - Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act - Directs the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a systematic foreclosure prevention and mortgage modification program by: (1) paying mortgage servicers $1,000 to cover expenses for each loan modified according to specified standards; and (2) sharing up to 50% of any losses incurred if a modified loan should subsequently re-default. H.R. 587 - Increases the loan limits during calendar 2009 for: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family housing mortgage insurance programs and the reverse mortgage program; and (2) the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009. Declares that, if the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage for which the mortgagee issues credit approval during 2009 for any size residence for any area is less than the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008 under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the maximum dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of such a mortgage shall be considered to be the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008. H.R. 600 - FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to make exceptions to the prohibition against mortgage insurance for mortgages involving a downpayment using funds furnished by: (1) the seller or any party that benefits financially from the transaction (seller-financed downpayment); or (2) any third party that is reimbursed by the seller or any such party. H.R. 788 - Shields a servicer of pooled residential mortgages acting in compliance with certain fiduciary duties under the Truth in Lending Act from liability for entering into a loan modification or workout plan in connection with any such mortgages initiated before January 1, 2012. Specifies that such servicers shall not be liable to: (1) any person based on that person's ownership of a residential mortgage loan or any interest in a pool of residential mortgage loans or in securities that distribute payments out of payments in loans on the pool; (2) any person obligated pursuant to a derivatives instrument to make payments determined in reference to any such loans or interest; or (3) any person that insures any such loans or interest under federal, state, or local law. H.R. 2483 - To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. H.R.3044 - Imposes an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. H.R. 3081 - Continuing Appropriations Act - Extended funding for the government, and extended current loan limits for the Government Sponsored Enterprises' and the Federal Housing Administration's loan limits. H.R. 3146 - 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to give FHA the ability to expand their staff and upgrade their technology, target reviews of loan performance to better protect the financial health of the program, and provide the HUD Secretary with authority to implement new programs to minimize foreclosures, which may include short sales and deeds-in-lieu. It also fixes technical errors from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act that passed in 2008, including streamlining condominium purchases and implementing the new dollar limit on energy efficient mortgages. C.A.R. lobbied the FHA about instiuting new appraisal rules based off of the Housing Valuation Code of Conduct. C.A.R. lobbied to repeal the FHA 90-day flipping rule as it was pushing many FHA buyers out of financing for available homes that had been purchased, reparied, and put back on the market. C.A.R. lobbied FHA on the elimination of the spot approval process for FHA condo loans.

H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Association (Freddie Mac). H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - Establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services (products or services). H.R. 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Includes language to expand current GSE & FHA Loan Limits through Fiscal Year 2010. H.R. 3380 - Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 - To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes. H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Creates a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) to monitor any consumer financial products, creates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to advise Treasury on major domestic and international insurance policy issues, requires new appraisal rules no later than 60 days after the bill is enacted and would sunset the HVCC, creates a council of federal regulators to oversee the financial system for companies that pose a systemic risk, attempts to make some regulatory simplification, but does not eliminate all the different regulatory bodies. H.R. 5072 - FHA Reform Act of 2010 - To improve the financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program. H.R. 6256 - Strengthening FHA through Shared Equity Homeownership Act - Would crete a shared equity homeownership program under FHA. H.R. 6260 - Homeowners Equity Protection Act - Would prohibit private transfer fees on real properties, except for certain exclusions. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. monitored and discussed with members of Congress the potential impact on the availability of capital in the housing market when the Federal Reserve ended its $1.25 trillion purchase of mortgage-backed-securities at the end of the 1stQ 2010. C.A.R. submitted a comment letter to HUD on their proposed rule implementing the SAFE Act and its application to real estate transactions that involve seller financing. C.A.R. commented to the Treasury, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regarding their implementation of the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program and how language in their proposed form will impact real estate agents involved in a HAFA short sale. C.A.R. commented to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHFA regarding "Private Transfer Fees." C.A.R. asked them to issue guidelines opposing these fees and refuse to purchase, guarantee or insure mortgages taht have these fees on title. C.A.R. commented to the Federal Housing Finance Agency on their proposed guidelines regarding Private Transfer Fee Covenants. C.A.R. commented to the U.S. Treasury Department on their Request for Public Input on Reform of the Housing Finance System.

Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FHA Loan Limit Increase; Increasing GSE Loan Limits HR 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act FHA Oversight HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2995- Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009 Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Relief for Victims of Gulf Cost Oil Spill HR 5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 Funding for Rural Housing Service Programs HR 4899- Disaster/War Supplemental Appropriations HR 5017- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 S 3266- Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 Establishment of a Monument Commemorating Passage of the "Fair Housing Act" HR 3425 - A bill to authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968 FHA Downpayment Requirements HR 3706- FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009 FHA Loan Limit Increase HR 2483- Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act HR 587- A bill to increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs and reverse mortgage program and for the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009 FHA Modernization HR 3146- 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance HR 600- FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3066- Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 HR 3068- TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 HR 3142- Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance ActHOU HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Modifications to Improve FHA Stability HR 5072- FHA Reform Act of 2010 Prevention of Housing Discrimination HR 476- Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Protection of Affordable Housing HR 4868- Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents HR 3026 - Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009 Recognition of the Value of Homeownership H Res 1434- A resolution recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States Reform of Section 8 Programs HR 3045- Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009 Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance HR 2467- FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009HOU (Housing) Meetings with HUD and FHA on conforming loan limits, multifamily housing, and Rural Housing Service Meetings with Department of Agriculture on Rural Housing Service

Placing a moratorium on new appraisal rules HR 3044- A bill to impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct Financial Regulatory Reform and clarification of individuals/entities classified as financial institutions HR 3126- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 HR 3310- Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act HR 3996- A bill to improve financial stability, and for other purposes HR 4173- Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S 3217- Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Red Flag Guideline Exclusions for Certain Businesses HR 3763- A bill amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses Small Business Lending HR 3380- Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 S 2919- Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 HR 5297- Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 HR 5302- State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 HR 5412- Small Business Asset Investment and Modernization (AIM) Act of 2010 S 2780- Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2009 Clarification of Federal Regulation on Annuity Contracts and Insurance Policies S 1389 - Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009 GSE Modification HR 5539 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2010 Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3066 - Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 HR 3068 - TARP for Main Street Act of 2009 S 2969 - Homeowners' Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2010 Modification of Loans for Troubled Borrowers HR 788 - A bill to provide a safe harbor for mortgage servicers who engage in specified mortgage loan modifications, and for other purposes Reverse Mortgages HR 4419 - Reverse Mortgage Elder Protection Act Foreclosure Mitigation & Relief Efforts; Safe Harbor Provisions for Mortgage Servicers; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 384 - TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 Mortgage Modifications for Troubled Homeowners S 1731 - Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2009 FHA Loan Limit Increase; Increasing GSE Loan Limits HR 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing; Homeowner Relief Efforts HR 3766 - Main Street TARP Act of 2009 Meetings with HUD and FHFA on conforming loan limits

H.R. 37 - Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act - Directs the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a systematic foreclosure prevention and mortgage modification program by: (1) paying mortgage servicers $1,000 to cover expenses for each loan modified according to specified standards; and (2) sharing up to 50% of any losses incurred if a modified loan should subsequently re-default. H.R. 587 - Increases the loan limits during calendar 2009 for: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family housing mortgage insurance programs and the reverse mortgage program; and (2) the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009. Declares that, if the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage for which the mortgagee issues credit approval during 2009 for any size residence for any area is less than the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008 under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the maximum dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of such a mortgage shall be considered to be the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008. H.R. 600 - FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to make exceptions to the prohibition against mortgage insurance for mortgages involving a downpayment using funds furnished by: (1) the seller or any party that benefits financially from the transaction (seller-financed downpayment); or (2) any third party that is reimbursed by the seller or any such party. H.R. 788 - Shields a servicer of pooled residential mortgages acting in compliance with certain fiduciary duties under the Truth in Lending Act from liability for entering into a loan modification or workout plan in connection with any such mortgages initiated before January 1, 2012. Specifies that such servicers shall not be liable to: (1) any person based on that person's ownership of a residential mortgage loan or any interest in a pool of residential mortgage loans or in securities that distribute payments out of payments in loans on the pool; (2) any person obligated pursuant to a derivatives instrument to make payments determined in reference to any such loans or interest; or (3) any person that insures any such loans or interest under federal, state, or local law. H.R. 2483 - To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. H.R.3044 - Imposes an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. H.R. 3146 - 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to give FHA the ability to expand their staff and upgrade their technology, target reviews of loan performance to better protect the financial health of the program, and provide the HUD Secretary with authority to implement new programs to minimize foreclosures, which may include short sales and deeds-in-lieu. It also fixes technical errors from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act that passed in 2008, including streamlining condominium purchases and implementing the new dollar limit on energy efficient mortgages. C.A.R. lobbied the FHA about instiuting new appraisal rules based off of the Housing Valuation Code of Conduct. C.A.R. lobbied to repeal the FHA 90-day flipping rule as it was pushing many FHA buyers out of financing for available homes that had been purchased, reparied, and put back on the market. C.A.R. lobbied FHA on the elimination of the spot approval process for FHA condo loans.

H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Association (Freddie Mac). H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - Establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services (products or services). H.R. 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Includes language to expand current GSE & FHA Loan Limits through Fiscal Year 2010. H.R. 3380 - Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009 - To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes. H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Creates a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) to monitor any consumer financial products, creates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to advise Treasury on major domestic and international insurance policy issues, requires new appraisal rules no later than 60 days after the bill is enacted and would sunset the HVCC, creates a council of federal regulators to oversee the financial system for companies that pose a systemic risk, attempts to make some regulatory simplification, but does not eliminate all the different regulatory bodies. H.R. 5072 - FHA Reform Act of 2010 - To improve the financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. monitored and discussed with members of Congress the potential impact on the availability of capital in the housing market when the Federal Reserve ended its $1.25 trillion purchase of mortgage-backed-securities at the end of the 1stQ 2010. C.A.R. submitted a comment letter to HUD on their proposed rule implementing the SAFE Act and its application to real estate transactions that involve seller financing. C.A.R. commented to the Treasury, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regarding their implementation of the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program and how language in their proposed form will impact real estate agents involved in a HAFA short sale. C.A.R. commented to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA regarding "Private Transfer Fees." C.A.R. asked them to issue guidelines opposing these fees and refuse to purchase, guarantee or insure mortgages that have these fees on title.

Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Federal Housing Administration (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Federal Housing Administration (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Federal Housing Administration (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Mortgage reform (H.R. 4173, H.R. 1726, H.R.3126, H.R.3818, S.3217); Home Valuation Code of Conduct (H.R. 4173, H.R. 3044); Federal Housing Administration (H.R. 5072; H.R. 4811; H.R. 3706; H.R. 3146; H.R. 2588; H.R. 2467; H.R. 1116; H.R. 587; H.R. 200); Mortgage Loan Limits (H.R. 587; H.R. 2483); Homebuyer Tax Credit (H.R. 5623); National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Placing a moratorium on new appraisal rules: H.R. 3044 - "to impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct." Homeowner Relief Efforts: H.R. 3066 - "Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009" H.R. 3068 - "TARP for Main Street Act of 2009" H.R. 384 - "TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009" HR 3142 - "Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act" HR 3766 - "Main Street TARP Act of 2009" Foreclosure Mitigation: H.R. 1231/S. 117 - "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2009" Increasing GSE Loan Limits: H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Clarification of Federal Regulation on Annuity Contracts and Insurance Policies: S. 1389 - Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009 Financial Regulatory Reform and clarification of individuals/entities classified as financial institutions: H.R. 4173 - "The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009" S. 3217 - "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010" H.R. 3996 - "To improve financial stability, and for other purposes" H.R. 3310 - "Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act" H.R. 3126 - "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009" Small Business Lending: H.R. 3380 / S. 2919 - "Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009" Reverse Mortgages: H.R. 4419 - "Reverse Mortgage Elder Protection Act" Letters on Private Transfer Fees to HUD, FHA, FHFA, and GSEs. Letter on HVCC to FHFA Letter on state of Commercia Real Estate Markets to Federal Reserve and Treasury Letter Commenting on FTC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (MARS) Letter to Treasury on use of Broker Price Opinions in HAFA program Letter on HUD's SAFE Act Proposed Rule

Client expense: $4,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance: H.R. 600 - "FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009" FHA Loan Limit Increase: H.R. 587 - "To increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs" H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance: H.R. 2467 - "FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009" Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents: H.R. 3026 - "Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009" Grants for Veteran Housing: H.R. 3073 - "A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless." Prevention of Housing Discrimination: H.R. 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing: HR 3766: Main Street TARP Act of 2009 FHA Modernization: HR 3146 - "21 Century FHA Housing Act of 2009" FHA Downpayment Requirements: H.R. 3706 - "FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009" Low Income Housing Credits: H.R. 2995 - "Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009" Establishment of a Monument Commemorating Passage of the "Fair Housing Act": H.R. 3425 - "A bill to authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968." Section 8 Voucher Reform: H.R. 3045 - "Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009" Preservation of affordable housing: H.R. 4868 - "Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010"

Client expense: $4,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Association (Freddie Mac). H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - Establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services (products or services). H.R. 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Includes language to expand current GSE & FHA Loan Limits through Fiscal Year 2010. H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Creates a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) to monitor any consumer financial products, creates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to advise Treasury on major domestic and international insurance policy issues, requires new appraisal rules no later than 60 days after the bill is enacted and would sunset the HVCC, creates a council of federal regulators to oversee the financial system for companies that pose a systemic risk, attempts to make some regulatory simplification, but does not eliminate all the different regulatory bodies. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. monitored and discussed with members of Congress the potential impact on the availability of capital in the housing market when the Federal Reserve ended its $1.25 trillion purchase of mortgage-backed-securities at the end of the 1stQ 2010. C.A.R. submitted a comment letter to HUD on their proposed rule implementing the SAFE Act and its application to real estate transactions that involve seller financing. C.A.R. commented to the Treasury regarding its implementation of the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program and how language in their proposed form will impact real estate agents involved in a HAFA short sale.

H.R. 37 - Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act - Directs the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a systematic foreclosure prevention and mortgage modification program by: (1) paying mortgage servicers $1,000 to cover expenses for each loan modified according to specified standards; and (2) sharing up to 50% of any losses incurred if a modified loan should subsequently re-default. H.R. 587 - Increases the loan limits during calendar 2009 for: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family housing mortgage insurance programs and the reverse mortgage program; and (2) the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009. Declares that, if the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage for which the mortgagee issues credit approval during 2009 for any size residence for any area is less than the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008 under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the maximum dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of such a mortgage shall be considered to be the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008. H.R. 600 - FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to make exceptions to the prohibition against mortgage insurance for mortgages involving a downpayment using funds furnished by: (1) the seller or any party that benefits financially from the transaction (seller-financed downpayment); or (2) any third party that is reimbursed by the seller or any such party. H.R. 788 - Shields a servicer of pooled residential mortgages acting in compliance with certain fiduciary duties under the Truth in Lending Act from liability for entering into a loan modification or workout plan in connection with any such mortgages initiated before January 1, 2012. Specifies that such servicers shall not be liable to: (1) any person based on that person's ownership of a residential mortgage loan or any interest in a pool of residential mortgage loans or in securities that distribute payments out of payments in loans on the pool; (2) any person obligated pursuant to a derivatives instrument to make payments determined in reference to any such loans or interest; or (3) any person that insures any such loans or interest under federal, state, or local law. H.R. 2483 - To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. H.R.3044 - Imposes an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. H.R. 3146 - 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to give FHA the ability to expand their staff and upgrade their technology, target reviews of loan performance to better protect the financial health of the program, and provide the HUD Secretary with authority to implement new programs to minimize foreclosures, which may include short sales and deeds-in-lieu. It also fixes technical errors from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act that passed in 2008, including streamlining condominium purchases and implementing the new dollar limit on energy efficient mortgages. C.A.R. lobbied against the FHA instiuting new appraisal rules based off of the Housing Valuation Code of Conduct. C.A.R. lobbied to repeal the FHA 90-day flipping rule as it was pushing many FHA buyers out of financing for available homes that had been purchased, reparied, and put back on the market. C.A.R. lobbied against the elimination of the spot approval process for FHA condo loans.

FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance: H.R. 600 - "FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009" FHA Loan Limit Increase: H.R. 587 - "To increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs" H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance: H.R. 2467 - "FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009" Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents: H.R. 3026 - "Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009" Grants for Veteran Housing: H.R. 3073 - "A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless." Prevention of Housing Discrimination: H.R. 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Use of TARP Funds for Homeowner Relief and Affordable Rental Housing: HR 3766: Main Street TARP Act of 2009 HUD, FHA Appropriations HR 3288 - "Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes." FHA Modernization: HR 3146 - "21 Century FHA Housing Act of 2009" FHA Downpayment Requirements: HR 3706 - "FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009" Community Development Block Grant Assistance: H.R. 2532 - "Community Development Block Grant Improvement Act of 2009" Meetings with FHA/HUD on Changes to FHA Insurance Programs Meetings with HUD, Dept. of Agriculture, & Treasury on Multifamily Housing Issues Meetings with HUD on "Flipping" Houses

Client expense: $5,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Placing a moratorium on new appraisal rules: H.R. 3044 - "to impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct." Homeowner Relief Efforts: H.R. 3066 - "Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009" H.R. 3068 - "TARP for Main Street Act of 2009" H.R. 384 - "TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009" HR 3142 - "Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act" HR 3766 - "Main Street TARP Act of 2009" Foreclosure Mitigation: H.R. 1231/S. 117 - "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2009" Increasing GSE Loan Limits: H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Clarification of Federal Regulation on Annuity Contracts and Insurance Policies: S. 1389 - Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009 Financial Regulatory Reform and clarification of individuals/entities classified as financial institutions: H.R. 4173 - "The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009" H.R. 3996 - "To improve financial stability, and for other purposes" H.R. 3310 - "Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act" H.R. 3126 - "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009" Small Business Lending: H.R. 3380 - "Promoting Lending to America's Small Businesses Act of 2009" Meetings with HUD and Treasury on GSE Restructuring

Client expense: $5,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 37 - Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act - Directs the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a systematic foreclosure prevention and mortgage modification program by: (1) paying mortgage servicers $1,000 to cover expenses for each loan modified according to specified standards; and (2) sharing up to 50% of any losses incurred if a modified loan should subsequently re-default. H.R. 587 - Increases the loan limits during calendar 2009 for: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family housing mortgage insurance programs and the reverse mortgage program; and (2) the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009. Declares that, if the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage for which the mortgagee issues credit approval during 2009 for any size residence for any area is less than the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008 under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the maximum dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of such a mortgage shall be considered to be the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008. H.R. 600 - FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to make exceptions to the prohibition against mortgage insurance for mortgages involving a downpayment using funds furnished by: (1) the seller or any party that benefits financially from the transaction (seller-financed downpayment); or (2) any third party that is reimbursed by the seller or any such party. H.R. 788 - Shields a servicer of pooled residential mortgages acting in compliance with certain fiduciary duties under the Truth in Lending Act from liability for entering into a loan modification or workout plan in connection with any such mortgages initiated before January 1, 2012. Specifies that such servicers shall not be liable to: (1) any person based on that person's ownership of a residential mortgage loan or any interest in a pool of residential mortgage loans or in securities that distribute payments out of payments in loans on the pool; (2) any person obligated pursuant to a derivatives instrument to make payments determined in reference to any such loans or interest; or (3) any person that insures any such loans or interest under federal, state, or local law. H.R. 2483 - To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. H.R.3044 - Imposes an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. H.R. 3146 - 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to give FHA the ability to expand their staff and upgrade their technology, target reviews of loan performance to better protect the financial health of the program, and provide the HUD Secretary with authority to implement new programs to minimize foreclosures, which may include short sales and deeds-in-lieu. It also fixes technical errors from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act that passed in 2008, including streamlining condominium purchases and implementing the new dollar limit on energy efficient mortgages. C.A.R. lobbied against the FHA instiuting new appraisal rules based off of the Housing Valuation Code of Conduct. C.A.R. lobbied to repeal the FHA 90-day flipping rule as it was pushing many FHA buyers out of financing for available homes that had been purchased, reparied, and put back on the market.

H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Association (Freddie Mac). H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - Establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services (products or services). H.R. 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Includes language to expand current GSE & FHA Loan Limits through Fiscal Year 2010. H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Creates a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) to monitor any consumer financial products, creates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to advise Treasury on major domestic and international insurance policy issues, requires new appraisal rules no later than 60 days after the bill is enacted and would sunset the HVCC, creates a council of federal regulators to oversee the financial system for companies that pose a systemic risk, attempts to make some regulatory simplification, but does not eliminate all the different regulatory bodies. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure.

FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance: H.R. 600 - "FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009" FHA Loan Limit Increase: H.R. 587 - "To increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs" H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance: H.R. 2467 - "FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009" Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents: H.R. 3026 - "Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009" Grants for Veteran Housing: H.R. 3073 - "A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless." Prevention of Housing Discrimination: H.R. 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Preservation of Assisted Rural Multifamily Housing: H.R. 2876 - "Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009" HUD, FHA Appropriations HR 3288 - "Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes." FHA Modernization: HR 3146 - "21 Century FHA Housing Act of 2009" Loan limits for high-rise condo development: H.R. 3527 - "FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009" Meetings with HUD/FHA, FHFA on Condominium Rules Letter to HUD on Affordable Housing

Client expense: $4,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Placing a moratorium on new appraisal rules: H.R. 3044 - "to impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct." Homeowner Relief Efforts: H.R. 3066 - "Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009" H.R. 3068 - "TARP for Main Street Act of 2009" H.R. 384 - "TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009" HR 3142 - "Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act" Foreclosure Mitigation: H.R. 1231/S. 117 - "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2009" Increasing GSE Loan Limits: H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Clarification of Federal Regulation on Annuity Contracts and Insurance Policies: S 1389 - Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009 Clarification of individuals/entities classified as financial institutions: H.R. 3126 - "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009" Financial Regulatory Reform: H.R. 3310, S. ____ - "Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act" Conversations with FHFA Regarding GSE Fee Increases and GSE Loan Limit Changes Discussions with Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System Regarding Increasing Liquidity in Residential and Commercial Mortage-Backed Security Markets Roundtable with FHFA on foreclosure alternatives, also attended by HUD and Treasury Meetings with HUD/FHA, FHFA on Home Appraisal Rules

Client expense: $4,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 37 - Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act - Directs the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a systematic foreclosure prevention and mortgage modification program by: (1) paying mortgage servicers $1,000 to cover expenses for each loan modified according to specified standards; and (2) sharing up to 50% of any losses incurred if a modified loan should subsequently re-default. H.R. 230 - Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2009 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (the enterprises) to implement a program to purchase and securitize qualified refinancing mortgages and qualified new mortgages on single-family housing in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). H.R. 527 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. H.R. 587 - Increases the loan limits during calendar 2009 for: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family housing mortgage insurance programs and the reverse mortgage program; and (2) the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009. Declares that, if the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage for which the mortgagee issues credit approval during 2009 for any size residence for any area is less than the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008 under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the maximum dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of such a mortgage shall be considered to be the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008. H.R. 600 - FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to make exceptions to the prohibition against mortgage insurance for mortgages involving a downpayment using funds furnished by: (1) the seller or any party that benefits financially from the transaction (seller-financed downpayment); or (2) any third party that is reimbursed by the seller or any such party. H.R. 787 -Amends the National Housing Act to modify requirements under the HOPE for Homeowners Program (Program) regarding borrower certification and liability. Revises the requirement of certification to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the mortgagor has not intentionally defaulted on the existing mortgage or any other debt. Eliminates the requirement to certify that there has been no intentional default on any other debt. H.R. 788 - Shields a servicer of pooled residential mortgages acting in compliance with certain fiduciary duties under the Truth in Lending Act from liability for entering into a loan modification or workout plan in connection with any such mortgages initiated before January 1, 2012. Specifies that such servicers shall not be liable to: (1) any person based on that person's ownership of a residential mortgage loan or any interest in a pool of residential mortgage loans or in securities that distribute payments out of payments in loans on the pool; (2) any person obligated pursuant to a derivatives instrument to make payments determined in reference to any such loans or interest; or (3) any person that insures any such loans or interest under federal, state, or local law. H.R. 1285 - To establish the Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis. H.R. 1295 - To mitigate mortgage foreclosures, facilitate and include fairness in housing recovery, and combat mortgage fraud, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. H.R.3044 - Imposes an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. H.R. 3146 - 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to give FHA the ability to expand their staff and upgrade their technology, target reviews of loan performance to better protect the financial health of the program, and provide the HUD Secretary with authority to implement new programs to minimize foreclosures, which may include short sales and deeds-in-lieu. It also fixes technical errors from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act that passed in 2008, including streamlining condominium purchases and implementing the new dollar limit on energy efficient mortgages. S. 3 - Homeowner Protection and Wall Street Accountability Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to: (1) stabilize the housing market and assist homeowners by imposing a temporary moratorium on foreclosures, removing impediments to the modification of distressed mortgages, creating tax and other incentives to help prevent foreclosures and encourage refinancing into affordable and sustainable mortgage solutions, and pursuing other foreclosure-prevention policies through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) or other programs S. 61 - Helping Families Save their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income). Excludes from computation of debts the secured or unsecured portions of: (1) debts secured by the debtor's principal residence if the current value of that residence is less than the secured debt limit; or (2) debts secured or formerly secured by debtor's principal residence that was either sold in foreclosure or surrendered to the creditor if the current value of such real property is less than the secured debt limit. S. 117 - Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2009 - Prohibits a foreclosure consultant from: (1) receiving compensation from a homeowner for services performed regarding residential real property until such consultant has fully performed each service contracted for; (2) holding power of attorney from any homeowner, except to inspect documents; (3) receiving consideration from a third party in connection with services rendered to a homeowner regarding the foreclosure, unless such consideration is fully, clearly, and conspicuously disclosed before such services are rendered; (4) accepting any security to secure compensation for services rendered regarding foreclosure of the residential real property; or (5) acquiring any interest in the residence of a homeowner with whom the consultant has contracted. C.A.R. lobbied against the GSE Housing Valuation Code of Conduct that was agreed to by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the NY Attorney General.

H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Association (Freddie Mac). H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - Establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services (products or services). H.R. 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Includes language to expand current GSE & FHA Loan Limits through Fiscal Year 2010. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied for Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facilitator (TALF) funds to be used to help purchase Jumbo Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) in order to bring liquidity to the market since most administration and Congressional actions so far have not targeted Jumbo loans.

H.R. 37 - Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act - Directs the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a systematic foreclosure prevention and mortgage modification program by: (1) paying mortgage servicers $1,000 to cover expenses for each loan modified according to specified standards; and (2) sharing up to 50% of any losses incurred if a modified loan should subsequently re-default. H.R. 230 - Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2009 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (the enterprises) to implement a program to purchase and securitize qualified refinancing mortgages and qualified new mortgages on single-family housing in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). H.R. 527 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. H.R. 587 - Increases the loan limits during calendar 2009 for: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family housing mortgage insurance programs and the reverse mortgage program; and (2) the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009. Declares that, if the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage for which the mortgagee issues credit approval during 2009 for any size residence for any area is less than the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008 under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the maximum dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of such a mortgage shall be considered to be the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008. H.R. 600 - FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to make exceptions to the prohibition against mortgage insurance for mortgages involving a downpayment using funds furnished by: (1) the seller or any party that benefits financially from the transaction (seller-financed downpayment); or (2) any third party that is reimbursed by the seller or any such party. H.R. 787 -Amends the National Housing Act to modify requirements under the HOPE for Homeowners Program (Program) regarding borrower certification and liability. Revises the requirement of certification to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the mortgagor has not intentionally defaulted on the existing mortgage or any other debt. Eliminates the requirement to certify that there has been no intentional default on any other debt. H.R. 788 - Shields a servicer of pooled residential mortgages acting in compliance with certain fiduciary duties under the Truth in Lending Act from liability for entering into a loan modification or workout plan in connection with any such mortgages initiated before January 1, 2012. Specifies that such servicers shall not be liable to: (1) any person based on that person's ownership of a residential mortgage loan or any interest in a pool of residential mortgage loans or in securities that distribute payments out of payments in loans on the pool; (2) any person obligated pursuant to a derivatives instrument to make payments determined in reference to any such loans or interest; or (3) any person that insures any such loans or interest under federal, state, or local law. H.R. 1285 - To establish the Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis. H.R. 1295 - To mitigate mortgage foreclosures, facilitate and include fairness in housing recovery, and combat mortgage fraud, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - To permanently increase the conforming loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations. H.R.3044 - Imposes an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. S. 3 - Homeowner Protection and Wall Street Accountability Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to: (1) stabilize the housing market and assist homeowners by imposing a temporary moratorium on foreclosures, removing impediments to the modification of distressed mortgages, creating tax and other incentives to help prevent foreclosures and encourage refinancing into affordable and sustainable mortgage solutions, and pursuing other foreclosure-prevention policies through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) or other programs S. 61 - Helping Families Save their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income). Excludes from computation of debts the secured or unsecured portions of: (1) debts secured by the debtor's principal residence if the current value of that residence is less than the secured debt limit; or (2) debts secured or formerly secured by debtor's principal residence that was either sold in foreclosure or surrendered to the creditor if the current value of such real property is less than the secured debt limit. S. 117 - Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2009 - Prohibits a foreclosure consultant from: (1) receiving compensation from a homeowner for services performed regarding residential real property until such consultant has fully performed each service contracted for; (2) holding power of attorney from any homeowner, except to inspect documents; (3) receiving consideration from a third party in connection with services rendered to a homeowner regarding the foreclosure, unless such consideration is fully, clearly, and conspicuously disclosed before such services are rendered; (4) accepting any security to secure compensation for services rendered regarding foreclosure of the residential real property; or (5) acquiring any interest in the residence of a homeowner with whom the consultant has contracted. C.A.R. lobbied against the new GSE Housing Valuation Code of Conduct that was agreed to by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the NY Attorney General.

FHA Prohibition on Seller-funded Downpayment Assistance: H.R. 600 - "FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009" FHA Loan Limit Increase: H.R. 587 - "To increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs" H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Studies on FHA Mortgage Insurance: H.R. 2467 - "FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2009" Providing Pre-disaster Mitigation Agreements for Public and Assisted Housing Residents: H.R. 3026 - "Hazard Mitigation For All Act of 2009" Grants for Veteran Housing: H.R. 3073 - "A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless." Prevention of Housing Discrimination: H.R. 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 Tenant Eviction protections: S. 896 - "Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009" Preservation of Assisted Rural Multifamily Housing: H.R. 2876 - "Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009" Letters of Support for Senate Confirmation of David Stevens as FHA Commissioner Letters of Support for Senate Confirmation of Peter Kovar as Assistant Secretary of HUD for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Letters of Support for Senate Confirmation of Helen Kanovsky as HUD General Counsel

Client expense: $3,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Placing a moratorium on new appraisal rules: H.R. 3044 - "to impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct." Homeowner Relief Efforts: H.R. 3066 - "Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009" H.R. 3068 - "TARP for Main Street Act of 2009" H.R. 384 - "TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009" Foreclosure Mitigation: H.R. 1231/S. 117 - "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2009" Enforcement of Mortgage and Financial Fraud: S. 386 - "Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009" Increasing GSE Loan Limits: H.R. 2483 - "Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act" Conversations with FHFA Regarding GSE Fee Increases and GSE Loan Limit Changes Discussions with Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System Regarding Increasing Liquidity in Residential and Commercial Mortage-Backed Security Markets

Client expense: $3,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported