To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1825 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage Act (Benishek Sportsman's Heritage Act) H.R. 1526 Restoring Healhty Forests for Healhty Communities Act O&C Trust, Conservation and Jobs Act (DeFazio-No bill number) H.R. 2642 House Farm BillS. 1301 The "Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2013 Wildlife Prevention Act of 2013- Ruiz (CA)-No bill number H.R. 3188 Yosemite Rim Fire Emergyency Salvage Act H.R. 3080 Water Resources Development Act 2013 S. 601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3197 Sportmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2013 S 1396 FEMA/Wildfire funding S. 258 Grazing Improvement Act S. 1784 The Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013 Nevada Sage Grouse legislation (no bill number) S. 1660 Sportmen's and Public Outdoor Recreation Traditions Act or the SPORT Act S. 1479 The Catastrophic Wildlife Prevention Act of 2013 S. 1634 Farmer and Hunter Protection Act H.R. 1965 Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act - The Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012 H.R. 3286 Protecting State, Opening National Parks Act H.R. 3294 State-Run Federal Lands Act H.R. 3311 Provide Access and Retain Continuity Act of the PARC Act H.R. 3533 Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act S. 1731 Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act Senate National Forest Legislation (no bill number) H.R. 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2807 Land Conveyance IRS rule Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (no bill number) S. 744 Immigration Reform HR 2278 Immigration Reform USFWS decision to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act S. 1202- Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2013 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 1825 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage Act (Benishek Sportsman's Heritage Act) H.R. 1526 Restoring Healhty Forests for Healhty Communities Act O&C Trust, Conservation and Jobs Act (DeFazio-No bill number) H.R. 2642 House Farm BillS. 1301 The "Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2013 Wildlife Prevention Act of 2013- Ruiz (CA)-No bill number H.R. 3188 Yosemite Rim Fire Emergyency Salvage Act H.R. 3080 Water Resources Development Act 2013 S. 601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3197 Sportmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2013 S 1396 FEMA/Wildfire funding S. 258 Grazing Improvement Act S. 1784 The Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013 Nevada Sage Grouse legislation (no bill number) S. 1660 Sportmen's and Public Outdoor Recreation Traditions Act or the SPORT Act S. 1479 The Catastrophic Wildlife Prevention Act of 2013 S. 1634 Farmer and Hunter Protection Act H.R. 1965 Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act - The Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012 H.R. 3286 Protecting State, Opening National Parks Act H.R. 3294 State-Run Federal Lands Act H.R. 3311 Provide Access and Retain Continuity Act of the PARC Act H.R. 3533 Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act S. 1731 Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act Senate National Forest Legislation (no bill number) H.R. 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2807 Land Conveyance IRS rule Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (no bill number) S. 744 Immigration Reform HR 2278 Immigration Reform USFWS decision to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act S. 1202- Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page)Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014. Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information.
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page)Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014. Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements)S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 3492, A bill to provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (all provisions) S. 3637, A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors and for other purposes H.R. 3128, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions)H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) H.R. 6524, To make improvements to provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 relating to proprietary trading by banking entities. H.R. 6613, the Markets and Trading Reorganization Act (all provisions) Proposal to Implement Basel III Capital Standards Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | WA |
| David Schweikert | Republican | AZ |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | Republican | WA |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| Mick Mulvaney | Republican | SC |
| Randy Neugebauer | Republican | TX |
| Robert Hurt | Republican | VA |
| Robert J. Dold | Republican | IL |
| Rubén Hinojosa | Democratic | TX |
| Steve Womack | Republican | AR |
| Timothy V. Johnson | Republican | IL |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1418, Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act of 2011 S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 87, to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (all provisions) H.R. 940, the United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1062, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1151, the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1053 (stock quote decimalization); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H.R. 5973 (Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appropriations bill); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. 2102 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012); S. 2105 (Cybersecurity Act of 2012); S. 3414 (A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States.); S. 3620 (A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Market Data Exchange Act Section 19 (and related rules); Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives.
Client expense: $1,400,000 · 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 Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum. H.R. 31-Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act, all provisions H.R. 463, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1081, Consumer Payment System Payments Act, all provisions H.R. 1121-Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1174, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. H.R. 1221-Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1222-GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1223, GSE Credit Rish Equitable Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 1224-Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1225-GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1226-GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1227-GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1309-Flood Insurance Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1315-Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011, all provisons H.R. 1418-Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act, all provisions H.R. 1697, Communities First Act, all provisions H.R. 1723, the Common Sense Economic Recovery Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs, all provisions H.R. 1859, Housing Finance Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1965, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions H.R. 2413, the Secondary Market Facility or Residential Mortgage Act, all provisions H.R. 2436, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act, all provisions H.R. 2439, Removing GSE Charters During Receivership Act, all provisions H.R. 2462, Cap the GSE Bailout Act, all provisions H.R. 2930, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, all provisions H.R. 3461, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 3336, the Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, Title VI, provisions related to shareholder threshold for registration H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, provisions related to the National Flood Insurance Program and provisions related to mortgage fees and premiums H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Business Jobs Act, all provisions H.R. 4014, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, all provisions. H.R. 4217, Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act, all provisions H.R. 4323, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 4367, related to ATM fee disclosure requirements, all provisions H.R. 4348, MAP-21 Act, Title II, provisions related to the National Flood Insurance Program and issues related to interchange fee regulation and the study therof by various federal agencies H.R. 5740, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, all provisions H.R. 5817, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 6125, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act with respect to privilege of information provided to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 170, the Helping Responsible Homeowners Act, all provisions S. 509, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 575, Debit Interchange Fee Study Act, all provisions S. 967, the Regulation of Mortgages Servicing Act, all provisions S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, provisions related to entities covered by the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act. S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, all provisions S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, all provisions S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, all provisions S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act, all provisions S. 1600, Communities First Act, all provisions S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act, all provisions S. 556, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions S. 1549, the American Jobs Act, amendments related to credit union member business lending S. 1660, the American Jobs Act, amendments related to credit union member business lending. S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act, all provisions S. 1940, an original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes, all purposes. S. 1941, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions S. 1958, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May 31, 2012, all provisions S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, all provisions S. 2111, the Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, all provisions S. 2160, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 2231, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 2344, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 31, 2012, all provisions S. 3085, the Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act, all provisions S. 3204, related to ATM fee disclosure requirements, all provisions S. 3571, a bill to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to conduct a small business panel on the Qualified Mortgage rule before it can go forward with a rule, all provisions S. 3637, a bill to extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program S. 3709, a bill to require a Government Accountability Office examination of transactions between large financial institutions and the Federal Government Lucas Amendment to H. R. 1309, related to force placed insurance S. Amdt 267 to S. 495, related to debit interchange fee study, all provisions S. Amdt 242 to S. 495, related to credit union business lending, all provisions S. Amdt 392 to S. 782, related to debit interchange fee regulation, all provisions Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act related to the definition of "Swap Dealer" and the Swaps End User Exemption. Implementation of Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act related to debit interchange fee regulation Issues related to the NCUA's proposed rule related to credit union service organizations Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the vacancy on the National Credit Union Administration Board Issues related to the NCUA Rule on Net Worth and Bargain Purchase Agreements Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to the Regulation of Regulation Z/Multi-Feature Open-End Lending Issues related to Credit Union field of membership Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to National Credit Union Administration examination procedures Issues related to Financial Accounting Standards Board Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to Mark-to-Market accounting Issues related to NCUA's Statute of Limitations Proposal Issues related to credit union indemnification, golden parachutes and other benefits Issues related to data security and cyber security Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its Regulatory Flexibility Program Issues related to overdraft protection programs and check ordering practices House Financial Services Committee Draft bill entitled the Private Mortgage Market Investment Act, all provisions Issues related to the FDIC's Transaction Account Guarantee Program Issues related to the NCUSIF's Transaction Account Guarantee Program Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to high-cost mortgage loans (HOEPA) Issues related to the Rural Utility Services proposed loan program for energy efficiency Issues related to the CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to troubled debt restructuring Issues related to NCUA's low income credit union designation Issues related to the oversignt of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to material loss reports of the National Credit Union Administration Office of Inspector General
Client expense: $1,407,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Banking
HR 1315 The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act HR 1356 Capital Access for Main Street Act of 2011 HR 1418 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 HR 1697 Communities First Act HR 1965 The SEC Shareholder Registration Act HR 2167 The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act HR 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 2827 Municipal Adviser SEC Reform HR 3461 Financial Instititions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (Jobs) Act HR 4014 Confidentiality of Information Provided to the CFPB HR 4367 Amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (to limit ATM fee disclosure requirements) HR 5817, Privacy Notices S 509 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 1548 National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act S 1600 Communities First Act S 2160 Bank Exam Reform S 2231 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 2278 Certain Escrow Exemptions for Community Bankers S 3204 ATM Fee Disclosure Requirements S 3394 ATM Fee Disclosure Act and CFPB Privilege S 3492, S 3620 To provide for exemptions from municipal advisor requirements S 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extention S 3709, GAO Study Bill Bank Examinations Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules Consumer Data Security Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Protection for Financial Products and Services Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Tax Exemption Fair Lending Enforcement FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extention FHA Loan Programs Financial Regulatory Reform Housing Finance Reform Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises Implementation of Basel III in the U.S. Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Mortgage Escrow Requirements Mortgage Lending Disclosures (RESPA/TILA) Mortgage Lending Reform Mortgage Loan Origination Standards Mortgage Servicing Compensation National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Qualified Mortgages/ Ability to Repay Qualified Residential Mortgages/Risk Retention Registration of Municipal Advisors Regulation Z Establishment of ESCROW - Higher Priced Loans Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Remittance Transfer Rules SEC Shareholder Registration Threshold for Community Banks Systemic Risk, Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation and Resolution Authority
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1873 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 987 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 1186 - Arbitration Fairness Act Asbestos Related Legislation Bankruptcy Transparency Issues S. 223 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 658 - FAA Reauthorization Act Low Income Tax Recapture Bonds Climate Change/Global Warming Natural Catastrophe legislation Coast Wind Zone Proposal Credit Scoring and the Use of Credit as Underwriting Tool H.R. 769 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2011 H.R. 1062 - The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Insurance issues relating to the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance issues relating to the Office of Financial Research Issues relating to Financial Services Systemic Risk Proposals Insurance issues relating to Federal Resolution Authority Issues relating to the Federal Insurance Office Insurance issues relating to liquidation authority for systemically important financial institutions and the plans for US and global regulators for higher capital requirements for financial institutions. SEC issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 1039 - Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 435 - National Flood Insurance Program Termination Act of 2010 H.R. 1026 - Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2011 (Waters) S. 1940 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements S. 533 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 966 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act McCarran-Ferguson Reform and Modernization H.R. 5 - Health Act, H.R. 1150 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 S. 528 - Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act Oil Spill Liability Issues H.R. 2483 - The Whistleblower Improvement Act S. 669 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 H.R. 1249 - America Invents Act S. 23 - America Invents Act H.R. 1965 - To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. S. 556 - A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R. 940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 State bankruptcy issues S. 251 - A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for the payment of obligations, to prohibit the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting state and local governments, and for other purposes. Bank Tax Issues H.R. 623 - National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2011 H.R. 1063 - SMART Act
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 3492, A bill to provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (all provisions) S. 3637, A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors and for other purposes H.R. 3128, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) H.R. 6524, To make improvements to provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 relating to proprietary trading by banking entities. H.R. 6613, the Markets and Trading Reorganization Act (all provisions) Proposal to Implement Basel III Capital Standards Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page) Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309, H.R.5740), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act (H.R.4078), Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014; ATM Signage (H.R.4367, S.3204); Transportation; Treasury; Student Loan Appropriations (H.R.4348); Heightened Regulatory Capital Requirements, including the Collins amendment (H.R.3128); protection of privileged information provided to CFPB (S.3204); Mutual mortgage insurance fund (H.R.4264); definition of municipal advisor (H.R.2827); loan guarantees & eminent domain (H.R.6397); TAG extension bill (S.3637); Annual Privacy Notice requirement limits (H.R.5817); CFPB privileged information (H.R. 4014); ATM placard requirements (H.R. 4367). Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information; Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor; Extension of the TAG Program; Regulations implementing higher capital standards including the market risk capital final rule and 3 proposed rules under Basel III; CFPB proposed regulations on "high cost" mortgage definition; CFPB final and proposed rules on swaps; Federal Reserve rule on fraud prevention adjustments for debit card issuers; CFPB mortgage servicing rules and appraisal requirement rules; CFPB mortgage loan option rule; CFPB proposal on telephone surveys for short-form credit card agreements; OCC rule on the short-term investment fund (STIF); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network advisory on Suspicious Activity Reports; federal regulators guidance on natural disasters; FSOC proposals on Money Market Mutual Funds; CFPB procedures for examiners regarding student lending.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page) Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309, H.R.5740), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act (H.R.4078), Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014; ATM Signage (H.R.4367, S.3204); Transportation; Treasury; Student Loan Appropriations (H.R.4348); Heightened Regulatory Capital Requirements, including the Collins amendment (H.R.3128); protection of privileged information provided to CFPB (S.3204); Mutual mortgage insurance fund (H.R.4264); definition of municipal advisor (H.R.2827); loan guarantees & eminent domain (H.R.6397). Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information; Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor; Extension of the TAG Program; Regulations implementing higher capital standards including the market risk capital final rule and 3 proposed rules under Basel III; CFPB proposed regulations on "high cost" mortgage definition; CFPB final and proposed rules on swaps; Federal Reserve rule on fraud prevention adjustments for debit card issuers; CFPB mortgage servicing rules and appraisal requirement rules; CFPB mortgage loan option rule; CFPB proposal on telephone surveys for short-form credit card agreements.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions)S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 3492, A bill to provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposesH.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors and for other purposes H.R. 3128, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) H.R. 6524, To make improvements to provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 relating to proprietary trading by banking entities. Proposal to Implement Basel III Capital Standards Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $1,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1053 (stock quote decimalization); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H.R. 6397 (Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. 2102 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012); S. 2105 (Cybersecurity Act of 2012); S. 3414 (A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States.); S. 3620 (A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Market Data Exchange Act Section 19 (and related rules).
Client expense: $1,530,000 · 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 Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), 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)
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
HR 940 United States Covered Bonds Act of 2011 HR 1315 The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act HR 1356 Capital Access for Main Street Act of 2011 HR 1418 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 HR 1697 Communities First Act HR 1840 Improve Consideration by CFTC of Costs and Benefits of Regulations and Orders HR 1965 The SEC Shareholder Registration Act HR 2167 The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act HR 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 2827 Municipal Adviser SEC Reform HR 3461 Financial Instititions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (Jobs) Act HR 4014 Confidentiality of Information Provided to the CFPB HR 4078 Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act HR 4293 Restore Main Street's Credit Act of 2012 HR 4348 Flood Insurance/ Student Loans HR 4367 Amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (to limit ATM fee disclosure requirements) HR 5691 Overdraft Act of 2012 HR 6139 Consumer Credit Access, Innovation and Modernization Act S 509 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 1548 National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act S 1600 Communities First Act S 2160 Bank Exam Reform S 2231 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 2237 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act S 2278 Certain Escrow Exemptions for Community Bankers S 3204 ATM Fee Disclosure Requirements S 3394 ATM Fee Disclosure Act and CFPB Privilege S 3492, S 3620 To provide for exemptions from municipal advisor requirements Bank Examinations Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules Consumer Data Security Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Protection for Financial Products and Services Credit Card/ Debit Card Interchange Fees Debit Interchange Fees Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Tax Exemption Fair Lending Enforcement FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extention FHA Loan Programs Financial Regulatory Reform Homeownership and Equity Protection Act Housing Finance Reform Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises Implementation of Basel III in the U.S. Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Mortgage Lending Disclosures (RESPA/TILA) Mortgage Lending Reform Mortgage Loan Origination Standards Mortgage Servicing Compensation National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Overdraft Payment Services Patents - American Invents Act Qualified Mortgages/ Ability to Repay Qualified Residential Mortgages/Risk Retention Registration of Municipal Advisors Regulation Z Establishment of ESCROW - Higher Priced Loans Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Remittance Transfer Rules Sarbnes-Oxley Internal Control Attestation SEC Shareholder Registration Threshold for Community Banks Small Business Lending Fund Implementation Social Security Direct Deposit Systemic Risk, Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation and Resolution Authority
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 3492, A bill to provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors and for other purposes H.R. 3128, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) H.R. 6524, To make improvements to provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 relating to proprietary trading by banking entities. Proposal to Implement Basel III Capital Standards Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $1,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.
Client expense: $1,380,000 · 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 Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), 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)
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 6125, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act with respect to privilege of information provided to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 2099, A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection S. 2373, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3204, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter derivatives provisions and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; money market mutual fund regulation; the proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions derivatives regulations; the imposition of monetary equitable remedies in competition cases; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; general background on securities litigation and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67); the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (P.L. 112-106)
Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), 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), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum. H.R. 31-Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act, all provisions H.R. 463, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1081, Consumer Payment System Payments Act, all provisions H.R. 1121-Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1174, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. H.R. 1221-Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1222-GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1223, GSE Credit Rish Equitable Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 1224-Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1225-GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1226-GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1227-GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1309-Flood Insurance Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1315-Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011, all provisons H.R. 1418-Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act, all provisions H.R. 1697, Communities First Act, all provisions H.R. 1723, the Common Sense Economic Recovery Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs, all provisions H.R. 1859, Housing Finance Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1965, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions H.R. 2413, the Secondary Market Facility or Residential Mortgage Act, all provisions H.R. 2436, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act, all provisions H.R. 2439, Removing GSE Charters During Receivership Act, all provisions H.R. 2462, Cap the GSE Bailout Act, all provisions H.R. 2930, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, all provisions H.R. 3461, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 3336, the Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, Title VI, provisions related to shareholder threshold for registration H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, provisions related to the National Flood Insurance Program and provisions related to mortgage fees and premiums H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Business Jobs Act, all provisions H.R. 4014, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, all provisions. H.R. 4217, Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act, all provisions H.R. 4323, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 4367, related to ATM fee disclosure requirements, all provisions H.R. 4348, MAP-21 Act, Title II, provisions related to the National Flood Insurance Program and issues related to interchange fee regulation and the study therof by various federal agencies H.R. 5740, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, all provisions H.R. 5817, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 6125, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act with respect to privilege of information provided to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 170, the Helping Responsible Homeowners Act, all provisions S. 509, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 575, Debit Interchange Fee Study Act, all provisions S. 967, the Regulation of Mortgages Servicing Act, all provisions S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, provisions related to entities covered by the Gamm-Leach Blaley Act. S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, all provisions S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, all provisions S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, all provisions S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act, all provisions S. 1600, Communities First Act, all provisions S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act, all provisions S. 556, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions S. 1549, the American Jobs Act, amendments related to credit union member business lending S. 1660, the American Jobs Act, amendments related to credit union member business lending. S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act, all provisions S. 1940, an original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes, all purposes. S. 1941, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions S. 1958, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May 31, 2012, all provisions S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, all provisions S. 2111, the Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, all provisions S. 2160, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 2231, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 2344, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 31, 2012, all provisions S. 3085, the Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act, all provisions S. 3204, related to ATM fee disclosure requirements, all provisions S. 3571, a bill to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to conduct a small business panel on the Qualified Mortgage rule before it can go forward with a rule, all provisions Lucas Amendment to H. R. 1309, related to force placed insurance S. Amdt 267 to S. 495, related to debit interchange fee study, all provisions S. Amdt 242 to S. 495, related to credit union business lending, all provisions S. Amdt 392 to S. 782, related to debit interchange fee regulation, all provisions Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act related to the definition of "Swap Dealer" and the Swaps End User Exemption. Implementation of Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act related to debit interchange fee regulation Issues related to the NCUA's proposed rule related to credit union service organizations Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the vacancy on the National Credit Union Administration Board Issues related to the NCUA Rule on Net Worth and Bargain Purchase Agreements Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to the Regulation of Regulation Z/Multi-Feature Open-End Lending Issues related to Credit Union field of membership Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to National Credit Union Administration examination procedures Issues related to Financial Accounting Standards Board Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to Mark-to-Market accounting Issues related to NCUA's Statute of Limitations Proposal Issues related to credit union indemnification, golden parachutes and other benefits Issues related to data security and cyber security Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its Regulatory Flexibility Program Issues related to overdraft protection programs and check ordering practices House Financial Services Committee Draft bill entitled the Private Mortgage Market Investment Act, all provisions Issues related to the FDIC's Transaction Account Guarantee Program Issues related to the NCUSIF's Transaction Account Guarantee Program Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to high-cost mortgage loans (HOEPA) Issues related to the Rural Utility Services proposed loan program for energy efficiency Issues related to the CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to troubled debt restructuring Issues related to NCUA's low income credit union designation
Client expense: $1,044,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1873 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 987 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 1186 - Arbitration Fairness Act Asbestos Related Legislation Bankruptcy Transparency Issues S. 223 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 658 - FAA Reauthorization Act Low Income Tax Recapture Bonds Climate Change/Global Warming Natural Catastrophe legislation Coast Wind Zone Proposal Credit Scoring and the Use of Credit as Underwriting Tool H.R. 769 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2011 H.R. 1062 - The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Insurance issues relating to the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance issues relating to the Office of Financial Research Issues relating to Financial Services Systemic Risk Proposals Insurance issues relating to Federal Resolution Authority Issues relating to the Federal Insurance Office Insurance issues relating to liquidation authority for systemically important financial institutions and the plans for US and global regulators for higher capital requirements for financial institutions. SEC issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 1039 - Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 435 - National Flood Insurance Program Termination Act of 2010 H.R. 1026 - Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2011 (Waters) S. 1940 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements S. 533 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 966 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act McCarran-Ferguson Reform and Modernization H.R. 5 - Health Act, H.R. 1150 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 S. 528 - Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act Oil Spill Liability Issues H.R. 2483 - The Whistleblower Improvement Act S. 669 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 H.R. 1249 - America Invents Act S. 23 - America Invents Act H.R. 1965 - To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. S. 556 - A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R. 940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 State bankruptcy issues S. 251 - A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for the payment of obligations, to prohibit the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting state and local governments, and for other purposes. Bank Tax Issues H.R. 623 - National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2011 H.R. 1063 - SMART Act
Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions). S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions). S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements). H.R. 2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors and for other purposes H.R. 3128, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Small Business
The Financial Services Forum supports policies that enhance the circumstances for new business formation and survival by reducing regulatory burden and policies that provide access to capital and credit for new and small businesses. S. 1835 United States Covered Bond Act of 2011, S. 1831 The Access to Capital Job Creators Act, S. 1791 The Democratizing Access to Capital Act, S. 1824 The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2930 Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, H.R. 2940 Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, H.R. 2167 Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act, H.R. 1965 To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration H.R. 3606: The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, S. 3217: Startup Act 2.0, H.R. 5893 Startup Act 2.0
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions). S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions). S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements). H.R. 2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors and for other purposes H.R. 3128, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H.R. 4624 (Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); S. Amdt. 1818 to S. 1813 (offshore tax havens); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Recordkeeping under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Eminent domain; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.
Client expense: $1,330,000 · 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 Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), 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)
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions). S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions). S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) S. 3204, a bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements). H.R. 2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors and for other purposes H.R. 3128, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of smaller institutions from capital deductions (all provisions) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (all provisions) H.R. 5860, the Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement Act (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1873 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 987 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 1186 - Arbitration Fairness Act Asbestos Related Legislation Bankruptcy Transparency Issues S. 223 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 658 - FAA Reauthorization Act Low Income Tax Recapture Bonds Climate Change/Global Warming Natural Catastrophe legislation Coast Wind Zone Proposal Credit Scoring and the Use of Credit as Underwriting Tool H.R. 769 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2011 H.R. 1062 - The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Insurance issues relating to the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance issues relating to the Office of Financial Research Issues relating to Financial Services Systemic Risk Proposals Insurance issues relating to Federal Resolution Authority Issues relating to the Federal Insurance Office Insurance issues relating to liquidation authority for systemically important financial institutions and the plans for US and global regulators for higher capital requirements for financial institutions. SEC issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 1039 - Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 435 - National Flood Insurance Program Termination Act of 2010 H.R. 1026 - Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2011 (Waters) S. 1940 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements S. 533 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 966 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act McCarran-Ferguson Reform and Modernization H.R. 5 - Health Act, H.R. 1150 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 S. 528 - Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act Oil Spill Liability Issues H.R. 2483 The Whistleblower Improvement Act S. 669 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 H.R. 1249 - America Invents Act S. 23 - America Invents Act H.R. 1965 - To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. S. 556 - A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R. 940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 State bankruptcy issues S. 251 - A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for the payment of obligations, to prohibit the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting state and local governments, and for other purposes. Bank Tax Issues H.R. 623 - National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2011
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act S. 1933 Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market regulation
Client expense: $22,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H. R. 572, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1148, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation & Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A Bill to Provide End User Exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 2373, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Various issues relating to implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals to alter derivatives provisions; implementation of P.L. 111-24, The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, including the ability to pay provisions; regulation of money market mutual funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting
Client expense: $22,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum H.R. 31-Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act, all provisions H.R. 463, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1081, Consumer Payment System Payments Act, all provisions H.R. 1121-Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1174, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. H.R. 1221-Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1222-GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1223, GSE Credit Rish Equitable Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 1224-Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1225-GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1226-GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1227-GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1309-Flood Insurance Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1315-Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011, all provisons H.R. 1418-Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act, all provisions H.R. 1697, Communities First Act, all provisions H.R. 1723, the Common Sense Economic Recovery Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs, all provisions H.R. 1859, Housing Finance Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1965, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions H.R. 2413, the Secondary Market Facility or Residential Mortgage Act, all provisions H.R. 2436, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act, all provisions H.R. 2439, Removing GSE Charters During Receivership Act, all provisions H.R. 2462, Cap the GSE Bailout Act, all provisions H.R. 2930, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, all provisions H.R. 3461, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, Title VI, provisions related to shareholder threshold for registration H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, provisions related to the National Flood Insurance Program and provisions related to mortgage fees and premiums H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Business Jobs Act, all provisions H.R. 4217, Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act, all provisions S. 170, the Helping Responsible Homeowners Act, all provisions S. 509, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 575, Debit Interchange Fee Study Act, all provisions S. 967, the Regulation of Mortgages Servicing Act, all provisions S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, provisions related to entities covered by the Gamm-Leach Blaley Act. S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, all provisions S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, all provisions S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, all provisions S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act, all provisions S. 1600, Communities First Act, all provisions S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act, all provisions S. 556, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions S. 1549, the American Jobs Act, amendments related to credit union member business lending S. 1660, the American Jobs Act, amendments related to credit union member business lending. S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act, all provisions S. 1941, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions S. 1958, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May 31, 2012, all provisions S. 2111, the Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, all provisions S. 2160, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 2231, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions Lucas Amendment to H. R. 1309, related to force placed insurance S. Amdt 267 to S. 495, related to debit interchange fee study, all provisions S. Amdt 242 to S. 495, related to credit union business lending, all provisions S. Amdt 392 to S. 782, related to debit interchange fee regulation, all provisions Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act related to the definition of "Swap Dealer" and the Swaps End User Exemption. Implementation of Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act related to debit interchange fee regulation Issues related to the NCUA's proposed rule related to credit union service organizations Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the vacancy on the National Credit Union Administration Board Issues related to the NCUA Rule on Net Worth and Bargain Purchase Agreements Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to the Regulation of Regulation Z/Multi-Feature Open-End Lending Issues related to Credit Union field of membership Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to National Credit Union Administration examination procedures Issues related to Financial Accounting Standards Board Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to Mark-to-Market accounting Issues related to NCUA's Statute of Limitations Proposal Issues related to credit union indemnification, golden parachutes and other benefits Issues related to data security and cyber security Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its Regulatory Flexibility Program Issues related to overdraft protection programs and check ordering practices House Financial Services Committee Draft bill entitled the Private Mortgage Market Investment Act, all provisions H.R. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act, all provisions H.R. 3336, the Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 4323, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 4367, related to ATM fee disclosure requirements, all provisions H.R. 4348, MAP-21 Act, Title II, provisions related to the National Flood Insurance Program and issues related to interchange fee regulation and the study therof by various federal agencies H.R. 5740, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, all provisions H.R. 5817, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, all provisions S. 3085, the Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act, all provisions S. 3204, related to ATM fee disclosure requirements, all provisions Issues related to the FDIC's Transaction Account Guarantee Program Issues related to the NCUSIF's Transaction Account Guarantee Program
Client expense: $1,171,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · second_quarter · Banking
HR 940 United States Covered Bonds Act of 2011 HR 1315 The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act HR 1356 Capital Access for Main Street Act of 2011 HR 1418 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 HR 1697 Communities First Act HR 1965 The SEC Shareholder Registration Act HR 2167 The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act HR 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 3213 The Small Company Jobs Growth and Regulatory Relief Act HR 3336 Small Business Credit Availability Act (Derivatives Provisions) HR 3461 Financial Instititions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (Jobs) Act HR 4014 Confidentiality of Information Provided to the CFPB HR 4293 Restore Main Street's Credit Act of 2012 HR 4348 Flood Insurance/ Student Loans HR 4367 Amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (to limit ATM fee disclosure requirements) HR 5691 Overdraft Act of 2012 S 509 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 556 Shareholder Threshold S 1408 Data Breach Notification Act S 1548 National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act S 1600 Communities First Act S 1835 United States Covered Bond Act S 1941 Shareholder Threshold S 2099 Confidentiality of Information Provided by the CFPB S 2160 Bank Exam Reform S 2231 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 2278 Certain Escrow Exemptions for Community Bankers S 3204 ATM Feed Disclosure Requirements Bank Examinations Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules Consumer Data Security Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Protection for Financial Products and Services Credit Card/ Debit Card Interchange Fees Debit Interchange Fees Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Tax Exemption Derviatives Regulation--Implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Fair Lending Enforcement FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extention FHA Loan Programs Financial Regulatory Reform Housing Finance Reform Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Mortgage Lending Disclosures (RESPA/TILA) Mortgage Lending Reform Mortgage Loan Origination Standards Mortgage Servicing Compensation National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Overdraft Payment Services Patents - American Invents Act Qualified Mortgages/ Ability to Repay Qualified Residential Mortgages/Risk Retention Registration of Municipal Advisors Regulation Z Establishment of ESCROW - Higher Priced Loans Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Remittance Transfer Rules Sarbanes Oxley Internal Control Attestation SEC Shareholder Registration Threshold for Community Banks Small Business Lending Fund Implementation Systemic Risk, Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation and Resolution Authority
Client expense: $1,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page) Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309, H.R.5740), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014; ATM Signage (H.R.4367, S.3204); Transportation; Treasury; Student Loan Appropriations (H.R.4348); Heightened Regulatory Capital Requirements, including the Collins amendment (H.R.3128). Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information; Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor; Extension of the TAG Program; Regulations implementing higher capital standards including the market risk capital final rule and 3 proposed rules under Basel III.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1148, STOCK Act H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market regulation
Client expense: $20,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1148, STOCK Act H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, including amendments related to the definition of held of record H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H. RES. 572, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011 S. 2190, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012 The nomination of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals to alter derivatives provisions; regulation of money market funds; proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; Small Business Administration lending programs
Client expense: $20,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), provisions relating to derivatives and corporate governance. Issues relating to business transactions. S.1544/H.R.1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011. S.556/S.1941/H.R.1965, A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R.2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. H.R.2930/S.1791, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act. H.R.2940/S.1831, the Access to Capital for Job Creators Act. S.1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. S.1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011. H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), provisions relating to derivatives and corporate governance. Issues relating to business transactions. S.1544/H.R.1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011. S.556/S.1941/H.R.1965, A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R.2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. H.R.2930/S.1791, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act. H.R.2940/S.1831, the Access to Capital for Job Creators Act. S.1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act. S.1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011. H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 363 (Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011); H.R. 344 (Fiscal Responsibility Effective Enforcement Act of 2011); H.R. 463 (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2011); H.R. 653 (Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011); H.R. 757 (Equitable Treatment of Investors Act); H.R. 836 (Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act); H.R. 1062 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1070 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1082 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1112 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011); H.R. 1151 (Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011); H.R. 1341 (A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the floor of the Senate); H.R. 1438 (Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011); H.R. 1532 (A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013); H.R. 1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 1539 (Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); H.R. 1550 (National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011); H.R. 1573 (To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption); H.R. 1610 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011); H.R. 1838 (To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants); H.R. 1840 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1965 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.); H.R. 2167 (Private Company Flexibility Act); H.R. 2308 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 2313 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); H.R. 2413 (Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages Act of 2011); H.R. 2483 (Whistleblower Improvement Act); H.R. 2517 (Shareholder Protection Act of 2011); H.R. 2586 (Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act); H.R. 2603 (Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act); H.R. 2612 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices); H.R. 2651 (To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes); H.R. 2682 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 2779 (To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); H.R. 2827 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes); H.R. 2855 (Emergency Jobs Now Act); H.R. 2930 (Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act); H.R. 2931 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 2940 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); H.R. 2964 (Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act); H.R. 3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011); H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act); H.R. 3084 (Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011); H.R. 3128 (To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of exempting certain instruments of exempting smaller institutions from capital deductions); H.R. 3213 (Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 3283 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 3318 (Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3336 (Small Business Credit Availability Act); H.R. 3527 (Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation); H.R. 3530 (Freddie Mac Debt Reduction Act of 2011); H.R. 3606 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); H.R. 3635 (Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2011); H.R. 3644 (Private Mortgage Market Investment Act); H.R. 3655 (Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011); H.R. 3665 (Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act); H.R. 3733 (Affordable Mortgage for Homeowners Act of 2011); H.R. 3871 (Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012); H.R. 4088 (Capital Expansion Act); H.R. 4235 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.); H. Amdt. 465 (Amendment prohibits the use of funds by the CFTC to promulgate any final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap transaction reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act.); S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011); S. 556 (A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1276 (To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes); S. 1544 (Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011); S. 1619 (The Currency Exchange Act); S. 1641 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1642 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1643 (A Bill to Implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement); S. 1650 (Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 1791 (Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011); S. 1824 (Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act); S. 1831 (Access to Capital for Job Creators Act); S. 1835 (United States Covered Bond Act); S. 1907 (PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011); S. 1933 (Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011); S. 1941 (To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes); S. 1962 (Startup Expansion and Investment Act); S. 1963 (Mortgage Finance Act of 2011); S. 1970 (CROWDFUND Act); S. 1975 (No More IMF Bailouts Act); S. 1997 (FHA Bailout Protection Act of 2011); S. 2033 (Closing the Derivatives Blended Rate Loophole Act); S. 2038 (STOCK Act); S. 2055 (A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.); SR-NASDAQ-2012-005 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Establish an Enhanced Display Distributor Fee); SR-NASDAQ-2012-042 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Re-organize NASDAQ's Rules Governing the Fees Applicable to NASDAQ's Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NASDAQ-2012-044 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Modify the Fees Applicable to Non-Display Usage of Certain NASDAQ Depth-of-Book Market Data); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for the NYSE Arca Integrated Data Feed); FINRA Rule 4560 (short interest reporting); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; China - strategic and economic dialogue; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues, Response to Royal Bank of India discussion; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds.
Client expense: $1,270,000 · 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 Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), 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)
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, including amendments related to the definition of held of record H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H. RES. 572, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011 S. 2190, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012 The nomination of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals to alter derivatives provisions; regulation of money market funds; proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; Small Business Administration lending programs
Client expense: $20,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market regulation
Client expense: $20,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum H.R. 31-Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act, all provisions H.R. 463, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1081, Consumer Payment System Payments Act, all provisions H.R. 1121-Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1174, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. H.R. 1221-Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1222-GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1223, GSE Credit Rish Equitable Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 1224-Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1225-GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1226-GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1227-GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 1309-Flood Insurance Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1315-Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011, all provisons H.R. 1418-Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act, all provisions H.R. 1697, Communities First Act, all provisions H.R. 1723, the Common Sense Economic Recovery Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs, all provisions H.R. 1859, Housing Finance Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1965, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions H.R. 2413, the Secondary Market Facility or Residential Mortgage Act, all provisions H.R. 2436, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act, all provisions H.R. 2439, Removing GSE Charters During Receivership Act, all provisions H.R. 2462, Cap the GSE Bailout Act, all provisions H.R. 2930, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, all provisions H.R. 3461, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, Title VI, provisions related to shareholder threshold for registration H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, provisions related to the National Flood Insurance Program and provisions related to mortgage fees and premiums H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Business Jobs Act, all provisions H.R. 4217, Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act, all provisions S. 170, the Helping Responsible Homeowners Act, all provisions S. 509, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 575, Debit Interchange Fee Study Act, all provisions S. 967, the Regulation of Mortgages Servicing Act, all provisions S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, provisions related to entities covered by the Gamm-Leach Blaley Act. S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, all provisions S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, all provisions S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, all provisions S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act, all provisions S. 1600, Communities First Act, all provisions S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act, all provisions S. 556, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions S. 1549, the American Jobs Act, amendments related to credit union member business lending S. 1660, the American Jobs Act, amendments related to credit union member business lending. S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act, all provisions S. 1941, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholders, all provisions S. 1958, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May 31, 2012, all provisions S. 2111, the Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, all provisions S. 2160, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 2231, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions Lucas Amendment to H. R. 1309, related to force placed insurance S. Amdt 267 to S. 495, related to debit interchange fee study, all provisions S. Amdt 242 to S. 495, related to credit union business lending, all provisions S. Amdt 392 to S. 782, related to debit interchange fee regulation, all provisions Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act related to the definition of "Swap Dealer" and the Swaps End User Exemption. Implementation of Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act related to debit interchange fee regulation Issues related to the nomination of Richard Cordray to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues related to ATM Fee Disclosure Requirements Issues related to the NCUA's proposed rule related to credit union service organizations Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to Carla Leon-Decker to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board Issues related to the NCUA Rule on Net Worth and Bargain Purchase Agreements Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to the Regulation of Regulation Z/Multi-Feature Open-End Lending Issues related to Credit Union field of membership Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to National Credit Union Administration examination procedures Issues related to Financial Accounting Standards Board Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to Mark-to-Market accounting Issues related to NCUA's Statute of Limitations Proposal Issues related to credit union indemnification, golden parachutes and other benefits Issues related to data security and cyber security Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its Regulatory Flexibility Program Issues related to overdraft protection programs and check ordering practices Draft bill entitle the Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act, all provisions House Financial Services Committee Draft bill entitled the Private Mortgage Market Investment Act, all provisions
Client expense: $895,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · first_quarter · Small Business
The Financial Services Forum supports policies that enhance the circumstances for new business formation and survival by reducing regulatory burden and policies that provide access to capital and credit for new and small businesses. S. 1835 United States Covered Bond Act of 2011, S. 1831 The Access to Capital Job Creators Act, S. 1791 The Democratizing Access to Capital Act, S. 1824 The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2930 Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, H.R. 2940 Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, H.R. 2167 Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act, H.R. 1965 To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
HR 940 United States Covered Bonds Act of 2011 HR 1315 The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act HR 1356 Capital Access for Main Street Act of 2011 HR 1418 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 HR 1697 Communities First Act HR 1965 The SEC Shareholder Registration Act HR 2167 The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act HR 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 3213 The Small Company Jobs Growth and Regulatory Relief Act HR 3461 Financial Instititions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (Jobs) Act HR 3630 Middleclass Tax Reflief and Job Creation Act HR 4014 Confidentiality of Information Provided to the CFPB S 509 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 556 Shareholder Threshold S 1408 Data Breach Notification Act S 1548 National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act S 1600 Communities First Act S 1835 United States Covered Bond Act S 1941 Shareholder Threshold S 2099 Confidentiality of Information Provided by the CFPB S 2160 Bank Exam Reform S 2231 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Credit Union MBL Expansion S 2278 Certain Escrow Exemptions for Community Bankers Bank Examinations Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules Confirmation of Messrs. Gruenberg and Hoenig to the FDIC Board Confirmation of Thomas Curry as Comptroller of the Currency Consumer Data Security Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Protection for Financial Products and Services Credit Card/ Debit Card Interchange Fees Debit Interchange Fees Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Tax Exemption Derviatives Regulation--Implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Fair Lending Enforcement FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extention FHA Loan Programs Financial Regulatory Reform Housing Finance Reform Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Mortgage Lending Disclosures (RESPA/TILA) Mortgage Lending Reform Mortgage Servicing Compensation National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Overdraft Protection Guidelines Qualified Mortgages/ Ability to Repay Qualified Residential Mortgages/Risk Retention Regulation Z Establishment of ESCROW - Higher Priced Loans Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Sarbanes Oxley Internal Control Attestation SEC Shareholder Registration Threshold for Community Banks Small Business Lending Fund Implementation Systemic Risk, Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation and Resolution Authority
Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 509, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 556, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1418, Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act of 2011 S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (all provisions, including data security and consumer notice requirements) S. 1615, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 (all provisions) S. 1824, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) S. 1941, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) S. 2160, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) S. 2223, a bill to address the implementation of certain prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and for other purposes (all provisions) S. 2231, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 87, to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (all provisions) H.R. 940, the United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1062, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act (all provisions) H.R. 1070, the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1151, the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1418, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1539, the Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (all provisions) H.R. 1573, a bill to facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (all provisions) H.R. 1965, a bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 2056, a bill To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, the Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (all provisions) H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act (all provisions, including those to exclude GLBA institutions from data security and consumer notice requirements) H.R. 3283, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) H.R. 3461, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (provisions regarding shareholder threshold for SEC registration) H.R. 3871, the Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 (all provisions) H.R. 3993, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (all provisions) H.R. 4088, the Capital Expansion Act (all provisions) H.R. 4235, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts (all provisions) Proposal to implement the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act
Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1873 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 987 - Arbitration Fairness Act S. 1186 - Arbitration Fairness Act Asbestos Related Legislation Bankruptcy Transparency Issues S. 223 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 658 - FAA Reauthorization Act Low Income Tax Recapture Bonds Climate Change/Global Warming Natural Catastrophe legislation Coast Wind Zone Proposal Credit Scoring and the Use of Credit as Underwriting Tool H.R. 769 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2011 H.R. 1062 - The Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Insurance issues relating to the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance issues relating to the Office of Financial Research Issues relating to Financial Services Systemic Risk Proposals Insurance issues relating to Federal Resolution Authority Issues relating to the Federal Insurance Office Insurance issues relating to liquidation authority for systemically important financial institutions and the plans for US and global regulators for higher capital requirements for financial institutions. SEC issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 1039 - Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 435 - National Flood Insurance Program Termination Act of 2010 H.R. 1026 - Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2011 (Waters) S. 1940 - Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011 Medical Liability Reform Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements S. 533 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 966 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act McCarran-Ferguson Reform and Modernization H.R. 5 - Health Act, H.R. 1150 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 S. 528 - Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act Oil Spill Liability Issues H.R. 2483 The Whistleblower Improvement Act S. 669 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 H.R. 1249 - America Invents Act S. 23 - America Invents Act H.R. 1965 - To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. S. 556 - A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes. H.R. 940 - United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 State bankruptcy issues S. 251 - A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for the payment of obligations, to prohibit the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting state and local governments, and for other purposes. Bank Tax Issues H.R. 623 - National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2011
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Regulatory environment affecting banks, including community banks; Debit Card Interchange Fee legislation (S.575, H.R.1081, H.R.3156); GSE legislation (H.R.1182, H.R.31, H.R.1221, H.R.1222,H.R.1223, H.R.1224, H.R.1225, H.R.1226, H.R.1227, H.R.2436, H.R.2441, H.R.2440, H.R.2462, H.R.463, H.R.2439); Mortgage Foreclosure Relief legislation (H.R.830, H.R.836, H.R.839, H.R.861) ; (Continued on next page) Legislation (cont'd.): Credit Union business lending (S.509, H.R.1418, S.2231); Internet Gambling Regulation (H.R.1174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Governance (H.R.1121, H.R.1315). Small Business Lending (S.493), Bankruptcy Legislation (S.222), National Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1309), Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1439), Executive Compensation (H.R. 1062), Covered Bonds (H.R.940), Patent Reform (H.R.1249), CFPB Appropriations Legislation. Information Security/Privacy (H.R.2577, H.R.3035, S.1151, S.1408, S.1434, S.1535), Deficit Reduction, American Jobs Act, Appropriation Legislation, Patent Office Reform (H.R.1249). Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Fees (H.R. 3765); Flood Insurance Reform & Extension (H.R.2608, HJ Res. 94, HJ Res. 95, H.R.2055, H.R.3671, S.1958); Bank & Corporate Governance (H.R. 1965, S.556, S.1941,H.R.2940, H.R.2930); SEC Registration Threshold (H.R.2167, HR.1070); Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Requirements (H.R.3213); Restoration of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA Higher Loan Limits (Amendment to Ag Appropriations bill); Bank Examination Fairness (H.R.3461,S.2160); Bank Failure Study Legislation (H.R.2056); Federal Tax on Larger Financial Institutions; Credit Union Capital (H.R.3993); Amendment on non-resident alien interest reporting; The JOBS Act - H.R.3606; Municipal Advisor Exemption - H.R.2827; CFPB Confidential Information Protection - H.R.4014. Regulation: Fed. Reg. B (Equal Credit Opportunity) Rules, Fed and FDIC Orderly Resolution Regulations for Systemically Significant Companies, Fin CEN Bank Secrecy Act reporting requirements, General Obligation Bonds, Thrift institution regulation and reporting transfer to OCC and Fed, FASB Auditor Independence Rules, OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products, Fed, FDIC and OCC Retail Foreign Exchange Rules, Regulation Q, Fed and FTC Credit Score Disclosure Rules, OCC Foreclosure Guidance. FDIC Assessment, Base & Rate Regulation; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators; Federal Reserve Regulation II - debit card interchange fee regulation; SEC registration of municipal advisor regulation; FDIC Interest on Lawyer Account deposit insurance coverage regulation; FASB Mark to Market Accounting; shareholder executive compensation rules; FASB lease accounting rules; FASB impairment of financial asset rules; mortgage disclosure regulation; regulatory burden relief; federal garnishment rules; Federal Home Loan Bank system membership; Credit Card Act implementation; Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending) amendments; Payment Settlement Entity Reporting; Interest on Non-Resident Alien Account Reporting; Credit Risk Retention Regulation. FDIC and OCC Overdraft and Bank Product Guidance, Repeal of Reg. Q, FHFA Rules on purchase of housing cooperative loans, IRS Guidance on Trust Commissions, Fed Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation, Fed Remittance Transfer Proposal, National bank preemption, Risk-based capital requirements, CFPB Regulations. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting of Assignments in lieu of Mortgage Discharge (Reg C); Restrictions on Bank Proprietary Trading (Volcker Rule); Acquisitions of non-systemically significant financial institutions; Flood Insurance Guidance; Treasury Home Affordable Refinance Program; Examiner Treatment of New York State and Local Government Securities; CFPB Credit Card Disclosures; CFPB Deposit Account Disclosures; CFPB Mortgage Disclosures; Enhanced Regulation of large bank holding companies and non-bank firms. Patent and Trademark Reform Regulatory Implementation; Regulations Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act; Stress Test Regulations; Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL); Servicing and Foreclosure Guidance and Regulations; Home Loan Bank Member Supervision; CFPB Streamlined Regulations Project; CFPB Regulations on Privileged Information.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · first_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
H.R. 3606 - Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (SEC thresholds for registration and deregistration (H.R. 2167 (H.R. 1965) and H.R. 4088) (also H.R. 1070, H.R. 2930 and H.R. 2940) Comment Letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the USDA's Rural Business-Cooperative Service's interim final rule on Rural Business Investment Companies RIN: 0570-AA80
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · first_quarter · Small Business
Comment Letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the USDA's Rural Business-Cooperative Service's interim final rule on Rural Business Investment Companies RIN: 0570-AA80 H.R. 1418 (and S. 509 - renumbered in the Senate to S. 2231) - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (Expansion of credit unions' member business lending powers (all sections) H.R. 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (SEC thresholds for registration and deregistration (H.R. 2167 (H.R. 1965) and H.R. 4088) (also H.R. 1070, H.R. 2930 and H.R. 2940)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Rein in Significantly Important Financial institution (SIFI) with focused regulation including higher capital and liquidity requirements Shield community banks from the Dodd-Frank required increase in the deposit insurance fund reserve ratio from 1.15% to 1.35% Consumer Financial Protection focus on too-big-to-fail banks and financial firms and shadow financial industry, high standards for consumer compliance required of community banks, accommodation of community banks in serving the needs of their customers, broad definition of covered person, consolidation of RESPA and TILA forms, regulatory compliance and increased regulatory burden, and regulatory relief Ensure the small debit card issuer exemption in the Dodd-Frank (Durbin Amendment) is working to protect community banks Downsizing too-big-to-fail banks over a five-years and the regulation of too-big-to-fail banks and financial firms and the shadow financial industry, separation of banking and commerce, expansion of the Volker Rule and restoration of Glass-Steagall Act Overzealous bank regulatory examinations regulator, senior management, and examiner attitudes and practices, treatment of Commercial Real Estate, excessive write-downs, arbitrary capital requirements, public enforcement actions, reform the appellate process, and community bank closures Tiered regulation and supervision for community banks Accounting changes FASB proposed fair value disclosures requiring parenthetical disclosures for all financial instruments carried at amortized cost, PCBOA proposal to expand the scope of the independent accountant during the audit and mandatory auditor rotation, amortizing commercial real estate losses over 10 years for regulatory capital purposes Secondary mortgage lending reforms curb imprudent lending practices without impacting responsible lenders and loan products designed to meet the diverse needs of community bank customers and their communities Reform of the housing GSEs - community bank access to a strong, impartial secondary market for residential loans that is financially strong and reliable, privately capitalized cooperative entities with limited mission Expansion of the Farm Credit System, Rural Community Investments proposal, focus on wholesale funding for community banks and providing correspondent services rather than direct retail competition with community banks Equitable capital rules which do not disadvantage community banks, higher capital and liquidity requirements for SIFIs, inclusion of accumulated and other comprehensive income in calculation of Tier 1 regulatory capital, and elimination of the 1.25% Allowance for Loan and Lease losses disallowance for regulatory capital purposes) Overdraft programs uncoordinated regulatory response, address proposed risks with specific banks in the context of the regulatory examination, defer to CFPB Maintain the Federal Home Loan Bank System and preserve their special functions and purposes Permanent closing of the ILC loophole Fairly compensate Fannie and Freddie preferred shareholders by restoring the share value and dividends H.R. 1697 (and S. 1600) - Communities First Act (Community bank regulatory and tax relief) (all sections) H.R. 1418 (and S. 509 renumbered in the Senate to S. 2231) - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (Expansion of credit unions member business lending powers) (all sections) H.R. 3993 Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (Credit union access to outside capital) (all sections) H.R. 3461 (and 2160) Financial institutions Examination Fairness Act (To improve the examination of depository institutions) (all sections) H.R. 1365 Capital Access for Main Street Act of 2011 (loan loss amortization) (all sections) Five-year extension of the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) program Presidents FY2013 budget request - $61billion fee the largest banks will be assessed to pay for their role in the financial crisis Comment Letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the USDAs Rural Business-Cooperative Services interim final rule on Rural Business Investment Companies RIN: 0570-AA80 Comment Letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (RIN 2590-AA38) regarding the Agencys proposed rule to amend the community support regulation to require the Federal Home Loan Banks, as opposed to the FHFA, to monitor and assess the eligibility of each FHLBank member for access to long-term advances through compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 and first-time homebuyer standards Comment letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Docket No. 2011-1432 and RIN 7100-AD82), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Treasury/Office of Comptroller of the Currency, and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the implementation of Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act which contains certain prohibitions and restrictions on the ability of a banking entity and nonbank finance companies supervised by the board to engage in propriety trading and have certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds Comment letter to the Treasury/Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Docket No. CFPB-2012-0010 and RIN: 3170-AA20) proposed rule regarding the confidential treatment of privileged information obtained from persons in connection with its exercise of authority under Federal consumer financial law Increasing conforming loan limits in the sub-areas of the Chicago metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or in the MSA as a whole H.R. 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (SEC thresholds for registration and deregistration (H.R. 2167 (H.R. 1965) and H.R. 4088) (also H.R. 1070, H.R. 2930 and H.R. 2940)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · first_quarter · Banking
Rein in Significantly Important Financial institution (SIFI) with focused regulation including higher capital and liquidity requirements Shield community banks from the Dodd-Frank required increase in the deposit insurance fund reserve ratio from 1.15% to 1.35% Consumer Financial Protection focus on too-big-to-fail banks and financial firms and shadow financial industry, high standards for consumer compliance required of community banks, accommodation of community banks in serving the needs of their customers, broad definition of covered person, consolidation of RESPA and TILA forms, regulatory compliance and increased regulatory burden, and regulatory relief Ensure the small debit card issuer exemption in the Dodd-Frank (Durbin Amendment) is working to protect community banks Downsizing too-big-to-fail banks over a five-years and the regulation of too-big-to-fail banks and financial firms and the shadow financial industry, separation of banking and commerce, expansion of the Volker Rule and restoration of Glass-Steagall Act Overzealous bank regulatory examinations regulator, senior management, and examiner attitudes and practices, treatment of Commercial Real Estate, excessive write-downs, arbitrary capital requirements, public enforcement actions, reform the appellate process, and community bank closures Tiered regulation and supervision for community banks Accounting changes FASB proposed fair value disclosures requiring parenthetical disclosures for all financial instruments carried at amortized cost, PCBOA proposal to expand the scope of the independent accountant during the audit and mandatory auditor rotation, amortizing commercial real estate losses over 10 years for regulatory capital purposes Secondary mortgage lending reforms curb imprudent lending practices without impacting responsible lenders and loan products designed to meet the diverse needs of community bank customers and their communities Reform of the housing GSEs - community bank access to a strong, impartial secondary market for residential loans that is financially strong and reliable, privately capitalized cooperative entities with limited mission Expansion of the Farm Credit System, Rural Community Investments proposal, focus on wholesale funding for community banks and providing correspondent services rather than direct retail competition with community banks Equitable capital rules which do not disadvantage community banks, higher capital and liquidity requirements for SIFIs, inclusion of accumulated and other comprehensive income in calculation of Tier 1 regulatory capital, and elimination of the 1.25% Allowance for Loan and Lease losses disallowance for regulatory capital purposes) Overdraft programs uncoordinated regulatory response, address proposed risks with specific banks in the context of the regulatory examination, defer to CFPB Maintain the Federal Home Loan Bank System and preserve their special functions and purposes Permanent closing of the ILC loophole Fairly compensate Fannie and Freddie preferred shareholders by restoring the share value and dividends H.R. 1697 (and S. 1600) - Communities First Act (Community bank regulatory and tax relief) (all sections) H.R. 1418 (and S. 509 renumbered in the Senate to S. 2231) - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 (Expansion of credit unions member business lending powers) (all sections) H.R. 3993 Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (Credit union access to outside capital) (all sections) H.R. 3461 (and 2160) Financial institutions Examination Fairness Act (To improve the examination of depository institutions) (all sections) H.R. 1365 Capital Access for Main Street Act of 2011 (loan loss amortization) (all sections) Five-year extension of the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) program Presidents FY2013 budget request - $61billion fee the largest banks will be assessed to pay for their role in the financial crisis Comment Letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the USDAs Rural Business-Cooperative Services interim final rule on Rural Business Investment Companies RIN: 0570-AA80 Comment Letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (RIN 2590-AA38) regarding the Agencys proposed rule to amend the community support regulation to require the Federal Home Loan Banks, as opposed to the FHFA, to monitor and assess the eligibility of each FHLBank member for access to long-term advances through compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 and first-time homebuyer standards Comment letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Docket No. 2011-1432 and RIN 7100-AD82), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Treasury/Office of Comptroller of the Currency, and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the implementation of Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act which contains certain prohibitions and restrictions on the ability of a banking entity and nonbank finance companies supervised by the board to engage in propriety trading and have certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds Comment letter to the Treasury/Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Docket No. CFPB-2012-0010 and RIN: 3170-AA20) proposed rule regarding the confidential treatment of privileged information obtained from persons in connection with its exercise of authority under Federal consumer financial law Increasing conforming loan limits in the sub-areas of the Chicago metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or in the MSA as a whole H.R. 3606 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (SEC thresholds for registration and deregistration (H.R. 2167 (H.R. 1965) and H.R. 4088) (also H.R. 1070, H.R. 2930 and H.R. 2940)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2011 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 2167 and HR 1965--Counting beneficial owners of securities for purposes of determining when an issuer is required to register a class of securities under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES