Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
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Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Influence and monitor legislation impacting the Government Sponsored Entities as it impacts credit unions, including S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013. Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions, including H.R. 2572, Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending.Advocate for stronger data security - particularly with regard to merchant plastic card data breaches. Support passage of S. 1927. Support credit union access to supplemental capital, including passage of H.R. 719.
Client expense: $314,513 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum.Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on credit union service organizations Issues related to NCUAs rule on net worth and bargain purchase agreements Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB proposal related to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices 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 CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to student lending Issues related to derivatives and NCUAs proposed rule related to credit union use of derivatives Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to patent reform Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues related to NCUAs Minority Depository Institution program Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to NCUAs Appraisal Management Company proposal Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital proposal Issues related to the Johnson-Crapo Housing Finance Reform proposal Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital Issues related to the nomination of J. Mark McWatters to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, The Bureau Guidance Transparency Act Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Preventing Regulatory Abuse Act of 2014 Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Bureau Examination Fairness Act Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System.Issues related to the Department of Defense proposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 736, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 839, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act, all provisions H.R. 861, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 927, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 1255, Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1538, a bill to provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers and employees, all provisions H.R. 1553, Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1566, a bill to create a Federal Charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, all provisions H.R. 1603, a bill to support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, all provisions H.R. 1646, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster, all provisions H.R. 1694, a bill to allow the Secretary of Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, all provisions H.R. 1750, the CLEAR Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1779, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1862, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions, all provisions H.R. 2136, Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 2295, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions H.R. 2379, Qualified Mortgage Loan Originator Transitional Authority Act, all provisions H.R. 2419, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, all provisions H.R. 2512, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, all provisions H.R. 2547, a bill to determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions, all provisions H.R. 2561, a bill to provide for the removal of default information form a borrowers credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, all provisions H.R. 2571, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, all provisions H.R. 2572, a bill to improve the regulation of credit unions and depository institutions and to provide regulatory relief, all provisions H.R. 2580, a bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters, all provisions H.R. 2652, Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013 H.R. 2672, CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 2673, the Portfolio Lending Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 H.R. 2816, To extend the pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages. H.R. 2917, Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 2961, To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes.H.R. 3036, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and for other purposes. H.R. 3137, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions H.R. 3310, Annuity Safety and Security under Reasonable Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R. 3312, Homeowners Flood Insurance Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 3317, Holding Individual Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act, all provisions H.R. 3329, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, all provisions. H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions H.R. 3374, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions H.R. 3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 3584, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, all provisions H.R. 3770, Inspector General Act H.R. 4042, Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act, all provisions H.R. 4167, the Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4226, Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 4466, the Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4521, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 4626, the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 4804, the Bureau Examination Fairness Act, all provisions H.R. 4986, End Operation Choke Point Act, all provisions H.R. 5148, Access to Affordable Mortgages Act, all provisions H.R. 5403, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act, all provisions H.R. 5461, the Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 5758, Financial Institutions Customer Protection Act of 2014 Kildee Amendment to H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act, related to disclosures required under the Military Lending Act S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, all provisions S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Student Act, all provisions S. 172, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013, all provisions S. 187, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, all provisions S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 361, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act of 2013, all provisions S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, all provisions S. 451, a bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions S. 563, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 673, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, all provisions S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions S. 727, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 731, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions S. 733, Basel III Impact Study Act, all provisions S. 798, Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, all provisions S. 872, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, all provisions S. 947, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 985, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called "Glass-Steagall Act," all provisionsS. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, all provisions S. 1002, Home Building Lending Improvement Act, all provisions S. 1048, the Mortgage Finance Act, all provisions S. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership, all provisions S. 1176, a bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, all provisions S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions S. 1229, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, all provisions S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes. S. 1511, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1534, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions S. 1538, FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act, all provisions S. 1577, Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1597, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions S. 1806, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions, all provisions S. 1867, Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1916, the HELP Rural Communities Act, all provisions S. 2641, the Portfolio Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 2698, the Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions Act, Title II and Title III. S. 2699, a Bill to require the National Credit Union Administration to provide pass-through share insurance for the deposits or shares of any interest on lawyers trust accounts, and for other purposes. S. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month Johnson / Crapo amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Moran / Manchin amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Toomey / Coburn amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions
Client expense: $1,000,000 · 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, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms; S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 - same issue as above; H.R. 3468 - Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - entire bill extending share insurance coverage to trust accounts held in the name of nonmembers; S. 2698 - Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 - (RELIEVE Act) - same issue as above; S. 1927 - Data Security Act of 2014 - entire bill relating to security procedures and standards for entities maintaining personal data; 12 CFR Parts 700 - 703: Prompt Corrective Action - Risk-Based Capital - National Credit Union Administration proposed rule on risk-based capital requirements for federally insured credit unions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms; S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 - same issue as above; H.R. 3468 - Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - entire bill extending share insurance coverage to trust accounts held in the name of nonmembers; S. 2698 - Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 - (RELIEVE Act) - same issue as above; S. 1927 - Data Breach Security Act of 2014 - entire bill relating to security procedures and standards for entities maintaining personal data; 12 CFR Parts 700 - 703: Prompt Corrective Action - Risk-Based Capital - National Credit Union Administration proposed rule on risk-based capital requirements for federally insured credit unions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum.Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on credit union service organizations Issues related to NCUAs rule on net worth and bargain purchase agreements Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB proposal related to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices 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 CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to student lending Issues related to derivatives and NCUAs proposed rule related to credit union use of derivatives Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to patent reform Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues related to NCUAs Minority Depository Institution program Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to NCUAs Appraisal Management Company proposal Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital proposal Issues related to the Johnson-Crapo Housing Finance Reform proposal Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital Issues related to the nomination of J. Mark McWatters to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, The Bureau Guidance Transparency Act Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Preventing Regulatory Abuse Act of 2014 Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Bureau Examination Fairness Act Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System.H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 736, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 839, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act, all provisions H.R. 861, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 927, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 1255, Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1538, a bill to provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers and employees, all provisions H.R. 1553, Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1566, a bill to create a Federal Charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, all provisions H.R. 1603, a bill to support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, all provisions H.R. 1646, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster, all provisions H.R. 1694, a bill to allow the Secretary of Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, all provisions H.R. 1750, the CLEAR Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1779, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1862, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions, all provisions H.R. 2136, Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 2295, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions H.R. 2379, Qualified Mortgage Loan Originator Transitional Authority Act, all provisions H.R. 2419, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, all provisions H.R. 2512, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, all provisions H.R. 2547, a bill to determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions, all provisions H.R. 2561, a bill to provide for the removal of default information form a borrowers credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, all provisions H.R. 2571, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, all provisions H.R. 2572, a bill to improve the regulation of credit unions and depository institutions and to provide regulatory relief, all provisions H.R. 2580, a bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters, all provisions H.R. 2652, Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013 H.R. 2672, CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 2673, the Portfolio Lending Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 H.R. 2816, To extend the pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages. H.R. 2917, Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 2961, To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3036, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and for other purposes.H.R. 3137, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions H.R. 3310, Annuity Safety and Security under Reasonable Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R. 3312, Homeowners Flood Insurance Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 3317, Holding Individual Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act, all provisions H.R. 3329, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, all provisions. H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions H.R. 3374, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions H.R. 3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 3584, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, all provisions H.R. 4042, Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act, all provisions H.R. 4226, Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 4466, the Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4521, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 4626, the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 4804, the Bureau Examination Fairness Act, all provisions H.R. 4986, End Operation Choke Point Act, all provisions H.R. 5148, Access to Affordable Mortgages Act, all provisions H.R. 5403, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act, all provisions H.R. 5461, a Bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes, Title II and Title III. Kildee Amendment to H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act, related to disclosures required under the Military Lending Act S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, all provisions S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Student Act, all provisions S. 172, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013, all provisions S. 187, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, all provisions S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 361, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act of 2013, all provisions S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, all provisions S. 451, a bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions S. 563, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 673, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, all provisions S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions S. 727, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 731, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions S. 733, Basel III Impact Study Act, all provisions S. 798, Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, all provisions S. 872, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, all provisions S. 947, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 985, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called Glass-Steagall Act, all provisions S. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, all provisions S. 1002, Home Building Lending Improvement Act, all provisions S. 1048, the Mortgage Finance Act, all provisionsS. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership, all provisions S. 1176, a bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, all provisions S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions S. 1229, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, all provisions S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes. S. 1511, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1534, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions S. 1538, FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act, all provisions S. 1577, Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1597, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions S. 1806, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions, all provisions S. 1867, Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1916, the HELP Rural Communities Act, all provisions S. 2641, the Portfolio Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 2698, the Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions Act, Title II and Title III. S. 2699, a Bill to require the National Credit Union Administration to provide pass-through share insurance for the deposits or shares of any interest on lawyers trust accounts, and for other purposes. S. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month Johnson / Crapo amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Moran / Manchin amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Toomey / Coburn amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions
Client expense: $1,060,000 · 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, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Influence and monitor legislation impacting the Government Sponsored Entities as it impacts credit unions, including S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013. Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions, including H.R. 2572, Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending.Advocate for stronger data security - particularly with regard to merchant plastic card data breaches. Support passage of S. 1927. Support credit union access to supplemental capital, including passage of H.R. 719.
Client expense: $222,910 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) proposed rule and request for comment on changes to regulation E in regard to remittance transfers; Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) proposed rule and request for comment regarding amendments to certain mortgage rules issued in 2013 under the Truth in Lending Act; CFPBs proposed rulemaking defining the larger participants on the international money transfer market;Federal Reserve Banks revised proposed rule to amend Subparts C and D of Regulation CC related to the availability of funds and the collection of checks; Federal Housing Finance Agencys request for comment regarding revisions to the National Mortgage Database Project; National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) request for comment on the proposed rule on associational common bond requirements in the Chartering and Field of Membership Manual; Joint agency request for comment on the proposed minimum requirements for appraisal management companies; NCUAs request for comment on the proposed rule on Voluntary Liquidation of credit unions; NCUA proposal on stress testing and advanced capital planning; NCUA proposal on prompt corrective action and risk-based capital; White House regarding the need for a credit union representative on the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve; Expanding credit union investment authority to include permissible investments in derivatives, securitization and mortgage servicing rights; Modernization of the NCUAs fixed assets rule; Improve the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increasing the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts under Regulation D; Added flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of NCUA advertising requirements; Improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility by removing the subscription requirement for membership and permanently removing the borrowing cap; Flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; Update and make improvements to regulations governing check processing and funds availability; Eliminate redundant NCUA requirements to provide copies of appraisals upon request; Examination fairness provisions for credit unions; NCUA proposed rulemaking regarding requirements for contacts with federal credit unions and exam sites; CFPB requirements involving remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act; Home Mortgage Disclosure Act changes by the CFPB that go beyond requirements in Dodd-Frank; CFPB combining Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act disclosures; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage-related regulations; CFPB ability-to-repay/ qualified mortgage rule; CFPB consideration of prepaid card issues; Overdraft Protection; CFPB consumer complaint database; Need for legal opinion letters from the CFPB; Financial Stability Oversight Council and regulatory coordination; Data Security; Federal standards for safe keeping of information and data breach notification for merchants; Department of Justice Operation Choke Point initiative; NCUA oversight; Regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Legislative changes to provide regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 (H.R. 2572); Administrative improvements for the powers of the NCUA; NCUA ability to grant parity to a federal credit union on a broader state rule; NCUA ability to delay the implementation of a CFPB rule that applies to credit unions; Requirement of a look-back cost-benefit analysis of CFPB and NCUA rules; Examination fairness for credit unions; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); NCUA authorization to further establish special capital requirements for newly chartered federal credit unions that recognize the unique nature and challenges of starting a new credit union; Changes to outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; Improvements to field of membership restrictions for credit unions that face expanding criteria for defining urban and rural; Allowing voluntary mergers involving multiple common bond credit unions and allowing credit unions that convert to community charters to retain their current select employee groups; Allowing all credit unions to add underserved areas to their field of membership; Credit union member business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (S. 968); Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act (H.R. 4226); Flexibility with credit union investment authority; NCUA flexibility in handling credit union lending and maturities for certain loans; Share insurance coverage for Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTAs); Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act (H.R. 3468); Annual privacy notices requirements for financial institutions; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749);Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635); Data security standards to address breaches at the hands of merchants; Cyber security; Data Security and Breach Notification Act (S. 1193); Data Security Act. (S. 1927); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1976); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. (S. 1897); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act. (S. 1995); Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949); Mortgage Choice Act (S. 1577); Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act (H.R. 4262); Financial Stability Oversight Council Transparency and Accountability Act (H.R. 4387); Bureau Research Transparency Act (H.R. 4539);Bureau Examination Fairness Act (H.R. 4804); Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 2673); Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act (H.R. 4521); Financial Regulatory Clarity Act (H.R. 4466);Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act (H.R. 2672); HELP Rural Communities Act (S.1916);Patent Reform; Patent demand letters; Patent Quality Improvement Act (S.866); Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013); Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013(S.1612); Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S.1720); Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act (S.2049); Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 (H.R.2639);Innovation Act (H.R. 3309); Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 4874); Housing Finance Reform; Policy decisions impacting the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); Johnson-Crapo housing finance reform discussion draft; Retention of the credit union tax exemption; Tax Reform Act of 2014 discussion draft; Tax extenders; Debit interchange fees; Federal Reserves rule liming the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; Student lending; Asset thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act; Asset threshold for CFPB examination; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 1223); Military Savings Act of 2013 (S. 1741); Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 1842); Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (S. 2410); Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 4435).
2014 · second_quarter · Banking
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) proposed rule and request for comment on changes to regulation E in regard to remittance transfers; Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) proposed rule and request for comment regarding amendments to certain mortgage rules issued in 2013 under the Truth in Lending Act; CFPBs proposed rulemaking defining the larger participants on the international money transfer market;Federal Reserve Banks revised proposed rule to amend Subparts C and D of Regulation CC related to the availability of funds and the collection of checks; Federal Housing Finance Agencys request for comment regarding revisions to the National Mortgage Database Project; National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) request for comment on the proposed rule on associational common bond requirements in the Chartering and Field of Membership Manual; Joint agency request for comment on the proposed minimum requirements for appraisal management companies; NCUAs request for comment on the proposed rule on Voluntary Liquidation of credit unions; NCUA proposal on stress testing and advanced capital planning; NCUA proposal on prompt corrective action and risk-based capital; White House regarding the need for a credit union representative on the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve; Expanding credit union investment authority to include permissible investments in derivatives, securitization and mortgage servicing rights; Modernization of the NCUAs fixed assets rule; Improve the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increasing the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts under Regulation D; Added flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of NCUA advertising requirements; Improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility by removing the subscription requirement for membership and permanently removing the borrowing cap; Flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; Update and make improvements to regulations governing check processing and funds availability; Eliminate redundant NCUA requirements to provide copies of appraisals upon request; Examination fairness provisions for credit unions; NCUA proposed rulemaking regarding requirements for contacts with federal credit unions and exam sites; CFPB requirements involving remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act; Home Mortgage Disclosure Act changes by the CFPB that go beyond requirements in Dodd-Frank; CFPB combining Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act disclosures; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage-related regulations; CFPB ability-to-repay/ qualified mortgage rule; CFPB consideration of prepaid card issues; Overdraft Protection; CFPB consumer complaint database; Need for legal opinion letters from the CFPB; Financial Stability Oversight Council and regulatory coordination; Data Security; Federal standards for safe keeping of information and data breach notification for merchants; Department of Justice Operation Choke Point initiative; NCUA oversight; Regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Legislative changes to provide regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 (H.R. 2572); Administrative improvements for the powers of the NCUA; NCUA ability to grant parity to a federal credit union on a broader state rule; NCUA ability to delay the implementation of a CFPB rule that applies to credit unions; Requirement of a look-back cost-benefit analysis of CFPB and NCUA rules; Examination fairness for credit unions; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); NCUA authorization to further establish special capital requirements for newly chartered federal credit unions that recognize the unique nature and challenges of starting a new credit union; Changes to outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; Improvements to field of membership restrictions for credit unions that face expanding criteria for defining urban and rural; Allowing voluntary mergers involving multiple common bond credit unions and allowing credit unions that convert to community charters to retain their current select employee groups; Allowing all credit unions to add underserved areas to their field of membership; Credit union member business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (S. 968); Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act (H.R. 4226); Flexibility with credit union investment authority; NCUA flexibility in handling credit union lending and maturities for certain loans; Share insurance coverage for Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTAs); Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act (H.R. 3468); Annual privacy notices requirements for financial institutions; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749);Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635); Data security standards to address breaches at the hands of merchants; Cyber security; Data Security and Breach Notification Act (S. 1193); Data Security Act. (S. 1927); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1976); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. (S. 1897); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act. (S. 1995); Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949); Mortgage Choice Act (S. 1577); Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act (H.R. 4262); Financial Stability Oversight Council Transparency and Accountability Act (H.R. 4387); Bureau Research Transparency Act (H.R. 4539);Bureau Examination Fairness Act (H.R. 4804); Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 2673); Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act (H.R. 4521); Financial Regulatory Clarity Act (H.R. 4466);Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act (H.R. 2672); HELP Rural Communities Act (S.1916);Patent Reform; Patent demand letters; Patent Quality Improvement Act (S.866); Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013); Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013(S.1612); Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S.1720); Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act (S.2049); Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 (H.R.2639);Innovation Act (H.R. 3309); Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 4874); Housing Finance Reform; Policy decisions impacting the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); Johnson-Crapo housing finance reform discussion draft; Retention of the credit union tax exemption; Tax Reform Act of 2014 discussion draft; Tax extenders; Debit interchange fees; Federal Reserves rule liming the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; Student lending; Asset thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act; Asset threshold for CFPB examination; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 1223); Military Savings Act of 2013 (S. 1741); Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 1842); Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (S. 2410); Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 4435).
2014 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms; S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 - same issue as above; H.R. 3468 - Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - entire bill extending share insurance coverage to trust accounts held in the name of nonmembers; S. 1927 - Data Breach Security Act of 2014 - entire bill relating to security procedures and standards for entities maintaining personal data; 12 CFR Parts 700 - 703: Prompt Corrective Action - Risk-Based Capital - National Credit Union Administration proposed rule on risk-based capital requirements for federally insured credit unions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2014 · second_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum.Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on credit union service organizations Issues related to NCUAs rule on net worth and bargain purchase agreements Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB proposal related to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices 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 CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to student lending Issues related to derivatives and NCUAs proposed rule related to credit union use of derivatives Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to patent reform Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues related to NCUAs Minority Depository Institution program Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to NCUAs Appraisal Management Company proposal Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital proposal Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital Issues related to the nomination of J. Mark McWatters to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, The Bureau Guidance Transparency Act Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Preventing Regulatory Abuse Act of 2014 Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Bureau Examination Fairness Act Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisionsH.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 736, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 839, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act, all provisions H.R. 861, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 927, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 1255, Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1538, a bill to provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers and employees, all provisions H.R. 1553, Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1566, a bill to create a Federal Charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, all provisions H.R. 1603, a bill to support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, all provisions H.R. 1646, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster, all provisions H.R. 1694, a bill to allow the Secretary of Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, all provisions H.R. 1750, the CLEAR Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1779, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1862, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions, all provisions H.R. 2136, Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 2295, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions H.R. 2379, Qualified Mortgage Loan Originator Transitional Authority Act, all provisions H.R. 2419, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, all provisions H.R. 2512, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, all provisions H.R. 2547, a bill to determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions, all provisions H.R. 2561, a bill to provide for the removal of default information form a borrowers credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, all provisions H.R. 2571, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, all provisions H.R. 2572, a bill to improve the regulation of credit unions and depository institutions and to provide regulatory relief, all provisions H.R. 2580, a bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters, all provisions H.R. 2652, Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013 H.R. 2672, CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 2673, the Portfolio Lending Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 H.R. 2816, To extend the pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages. H.R. 2917, Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 2961, To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3036, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and for other purposes. H.R. 3137, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisionsH.R. 3310, Annuity Safety and Security under Reasonable Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R. 3312, Homeowners Flood Insurance Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 3317, Holding Individual Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act, all provisions H.R. 3329, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, all provisions. H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions H.R. 3374, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions H.R. 3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 3584, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, all provisions H.R. 4226, Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 4466, the Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4521, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act, all provisions Kildee Amendment to H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act, related to disclosures required under the Military Lending Act S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, all provisions S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Student Act, all provisions S. 172, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013, all provisions S. 187, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, all provisions S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 361, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act of 2013, all provisions S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, all provisions S. 451, a bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions S. 563, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 673, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, all provisions S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions S. 727, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 731, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions S. 733, Basel III Impact Study Act, all provisions S. 798, Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, all provisions S. 872, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, all provisions S. 947, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 985, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called Glass-Steagall Act, all provisions S. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, all provisions S. 1002, Home Building Lending Improvement Act, all provisions S. 1048, the Mortgage Finance Act, all provisions S. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership, all provisions S. 1176, a bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, all provisions S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions S. 1229, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, all provisions S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes.S. 1534, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions S. 1538, FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act, all provisions S. 1577, Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1597, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions S. 1806, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions, all provisions S. 1867, Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1916, the HELP Rural Communities Act, all provisions S. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month Johnson / Crapo amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Moran / Manchin amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Toomey / Coburn amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Influence and monitor legislation impacting the Government Sponsored Entities as it impacts credit unions, including S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013. Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions, including H.R. 2572, Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending.
Client expense: $241,134 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Banking
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage-related regulations; CFPB ability-to-repay/ qualified mortgage rule; CFPB mortgage servicing rule; CFPB loan originator compensation rule; CFPB request for information regarding the mortgage closing process; CFPB notice of proposed rulemaking regarding debt collection practices; CFPB combining Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act disclosures; CFPB making changes to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act;Federal Reserve regarding changes to subpart A of Regulation J and funds transfers through Fedwire; Federal Reserve policy on Payment System Risk and Procedures for Measuring Daylight Overdrafts; Electronic Payments Associations (NACHA) proposed rule regarding ACH risk management and rules enforcement; NACHA proposed rule regarding improving ACH network quality and reducing exceptions; NCUA regarding engaging with other federal agencies on data security efforts; NCUAs strategic plan for 2014-2017; NCUA regarding maintaining the federal credit union loan interest rate ceiling; NCUA request for comment on Requirement for Contacts with federal credit unions; NCUA proposal on Prompt Corrective Action and Risk Based Capital; NCUA comments on Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices; Request of the NCUA Board to extend the comment period for an additional 90 days on the risk-based capital proposal; National Technical Information Services (NTIS) request for information and advance notice of public meeting (RFI) regarding the certification program for access to the death master file; Expanding credit union investment authority to include permissible investments in derivatives, securitization and mortgage servicing rights; Modernization of the NCUAs fixed assets rule; Improve the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increasing the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts under Regulation D; Added flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of NCUA advertising requirements; Improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility by removing the subscription requirement for membership and permanently removing the borrowing cap; Flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; Update and make improvements to regulations governing check processing and funds availability; Eliminate redundant NCUA requirements to provide copies of appraisals upon request; Department of Justice Operation Choke Point; Patent Reform; Patent Quality Improvement Act (S.866); Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013); Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013(S.1612); Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S.1720); Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act (S.2049); Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 (H.R.2639); Innovation Act (H.R. 3309); National Flood Insurance Program; Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act (S. 1846); Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act (S.1926); Data Security; Federal standards for safe keeping of information and data breach notification for merchants; Structural changes at the CFPB; Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act (H.R. 3193); Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; Regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Legislative changes to provide regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 (H.R. 2572); NCUA ability to grant parity to a federal credit union on a broader state rule; NCUA ability to delay the implementation of a CFPB rule that applies to credit unions; Requirement of a look-back cost-benefit analysis of CFPB and NCUA rules; Examination fairness provisions for credit unions;Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727); Supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); NCUA authorization to further establish special capital requirements for newly chartered federal credit unions that recognize the unique nature and challenges of starting a new credit union; Improvements to the Federal Credit Union Act to help enhance the federal credit union charter; Changes to outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; Improvements to field of membership restrictions for credit unions that face expanding criteria for defining urban and rural; Allowing voluntary mergers involving multiple common bond credit unions and allowing credit unions that convert to community charters to retain their current select employee groups; Allowing all credit unions to add underserved areas to their field of membership; Credit union member business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (S. 968); Flexibility with credit union investment authority; NCUA flexibility in handling credit union lending and maturities for certain loans; Annual privacy notices requirements for financial institutions; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635); Data security standards to address breaches at the hands of merchants; Cyber security; Data Security and Breach Notification Act (S. 1193); Data Security Act. (S. 1927); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1976); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. (S. 1897); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1193); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act. (S. 1995); Housing Finance Reform; Policy decisions impacting the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); Johnson-Crapo housing finance reform discussion draft; Retention of the credit union tax exemption; Tax Reform Act of 2014 discussion draft; Tax extenders; Mortgage debt tax relief; Debit interchange fees; Federal Reserves rule liming the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; CFPBs qualified mortgage standard/ ability-to-repay rule; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949); ATM disclosure requirements; National Flood Insurance Program; Flood insurance premium increases; A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. (S. 1926);Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 3370); Structural improvements at the CFPB; Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act (H.R. 3193); Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 1223);Military Savings Act of 2013 (S. 1741);Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 1842).
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage-related regulations; CFPB ability-to-repay/ qualified mortgage rule; CFPB mortgage servicing rule; CFPB loan originator compensation rule; CFPB request for information regarding the mortgage closing process; CFPB notice of proposed rulemaking regarding debt collection practices; CFPB combining Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act disclosures; CFPB making changes to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act;Federal Reserve regarding changes to subpart A of Regulation J and funds transfers through Fedwire; Federal Reserve policy on Payment System Risk and Procedures for Measuring Daylight Overdrafts; Electronic Payments Associations (NACHA) proposed rule regarding ACH risk management and rules enforcement; NACHA proposed rule regarding improving ACH network quality and reducing exceptions; NCUA regarding engaging with other federal agencies on data security efforts; NCUAs strategic plan for 2014-2017; NCUA regarding maintaining the federal credit union loan interest rate ceiling; NCUA request for comment on Requirement for Contacts with federal credit unions; NCUA proposal on Prompt Corrective Action and Risk Based Capital; NCUA comments on Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices; Request of the NCUA Board to extend the comment period for an additional 90 days on the risk-based capital proposal; National Technical Information Services (NTIS) request for information and advance notice of public meeting (RFI) regarding the certification program for access to the death master file; Expanding credit union investment authority to include permissible investments in derivatives, securitization and mortgage servicing rights; Modernization of the NCUAs fixed assets rule; Improve the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increasing the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts under Regulation D; Added flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of NCUA advertising requirements; Improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility by removing the subscription requirement for membership and permanently removing the borrowing cap; Flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; Update and make improvements to regulations governing check processing and funds availability; Eliminate redundant NCUA requirements to provide copies of appraisals upon request; Department of Justice Operation Choke Point; Patent Reform; Patent Quality Improvement Act (S.866); Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013); Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013(S.1612); Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S.1720); Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act (S.2049); Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 (H.R.2639); Innovation Act (H.R. 3309); National Flood Insurance Program; Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act (S. 1846); Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act (S.1926); Data Security; Federal standards for safe keeping of information and data breach notification for merchants; Structural changes at the CFPB; Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act (H.R. 3193); Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; Regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Legislative changes to provide regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 (H.R. 2572); NCUA ability to grant parity to a federal credit union on a broader state rule; NCUA ability to delay the implementation of a CFPB rule that applies to credit unions; Requirement of a look-back cost-benefit analysis of CFPB and NCUA rules; Examination fairness provisions for credit unions;Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727); Supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); NCUA authorization to further establish special capital requirements for newly chartered federal credit unions that recognize the unique nature and challenges of starting a new credit union; Improvements to the Federal Credit Union Act to help enhance the federal credit union charter; Changes to outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; Improvements to field of membership restrictions for credit unions that face expanding criteria for defining urban and rural; Allowing voluntary mergers involving multiple common bond credit unions and allowing credit unions that convert to community charters to retain their current select employee groups; Allowing all credit unions to add underserved areas to their field of membership; Credit union member business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (S. 968); Flexibility with credit union investment authority; NCUA flexibility in handling credit union lending and maturities for certain loans; Annual privacy notices requirements for financial institutions; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635); Data security standards to address breaches at the hands of merchants; Cyber security; Data Security and Breach Notification Act (S. 1193); Data Security Act. (S. 1927); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1976); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. (S. 1897); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1193); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act. (S. 1995); Housing Finance Reform; Policy decisions impacting the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); Johnson-Crapo housing finance reform discussion draft; Retention of the credit union tax exemption; Tax Reform Act of 2014 discussion draft; Tax extenders; Mortgage debt tax relief; Debit interchange fees; Federal Reserves rule liming the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; CFPBs qualified mortgage standard/ ability-to-repay rule; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949); ATM disclosure requirements; National Flood Insurance Program; Flood insurance premium increases; A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. (S. 1926);Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 3370); Structural improvements at the CFPB; Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act (H.R. 3193); Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 1223);Military Savings Act of 2013 (S. 1741);Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 1842).
2014 · first_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum.Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on credit union service organizations Issues related to NCUAs rule on net worth and bargain purchase agreements Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB proposal related to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices 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 CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to student lending Issues related to derivatives and NCUAs proposed rule related to credit union use of derivatives Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to patent reform Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues related to NCUAs Minority Depository Institution program Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to NCUAs Appraisal Management Company proposal Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital proposal Issues related to the Johnson-Crapo Housing Finance Reform proposal H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 736, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 839, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act, all provisions H.R. 861, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 927, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 1255, Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, all provisionsH.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1538, a bill to provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers and employees, all provisions H.R. 1553, Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1566, a bill to create a Federal Charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, all provisions H.R. 1603, a bill to support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, all provisions H.R. 1646, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster, all provisions H.R. 1694, a bill to allow the Secretary of Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, all provisions H.R. 1750, the CLEAR Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1779, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1862, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions, all provisions H.R. 2136, Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 2295, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions H.R. 2379, Qualified Mortgage Loan Originator Transitional Authority Act, all provisions H.R. 2419, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, all provisions H.R. 2512, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, all provisions H.R. 2547, a bill to determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions, all provisions H.R. 2561, a bill to provide for the removal of default information form a borrowers credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, all provisions H.R. 2571, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, all provisions H.R. 2572, a bill to improve the regulation of credit unions and depository institutions and to provide regulatory relief, all provisions H.R. 2580, a bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters, all provisions H.R. 2652, Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013 H.R. 2672, CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 2673, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 H.R. 2816, To extend the pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages. H.R. 2917, Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 2961, To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3036, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and for other purposes. H.R. 3137, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions H.R. 3310, Annuity Safety and Security under Reasonable Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R. 3312, Homeowners Flood Insurance Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 3317, Holding Individual Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act, all provisions H.R. 3329, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, all provisions. H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions H.R. 3374, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions H.R. 3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 3584, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, all provisionsH.R. 4226, Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions Kildee Amendment to H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act, related to disclosures required under the Military Lending Act S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, all provisions S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Student Act, all provisions S. 172, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013, all provisions S. 187, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, all provisions S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 361, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act of 2013, all provisions S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, all provisions S. 451, a bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions S. 563, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 673, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, all provisions S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions S. 727, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 731, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions S. 733, Basel III Impact Study Act, all provisions S. 798, Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, all provisions S. 872, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, all provisions S. 947, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 985, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called Glass-Steagall Act, all provisions S. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, all provisions S. 1002, Home Building Lending Improvement Act, all provisions S. 1048, the Mortgage Finance Act, all provisions S. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership, all provisions S. 1176, a bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, all provisions S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions S. 1229, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, all provisions S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes. S. 1534, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions S. 1538, FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act, all provisions S. 1577, Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1597, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions S. 1806, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions, all provisions S. 1867, Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act of 2013, all provisions S. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Advocate for the continued use and expansion of the market share of private mortgage insurance; including the impact of the proposed Fed regulation on risk retention and "qualified residential mortgages". Influence and monitor legislation impacting the Government Sponsored Entities as it impacts credit unions and private mortgage insurance, including S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of2013. Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions, including H.R. 2572, Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending.
Client expense: $249,706 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms; H.R. 3468 - Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - entire bill extending share insurance coverage to trust accounts held in the name of nonmembers; S. 1927 - Data Breach Security Act of 2014 - entire bill relating to security procedures and standards for entities maintaining personal data.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2013 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms; H.R. 3468 - Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - entire bill extending share insurance coverage to trust accounts held in the name of nonmembers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2013 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum.Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on credit union service organizations Issues related to NCUAs rule on net worth and bargain purchase agreements Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB proposal related to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices 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 CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to student lending Issues related to derivatives and NCUAs proposed rule related to credit union use of derivatives Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to patent reform Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues related to NCUAs Minority Depository Institution program Issues relating to home-based credit unions H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 736, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 839, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act, all provisions H.R. 861, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 927, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 1255, Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1538, a bill to provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers and employees, all provisionsH.R. 1553, Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1566, a bill to create a Federal Charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, all provisions H.R. 1603, a bill to support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, all provisions H.R. 1646, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster, all provisions H.R. 1694, a bill to allow the Secretary of Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, all provisions H.R. 1750, the CLEAR Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1779, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1862, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions, all provisions H.R. 2136, Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 2295, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions H.R. 2379, Qualified Mortgage Loan Originator Transitional Authority Act, all provisions H.R. 2419, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, all provisions H.R. 2512, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, all provisions H.R. 2547, a bill to determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions, all provisions H.R. 2561, a bill to provide for the removal of default information form a borrowers credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, all provisions H.R. 2571, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, all provisions H.R. 2572, a bill to improve the regulation of credit unions and depository institutions and to provide regulatory relief, all provisions H.R. 2580, a bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters, all provisions H.R. 2652, Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013 H.R. 2672, CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 2673, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 H.R. 2816, To extend the pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages. H.R. 2917, Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 2961, To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3036, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and for other purposes. H.R. 3137, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions H.R. 3310, Annuity Safety and Security under Reasonable Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R. 3312, Homeowners Flood Insurance Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 3317, Holding Individual Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act, all provisions H.R. 3329, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, all provisions. H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions H.R. 3374, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions H.R. 3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 3584, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, all provisions Kildee Amendment to H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act, related to disclosures required under the Military Lending ActS. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, all provisions S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Student Act, all provisions S. 172, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013, all provisions S. 187, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, all provisions S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 361, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act of 2013, all provisions S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, all provisions S. 451, a bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions S. 563, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 673, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, all provisions S. 727, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 731, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions S. 733, Basel III Impact Study Act, all provisions S. 798, Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, all provisions S. 872, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, all provisions S. 947, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 985, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called Glass-Steagall Act, all provisions S. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, all provisions S. 1002, Home Building Lending Improvement Act, all provisions S. 1048, the Mortgage Finance Act, all provisions S. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership, all provisions S. 1176, a bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, all provisions S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions S. 1229, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, all provisions S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes. S. 1534, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions S. 1538, FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act, all provisions S. 1577, Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1597, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions S. 1806, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions, all provisions S. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month
2013 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [P.L. 111-203]; The credit union tax exemption; The federal debt limit; Continued credit union operations during the government shutdown; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Delaying NFIP premium increases; The Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) Ability to Repay/ Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule and how points and fees are calculated; Delay of the CFPB mortgage related rules; Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 (H.R. 3211);Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 (S.1577); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949);Exempting mortgage loans held in portfolio from the QM definition; Ensuring the 40-year loan product can be considered a QM; Revising the aspects of the ability to repay rule that dictates a consumer have a total debt-to-income ratio that is less than or equal to 43%; House-Senate Budget Conference Committee on the Budget Resolution; Annual privacy notices financial institutions must provide consumers with; Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635); Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); Patent reform; Innovation Act (H.R. 3309); Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S.1720); Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 866); Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 (S.1612); Credit union share insurance coverage of Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts; Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act (H.R. 3468); To enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes. (H.R. 3329); CLEAR Relief Act (H.R. 1750); Structural changes to the CFPB; Changing the single CFPB director to a board of directors; Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 (H.R. 2446); Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 (HR. 3193); Giving the Dodd-Frank created Financial Stability Oversight Council additional power to veto CFPB rules; Subjecting the CFPB to the Congressional appropriations process; Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 (H.R. 3519); CFPB data collection efforts; Regulatory relief proposals for community-based financial service providers; Legislation to help ensure conflicting, inconsistent, and duplicative laws and regulations are addressed by Congress and regulators; Ensuring rural designations for the purposes of some Qualified Mortgage categories are made fairly at the CFPB; CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act (H.R. 2672); Data security standards; Cyber Security standards; Holding retailers accountable for handling sensitive personal financial data; Credit union member business lending; Updating the definition of a member business loan for credit unions; Exempting certain classes of loans the member business loan definition; Restore Main Street's Credit Act of 2012 (H.R. 4293);Credit Union Small Business Lending Act (H.R. 4191);Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 (H.R. 688);Supplement capital access for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013 (H.R. 719); Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 (H.R. 2572); Administrative improvements for the powers of the NCUA; Allowing NCUA to grant a waiver to follow a state rule instead of a federal one in certain situations; Allowing the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to modify or delay implementation of a CFPB rule impacting credit unions; More robust cost-benefit analysis at the CFPB and NCUA; Establishing a risk-based capital system for credit unions; NCUA study on prompt corrective action; Require NCUA to conduct a study of the Central Liquidity Facility; Give credit unions better control over their investment decisions and portfolio risk; NCUA report on outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; Clarification that all credit unions, regardless of charter type, should be allowed to add underserved areas to their field of memberships; Allowing NCUA to grant longer maturities for certain types of loans; Credit union access to the government sponsored enterprises; Credit union access to the secondary mortgage market; Fair pricing for credit union loans in the secondary mortgage market; Housing finance reform; An explicit government guarantee on mortgage backed securities; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); Reforms to the Federal Home Loan Bank system; CFPB clarification on what constitutes good faith compliance efforts with the mortgage rules taking effect in January of 2014; Remittance transfer regulations; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Indexing for inflation some monetary thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act; Changes to the E-SIGN law [P.L. 106-229]; Changes with respect to CFPB document access; Changes to appraiser independence standards; Changes to the SAFE Act definition of Loan Originator; Credit union parity for SEC broker-dealer exemption; Small Business Administration (SBA) lending programs utilized by credit unions; SBA Express and Patriot Express loans; SBA 7(a) lender requirements; SBA 504 lending; Effects of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility Act (CARD Act); NCUAs FY 2014 budget; NCUAs reinstatement of an information collection requirement required by the Truth in Savings Act (TISA);NCUAs proposed rule regarding charitable donation accounts; Multi-agency notice of proposed rulemaking regarding loans in areas having special flood hazards; NCUA exams related to various mortgage-related regulations issued by the CFPB; The Federal Reserve Boards Proposed 2013 Regulation II Debit Card Issuer Survey and Payment Card Network Survey; The Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) exposure draft proposing to eliminate certain financial reporting requirements for development stage entities; Federal Reserve Banks Public Consultation Paper proposing and seeking input on the Federal Reserve Banks role in implementing improvements to the speed, efficiency, and security of the U.S. payment system; Credit union mortgage lending; Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) disclosure integration; Federal Housing Finance Agency increasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee fees and implementing changes to loan-level price adjustments for certain loans; Multi-agency proposed rule regarding credit risk retention; Multi-agency proposed rule regarding qualified residential mortgages; Department of Housing and Urban Developments (HUD) proposed rule to define qualified mortgage for purposes of mortgages insured or guaranteed by HUD or the Federal Housing Administration;CFPBs interim final rule on changes to Regulation Z, Regulation X and the agencys final rules issued throughout 2013 related to mortgages; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (HR 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (HR 1223); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S. 1034); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S.1197); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (H.R. 3304); Military Savings Act of 2013 (S. 1741); Updates and modernization of the NCUAs fixed assets rule; Changes to the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increasing the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts; Added flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Update requirements for credit unions to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members; Update advertising requirements for credit union loan products and share accounts; Modernize NCUA advertising requirements; Update and simplify regulations governing check processing and funds availability; Eliminate redundant NCUA requirements to provide copies of appraisals upon request.
2013 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [P.L. 111-203]; The credit union tax exemption; The federal debt limit; Continued credit union operations during the government shutdown; National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Delaying NFIP premium increases; The Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) Ability to Repay/ Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule and how points and fees are calculated; Delay of the CFPB mortgage related rules; Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 (H.R. 3211);Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 (S.1577); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949);Exempting mortgage loans held in portfolio from the QM definition; Ensuring the 40-year loan product can be considered a QM; Revising the aspects of the ability to repay rule that dictates a consumer have a total debt-to-income ratio that is less than or equal to 43%; House-Senate Budget Conference Committee on the Budget Resolution; Annual privacy notices financial institutions must provide consumers with; Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635); Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); Patent reform; Innovation Act (H.R. 3309); Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S.1720); Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 866); Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 (S.1612); Credit union share insurance coverage of Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts; Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act (H.R. 3468); To enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes. (H.R. 3329); CLEAR Relief Act (H.R. 1750); Structural changes to the CFPB; Changing the single CFPB director to a board of directors; Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 (H.R. 2446); Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 (HR. 3193); Giving the Dodd-Frank created Financial Stability Oversight Council additional power to veto CFPB rules; Subjecting the CFPB to the Congressional appropriations process; Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 (H.R. 3519); CFPB data collection efforts; Regulatory relief proposals for community-based financial service providers; Legislation to help ensure conflicting, inconsistent, and duplicative laws and regulations are addressed by Congress and regulators; Ensuring rural designations for the purposes of some Qualified Mortgage categories are made fairly at the CFPB; CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act (H.R. 2672); Data security standards; Cyber Security standards; Holding retailers accountable for handling sensitive personal financial data; Credit union member business lending; Updating the definition of a member business loan for credit unions; Exempting certain classes of loans the member business loan definition; Restore Main Street's Credit Act of 2012 (H.R. 4293);Credit Union Small Business Lending Act (H.R. 4191);Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 (H.R. 688);Supplement capital access for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013 (H.R. 719); Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 (H.R. 2572); Administrative improvements for the powers of the NCUA; Allowing NCUA to grant a waiver to follow a state rule instead of a federal one in certain situations; Allowing the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to modify or delay implementation of a CFPB rule impacting credit unions; More robust cost-benefit analysis at the CFPB and NCUA; Establishing a risk-based capital system for credit unions; NCUA study on prompt corrective action; Require NCUA to conduct a study of the Central Liquidity Facility; Give credit unions better control over their investment decisions and portfolio risk; NCUA report on outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; Clarification that all credit unions, regardless of charter type, should be allowed to add underserved areas to their field of memberships; Allowing NCUA to grant longer maturities for certain types of loans; Credit union access to the government sponsored enterprises; Credit union access to the secondary mortgage market; Fair pricing for credit union loans in the secondary mortgage market; Housing finance reform; An explicit government guarantee on mortgage backed securities; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); Reforms to the Federal Home Loan Bank system; CFPB clarification on what constitutes good faith compliance efforts with the mortgage rules taking effect in January of 2014; Remittance transfer regulations; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Indexing for inflation some monetary thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act; Changes to the E-SIGN law [P.L. 106-229]; Changes with respect to CFPB document access; Changes to appraiser independence standards; Changes to the SAFE Act definition of Loan Originator; Credit union parity for SEC broker-dealer exemption; Small Business Administration (SBA) lending programs utilized by credit unions; SBA Express and Patriot Express loans; SBA 7(a) lender requirements; SBA 504 lending; Effects of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility Act (CARD Act); NCUAs FY 2014 budget; NCUAs reinstatement of an information collection requirement required by the Truth in Savings Act (TISA);NCUAs proposed rule regarding charitable donation accounts; Multi-agency notice of proposed rulemaking regarding loans in areas having special flood hazards; NCUA exams related to various mortgage-related regulations issued by the CFPB; The Federal Reserve Boards Proposed 2013 Regulation II Debit Card Issuer Survey and Payment Card Network Survey; The Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) exposure draft proposing to eliminate certain financial reporting requirements for development stage entities; Federal Reserve Banks Public Consultation Paper proposing and seeking input on the Federal Reserve Banks role in implementing improvements to the speed, efficiency, and security of the U.S. payment system; Credit union mortgage lending; Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) disclosure integration; Federal Housing Finance Agency increasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee fees and implementing changes to loan-level price adjustments for certain loans; Multi-agency proposed rule regarding credit risk retention; Multi-agency proposed rule regarding qualified residential mortgages; Department of Housing and Urban Developments (HUD) proposed rule to define qualified mortgage for purposes of mortgages insured or guaranteed by HUD or the Federal Housing Administration;CFPBs interim final rule on changes to Regulation Z, Regulation X and the agencys final rules issued throughout 2013 related to mortgages; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (HR 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (HR 1223); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S. 1034); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S.1197); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (H.R. 3304); Military Savings Act of 2013 (S. 1741); Updates and modernization of the NCUAs fixed assets rule; Changes to the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increasing the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts; Added flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Update requirements for credit unions to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members; Update advertising requirements for credit union loan products and share accounts; Modernize NCUA advertising requirements; Update and simplify regulations governing check processing and funds availability; Eliminate redundant NCUA requirements to provide copies of appraisals upon request.
2013 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Advocate for the continued use and expansion of the market share of private mortgage insurance; including the impact of the proposed Fed regulation on risk retention and "qualified residential mortgages". Influence and monitor legislation impacting the Government Sponsored Entities as it impacts credit unions and private mortgage insurance, including S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of2013. Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions, including H.R. 2572, Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending.
Client expense: $261,405 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2013 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Advocate for the continued use and expansion of the market share of private mortgage insurance; including the impact of the proposed Fed regulation on risk retention and "qualified residential mortgages". Influence and monitor legislation impacting the Government Sponsored Entities as it impacts credit unions and private mortgage insurance, including S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of2013. Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions, including H.R. 2572, Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending.
Client expense: $266,099 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2013 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
The credit union tax exemption; Corporate tax reform; Tax reform efforts in conjunction with raising the federal debt limit; Ensuring timely consideration of raising the nations debt limit; Annual privacy disclosure notices required of financial institutions; The National Flood Insurance Program; Scheduled National Flood Insurance Program premium increases; Regulatory burden credit unions face; Changes to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [P.L. 111-203];The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (H.R. 367);The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 (H.R. 2542); Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 2122); The Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act (H.R. 2572); Establishing a risk-based capital system for credit unions; Allowing the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to grants a federal credit unions a waiver to follow a state rule; Authorizing the NCUA to step in where appropriate to modify or delay application of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule affecting credit unions as long as the goal of the rule is still met; Requiring most robust cost-benefit analysis at the NCUA and CFPB; Requiring the NCUA to study the Central Liquidity Facility; Ways to give credit unions better control over their investment decisions and portfolio risk; Providing credit unions parity with FDIC-insured institutions when it comes to deposit insurance coverage on Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts; Administrative Improvements for the Powers of the NCUA; Capital Reforms for Credit Unions; Structural Improvements for Credit Unions; Operational Improvements for Credit Unions; 21st Century Data Security Standards; Housing Finance Reform; Access to the secondary mortgage market for credit unions; Fair pricing for credit unions in housing finance reform; Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); The Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act (S. 1217); Eminent domain issues; Strategic default; Federal Housing Administration lock-out period with respect to strategic default; Federal Housing Finance Agencys securitization platform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage rules; CFPB definition of points and fees under the ability-to-repay rule; CFPB proposal dictating debt-to-income ratio under the ability-to-repay rule; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Permitting insured depository institutions to treat a non-accrual loan as an accrual loan if the loan is current; Preserving attorney-client privilege for information provided to the FHFA; Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Credit risk retention regulations; CFPB rule integrating disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) including requirement that borrowers receive final closing disclosures three days prior to consumption; Cyber Security; Data breaches; Subjecting merchants to same data security standards financial institutions face under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (P.L.106-102.); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (S.1193); Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (S. 968); Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (S.635); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); CFPB consumer data collection and uses; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (HR 1223); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S. 1034); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S.1197);Structural improvements to the CFPB; CFPB proposed changes to Regulation X Loss Mitigation; CFPB proposed changes to Regulation Z; CFPB proposed changes to Regulation B; The mortgage threshold aspect of the small creditor exemption from the CFPB ability-to-repay rule; CFPB regulation CC which implements the Expedited Funds Availability Act; Department of Defense advance notice of proposed rulemaking on whether the department should revise its regulations regarding consumer protections afforded to members of the armed forces and their dependents; The Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) exposure draft proposing revisions to the 2010 proposed FASB accounting standards update, Leases; FASB and Private Company Councils (PCC) exposure draft proposing accounting alternative for the accounting for goodwill; FASB and PCCs exposure draft proposing amendments that would provide guidance on an accounting alternative for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination; Federal Reserves request for comments regarding certain forms for collecting data; Federal Trade Commissions notice for proposed rulemaking and request for public comment on the Telemarketing Sales Rule; The Electronics Payments Association (NACHA) to amend the NACHA operating rules to clarify ACH participants use of certain return reason codes; NCUAs request for comment on proposed interpretive ruling and policy statement 13-1 which establishes a Minority Depository Institutions Preservation Program; NCUAs proposed rule on exempt transactions from recently-issued appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans; NCUAs request for comment on the proposed amendments to its regulations regarding filing financial, statistical, and other reports electronically; Debit interchange fees; Credit interchange fees; The decisions by Federal Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in NACS , et al., v. Board of Governors to overturn the Federal Reserve Board of Governors rule limiting the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; Credit unions authority to engage in derivatives; NCUAs 2013 mid-year budget review as well as estimated assessments for the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund; Regulatory capital reform; NCUA oversight over credit union service organizations; Implementing provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act; Credit union regulatory requirements related to appraisals; Member business loans and member business loan appraisals; NCUA accuracy advertising and notice of insured status; NCUA examinations; NCUA fair lending exams and supervisory scopes; NCUA rules relative to loan participations; NCUA rule relative to limitations of some credit unions to invest in fixed assets; NCUA consumer complaint process;National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) ability to insure balances on stored value cards; FASB exposure draft prescribing the treatment of credit losses; overdraft programs.
2013 · third_quarter · Banking
The credit union tax exemption; Corporate tax reform; Tax reform efforts in conjunction with raising the federal debt limit; Ensuring timely consideration of raising the nations debt limit; Annual privacy disclosure notices required of financial institutions; The National Flood Insurance Program; Scheduled National Flood Insurance Program premium increases; Regulatory burden credit unions face; Changes to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [P.L. 111-203];The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (H.R. 367);The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 (H.R. 2542); Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 2122); The Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act (H.R. 2572); Establishing a risk-based capital system for credit unions; Allowing the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to grants a federal credit unions a waiver to follow a state rule; Authorizing the NCUA to step in where appropriate to modify or delay application of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule affecting credit unions as long as the goal of the rule is still met; Requiring most robust cost-benefit analysis at the NCUA and CFPB; Requiring the NCUA to study the Central Liquidity Facility; Ways to give credit unions better control over their investment decisions and portfolio risk; Providing credit unions parity with FDIC-insured institutions when it comes to deposit insurance coverage on Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts; Administrative Improvements for the Powers of the NCUA; Capital Reforms for Credit Unions; Structural Improvements for Credit Unions; Operational Improvements for Credit Unions; 21st Century Data Security Standards; Housing Finance Reform; Access to the secondary mortgage market for credit unions; Fair pricing for credit unions in housing finance reform; Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); The Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act (S. 1217); Eminent domain issues; Strategic default; Federal Housing Administration lock-out period with respect to strategic default; Federal Housing Finance Agencys securitization platform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage rules; CFPB definition of points and fees under the ability-to-repay rule; CFPB proposal dictating debt-to-income ratio under the ability-to-repay rule; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Permitting insured depository institutions to treat a non-accrual loan as an accrual loan if the loan is current; Preserving attorney-client privilege for information provided to the FHFA; Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Credit risk retention regulations; CFPB rule integrating disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) including requirement that borrowers receive final closing disclosures three days prior to consumption; Cyber Security; Data breaches; Subjecting merchants to same data security standards financial institutions face under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (P.L.106-102.); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (S.1193); Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (S. 968); Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (S.635); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); CFPB consumer data collection and uses; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (HR 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (HR 1223); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S. 1034); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S.1197);Structural improvements to the CFPB; CFPB proposed changes to Regulation X Loss Mitigation; CFPB proposed changes to Regulation Z; CFPB proposed changes to Regulation B; The mortgage threshold aspect of the small creditor exemption from the CFPB ability-to-repay rule; CFPB regulation CC which implements the Expedited Funds Availability Act; Department of Defense advance notice of proposed rulemaking on whether the department should revise its regulations regarding consumer protections afforded to members of the armed forces and their dependents; The Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) exposure draft proposing revisions to the 2010 proposed FASB accounting standards update, Leases; FASB and Private Company Councils (PCC) exposure draft proposing accounting alternative for the accounting for goodwill; FASB and PCCs exposure draft proposing amendments that would provide guidance on an accounting alternative for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination; Federal Reserves request for comments regarding certain forms for collecting data; Federal Trade Commissions notice for proposed rulemaking and request for public comment on the Telemarketing Sales Rule; The Electronics Payments Association (NACHA) to amend the NACHA operating rules to clarify ACH participants use of certain return reason codes; NCUAs request for comment on proposed interpretive ruling and policy statement 13-1 which establishes a Minority Depository Institutions Preservation Program; NCUAs proposed rule on exempt transactions from recently-issued appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans; NCUAs request for comment on the proposed amendments to its regulations regarding filing financial, statistical, and other reports electronically; Debit interchange fees; Credit interchange fees; The decisions by Federal Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in NACS , et al., v. Board of Governors to overturn the Federal Reserve Board of Governors rule limiting the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; Credit unions authority to engage in derivatives; NCUAs 2013 mid-year budget review as well as estimated assessments for the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund; Regulatory capital reform; NCUA oversight over credit union service organizations; Implementing provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act; Credit union regulatory requirements related to appraisals; Member business loans and member business loan appraisals; NCUA accuracy advertising and notice of insured status; NCUA examinations; NCUA fair lending exams and supervisory scopes; NCUA rules relative to loan participations; NCUA rule relative to limitations of some credit unions to invest in fixed assets; NCUA consumer complaint process;National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) ability to insure balances on stored value cards; FASB exposure draft prescribing the treatment of credit losses; overdraft programs.
2013 · third_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum.Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on credit union service organizations Issues related to NCUAs rule on net worth and bargain purchase agreements Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB proposal related to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices 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 CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to student lending Issues related to derivatives and NCUAs proposed rule related to credit union use of derivatives Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to patent reform Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues related to NCUAs Minority Depository Institution program H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 736, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 839, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act, all provisions H.R. 861, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 927, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 1255, Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1538, a bill to provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers and employees, all provisions H.R. 1553, Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisionsH.R. 1566, a bill to create a Federal Charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, all provisions H.R. 1603, a bill to support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, all provisions H.R. 1646, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster, all provisions H.R. 1694, a bill to allow the Secretary of Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, all provisions H.R. 1750, the CLEAR Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1779, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1862, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions, all provisions H.R. 2136, Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 2295, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions H.R. 2379, Qualified Mortgage Loan Originator Transitional Authority Act, all provisions H.R. 2419, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, all provisions H.R. 2512, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, all provisions H.R. 2547, a bill to determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions, all provisions H.R. 2561, a bill to provide for the removal of default information form a borrowers credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, all provisions H.R. 2571, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, all provisions H.R. 2572, a bill to improve the regulation of credit unions and depository institutions and to provide regulatory relief, all provisions H.R. 2580, a bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters, all provisions H.R. 2652, Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013 H.R. 2672, CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 2673, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 H.R. 2816, To extend the pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages. H.R. 2917, Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 2961, To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3036, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and for other purposes. H.R. 3137, To provide a framework establishing the rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of participants in closing procedures for certain types of consumer deposit accounts, to protect individual consumer rights, and for other purposes. Kildee Amendment to H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act, related to disclosures required under the Military Lending Act S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, all provisions S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Student Act, all provisions S. 172, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013, all provisions S. 187, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, all provisions S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 361, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act of 2013, all provisions S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, all provisionsS. 451, a bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions S. 563, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 673, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, all provisions S. 727, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 731, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions S. 733, Basel III Impact Study Act, all provisions S. 798, Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, all provisions S. 872, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, all provisions S. 947, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 985, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called Glass-Steagall Act, all provisions S. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, all provisions S. 1002, Home Building Lending Improvement Act, all provisions S. 1048, the Mortgage Finance Act, all provisions S. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership, all provisions S. 1176, a bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, all provisions S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions S. 1229, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, all provisions S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes. S. 1534, A bill to provide a framework establishing the rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of participants in closing procedures for certain types of consumer deposit accounts, to protect individual consumer rights, and for other purposes. S. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month
2013 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2013 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) ability-to-repay rule; What constitutes a qualified mortgage under the CFPBs ability-to-repay rule; Definition of points and fees under the CFPBs ability-to-repay rule; The Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Congressional oversight of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Regulatory coordination amount FSOC members; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act (H.R. 2572);National credit union administration (NCUA) authority to grant a federal credit union parity on a broader state rule; NCUA authority to delay implementation of a CFPB rule if compliance causes undue hardship; NCUA and CFPB look-back cost analysis on new rules after three years; Examination fairness standards for credit unions; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); NCUA Central Liquidity fund modernization; Capital reforms for credit unions; NCUA changes to current prompt corrective action system; Risk-based capital for credit unions; Supplemental capital for credit unions; Corporate governance changes to the Federal Credit Union Act; Improvements to credit union field of membership requirements; Allowing all credit unions to add underserved areas to their field of membership; Credit union members business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S.968); Annual privacy notices; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (S. 635); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); ATM disclosures; Debit interchange fees; Credit interchange fees; Flood Insurance; Structural changes to the CFPB; Credit union investment authority; Longer maturities for certain credit union loans; Insurance coverage parity for Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOTLAs); Data security standards for merchants and retailers; Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 624); Housing finance reform and the Government Sponsored Enterprises; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Housing Finance Reform and the Federal Housing Administration; Credit union access to the secondary mortgage market; Fair pricing for credit union mortgages sold onto the secondary market; The credit union tax exemption; Financial literacy issues; The Federal Housing Finance Agencys securitization platform; Small Business Administrations 7(a) lending program; Small Business Administrations 504 lending program; Ideas related to a two-tiered regulatory system for community based financial service providers; Independent Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 (S. 1173); CFPBs data collection efforts; CFPB rule making regarding private student lending; CFPB request for comment regarding an Initiative to Promote Student Loan Affordability; The Electronics Payments Association (NACHA) comments regarding various compliance and operational topics; NACHAs to clarify rules that implicate third parties in a transaction; National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) request for information for developing a framework to reduce cyber security risk against infrastructure; CFPB rule on mandatory escrow accounts for higher-priced mortgage loans; Request to NCUA for working group on reforming current regulatory capital requirements; NCUA information collection activities; NCUA request for comment on prospective outside legal counsel; Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) exposure draft amending the accounting standards that govern the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities; NCUAs rule on federal credit union ownership of fixed assets; NCUAs proposed delay of rule concerning the prohibition of financing credit insurance premium in connection with certain transactions secured by a dwelling; NCUAs request for comment on generic clearance for the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service delivery; FASBs exposure draft prescribing the treatment of credit losses; NCUAs member business lending requirement for a personal guarantee; Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); Military Lending Act (MLA); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S. 1034); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S. 1197); To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures (H.R. 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 1223); CFPB rulemaking with respect to remittance transfers; Indexing for inflation arbitrary asset thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act [P.L. 111-203]; Changes to the E-Sign Act [P.L. 106-229]; CFPB examination authority and document access; Section 1472 of the Dodd-Frank Act with respect to appraiser independence; The S.A.F.E Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 and definition of loan originator; Securities and Exchange Commission broker-dealer exemption; Patent Reform; Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [P.L. 112-29].
2013 · second_quarter · Banking
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) ability-to-repay rule; What constitutes a qualified mortgage under the CFPBs ability-to-repay rule; Definition of points and fees under the CFPBs ability-to-repay rule; The Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Congressional oversight of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Regulatory coordination amount FSOC members; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act (H.R. 2572);National credit union administration (NCUA) authority to grant a federal credit union parity on a broader state rule; NCUA authority to delay implementation of a CFPB rule if compliance causes undue hardship; NCUA and CFPB look-back cost analysis on new rules after three years; Examination fairness standards for credit unions; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); NCUA Central Liquidity fund modernization; Capital reforms for credit unions; NCUA changes to current prompt corrective action system; Risk-based capital for credit unions; Supplemental capital for credit unions; Corporate governance changes to the Federal Credit Union Act; Improvements to credit union field of membership requirements; Allowing all credit unions to add underserved areas to their field of membership; Credit union members business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S.968); Annual privacy notices; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (S. 635); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); ATM disclosures; Debit interchange fees; Credit interchange fees; Flood Insurance; Structural changes to the CFPB; Credit union investment authority; Longer maturities for certain credit union loans; Insurance coverage parity for Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOTLAs); Data security standards for merchants and retailers; Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 624); Housing finance reform and the Government Sponsored Enterprises; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Housing Finance Reform and the Federal Housing Administration; Credit union access to the secondary mortgage market; Fair pricing for credit union mortgages sold onto the secondary market; The credit union tax exemption; Financial literacy issues; The Federal Housing Finance Agencys securitization platform; Small Business Administrations 7(a) lending program; Small Business Administrations 504 lending program; Ideas related to a two-tiered regulatory system for community based financial service providers; Independent Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 (S. 1173); CFPBs data collection efforts; CFPB rule making regarding private student lending; CFPB request for comment regarding an Initiative to Promote Student Loan Affordability; The Electronics Payments Association (NACHA) comments regarding various compliance and operational topics; NACHAs to clarify rules that implicate third parties in a transaction; National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) request for information for developing a framework to reduce cyber security risk against infrastructure; CFPB rule on mandatory escrow accounts for higher-priced mortgage loans; Request to NCUA for working group on reforming current regulatory capital requirements; NCUA information collection activities; NCUA request for comment on prospective outside legal counsel; Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) exposure draft amending the accounting standards that govern the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities; NCUAs rule on federal credit union ownership of fixed assets; NCUAs proposed delay of rule concerning the prohibition of financing credit insurance premium in connection with certain transactions secured by a dwelling; NCUAs request for comment on generic clearance for the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service delivery; FASBs exposure draft prescribing the treatment of credit losses; NCUAs member business lending requirement for a personal guarantee; Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); Military Lending Act (MLA); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S. 1034); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (S. 1197); To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures (H.R. 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 1223); CFPB rulemaking with respect to remittance transfers; Indexing for inflation arbitrary asset thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act [P.L. 111-203]; Changes to the E-Sign Act [P.L. 106-229]; CFPB examination authority and document access; Section 1472 of the Dodd-Frank Act with respect to appraiser independence; The S.A.F.E Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 and definition of loan originator; Securities and Exchange Commission broker-dealer exemption; Patent Reform; Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [P.L. 112-29].
2013 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Banking
HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act HR 688 Credit Union Small Business Job Creation Act of 2013 HR 719 Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act HR 749 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion ActHR 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act HR 797 Municipal Adviser Oversight Improvement Act of 2013 HR 801 The Holding Company Restriction threshold Equalization Act HR 892 The S Corporation Modernization Act HR 967 Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act HR 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act HR 1553 The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 1603 The Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act HR 1750 The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act HR 2295 Basel III Commonsense Approach for Small Entities Act HR 2323 The Right to Lend Act HR 2547 Determination of Appropriate Risk Based Capital Requirements for Community Financial Institutions Act HR 2572 The Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 S 635 Privacy Notice Relief Act S 710 Municipal Adviser Relief Act S 727 The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act S 731 Basel III Commonsense Approach For Small Entities Act S 798 The Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act S 872 Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act S 968 Credit Union Small Business Lending Act S 1217 Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Bank Examinations Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules CFPB Reforms Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund appropriations Consumer Protection for Financial Products ad Services Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Tax Exemption Crop Insurance Fair Lending Standards and Enforcement FHA Loan Programs Financial Regulatory Reform GAO Study of Too Big To Fail Housing Finance Reform Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises 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 Standards National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Qualified Residential Mortgages/Risk Retention Patent Reform 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
2013 · second_quarter · Banking
Please see addendum.Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on credit union service organizations Issues related to NCUAs rule on net worth and bargain purchase agreements Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB proposal related to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices 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 CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to student lending Issues related to derivatives and NCUAs proposed rule related to credit union use of derivatives Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 736, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 839, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act, all provisions H.R. 861, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 927, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 1255, Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1538, a bill to provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers and employees, all provisions H.R. 1553, Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1566, a bill to create a Federal Charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, all provisions H.R. 1603, a bill to support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, all provisionsH.R. 1646, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster, all provisions H.R. 1694, a bill to allow the Secretary of Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, all provisions H.R. 1750, the CLEAR Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1779, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1862, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions, all provisions H.R. 2136, Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 2295, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions H.R. 2379, Qualified Mortgage Loan Originator Transitional Authority Act, all provisions H.R. 2419, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, all provisions H.R. 2512, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, all provisions H.R. 2547, a bill to determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions, all provisions H.R. 2561, a bill to provide for the removal of default information form a borrowers credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, all provisions H.R. 2571, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, all provisions H.R. 2572, a bill to improve the regulation of credit unions and depository institutions and to provide regulatory relief, all provisions H.R. 2580, a bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters, all provisions Kildee Amendment to H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act, related to disclosures required under the Military Lending Act S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, all provisions S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Student Act, all provisions S. 172, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013, all provisions S. 187, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, all provisions S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 361, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act of 2013, all provisions S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, all provisions S. 451, a bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions S. 563, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 673, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, all provisions S. 727, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 731, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions S. 733, Basel III Impact Study Act, all provisions S. 798, Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, all provisions S. 872, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, all provisions S. 947, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisionsS. 985, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called Glass-Steagall Act, all provisions S. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, all provisions S. 1002, Home Building Lending Improvement Act, all provisions S. 1048, the Mortgage Finance Act, all provisions S. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership, all provisions S. 1176, a bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, all provisions S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions S. 1229, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, all provisions S. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month
2013 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Advocate for the continued use and expansion of the market share of private mortgage insurance; including the impact of the proposed Fed regulation on risk retention and "qualified residential mortgages". Influence and monitor legislation impacting the Government Sponsored Entities as it impacts credit unions and private mortgage insurance, including S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of2013. Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions, including H.R. 2572, Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending.
Client expense: $268,632 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $1,340,000 · 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, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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, White House Office
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,200,000 · 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, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $1,430,000 · 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, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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, White House Office
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,070,000 · 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, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,671,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $1,240,000 · 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, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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