Bureau Guidance Transparency Act

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432. Support urging the CFPB to consider the civil rights implications of mandatory arbitration, including whether the increasing use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts affects the ability of victims of discriminatory lending practices to seek redress in its study of mandatory arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Support the reevaluation of all asset disposition policies and programs of HUD to ensure they promote sales to owner-occupant homebuyers rather than investors. Support HR 4984. Oppose HR 3913, HR 4042, HR 5148, and HR 5018. Support allowing consumers to stop preauthorized payments, reverse unlawful payments to illegal payday lenders and others, charge related fees, or make it hard to close their account. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposal to publish consumer narratives in the public complaint database. Support expected rulemaking by the CFPB addressing payday and car title lending adequately take into account, and address, the profound and disproportionate harm these products have caused and continue to inflict on the communities served and represented by the NAACP. Oppose high price, exploitative payday lending. Support the proposed changes to HMDAs reporting requirements, as proposed y the Consumer Financial Protection Bureu, for mortgage lenders. Any new guarantee fee structure must be reviewed to ascertain its disparate impact on the already limited access to credit in minority neighborhoods. Support H.R. 1767. Support legislation reqiring HMDA-like reporting for auto loans.Support any rule addressing payday, installment, car title or any other short term lending product issued by the CFPB accomplish the following: 1.Require the lender to determine the borrowers ability to repay the loan, including consideration of income and expenses; 2.Does not sanction any series of repeat loans or provide any safe harbor of poorly underwritten loans; 3.Establishes an outer limit on length of indebtedness that is at least as short as the FDICs 2005 guidelines 90 days in a twelve-month period. 4.Restricts lenders from requiring a post-dated check or electronic access to a borrowers checking account as a condition of extending credit. Oppose HR 3211. Support the Department of Labor (DOL)s efforts to update and strengthen the outdated rules adopted 40 years ago that apply when individuals receive professional advice about their retirement investments. Support efforts by the FHA to himplement a new system that categorizes loan errors and treats them differently depending on how significant they are and whether they are intentional, and they have asked for comments on their proposal, but also suggest improvements to the proposed changes. Support prohibiting lenders from providing compensation to auto dealers through interest rate markups. Oppose S. 2732. Support the Department of Defenses (DoD) Proposed Rule regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents. Oppose HR 1602.

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H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, 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 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the Private Securites Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules

See addendum.S. 215, the Federal Reserve Single Mandate Act of 2013 (all provisions) S. 450, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 (all provisions) H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (all provisions) H.R. 2446, the Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 3913, to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to require agencies to make considerations relating to the promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation before issuing or modifying certain regulations. H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4262, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 4539, Bureau Research Transparency Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 5018, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 5037, the Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 5180, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 5188, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the CFPB to develop a model form for a disclosure notice for depository institutions and credit unions. S. 2696, a bill to require the Federal Reserve to make certain changes to the small bank holding company policy statement on assessment of financial and managerial factors. S. 2732, CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2014

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Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support S. 673 Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949 Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571 Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination. Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432. Support urging the CFPB to consider the civil rights implications of mandatory arbitration, including whether the increasing use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts affects the ability of victims of discriminatory lending practices to seek redress in its study of mandatory arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Support the reevaluation of all asset disposition policies and programs of HUD to ensure they promote sales to owner-occupant homebuyers rather than investors. Support HR 4984. Oppose HR 3913, HR 4042, HR 5148, and HR 5018. Support allowing consumers to stop preauthorized payments, reverse unlawful payments to illegal payday lenders and others, charge related fees, or make it hard to close their account. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposal to publish consumer narratives in the public complaint database. Support HR 5130. Support expected rulemaking by the CFPB addressing payday and car title lending adequately take into account, and address, the profound and disproportionate harm these products have caused and continue to inflict on the communities served and represented by the NAACP.

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432. Support urging the CFPB to consider the civil rights implications of mandatory arbitration, including whether the increasing use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts affects the ability of victims of discriminatory lending practices to seek redress in its study of mandatory arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Support the reevaluation of all asset disposition policies and programs of HUD to ensure they promote sales to owner-occupant homebuyers rather than investors. Support HR 4984. Oppose HR 3913, HR 4042, HR 5148, and HR 5018. Support allowing consumers to stop preauthorized payments, reverse unlawful payments to illegal payday lenders and others, charge related fees, or make it hard to close their account. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposal to publish consumer narratives in the public complaint database. Support expected rulemaking by the CFPB addressing payday and car title lending adequately take into account, and address, the profound and disproportionate harm these products have caused and continue to inflict on the communities served and represented by the NAACP.

Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support S. 673 Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949 Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571 Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination. Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432.

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432.

Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support S. 673 Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949 Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571 Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination. Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432.

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432.

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.

Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support S. 673 Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949 Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571 Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.

H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; proposed money market mutual fund regulation; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules

The Customer Protection and End User Relief Act. HR 2892, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013 HR 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act HR 2672, The CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act. HR 2629 HR 4200 HR 4554 HR 4564 HR 4565 HR 4568 HR 4569 HR 4570 HR 4571 HR 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act Bureau Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 4262, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 4383, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4539, the "Bureau Research Transparency Act H.R. 4604, the CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 3389, the CFPB Slush Fund Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3770, the CFPB-IG Act of 2013 H.R. 4662, the Bureau Advisory Opinion Act HR 4684, The Bureau Guidance Transparency Act The Preventing Regulatory Abuse Act of 2014 The Bureau Examination Fairness Act HR 3211, The Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 HR 2629, the Fostering Innovation Act HR 4564, the Equity Crowdfunding Improvement Act HR 4697, the Small-Cap Access to Capital Act 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 (S. 1282) HR 4413, The Customer Protection and End User Relief Act sections 501 through 504 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill for FY 2015 DoJ's Operation Choke Point

Client expense: $293,496 · Firm income: Not reported

See addendum.S. 215, the Federal Reserve Single Mandate Act of 2013 (all provisions) S. 450, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 (all provisions) H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (all provisions) H.R. 2446, the Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 3913, to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to require agencies to make considerations relating to the promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation before issuing or modifying certain regulations H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4262, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 4539, Bureau Research Transparency Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act

Client expense: $1,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Highway bill (S. 2322, H.R. 4834) as it relates to telecommunications issues (telematics) NHTSA legislation (S. 2559, H.R. 4364) as it relates to telematics and autonomous vehicles Bureau Guidance Transparency Act (H.R. 4684)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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 Act HR 797 Municipal Adviser Oversight Improvement Act of 2013HR 801 The Holding Company Restriction Threshold Equalization Act HR 892 The S Corporation Modernization Act HR 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act HR 1603 The Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act HR 1750 The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act HR 2199 Flood Insurance HR 2266 The Subsidy Reserve Act (All provisions) HR 2402 The Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act HR 2446 The Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act HR 2542 The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 HR 2672 The CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act HR 2673 The Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act of 2013 HR 2767 The Protecting American Taxpayers Homeowners Act HR 3193 The Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act HR 3329 To Enhance the Ability of Community Financial Institutions to Foster Economic Growth HR 3370 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 HR 3389 CFPB Slush Fund Elimination Act of 2013 HR 3474 Expiring Provisions Improvement Act HR 3770 CFPB - IG Act of 2013 HR 3819 Fairness for Community Job Creators Act HR 4042 Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act of 2014 HR 4167 Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act HR 4252 Mutual Bank Choice and Continuity Act of 2014 HR 4383 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act (All provisions) HR 4466 Financial Regulatory Clarity Act HR 4521 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act HR 4539 The Bureau Research Transparency Act (All) HR 4660 CJS Appropriations Act Amendment HR4662 The Bureau Advisory Opinion Act HR 4684 The Bureau Guidance Transparency Act (All) HR 4986 End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014 S 635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act S 727 The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act S 1217 Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act S 1349 The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act S 1907 Fairness for Community Job Creators Act S 1916 HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014 S 1927 Data Secuity Act of 2014 S 2252 Community Bank Preservation Act Access to Capital for Community Banks Bank Deposit Account Disclosures Call Report Changes Capital Requirements/Regulations/Basel III Rules CFPB eRegulations Tool CFPB Reforms Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Tax Exemption Cybersecurity Data Security and Breaches DeNovo Bank Applications Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint Federal Reserve Vacancy Flood Insurance Reform Implementation of Bigger-Waters ActHome Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises Mortgage Escrow Requirements Mortgage Lending Reform Mortgage Loan Origination Standards Mortgage Servicing Standards National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Patent Litigation Reform Postal Reform-provision of banking services Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Qualified Residential Mortgages/Risk Retention Regulation Z Establishment of Escrow - Higher Priced Loans Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks