Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act
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Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to exempt a depository institution from certain records and disclosure requirements related to the itemization of loan data: (1) with respect to closed-end mortgage loans, if the depository institution originated fewer than 500 such loans in each of the two preceding years; and (2) with respect to open-end lines of credit, if the depository institution originated fewer than 500 such lines of credit in each of the two preceding years. (Sec. 3) The amount deposited in the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund for FY2018 may not exceed $48 million.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 184 (Roll no. 32).
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 184 (Roll no. 32).
HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 191 - 236 (Roll no. 31).
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H536-537)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on the motion, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ellison demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans and IRAs. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Issues related to employee benefit administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Issues related to electronic notarization. H.R. 4610/S. 3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 6746, Lifetime Income for Employees Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act/Inflation Reduction Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Act of 2021. S. 4808, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act. H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans and IRAs. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Issues related to employee benefit administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Issues related to electronic notarization. H.R. 4610/S. 3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 6746, Lifetime Income for Employees Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act/Inflation Reduction Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Act of 2021. S. 4808, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act. H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act/Inflation Reduction Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021. S. 1625/H.R. 3962, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. S. 4808, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act. H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act/Inflation Reduction Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021. S. 1625/H.R. 3962, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. S. 4808, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act. H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act/Inflation Reduction Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021. S. 1625/H.R. 3962, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. S. 4808, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with instructions to add language mandating certain officers and institutions to confirm that they abide by requirements outlined within the amendment.
Mr. Ellison moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services. (text: CR H520-521)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2954.
The rule provides for one hour of general debate on both measures. Only those amendments printed in Part A of the report shall be considered for H.R. 3326. The amendment printed in Part B of the report, relating to H.R. 2954, shall be considered as adopted. The rule allows for one motion to recommit with or without instructions for both measures.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 693. (consideration: CR H513-521)
Rule H. Res. 693 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 693 Reported to House. The rule provides for one hour of general debate on both measures. Only those amendments printed in Part A of the report shall be considered for H.R. 3326. The amendment printed in Part B of the report, relating to H.R. 2954, shall be considered as adopted. The rule allows for one motion to recommit with or without instructions for both measures.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-485.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 24.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| June 20, 2017 |
| June 20, 2017 |
| Republican |
| AR |
| Jodey C. Arrington | Republican | TX |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Sean P. Duffy | Republican | WI |
| HR 3354 |
115th |
| Related bill |
| HR 3280 | 115th | Related bill |
| HR 2133 | 115th | Related bill |
| HR 10 | 115th | Related bill |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act/Inflation Reduction Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021. S. 1625/H.R. 3962, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. S. 4808, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans and IRAs. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Issues related to employee benefit administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Issues related to electronic notarization. H.R. 4610/S. 3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 6746, Lifetime Income for Employees Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act/Inflation Reduction Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Act of 2021. S. 4808, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans and IRAs. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Issues related to employee benefit administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Issues related to electronic notarization. H.R. 4610/S. 3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 6746, Lifetime Income for Employees Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act/Inflation Reduction Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Act of 2021. S. 4808, Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans and IRAs. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Issues related to employee benefit administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Issues related to electronic notarization. H.R. 4610/S. 3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 6746, Lifetime Income for Employees Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Act of 2021. Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act, as approved by the Senate Finance Committee. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans and IRAs. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Issues related to employee benefit administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Issues related to electronic notarization. H.R. 4610/S. 3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 6746, Lifetime Income for Employees Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Act of 2021. Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act, as approved by the Senate Finance Committee. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021. S. 1625/H.R. 3962, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act, as approved by the Senate Finance Committee. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021. S. 1625/H.R. 3962, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act. Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act, as approved by the Senate Finance Committee. S. 4353, RISE & SHINE Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans and IRAs. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Issues related to employee benefit administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Issues related to electronic notarization. H.R. 4610/S. 3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 6746, Lifetime Income for Employees Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues regarding investment offerings in defined contribution plans and IRAs. Legislation to expand the employee-sponsored retirement system. Issues related to lifetime income products in qualified retirement plans. Proposals to increase annuitization within qualified retirement plans. Issues related to employee benefit administration and electronic delivery of ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types. Issues related to electronic notarization. H.R. 4610/S. 3795, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 6746, Lifetime Income for Employees Act. H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Provisions related to retirement savings in H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Retirement
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Issues related to recordkeeping simplification for 401(k) plans. Issues related to lifetime income and auto features. Issues related to spousal consent and cybersecurity. H.R. 4610/S. 3759, RETIRE Act (115th Congress). H.R. 2954, Securing A Strong Retirement Act. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. Provisions related to pension plans including, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Banking
S. 708 Regulatory Improvement Act (Establishes in the legislative branch the Regulatory Improvement Commission.) S.774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report to a financial institution within 60 days of the later of: (1) the exit interview for an examination of the institution, or (2) the provision of additional information by the institution relating to the examination.) S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from the requirement to provide consumers with an annual written disclosure of their privacy policy certain financial institutions that provide nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party to perform services for or functions on behalf of the financial institution.) S.1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (Bill amends the Truth in Lending Act, Gramm0Leach Bliley Act, FDI Act, FHLB Act, and the Securities Exchange Act)S.1607 the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 (A bill to affirm the authority of the President to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies, and for other purposes.)S. 1647 Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.) S. 1773 Consumer Reporting Fairness Act of 2015 (To amend title 11, United States Code, to require creditors to inform consumer reporting agencies that certain debts discharged in bankruptcy cases.)S. 1818 Principled Rulemaking Act (This bill revises the federal agency rulemaking process to require a agencies to promulgate only rules (defined to exclude agency actions involving a military or foreign affairs function of the United States or a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts) that are required by law, necessary to interpret a law, or made necessary by public need, to protect or improve the health and safety of the public, the environment, or the wellbeing of the people of the United States.)S. 1820 Early Participation in Regulations Act (he bill directs an agency, not later than 90 days before publishing a notice of proposed rule making for a major rule in the Federal Register, to publish advance notice of proposed rule making S. 1817 Smarter Regulations Through Advance Planning and Review Act ( This bill requires a federal agency, when publishing a proposed major rule and when publishing a final major rule, to include a framework for assessing the rule)S. 1958 Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (To establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers with respect to student loans) S. 2038 Jumpstart GSE reform Act (prohibits the use of an increase in the guarantee fee required to be charged by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or any affiliate of such organizations (enterprises) to offset increase in outlays or a reduction in revenues for purposes other than those related to enterprises' business functions) S. 2663 Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act (This bill declares without force or effect Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Bulletin 2013-02 (Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act), published March 21, 2013.) S.J. Res. 19 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection on prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. (CRA) S. 552: Justice for Victims of Fraud Act (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements with consumers (i.e., agreements to arbitrate any future disputes between parties instead of pursuing the claims in court) from being valid or enforceable in disputes related to credit card accounts or personal bank accounts that are not subject to a final judgment by a court if credit card or bank account was not issued in response to a request or application for that account.) S. 537: Arbitration Fairness Act (This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if requires arbitration of aemployment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.) S.550: Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act (This bill amends the Federal Arbitration Act to invalidate arbitration agreements between parties in certain commercial contracts or transactions if they require arbitration of a claim for damages or injunctive relief brought by an individual or small business arising from the alleged violation of a federal or state statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a state constitution, unless the written agreement to arbitrate is entered into by both parties after the claim has arisen and pertains solely to an existing claim.)S.553: Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act (This bill makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to enrollment agreement between student and an institution of higher education (IHE).) S. 647: Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act (This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements from containing a confidentiality clause regarding an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute that could be interpreted to prohibit a party from: (1) making a communication in a manner such that prohibition would violate a whistle-blower statute; or (2) reporting or making communication about tortious conduct, unlawful conduct, or issues of public policy or public concern. )S. 646: Justice for Servicemembers Act (This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to initiate an action for relief in a service member's employment or reemployment rights action: (1) a private or state employer, or (2) a state or private employer that is engaged in a pattern or practice to infringe upon such rights.) S.867 - PROTECT Students Act of 2019 ; To protect students of institutions of higher education and taxpayer investment in institutions of higher education by improving oversight and accountability of institutions of higher education, particularly for-profit colleges, improving protections for students and borrowers, and ensuring the integrity of postsecondary education programs, and for other purposesS.951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule.) S.1642, Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (This bill amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that bank loans that are valid when made as to their maximum rate of interest in accordance with federal law shall remain valid with respect to that rate regardless of whether a bank has subsequently sold or assigned the loan to a third party. S.J.Res.47 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection on "Arbitration Agreements" S.1659, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.) S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (bill aimed at rolling back financial regulations concerning banks other financial institutions) S.J.Res57 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act"H.R. 4, makes revisions to Federal law to improve the conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation, and for other purposes.H.R. 37, makes technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to enhance the ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital through public and private markets, to reduce regulatory burdens, and for other purposes.H.R. 50, provides for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, other purposes. H.R113, improves the accountability and transparency of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes. H.R185, reforms the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. H.R.347, amends the Credit Repair Organizations Act to exempt certain consumer reporting agencies, and for other purposes.H.R. 367, amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.H.R. 427, amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.H.R. 527, amends chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes.H.R. 650, amends the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage.H.R.685, amends the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction.H.R.766, provides requirements for the appropriate Federal banking agencies when requesting or ordering a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account, to provide for additional requirements related to subpoenas issued under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for other purposes.H.R. 899, provides for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, other purposes.H.R. 957, requires Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.H.R. 1090, amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes.H.R. 1195, amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards, and for other purposesH.R. 1210, amends the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution's portfolio, and for other purposes.H.R. 1259, provides for an application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes.H.R. 1261, amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process,H.R1264, provides an exemption from rules and regulations of the Bureau of Consumer Financial protection for community financial institutions, H.R.1265, applies the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.H.R.1266, amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Financial Product Safety Commission, other purposes.H.R. 1413, terminates Operation Choke Point.H.R.1493, imposes certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes.H.R.1529, amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for community financial institutions with respect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R.1553 amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to specify which smaller institutions may qualify for an 18-month examination cycle. H.R.1660, amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks, H.R. 1737, nullifies certain guidance of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and to provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau with respect to indirect auto lending. H.R1799, amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit certain financial benefits for referrals of business and to improve the judicial relief for certain violations, other purposes. H.R. 1941, improves the examination of depository institutions, other purposes. H.R.2213, provides for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, H.R. 2243 suspends the current compensation packages for the senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and establish compensation for such positions in accordance with rates of pay for senior employees in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, other purposes. H.R. 2354, directs Securities and Exchange Commission to review all its significant regulations to determine such regulations are necessary in the public interest or whether such regulations should be amended or rescinded. H.R.4294, amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that retirement investors receive advice in their best interests, other purposes. H.R. 2542 amends chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure colete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules H.R.2683, amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.H.R. 2577, makes appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.H.R. 2804, amends title 5, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish information about rules on the Internet other purposes. H.R. 3035, amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to clarify Federal law with respect to reporting certain positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies, other purposes. H.R. 3189. amends the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee, to establish requirements for certain activities of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and to amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited H.R. 3192, provides for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending ActH.R. 3438, amends title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules H.R. 3634, establishes student loan borrowers' rights to basic consumer protections, reasonable flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and effective loan cancellation in exchange for public service H.R 4018 amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish deferred presentment transaction requirements, other purposes. H.R. 4293 amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that retirement investors receive advice in their best interests, H.R. 4439, amends the Revised Statutes, the Bank Service Company Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Home Owners' Loan Act to clarify that the role of the insured depository institution as lender and the location of an insured depository institution under applicable law are not affected by any contract between institution and a third-party service provider, and to clarify that Federal preemption of State usury laws applies to any loan to which an insured depository institution is the party to which the debt is initially owed according to its terms, other purposes. H.R. 4550, amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from definition of a debt collector, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prevent the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority with respect to attorneys H.R. 4725, amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require short form call reports for certain depository institutions. H.R. 4768, amends title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory, regulatory provisions. H.R. 5143, provides greater transparency and congressional oversight of international insurance standards setting processes, other purposes. H.R. 5485, makes appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017,other purposes. H.R. 5982, amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules" Fiscal Year 2016 spending bills for the Department of Justice (CJS) Makes appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and other purposes. Fiscal Year 2016 spending bills for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (THUD), Bill will fund critical infrastructure and safety programs, provide responsible levels of funding for low-income housing H.R. 21 -Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017, amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code H.R. 26 -Executive Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS Act), amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. H.R. 5 -Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (RAA), reforms the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, other purposes.H.J. Res. 73 - Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts H.R. 1424, amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide justice to victims of fraud. H.R. 1374, amends title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.H.R. 1396, restores statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration.H.R. 985, amends the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes H.R. 585, amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes. H.R. 864, (Rep. Love), amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to restrict the debt collection practices of certain debt collectors H.R. 924, (Rep. Rothfus), amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to establish a three-judge independent examination review panel.H.R. 1457, (Rep. Tipton), the Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (To establish requirements using a driver's license or personal identification card by certain financial institutions for opening an account or obtaining a financial product or service, and for other purposes.)H.R. 2133, (Rep. Luetkemeyer), the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 (CLEARR act) (To provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions, and for other purposes.) H.R. 2226, (Rep. Barr), the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act ( This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to allow a depository institution or credit union with assets below a specified threshold to forgo certain ability-to-pay requirements regarding residential mortgage loans) H.R. 2396, (Rep. Trott), the Privacy Notification Technical Correction Act (Bill amends section 503 of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act. H.R. 3221, (Rep. Kustoff), the Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, Enforcement Act of 1989 to exempt from property appraisal requirements a mortgage loan of $250,000 or less if it appears on the loan creditor's balance sheet for at least three years.) H.R. 6792 -Consumers First Act -Draft bill H.R. _ To amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes -H.R. 134 - To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences H.R._, (Rep. Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2017 (nullify certain guidance on deposit advance products and to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide the appropriate Federal banking agencies with additional requirements H.R. _, (Rep. Tenney), to simplify the process for national banks to obtain deposit insurance,House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Financial Services Bill H.R1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 (This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to: (1) tailor any regulatory actions so as to limit burdens on the institutions involved, with consideration of the risk profiles and business models of those institutions; and (2) report to Congress on specific actions taken to do so, related issues) H.R. 1699, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to specify that a retailer of manufactured housing is generally not a "mortgage originator" subject to requirements under that Act. Similarly, the bill amends the Secure and Fair EnforcementMortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to specify such a retailer is generally not a "loan originator" subject to requirements under Act.)H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (amends Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (This bill amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, H.R. 3791, Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 (This bill amends the Truth inH.J.Res.111, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection on arbitration H.R. 3760, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.) H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to specify that neither escrow charges for insurance nor affiliated title charges shall be considered "points and fees" for purposes of determining whether a mortgage is a "high-cost mortgageH.R. 3978, the TRID Improvement Act ( This bill specifies that the amount deposited in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Reserve Fund for FY2018 may not exceed $48 million.) H.R. 6972, the Consumers First Act: To require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to meet its statutory purpose, and for other purposes. H.J.Res. 122 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Proposals related to retirement and retiree health savings and collective investment trusts. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals related to governmental 457(b) plans. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2741, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals related to retirement and retiree health savings and collective investment trusts. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals related to governmental 457(b) plans. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2741, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Proposals related to retirement and retiree health savings and collective investment trusts. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals related to governmental 457(b) plans. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2741, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Proposals related to retirement and retiree health savings and collective investment trusts. Issues related to electronic delivery of IRC- and ERISA-mandated statements and disclosures. Proposals related to governmental 457(b) plans. S. 1770, Retirement Security and Savings Act. H.R. 2741, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020. H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act. H.R. 5891, Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital rule Issues related to NCUAs Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUAs rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to NCUAs rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to premium assessments by the National Credit Union Share Insurance, NCUA Issues related to NCUAs Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUAs budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Supervisory Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to high-cost mortgage loans (HOEPA) Issues related to the CFPBs rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Truth-in-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point Issues related to the Department of Defense proposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumers access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to the National Credit Union Administration's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Supplemental Capital Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the funding of the National Credit Union Administration Issues related to the consumer notification of privacy standards Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to the transfer of leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to the BCFP Issues related to GSE/Housing Finance Reform Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to Treasure and IRS actions on the implementation of HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Job Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to debt collection requirements Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to procurement reform for private voluntary organizations Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to expanded credit union powers / federal charter enhancement Issues related to the re-authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program Issues related to the Federal Credit Union Act H.J. Res 111, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" H.Con.Res. XX, a concurrent budget resolution for FY 2019-general issues H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 26, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions H.R. 88, the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 389, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 924, the Financial Institutions Due Process Act H.R. 1116, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act (TAILOR), all provisions H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1244, the Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act, all provisions H.R. 1264, the Community Financial Institution Exemption Act, all provisions H.R. 1457, the MOBILE Act, all provisions H.R. 1585, the Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act, all provisions H.R. 1958, the Protections Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions H.R. 2054, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 2204, the Homeowner Information Privacy Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2215, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2359, Fair Credit Reporting Act Liability Harmonization H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Correction Act H.R. 2706, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2954, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold, all provisions H.R. 3089, the Corporate Transparency Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act, all provisions H.R. 3299, the Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3758, the Senior Safe Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, the PASS: Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act, all provisions H.R. 3866, to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan, all provisions H.R. 3911, the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act, all provisions H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes H.R. 4464, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 4607, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act, all provisions H.R. 4648, the Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5078, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5288, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5515, The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to financial service branches on military bases H.R. 5534, the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act, all provisions H.R. 5952, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, Title II H.R. 6068, the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act, all provisions H.R. 6147, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2019, all provisions H.R. 6385, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Title I H.R. 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, all provisions H.R. 6850, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act , all provisions H.R. 7262, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 47, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" S. 21, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions S. 223, the Senior $afe Act, all provisions S. 366, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, all provisions S. 756, the First Step Act of 2018 S. 836, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions S. 838, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions S. 869, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1579, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer protection Act, all provisions S. 2237, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness Reform Act, all provisions S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act S. 3032, the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entrusting States (STATES) Act of 2018 S. 3503, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 S.J.Res. 19, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act, all provisions Legislation contemplated by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling entitled the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumer and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act, provisions impacting credit unions, the National Credit Union Administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Title XVII of the House Amendment to S. 488, the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital rule Issues related to NCUAs Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUAs rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to NCUAs rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to premium assessments by the National Credit Union Share Insurance, NCUA Issues related to NCUAs Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUAs budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Supervisory Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to high-cost mortgage loans (HOEPA) Issues related to the CFPBs rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Truth-in-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point Issues related to the Department of Defense proposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumers access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to the National Credit Union Administration's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Supplemental Capital Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the funding of the National Credit Union Administration Issues related to the consumer notification of privacy standards Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to the transfer of leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to the BCFP Issues related to GSE/Housing Finance Reform Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to Treasure and IRS actions on the implementation of HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Job Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to debt collection requirements Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to procurement reform for private voluntary organizations Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to expanded credit union powers / federal charter enhancement Issues related to the re-authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program Issues related to the Federal Credit Union Act H.J. Res 111, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" H.Con.Res. XX, a concurrent budget resolution for FY 2019-general issues H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 26, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions H.R. 88, the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 389, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 924, the Financial Institutions Due Process Act H.R. 1116, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act (TAILOR), all provisions H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1244, the Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act, all provisions H.R. 1264, the Community Financial Institution Exemption Act, all provisions H.R. 1457, the MOBILE Act, all provisions H.R. 1585, the Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act, all provisions H.R. 1958, the Protections Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions H.R. 2054, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 2204, the Homeowner Information Privacy Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2215, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2359, Fair Credit Reporting Act Liability Harmonization H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Correction Act H.R. 2706, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2954, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold, all provisions H.R. 3089, the Corporate Transparency Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act, all provisions H.R. 3299, the Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3758, the Senior Safe Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, the PASS: Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act, all provisions H.R. 3866, to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan, all provisions H.R. 3911, the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act, all provisions H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes H.R. 4464, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 4607, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act, all provisions H.R. 4648, the Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5078, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5288, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5515, The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to financial service branches on military bases H.R. 5534, the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act, all provisions H.R. 5952, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, Title II H.R. 6068, the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act, all provisions H.R. 6147, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2019, all provisions H.R. 6385, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Title I H.R. 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, all provisions H.R. 6850, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act , all provisions H.R. 7262, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 47, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" S. 21, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions S. 223, the Senior $afe Act, all provisions S. 366, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, all provisions S. 756, the First Step Act of 2018 S. 836, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions S. 838, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions S. 869, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1579, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer protection Act, all provisions S. 2237, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness Reform Act, all provisions S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act S. 3032, the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entrusting States (STATES) Act of 2018 S. 3503, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 S.J.Res. 19, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act, all provisions Legislation contemplated by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling entitled the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumer and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act, provisions impacting credit unions, the National Credit Union Administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Title XVII of the House Amendment to S. 488, the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018
Client expense: $860,210 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Credit union exemptions from the CFPB; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - creation of a national data security standard; Housing Finance Reform - ensuring that credit unions have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market based on loan quality rather than quantity; Member Business Lending - raise the arbitrary cap, raise the de minimis exclusion; exempt loans to veterans from the definition of MBL, and exclude non-owner occupied, 1-4-family dwellings from the calculation of the cap on credit union member business loans (H.R. 389/S. 836); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 1244); TRID Improvement Act (H.R. 5078/S. 2490); Bank Secrecy Act; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program; The REINS Act (H.R. 26/S. 21); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10); Community Financial Institution Exemption Act (H.R. 1264); Financial Services for the Underserved Act (H.R. 4665); Senior$afe Act (H.R. 3758/S. 223); Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017 (H.R. 1964); Securing Access to Affordable Mortgage Act of 2017 (H.R. 3221); Greater pre-emption authority for the NCUA; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1153); Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (H.R.1699/S. 1751); Consumer Financial Protection Board Act 2017 (S. 105); Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 (H.R. 5266); TAILOR Act (H.R. 1116/S.366); CFPB Accountability Act of 2017 or the TABS Act of 2017 (H.R. 2553/S.387); Subject CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 4545/S. 2237); Expanding SBA business loan programs; Financial Institution Customer Protection Act (H.R. 2706); Financial services and general government appropriations bill; Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (H.R. 2954/S. 1310); Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 4648); QM safe harbor for portfolio loans; Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 2226/S. 2013); the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 2133/S.1002); Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 4464); Risk-Based Capital; Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018 (H.R. 5288/S.3750); Credit Score Competition Act (H.R. 898/S. 1685); Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 3971); Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act (H.R. 4743/S.2283); Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 3746); Subject non-depository GLBA institutions to regular examinations; require credit reporting agencies to notify depository institutions when one of their accounts is breached; Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act (H.R. 1958/S.838); Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (H.R. 1457); Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155); Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act (H.R. 3221); Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299); H.R. 4296 - related to operational risk capital requirements; Lawsuit abuse related to website access requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act; the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620); CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (H.R. 3072). NCUA - Voluntary mergers; reforms to credit union capital requirements; supplemental capital for credit unions; FOM improvements; FCU interest rate cap; asset securitization authority for credit unions; Call report modernization; NCUSIF issues including NOL ratio and equity distribution; short-term small dollar lending; de novo charter process, approvals, and flexibility; consistent examination expectations; Issuance of clear UDAAP expectations; Exam appeals process; Codify IRPS; Bylaws ANPR; Capital Planning and Supervisory Stress Testing; Accuracy of Advertising; support for NCUA Regulatory Reform Agenda; Extend examination cycle for low-risk, well-run credit unions greater than $1 billion in assets; CFPB - Use of Section 1022 exemption authority; rulemakings related to debt collection, overdraft, qualified mortgage, ATR, mortgage servicing, consumer complaint database (and consumer inquiry handling process), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) requirements and reporting thresholds, implementation and examination, prepaid accounts; Section 1071 small business data collection; remittances rule and review; Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (TILA/RESPA); free access to credit scores for consumers; Amendments to TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID); Dept. of Treasury - Executive Order implementation, streamlining CDFI certifications, CDFI and CDRLF funding; cybersecurity interagency coordination; Regulation of FinTech companies; Do not subject credit unions to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); FCC - TCPA reform and requirements, interpretations, and litigation, fighting robocalls; FHFA - chattel loans/duty to serve; GSEs use of alternative credit scores; Credit Risk Transfer transactions; implementation of the Common Securitization Platform (CSP) and Single Security; FHLB Capital Requirements; FHLB role in mortgage market; SBA - Expanding CU participation in SBA lending; Dept. of Defense - Military Lending Act (MLA) Final Rule changes, guidance and implementation; IRS - guidance related to the tax reform bill, including executive compensation excise tax; Dept. of Labor - Revocation of Fiduciary Duty rule and Overtime rule; Dept. of Justice - ADA standards and guidance related to website accessibility; FTC - frivolous demand letters in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act; FinCEN - Burden related to Suspicious Activities Reports (SARs) required under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules, raising the required SAR reporting threshold; combating financial crimes; Federal Reserve - Regulation CC; acceptance of electronically signed loans as pledged collateral; role in payments system; Electronic Signatures; NIST - framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Dept. of VA - Allowable Charges and Fees Assessed Incident to VA-Guaranteed Home Loans; FFIEC - evolution of the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT); FASB - CECL Accounting Standard implementation; Involuntary Liquidation of FCUs and Claims Procedures; Modernizing data collection for supervision of credit unions; FHFA's Affordable Housing Program; IRS oversight of credit unions; FinCEN's Customer Due Diligence Rule; CFPB Civil Investigative Demands and Associated processes; CFPB's Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings; Collection of Checks and other items by Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers Through Fedwire; CFPB's Enforcement Processes; Federal Credit Union Bylaws; CFPB's Supervision Program; Proposed Suspension and Debarment Procedures; FY'19 FSGG Appropriations Bill; CFPB's RFI regarding external engagements; Regulatory Review; CFPB's Rulemaking Processes; the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act (H.R. 5534); the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act (H.R. 6068); Regulatory Changes in Light of S. 2155; CFPB's Adopted Regulations and New Rulemakings Authorities; Volker Rule; Feedback regarding operating vision for the US Faster Payments Council; CFPB's Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities; Title VII of H.R. 5841; CFPB financial education programs; financial literacy; Payday Alternative Loans (PALs); privacy risks regarding data sharing and section 1033 of Dodd-Frank; Disparate Impact Standard; Identity Fraud; Variable Interest Rates; Glass-Steagall Act; Credit Bureaus and the Fair Credit Reporting Act; NDAA - bank operations on military bases; USPS banking services; H.R. 5036, the Financial Technology Protection Act; H.R. 6743 - the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, NCUAs proposed rulemaking on loans and lines of credit (RIN 3133-AE88); CFPBs proposed policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Program; NCUA budget; FHFAs Enterprise Capital Requirements (RIN 2590-AA95); FHFAs Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (RIN 2590-AA94); NCUAs Real Estate Appraisals (3133-AE79); Potential Federal Reserve Actions to Support Interbank Settlement of Faster Payments, RFC (Docket No. OP-1625); SBAs Express Loan Programs; Affiliation Standards (RIN 3245-AG74); CFPB Data Collection and internal data governance policies RFI.
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Credit union exemptions from the CFPB; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - creation of a national data security standard; Housing Finance Reform - ensuring that credit unions have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market based on loan quality rather than quantity; Member Business Lending - raise the arbitrary cap, raise the de minimis exclusion; exempt loans to veterans from the definition of MBL, and exclude non-owner occupied, 1-4-family dwellings from the calculation of the cap on credit union member business loans (H.R. 389/S. 836); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 1244); TRID Improvement Act (H.R. 5078/S. 2490); Bank Secrecy Act; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program; The REINS Act (H.R. 26/S. 21); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10); Community Financial Institution Exemption Act (H.R. 1264); Financial Services for the Underserved Act (H.R. 4665); Senior$afe Act (H.R. 3758/S. 223); Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017 (H.R. 1964); Securing Access to Affordable Mortgage Act of 2017 (H.R. 3221); Greater pre-emption authority for the NCUA; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1153); Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (H.R.1699/S. 1751); Consumer Financial Protection Board Act 2017 (S. 105); Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 (H.R. 5266); TAILOR Act (H.R. 1116/S.366); CFPB Accountability Act of 2017 or the TABS Act of 2017 (H.R. 2553/S.387); Subject CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 4545/S. 2237); Expanding SBA business loan programs; Financial Institution Customer Protection Act (H.R. 2706); Financial services and general government appropriations bill; Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (H.R. 2954/S. 1310); Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 4648); QM safe harbor for portfolio loans; Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 2226/S. 2013); the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 2133/S.1002); Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 4464); Risk-Based Capital; Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018 (H.R. 5288/S.3750); Credit Score Competition Act (H.R. 898/S. 1685); Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 3971); Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act (H.R. 4743/S.2283); Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 3746); Subject non-depository GLBA institutions to regular examinations; require credit reporting agencies to notify depository institutions when one of their accounts is breached; Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act (H.R. 1958/S.838); Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (H.R. 1457); Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155); Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act (H.R. 3221); Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299); H.R. 4296 - related to operational risk capital requirements; Lawsuit abuse related to website access requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act; the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620); CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (H.R. 3072). NCUA - Voluntary mergers; reforms to credit union capital requirements; supplemental capital for credit unions; FOM improvements; FCU interest rate cap; asset securitization authority for credit unions; Call report modernization; NCUSIF issues including NOL ratio and equity distribution; short-term small dollar lending; de novo charter process, approvals, and flexibility; consistent examination expectations; Issuance of clear UDAAP expectations; Exam appeals process; Codify IRPS; Bylaws ANPR; Capital Planning and Supervisory Stress Testing; Accuracy of Advertising; support for NCUA Regulatory Reform Agenda; Extend examination cycle for low-risk, well-run credit unions greater than $1 billion in assets; CFPB - Use of Section 1022 exemption authority; rulemakings related to debt collection, overdraft, qualified mortgage, ATR, mortgage servicing, consumer complaint database (and consumer inquiry handling process), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) requirements and reporting thresholds, implementation and examination, prepaid accounts; Section 1071 small business data collection; remittances rule and review; Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (TILA/RESPA); free access to credit scores for consumers; Amendments to TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID); Dept. of Treasury - Executive Order implementation, streamlining CDFI certifications, CDFI and CDRLF funding; cybersecurity interagency coordination; Regulation of FinTech companies; Do not subject credit unions to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); FCC - TCPA reform and requirements, interpretations, and litigation, fighting robocalls; FHFA - chattel loans/duty to serve; GSEs use of alternative credit scores; Credit Risk Transfer transactions; implementation of the Common Securitization Platform (CSP) and Single Security; FHLB Capital Requirements; FHLB role in mortgage market; SBA - Expanding CU participation in SBA lending; Dept. of Defense - Military Lending Act (MLA) Final Rule changes, guidance and implementation; IRS - guidance related to the tax reform bill, including executive compensation excise tax; Dept. of Labor - Revocation of Fiduciary Duty rule and Overtime rule; Dept. of Justice - ADA standards and guidance related to website accessibility; FTC - frivolous demand letters in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act; FinCEN - Burden related to Suspicious Activities Reports (SARs) required under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules, raising the required SAR reporting threshold; combating financial crimes; Federal Reserve - Regulation CC; acceptance of electronically signed loans as pledged collateral; role in payments system; Electronic Signatures; NIST - framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Dept. of VA - Allowable Charges and Fees Assessed Incident to VA-Guaranteed Home Loans; FFIEC - evolution of the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT); FASB - CECL Accounting Standard implementation; Involuntary Liquidation of FCUs and Claims Procedures; Modernizing data collection for supervision of credit unions; FHFA's Affordable Housing Program; IRS oversight of credit unions; FinCEN's Customer Due Diligence Rule; CFPB Civil Investigative Demands and Associated processes; CFPB's Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings; Collection of Checks and other items by Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers Through Fedwire; CFPB's Enforcement Processes; Federal Credit Union Bylaws; CFPB's Supervision Program; Proposed Suspension and Debarment Procedures; FY'19 FSGG Appropriations Bill; CFPB's RFI regarding external engagements; Regulatory Review; CFPB's Rulemaking Processes; the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act (H.R. 5534); the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act (H.R. 6068); Regulatory Changes in Light of S. 2155; CFPB's Adopted Regulations and New Rulemakings Authorities; Volker Rule; Feedback regarding operating vision for the US Faster Payments Council; CFPB's Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities; Title VII of H.R. 5841; CFPB financial education programs; financial literacy; Payday Alternative Loans (PALs); privacy risks regarding data sharing and section 1033 of Dodd-Frank; Disparate Impact Standard; Identity Fraud; Variable Interest Rates; Glass-Steagall Act; Credit Bureaus and the Fair Credit Reporting Act; NDAA - bank operations on military bases; USPS banking services; H.R. 5036, the Financial Technology Protection Act; H.R. 6743 - the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, NCUAs proposed rulemaking on loans and lines of credit (RIN 3133-AE88); CFPBs proposed policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Program; NCUA budget; FHFAs Enterprise Capital Requirements (RIN 2590-AA95); FHFAs Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (RIN 2590-AA94); NCUAs Real Estate Appraisals (3133-AE79); Potential Federal Reserve Actions to Support Interbank Settlement of Faster Payments, RFC (Docket No. OP-1625); SBAs Express Loan Programs; Affiliation Standards (RIN 3245-AG74); CFPB Data Collection and internal data governance policies RFI.
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1244 Credit Union Access to Supplemental Capital H.R. 1264 Community Financial Institutions Exemption Act H.R. 1426 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1948 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 1964 Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017 H.R. 2133 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 2215 SAFE Act of 2017 H.R. 2226 The Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2954 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 4015 The Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 4648 Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 5515 Military Banking Provisions of the FY 2019 Defense Bill H.R. 5534 Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5756 SEC Shareholder Reforms H.R. 5783 Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act H.R. 6258 Community bank regulatory relief provisions and the postal banking amendment to the House FY 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R. 6743 Consumer Information Notification Act S. 1002 CLEAR Relief Act S. 1152 SAFE Banking Act S. 1284 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act S. 1310 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1499 A bill to increase from $10B to $50B the threshold figure at which regulated depository institutions are subject to direct examination and reporting requirements of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. S. 1571 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 2155 Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act S. 2361 Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion Act S. 2490 TRID Improvement Act S. 2755 Postal Banking Act S. 2987 2019 National Defense Authorization Act Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Bank Secrecy Act Reforms Call Report Streamlining Cannabis Banking Capital Access for Community Banks Capital Rules--Basel III, including treatment of commercial real estate loans, Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement asset threshold and impact of tax reform on deferred tax assets/regulatory capital CFPB Data Aggregation CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Small Business Loan Data Collection Community Reinvestment Act Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Supplemental Capital Customer Due Diligence Rule Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Durbin Interchange Amendment Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Implementation Faster Payments Flood Insurance Reauthorization Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole/Exemption from Bank Holding Company Act/Nelnet (ILC) deposit insurance application Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Mortgage Lending Regulations/Reform Mortgage Originator Compensation Rules Mortgage Servicing Regulations Nomination of Michelle Bowman for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (support) Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as the director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (support) Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (support) Postal Banking Public Banking Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Regulatory Burden Relief for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Small Dollar Lending Virtual Currency
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, H.R. 4061, S. 2155, H.R. 3861 - Issues relating to Dodd-Frank implementation and FIO, OFR, Volcker Rule, FSOC, FSB and their associated work on topics like capital standards, non-bank SIFI designation, insurance regulation, and oversight. S. 3577 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018 No Bill # - Issues relating to U.S. - EU Covered Agreement H.R. 4537 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 S. 1360 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017 No Bill # - Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System (February 3, 2017) and subsequent reports on banking (June 6, 2017), capital markets (October 20, 2017), and insurance and asset management (November 17, 2017)and Fintech report (July 31, 2018). H.R. 2954 - Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act No Bill # - GSE and FHA Housing Finance Reform H.R. 3861 - Federal Insurance Reform Act H.R. 4061 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act No Bill # - Capital Requirements for Supervised Institutions Significantly Engaged in Insurance Activities (RIN 7100 AE 53, June 14, 2016) H.R. 5666, S. 3177 - Primary Regulators of Insurance Voting Act of 2018 No Bill # - Presidential Memorandum on FSOC Reform (April 21, 2017) and Treasury Report (November 2017) No Bill # - CFPB v. National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts Settlement Concerns No Bill # - Bipartisan Housing Finance Reform Act of 2018 S. 3628 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018
Client expense: $1,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Draft - Death Gratuity Equity Act Draft - Expanded Personnel Flexibility Act of 2017 Draft - Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act Draft - Private/Public Sector Exchange Program Act of 2017 H. Res. 794, to express the sense of the House of Representatives that national parks, etc., can be further improved by public-private partnerships H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act S. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization of 2018 H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 10, Wrong Choice Act H.R. 88, Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 274, Modernizing Government Travel Act H.R. 378, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act H.R. 396, the Tax Accountability Act H.R. 559, MERIT Act of 2018 S. 3200, MERIT Act of 2018 H.R. 653, federal intern protection act H.R. 702, federal employee anti-discrimination act H.R. 757, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act S. 255, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act H.R. 861, abolish EPA H.R. 914, Promote American Worker's Act H.R. 964, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 424,Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 990, no hiring freeze at DoD depots or centers for industrial and technical excellence H.R. 1001, no hiring freeze for veterans H.R. 1006, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 349,A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement H.R. 1022, 6 weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees S. 362, 6 weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees H.R. 1031, abolish consumer protection H.R. 1057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 or the STOP Act of 2017 S. 372, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 or the STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1132, two year prohibition on civil service position for any political employee H.R. 1259, the VA Accountability First Act H.R. 1339, Freedom from Government Competition Act 2018 S. 506, Freedom from Government Competition Act 2017 H.R. 1452, no payments allowed for lodging at Presidential hotels H.R. 1529, prohibit Treasury Secretary from using extraordinary measures to prevent reaching debt limit H.R. 1560, add death of son or daughter to FMLA H.R. 1561, no hiring freeze at NIH or CDC H.R. 1599, no performance awards to IRS employees who owe taxes H.R. 1716, no hiring freeze at EPA H.R. 1878, no hiring freeze at SBA H.R. 1905, Prohibiting applicant's disclosure of criminal history for employment H.R. 2131, Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act H.R. 2142, the INTERDICT Act S. 708, International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act H.R. 2171, the Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2195, OSC Access Act H.R. 2196, To Amend Title 5, United States Code, to Allow Whistleblowers to Disclose Information to Certain Recipients H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act H.R. 2283, DHS Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act H.R. 2583, to Establish a NPS Legacy Restoration Fund H.R. 2584, National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 S. 751, National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 H.R. 2623, to Provide a Method by which the Economic Cost of Significant Regulatory Actions may be offset by the Repeal of other Regulatory Actions H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 2825, DHS Authorization Act H.R. 2831, Maritime Security Coordination Act H.R. 2846, Federal Agency Customer Experience H.R. 2954 HMDA Adjustment Act H.R. 3020, Border Enforcement, Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017 H.R. 3026, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3097, to Amend Title 2 of the Social Security Act to Prohibit Credit for Service of a Federal Annuity to Employees of the SSA for Certain Violations H.R. 3167, to Provide that, in the Event that the Secretary of the Treasury Estimates that the Debt Ceiling will be Reached, the Secretary can Issue GDP-linked Bonds, and for other Purposes H.R. 3200, Taxpayer-funded Pension Disclosure Act H.R. 3220, Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act H.R. 3244, to Provide for Annual Surveys of Federal Employees H.R. 3257, to Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act H.R. 3269, the Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act H.R. 3303, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 3403, the Cyber VICTIM Act H.R. 3428, to Establish a Website for Federal Government Apps H.R. 3436, Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2017 H.R. 3474, Border Security and Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 3500, Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 3548, the Border Security for America Act H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3631, to Provide Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education H.R. 3737, to Provide for a Study on the Use of Social Media in Security Clearance Investigations H.R. 3879, the taxpayers DIME Act H.R. 4152, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 S. 2019, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 4171, a Bill to Extend the Authority to Conduct Telework Travel Expenses Test Programs H.R. 4182, EQUALS Act of 2017 H.R. 4499, Consumer Protection Pay Cut bill S. 2171, Consumer Protection Pay Cut bill H.R. 4504, Transparency in Government Act of 2017 H.R. 4703, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 4729, Ending Secrecy About Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act H.R. 4775, the FAIR Act S. 2295, the FAIR Act H.R. 4806, the federal employee short-term disability insurance act of 2018 H.R. 4827, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 4852, Pay our Protectors, not our Politicians H.R. 4917, IG Subpoena Authority H.R. 4940, Border and Port Security Act S. 2314, Border and Port Security Act H.R. 4961, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 4981, the SCRAP act H.R. 5210, National Park Restoration Act S. 2509, National Park Restoration Act H.R. 5282, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 5290, Federal Employee Bonus Disclosure Act H.R. 5355, to amend Chapter 77 of Title 5, to clarify certain due process rights of federal employees in sensitive positions H.R. 5362, to modernize and improve the management of IRS information technology H.R. 5370, to eliminate the IRS Oversight Board H.R. 5389, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 5391, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 5402, a bill to require the establishment of Federal customer service standards, to improve the service and customer experience provided by Federal agencies, and for other purposes H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act H.R. 5788, STOP Act of 2018 S. 3057, STOP Act of 2018 H.R. 6076, Postal Reform Act S. 2629, Postal Reform Act H.R. 6098, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 6275, Federal Employee Paid Parental Leave Act H.R. 6388, Federal Employee Retirement Accountability Act H.R. 6391, Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6400, U.S. Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act H.R. 6452, Federal Employee Sustainable Investment Act S. 3244, Federal Employee Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 6510, Restore our Parks and Public Lands Act H.R. 6551, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6599, To Modify the Application of Temporary Limited Appointment Regulations to NPS S. 3399, To Modify the Application of Temporary Limited Appointment Regulations to NPS H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 H.R. 6777, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018 H.R. 6787, Reforming Government Act of 2018 S. 3137, Reforming Government Act of 2018 H.R. 6938, to Reduce the Size of the Federal Workforce through Attrition, and for other Purposes H.R. 7028, DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018 S. 3538 DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018 H.R. 7140, Anti-corruption and Public Integrity Act S. 3357, Anti-corruption and Public Integrity Act H.R. 7165, Equal COLA Act H.R. 7167, Restoring the Public Trust Act H.R. 7227, Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 7254, Keeping the Promise to American Public Servants Act of 2018 H.R. 7299, Annuity Safety and Security Under Reasonable Enforcement Act of 2018 H.R. 7345, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 7349, Savings Account for Every American Act of 2018 H.R. 7368, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act S. Con. Res. 33, A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 195 S. Res 51, recognizing the contributions of federal employees S. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act S. 105, restructure CFPB S. 320, Abolish Consumer Protection S. 576, extend protection against prohibited personnel practices S. 578, agencies must make decisions based on science S. 582, reauthorizing OSC S. 595, Boots on the Border Act of 2017 S. 634, reductions in direct cost of Federal regulations must equal increase in debt ceiling S. 696, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 716, increase in the debt limit must equal spending cuts S. 760, to Expand the Government's Use and Administration of Data S. 842, to Prohibit Federal Agencies and Federal Contractors from Requesting Criminal History Record Information before Offering Employment S. 861, Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act S. 1088, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2017 S. 1218, to Promote Federal Employment for Veterans S. 1305, CBP Hire Act S. 1757, the Building America's Trust Act S. 1830, a Bill to Strengthen Cost Savings Suggestions Programs S. 1846 and H.R. 3693, a Bill to Repeal the Debt Ceiling S. 1880 and H.R. 3848, to Reform our Government, Reduce the Grip of Special Interests and Return Democracy to the American People S. 1886, Temporary and Term Appointments Act of 2017 S. 1887, Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017 S. 1888, Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Adjustment Act of 2017 S. 2155, Dodd-Frank Revisions bill S. 2262, Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017 S. 2274, a Bill to Provide for the Compensation of Federal Employees Affected by Lapses in Appropriations S. 2395, the Explore America Act of 2018 S. 2425, to Repeal the IRS Private Tax Collection Program S. 2620, a bill to establish a Federal cyber joint duty program for cyber employees of federal agencies S. 2832, "Department of Homeland Security Accountability and Transparency Act" or the "DATA Act" S. 3137, Reforming Government Act of 2018 S. 3172, Restore our Parks Act S. 3236, Relocation Expense Parity Act S. 3478, FAMILIES Act of 2018 S. 3706, United States Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act S. 3724, Modernizing the Trusted Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2018
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR 10, HR 389, HR 1018, HR 1031, HR 1116, HR 1153, HR 1244, HR 1264, HR 1401, HR 1422, HR 1423, HR 1426, HR 1457, HR 1699, HR 1801, HR 1958, HR 1964, HR 2133, HR 2170, HR 2215, HR 2226, HR 2246, HR 2359, HR 2403, HR 2553, HR 2570, HR 2706, HR 2793, HR 2868, HR 2874, HR 2875, HR 2877, HR 2890, HR 2954, HR 3072, HR 3221, HR 3312, HR 3354, HR 3746, HR 3758, HR 3766, HR 3857, HR 3866, HR 3971, HR 3978, HR 4081, HR 4296, HR 4439, HR 4464, HR 4499, HR 4545, HR 4648, HR 4651, HR 4743, HR 4746, HR 4764, HR 4771, HR 4790, HR 4861, HR 4905, HR 5076, HR 5166, HR 5266, HR 5288, HR 5470, HR 5474, HR 5484, HR 5502, HR 5659, HR 5673, HR 5793, HR 5877, HR 5993, HR 6068, HR 6102, HR 6147, HR 6158, HR 6163, HR 6192, HR 6411, HR 6531, HR 6625, HR 6743, HR 6746, HR 6789, HR 6858, HR 6861, HR 6892, HR 6972; HJ Res 62, HJ Res 73, HJ Res 122, HJ Res 132; S 21, S 105, S 223, SJ Res 19, S 365, S 366, S 370, S 387, S 488, S 563, S 567, S 836, S 838, S 1002, S 1152, S 1264, S 1284, S 1313, S 1315, S 1368, S 1389, S 1499, S 1571, S 1579, S 1642, S 1753, S 1810, S 1962, S 1982, S 2171, S 2237, S 2289, S 2362, S 2375, S 2417, S 2490, S 2701, S 2702, S 2862, S 3032, S 3040, S 3070, S 3128, S 3139, S 3334, S 3343, S 3443; SJ Res 47 SJ Res 56, SJ Res 57; data security and cybersecurity: patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R.493, Subsidy Reserve Act of 2017, to require nonbank financial companies supervised by the Federal Reserve Board and bank holding companies over $500 billion of assets to establish and maintain Subsidy Reserves. H.R. 1116/S.366, the TAILOR Act H.R. 1264, Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 1624, Municipal Finance Support Act H.R. 1948, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 2121, Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act H.R. 2133, CLEARR Act of 017 H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2403, Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2793, Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3312, The Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act H.R. 3741, to codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. H.R. 4439, the Modernizing Borrower Credit Opportunities Act H.R. 4545 / S. 2237, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4648, Home Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4725, Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act H.R. 5076, Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 6158, The Brokered Deposit-Affiliate Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act S. 1139, Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1500, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker. S. 1642 / H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S. 1893, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision. S. 1962, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Russell Amendment to H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Section 701 of H.R. 5841, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 Capital Rules Liquidity Rules LIBOR Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act Durbin Interchange Amendment De novo banks
Client expense: $2,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R.916 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of guarantee fees as offsets. H.R.1018 To replace the Director of the Bureau ofConsumerFinancialProtectionwith a 5-person commission, and for other purposes. H.R.1116 TAILOR Act H.R. 1153 Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R.1257 Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R.1366 U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017 H.R.389 Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R.491 Let the GSEs Pay Us Back Act of 2017 H.R.815 To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R.910 Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R.1219 Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1637 RIGHTS at the CFPB Act of 2017 H.R. 2133 CLEARR Act H.R. 2226 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2890 Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion Act H.R. 4278 Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017 H.R. 2148 Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans H.R. 2954 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 4607 Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 3221 Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3299 Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3978 TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1264 Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 5266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act H.R. 4545 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness & Reform Act H.R. 5534 GUIDE Compliance Act H.R. 6147 the Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6737 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 H.R. 695 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 S.105 Consumer Financial Protection Board Act of 2017 S.365 A bill to amend theConsumerFinancialProtectionAct of 2010 to remove the funding cap relating to the transfer of funds from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the Bureau ofConsumerFinancialProtection, and for other purposes. S.366 TAILOR Act S.370 A bill to eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. S.387 A bill to amend theConsumerFinancialProtectionAct of 2010 to subject the Bureau ofConsumerFinancialProtectionto the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. S. 626 CFPB-IG Act of 2017 S. 2304 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect veterans from predatory lending, and for other purposes. S. 488 JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 3401 Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2018 S. 3443 GUIDE Compliance Act S. 3726 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 S. 3536 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
Client expense: $626,213 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital rule Issues related to NCUAs Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUAs rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to NCUAs rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to premium assessments by the National Credit Union Share Insurance, NCUA Issues related to NCUAs Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUAs budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Supervisory Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to high-cost mortgage loans (HOEPA) Issues related to the CFPBs rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Truth-in-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point Issues related to the Department of Defense proposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumers access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to the National Credit Union Administration's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Supplemental Capital Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the funding of the National Credit Union Administration Issues related to the consumer notification of privacy standards Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to the transfer of leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to the BCFP Issues related to GSE/Housing Finance Reform Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster payments Issues related to the Department of Treasury's Bluespring for a Modernized Financial Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to Treasure and IRS actions on the implementation of HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Job Act H.J. Res 111, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" H.Con.Res. XX, a concurrent budget resolution for FY 2019-general issues H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 26, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions H.R. 389, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 924, the Financial Institutions Due Process Act H.R. 1116, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act (TAILOR), all provisions H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1244, the Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act, all provisions H.R. 1264, the Community Financial Institution Exemption Act, all provisions H.R. 1457, the MOBILE Act, all provisions H.R. 1585, the Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act, all provisions H.R. 1958, the Protections Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions H.R. 2054, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 2204, the Homeowner Information Privacy Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2226, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2359, Fair Credit Reporting Act Liability Harmonization H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Correction Act H.R. 2706, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2954, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold, all provisions H.R. 3089, the Corporate Transparency Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act, all provisions H.R. 3299, the Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3758, the Senior Safe Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, the PASS: Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act, all provisions H.R. 3866, to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan, all provisions H.R. 3911, the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act, all provisions H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes H.R. 4464, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 4607, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act, all provisions H.R. 4648, the Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5078, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5288, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5515, The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to financial service branches on military bases H.R. 5534, the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act, all provisions H.R. 5952, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, Title II H.R. 6068, the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act, all provisions H.R. 6147, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2019, all provisions H.R. 6385, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Title I H.R. 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, all provisions H.R. 6850, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act , all provisions S.J. Res. 47, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" S. 21, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions S. 223, the Senior $afe Act, all provisions S. 366, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, all provisions S. 836, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions S. 838, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions S. 869, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1579, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer protection Act, all provisions S. 2237, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness Reform Act, all provisions S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act S.J.Res. 19, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act, all provisions Legislation contemplated by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling entitled the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumer and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act, provisions impacting credit unions, the National Credit Union Administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Title XVII of the House Amendment to S. 488, the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018
Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Draft - Death Gratuity Equity Act Draft - Expanded Personnel Flexibility Act of 2017 Draft - Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act Draft - Private/Public Sector Exchange Program Act of 2017 H. Res. 794, to express the sense of the House of Representatives that national parks, etc., can be further improved by public-private partnerships H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act S. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization of 2018 H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 10, Wrong Choice Act H.R. 274, Modernizing Government Travel Act H.R. 378, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act H.R. 396, the Tax Accountability Act H.R. 559, MERIT Act of 2018 S. 3200, MERIT Act of 2018 H.R. 653, federal intern protection act H.R. 702, federal employee anti-discrimination act H.R. 757, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act S. 255, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act H.R. 861, abolish EPA H.R. 914, Promote American Worker's Act H.R. 964, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 424,Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 990, no hiring freeze at DoD depots or centers for industrial and technical excellence H.R. 1001, no hiring freeze for veterans H.R. 1006, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 349,A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement H.R. 1022, 6 weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees S. 362, 6 weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees H.R. 1031, abolish consumer protection H.R. 1057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 or the STOP Act of 2017 S. 372, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 or the STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1132, two year prohibition on civil service position for any political employee H.R. 1259, the VA Accountability First Act H.R. 1339, Freedom from Government Competition Act 2018 S. 506, Freedom from Government Competition Act 2017 H.R. 1452, no payments allowed for lodging at Presidential hotels H.R. 1529, prohibit Treasury Secretary from using extraordinary measures to prevent reaching debt limit H.R. 1560, add death of son or daughter to FMLA H.R. 1561, no hiring freeze at NIH or CDC H.R. 1599, no performance awards to IRS employees who owe taxes H.R. 1716, no hiring freeze at EPA H.R. 1878, no hiring freeze at SBA H.R. 1905, Prohibiting applicant's disclosure of criminal history for employment H.R. 2131, Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act H.R. 2142, the INTERDICT Act S. 708, International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act H.R. 2171, the Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2195, OSC Access Act H.R. 2196, To Amend Title 5, United States Code, to Allow Whistleblowers to Disclose Information to Certain Recipients H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act H.R. 2229, All Circuit Review Act H.R. 2283, DHS Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act H.R. 2583, to Establish a NPS Legacy Restoration Fund H.R. 2584, National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 S. 751, National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 H.R. 2623, to Provide a Method by which the Economic Cost of Significant Regulatory Actions may be offset by the Repeal of other Regulatory Actions H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 2825, DHS Authorization Act H.R. 2831, Maritime Security Coordination Act H.R. 2846, Federal Agency Customer Experience H.R. 2954 HMDA Adjustment Act H.R. 3020, Border Enforcement, Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017 H.R. 3026, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3097, to Amend Title 2 of the Social Security Act to Prohibit Credit for Service of a Federal Annuity to Employees of the SSA for Certain Violations H.R. 3167, to Provide that, in the Event that the Secretary of the Treasury Estimates that the Debt Ceiling will be Reached, the Secretary can Issue GDP-linked Bonds, and for other Purposes H.R. 3200, Taxpayer-funded Pension Disclosure Act H.R. 3220, Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act H.R. 3244, to Provide for Annual Surveys of Federal Employees H.R. 3257, to Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act H.R. 3269, the Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act H.R. 3303, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 3403, the Cyber VICTIM Act H.R. 3428, to Establish a Website for Federal Government Apps H.R. 3436, Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2017 H.R. 3474, Border Security and Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 3500, Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 3548, the Border Security for America Act H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3631, to Provide Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education H.R. 3737, to Provide for a Study on the Use of Social Media in Security Clearance Investigations H.R. 3879, the taxpayers DIME Act H.R. 4152, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 S. 2019, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 4171, a Bill to Extend the Authority to Conduct Telework Travel Expenses Test Programs H.R. 4182, EQUALS Act of 2017 H.R. 4499, Consumer Protection Pay Cut bill S. 2171, Consumer Protection Pay Cut bill H.R. 4504, Transparency in Government Act of 2017 H.R. 4703, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 4729, Ending Secrecy About Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act H.R. 4775, the FAIR Act S. 2295, the FAIR Act H.R. 4806, the federal employee short-term disability insurance act of 2018 H.R. 4827, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 4852, Pay our Protectors, not our Politicians H.R. 4917, IG Subpoena Authority H.R. 4940, Border and Port Security Act S. 2314, Border and Port Security Act H.R. 4961, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 4981, the SCRAP act H.R. 5210, National Park Restoration Act S. 2509, National Park Restoration Act H.R. 5282, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 5290, Federal Employee Bonus Disclosure Act H.R. 5355, to amend Chapter 77 of Title 5, to clarify certain due process rights of federal employees in sensitive positions H.R. 5362, to modernize and improve the management of IRS information technology H.R. 5370, to eliminate the IRS Oversight Board H.R. 5389, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 5391, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 5402, a bill to require the establishment of Federal customer service standards, to improve the service and customer experience provided by Federal agencies, and for other purposes H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019 S. 2987, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019 H.R. 5788, STOP Act of 2018 S. 3057, STOP Act of 2018 H.R. 6076, Postal Reform Act S. 2629, Postal Reform Act H.R. 6098, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 6275, Federal Employee Paid Parental Leave Act H.R. 6388, Federal Employee Retirement Accountability Act H.R. 6391, Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6400, U.S. Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act H.R. 6452, Federal Employee Sustainable Investment Act S. 3244, Federal Employee Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 6510, Restore our Parks and Public Lands Act H.R. 6551, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6599, To Modify the Application of Temporary Limited Appointment Regulations to NPS S. 3399, To Modify the Application of Temporary Limited Appointment Regulations to NPS H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 H.R. 6787, Reforming Government Act of 2018 S. 3137, Reforming Government Act of 2018 H.R. 6938, to Reduce the Size of the Federal Workforce through Attrition, and for other Purposes H.R. 7028, DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018 S. 3538 DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018 S. Con. Res. 33, A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 195 S. Res 51, recognizing the contributions of federal employees S. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act S. 105, restructure CFPB S. 320, Abolish Consumer Protection S. 576, extend protection against prohibited personnel practices S. 578, agencies must make decisions based on science S. 582, reauthorizing OSC S. 595, Boots on the Border Act of 2017 S. 634, reductions in direct cost of Federal regulations must equal increase in debt ceiling S. 696, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 716, increase in the debt limit must equal spending cuts S. 760, to Expand the Government's Use and Administration of Data S. 842, to Prohibit Federal Agencies and Federal Contractors from Requesting Criminal History Record Information before Offering Employment S. 861, Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act S. 1088, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2017 S. 1218, to Promote Federal Employment for Veterans S. 1305, CBP Hire Act S. 1757, the Building America's Trust Act S. 1830, a Bill to Strengthen Cost Savings Suggestions Programs S. 1846 and H.R. 3693, a Bill to Repeal the Debt Ceiling S. 1880 and H.R. 3848, to Reform our Government, Reduce the Grip of Special Interests and Return Democracy to the American People S. 1886, Temporary and Term Appointments Act of 2017 S. 1887, Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017 S. 1888, Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Adjustment Act of 2017 S. 2155, Dodd-Frank Revisions bill S. 2262, Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017 S. 2274, a Bill to Provide for the Compensation of Federal Employees Affected by Lapses in Appropriations S. 2395, the Explore America Act of 2018 S. 2425, to Repeal the IRS Private Tax Collection Program S. 2620, a bill to establish a Federal cyber joint duty program for cyber employees of federal agencies S. 2832, "Department of Homeland Security Accountability and Transparency Act" or the "DATA Act" S. 3137, Reforming Government Act of 2018 S. 3172, Restore our Parks Act S. 3236, Relocation Expense Parity Act S. 3357, Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act S. 3437, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018 S. 3478, FAMILIES Act of 2018
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, H.R. 4061, S. 2155, H.R. 3861 - Issues relating to Dodd-Frank implementation and FIO, OFR, Volcker Rule, FSOC, FSB and their associated work on topics like capital standards, non-bank SIFI designation, insurance regulation, and oversight. No Bill # - Issues relating to U.S. - EU Covered Agreement H.R. 4537 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 S. 1360 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 20177 No Bill # - Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform No Bill # - Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System (February 3, 2017) and subsequent reports on banking (June 6, 2017), capital markets (October 20, 2017), and insurance and asset management (November 17, 2017)and Fintech report (July 31, 2018). H.R. 2954 - Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act No Bill # - GSE and FHA Housing Finance Reform H.R. 3861 - Federal Insurance Reform Act H.R. 4061 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act No Bill # - Capital Requirements for Supervised Institutions Significantly Engaged in Insurance Activities (RIN 7100 AE 53, June 14, 2016) H.R. 5666, S. 3177 - Primary Regulators of Insurance Voting Act of 2018 No Bill # - Presidential Memorandum on FSOC Reform (April 21, 2017) and Treasury Report (November 2017) No Bill # - CFPB v. National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts Settlement Concerns No Bill # - Bipartisan Housing Finance Reform Act of 2018 S. 1182 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR 10, HR 389, HR 1018, HR 1031, HR 1116, HR 1153, HR 1244, HR 1264, HR 1401, HR 1422, HR 1423, HR 1426, HR 1457, HR 1699, HR 1801, HR 1958, HR 1964, HR 2133, HR 2170, HR 2215, HR 2226, HR 2246, HR 2359, HR 2403, HR 2553, HR 2570, HR 2706, HR 2793, HR 2868, HR 2874, HR 2875, HR 2877, HR 2890, HR 2954, HR 3072, HR 3110, HR 3221, HR 3312, HR 3354, HR 3746, HR 3758, HR 3766, HR 3857, HR 3866, HR 3971, HR 3978, HR 4081, HR 4296, HR 4439, HR 4464, HR 4499, HR 4545, HR 4648, HR 4651, HR 4743, HR 4746, HR 4764, HR 4771, HR 4790, HR 4861, HR 4905, HR 5076, HR 5166, HR 5266, HR 5288, HR 5470, HR 5474, HR 5484, HR 5502, HR 5659, HR 5673, HR 5793, HR 5877, HR 5993, HR 6068, HR 6102, HR 6147, HR 6158, HR 6163, HR 6192, HR 6411, HR 6531, HR 6625, HR 6743, HR 6746, HR 6789, HR 6858, HR 6861, HR 6892, HR 6972; HJ Res 62, HJ Res 73, HJ Res 122, HJ Res 132; S 21, S 105, S 223, SJ Res 19, S 365, S 366, S 370, S 387, S 488, S 563, S 567, S 836, S 838, S 1002, S 1152, S 1264, S 1284, S 1313, S 1315, S 1368, S 1389, S 1499, S 1571, S 1579, S 1642, S 1753, S 1810, S 1962, S 1982, S 2155, S 2171, S 2237, S 2289, S 2362, S 2375, S 2417, S 2490, S 2701, S 2702, S 2862, S 3032, S 3040, S 3070, S 3128, S 3139, S 3334, S 3343, S 3443; SJ Res 47 SJ Res 56, SJ Res 57; data security and cybersecurity: patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Credit union exemptions from the CFPB; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - creation of a national data security standard; Housing Finance Reform - ensuring that credit unions have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market based on loan quality rather than quantity; Member Business Lending - raise the arbitrary cap, raise the de minimis exclusion; exempt loans to veterans from the definition of MBL, and exclude non-owner occupied, 1-4-family dwellings from the calculation of the cap on credit union member business loans (H.R. 389/S. 836); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 1244); TRID Improvement Act (H.R. 5078/S. 2490); Bank Secrecy Act; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program; The REINS Act (H.R. 26/S. 21); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10); Community Financial Institution Exemption Act (H.R. 1264); Financial Services for the Underserved Act (H.R. 4665); Senior$afe Act (H.R. 3758/S. 223); Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017 (H.R. 1964); Securing Access to Affordable Mortgage Act of 2017 (H.R. 3221); Greater pre-emption authority for the NCUA; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1153); Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (H.R.1699/S. 1751); Consumer Financial Protection Board Act 2017 (S. 105); Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 (H.R. 5266); TAILOR Act (H.R. 1116/S.366); CFPB Accountability Act of 2017 or the TABS Act of 2017 (H.R. 2553/S.387); Subject CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 4545/S. 2237); Expanding SBA business loan programs; Financial Institution Customer Protection Act (H.R. 2706); Financial services and general government appropriations bill; Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (H.R. 2954/S. 1310); Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 4648); QM safe harbor for portfolio loans; Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 2226/S. 2013); the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 2133/S.1002); Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 4464); Risk-Based Capital; Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018 (H.R. 5288); Credit Score Competition Act (H.R. 898/S. 1685); Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 3971); Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act (H.R. 4743/S.2283); Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 3746); Subject non-depository GLBA institutions to regular examinations; require credit reporting agencies to notify depository institutions when one of their accounts is breached; Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act (H.R. 1958/S.838); Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (H.R. 1457); Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155); Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act (H.R. 3221); Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299); H.R. 4296 - related to operational risk capital requirements; Lawsuit abuse related to website access requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act; the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620); CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (H.R. 3072). NCUA - Voluntary mergers; reforms to credit union capital requirements; supplemental capital for credit unions; FOM improvements; FCU interest rate cap; asset securitization authority for credit unions; Call report modernization; NCUSIF issues including NOL ratio and equity distribution; short-term small dollar lending; de novo charter process, approvals, and flexibility; consistent examination expectations; Issuance of clear UDAAP expectations; Exam appeals process; Codify IRPS; Bylaws ANPR; Capital Planning and Supervisory Stress Testing; Accuracy of Advertising; support for NCUA Regulatory Reform Agenda; Extend examination cycle for low-risk, well-run credit unions greater than $1 billion in assets; CFPB - Use of Section 1022 exemption authority; rulemakings related to debt collection, overdraft, qualified mortgage, ATR, mortgage servicing, consumer complaint database (and consumer inquiry handling process), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) requirements and reporting thresholds, implementation and examination, prepaid accounts; Section 1071 small business data collection; remittances rule and review; Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (TILA/RESPA); free access to credit scores for consumers; Amendments to TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID); Dept. of Treasury - Executive Order implementation, streamlining CDFI certifications, CDFI and CDRLF funding; cybersecurity interagency coordination; Regulation of FinTech companies; Do not subject credit unions to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); FCC - TCPA reform and requirements, interpretations, and litigation, fighting robocalls; FHFA - chattel loans/duty to serve; GSEs use of alternative credit scores; Credit Risk Transfer transactions; implementation of the Common Securitization Platform (CSP) and Single Security; FHLB Capital Requirements; FHLB role in mortgage market; SBA - Expanding CU participation in SBA lending; Dept. of Defense - Military Lending Act (MLA) Final Rule changes, guidance and implementation; IRS - guidance related to the tax reform bill, including executive compensation excise tax; Dept. of Labor - Revocation of Fiduciary Duty rule and Overtime rule; Dept. of Justice - ADA standards and guidance related to website accessibility; FTC - frivolous demand letters in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act; FinCEN - Burden related to Suspicious Activities Reports (SARs) required under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules, raising the required SAR reporting threshold; combating financial crimes; Federal Reserve - Regulation CC; acceptance of electronically signed loans as pledged collateral; role in payments system; Electronic Signatures; NIST - framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Dept. of VA - Allowable Charges and Fees Assessed Incident to VA-Guaranteed Home Loans; FFIEC - evolution of the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT); FASB - CECL Accounting Standard implementation; Involuntary Liquidation of FCUs and Claims Procedures; Modernizing data collection for supervision of credit unions; FHFA's Affordable Housing Program; IRS oversight of credit unions; FinCEN's Customer Due Diligence Rule; CFPB Civil Investigative Demands and Associated processes; CFPB's Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings; Collection of Checks and other items by Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers Through Fedwire; CFPB's Enforcement Processes; Federal Credit Union Bylaws; CFPB's Supervision Program; Proposed Suspension and Debarment Procedures; FY'19 FSGG Appropriations Bill; CFPB's RFI regarding external engagements; Regulatory Review; CFPB's Rulemaking Processes; the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act (H.R. 5534); the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act (H.R. 6068); Regulatory Changes in Light of S. 2155; CFPB's Adopted Regulations and New Rulemakings Authorities; Volker Rule; Feedback regarding operating vision for the US Faster Payments Council; CFPB's Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities; Title VII of H.R. 5841; CFPB financial education programs; financial literacy; Payday Alternative Loans (PALs); privacy risks regarding data sharing and section 1033 of Dodd-Frank; Disparate Impact Standard; Identity Fraud; Variable Interest Rates; Glass-Steagall Act; Credit Bureaus and the Fair Credit Reporting Act; NDAA - bank operations on military bases; USPS banking services; H.R. 5036, the Financial Technology Protection Act; H.R. 6743 - the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Credit union exemptions from the CFPB; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - creation of a national data security standard; Housing Finance Reform - ensuring that credit unions have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market based on loan quality rather than quantity; Member Business Lending - raise the arbitrary cap, raise the de minimis exclusion; exempt loans to veterans from the definition of MBL, and exclude non-owner occupied, 1-4-family dwellings from the calculation of the cap on credit union member business loans (H.R. 389/S. 836); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 1244); TRID Improvement Act (H.R. 5078/S. 2490); Bank Secrecy Act; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program; The REINS Act (H.R. 26/S. 21); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10); Community Financial Institution Exemption Act (H.R. 1264); Financial Services for the Underserved Act (H.R. 4665); Senior$afe Act (H.R. 3758/S. 223); Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017 (H.R. 1964); Securing Access to Affordable Mortgage Act of 2017 (H.R. 3221); Greater pre-emption authority for the NCUA; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1153); Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (H.R.1699/S. 1751); Consumer Financial Protection Board Act 2017 (S. 105); Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 (H.R. 5266); TAILOR Act (H.R. 1116/S.366); CFPB Accountability Act of 2017 or the TABS Act of 2017 (H.R. 2553/S.387); Subject CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 4545/S. 2237); Expanding SBA business loan programs; Financial Institution Customer Protection Act (H.R. 2706); Financial services and general government appropriations bill; Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (H.R. 2954/S. 1310); Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 4648); QM safe harbor for portfolio loans; Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 2226/S. 2013); the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 2133/S.1002); Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 4464); Risk-Based Capital; Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018 (H.R. 5288); Credit Score Competition Act (H.R. 898/S. 1685); Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 3971); Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act (H.R. 4743/S.2283); Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 3746); Subject non-depository GLBA institutions to regular examinations; require credit reporting agencies to notify depository institutions when one of their accounts is breached; Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act (H.R. 1958/S.838); Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (H.R. 1457); Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155); Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act (H.R. 3221); Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299); H.R. 4296 - related to operational risk capital requirements; Lawsuit abuse related to website access requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act; the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620); CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (H.R. 3072). NCUA - Voluntary mergers; reforms to credit union capital requirements; supplemental capital for credit unions; FOM improvements; FCU interest rate cap; asset securitization authority for credit unions; Call report modernization; NCUSIF issues including NOL ratio and equity distribution; short-term small dollar lending; de novo charter process, approvals, and flexibility; consistent examination expectations; Issuance of clear UDAAP expectations; Exam appeals process; Codify IRPS; Bylaws ANPR; Capital Planning and Supervisory Stress Testing; Accuracy of Advertising; support for NCUA Regulatory Reform Agenda; Extend examination cycle for low-risk, well-run credit unions greater than $1 billion in assets; CFPB - Use of Section 1022 exemption authority; rulemakings related to debt collection, overdraft, qualified mortgage, ATR, mortgage servicing, consumer complaint database (and consumer inquiry handling process), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) requirements and reporting thresholds, implementation and examination, prepaid accounts; Section 1071 small business data collection; remittances rule and review; Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (TILA/RESPA); free access to credit scores for consumers; Amendments to TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID); Dept. of Treasury - Executive Order implementation, streamlining CDFI certifications, CDFI and CDRLF funding; cybersecurity interagency coordination; Regulation of FinTech companies; Do not subject credit unions to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); FCC - TCPA reform and requirements, interpretations, and litigation, fighting robocalls; FHFA - chattel loans/duty to serve; GSEs use of alternative credit scores; Credit Risk Transfer transactions; implementation of the Common Securitization Platform (CSP) and Single Security; FHLB Capital Requirements; FHLB role in mortgage market; SBA - Expanding CU participation in SBA lending; Dept. of Defense - Military Lending Act (MLA) Final Rule changes, guidance and implementation; IRS - guidance related to the tax reform bill, including executive compensation excise tax; Dept. of Labor - Revocation of Fiduciary Duty rule and Overtime rule; Dept. of Justice - ADA standards and guidance related to website accessibility; FTC - frivolous demand letters in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act; FinCEN - Burden related to Suspicious Activities Reports (SARs) required under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules, raising the required SAR reporting threshold; combating financial crimes; Federal Reserve - Regulation CC; acceptance of electronically signed loans as pledged collateral; role in payments system; Electronic Signatures; NIST - framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Dept. of VA - Allowable Charges and Fees Assessed Incident to VA-Guaranteed Home Loans; FFIEC - evolution of the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT); FASB - CECL Accounting Standard implementation; Involuntary Liquidation of FCUs and Claims Procedures; Modernizing data collection for supervision of credit unions; FHFA's Affordable Housing Program; IRS oversight of credit unions; FinCEN's Customer Due Diligence Rule; CFPB Civil Investigative Demands and Associated processes; CFPB's Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings; Collection of Checks and other items by Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers Through Fedwire; CFPB's Enforcement Processes; Federal Credit Union Bylaws; CFPB's Supervision Program; Proposed Suspension and Debarment Procedures; FY'19 FSGG Appropriations Bill; CFPB's RFI regarding external engagements; Regulatory Review; CFPB's Rulemaking Processes; the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act (H.R. 5534); the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act (H.R. 6068); Regulatory Changes in Light of S. 2155; CFPB's Adopted Regulations and New Rulemakings Authorities; Volker Rule; Feedback regarding operating vision for the US Faster Payments Council; CFPB's Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities; Title VII of H.R. 5841; CFPB financial education programs; financial literacy; Payday Alternative Loans (PALs); privacy risks regarding data sharing and section 1033 of Dodd-Frank; Disparate Impact Standard; Identity Fraud; Variable Interest Rates; Glass-Steagall Act; Credit Bureaus and the Fair Credit Reporting Act; NDAA - bank operations on military bases; USPS banking services; H.R. 5036, the Financial Technology Protection Act; H.R. 6743 - the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R.493, Subsidy Reserve Act of 2017, to require nonbank financial companies supervised by the Federal Reserve Board and bank holding companies over $500 billion of assets to establish and maintain Subsidy Reserves. H.R. 1116/S.366, the TAILOR Act H.R. 1264, Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 1624, Municipal Finance Support Act H.R. 1948, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 2121, Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act H.R. 2133, CLEARR Act of 017 H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2403, Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2793, Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3312, The Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act H.R. 3741, to codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. H.R. 4439, the Modernizing Borrower Credit Opportunities Act H.R. 4545 / S. 2237, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4648, Home Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4725, Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act H.R. 5076, Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 6158, The Brokered Deposit-Affiliate Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act S. 1139, Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1500, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker. S. 1642 / H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S. 1893, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision. S. 1962, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Russell Amendment to H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Section 701 of H.R. 5841, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 Capital Rules Liquidity Rules LIBOR Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act Durbin Interchange Amendment De novo banks
Client expense: $2,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R.916 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of guarantee fees as offsets. H.R.1018 To replace the Director of the Bureau ofConsumerFinancialProtectionwith a 5-person commission, and for other purposes. H.R.1116 TAILOR Act H.R. 1153 Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R.1257 Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R.1366 U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017 H.R.389 Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R.491 Let the GSEs Pay Us Back Act of 2017 H.R.815 To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R.910 Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R.1219 Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1637 RIGHTS at the CFPB Act of 2017 H.R. 2133 CLEARR Act H.R. 2226 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2890 Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion Act H.R. 4278 Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017 H.R. 2148 Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans H.R. 2954 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 4607 Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 3221 Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3299 Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3978 TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1264 Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 5266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act H.R. 4545 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness & Reform Act H.R. 5534 GUIDE Compliance Act H.R. 6147 the Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6737 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 S.105 Consumer Financial Protection Board Act of 2017 S.365 A bill to amend theConsumerFinancialProtectionAct of 2010 to remove the funding cap relating to the transfer of funds from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the Bureau ofConsumerFinancialProtection, and for other purposes. S.366 TAILOR Act S.370 A bill to eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. S.387 A bill to amend theConsumerFinancialProtectionAct of 2010 to subject the Bureau ofConsumerFinancialProtectionto the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. S. 626 CFPB-IG Act of 2017 S. 2304 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect veterans from predatory lending, and for other purposes. S. 488 JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 3401 Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2018 S. 3443 GUIDE Compliance Act
Client expense: $712,573 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1244 Credit Union Access to Supplemental Capital H.R. 1264 Community Financial Institutions Exemption Act H.R. 1426 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1948 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 1964 Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017 H.R. 2133 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 2215 SAFE Act of 2017 H.R. 2226 The Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2954 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 4015 The Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 4648 Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 5515 Military Banking Provisions of the FY 2019 Defense Bill H.R. 5534 Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5756 SEC Shareholder Reforms H.R. 5783 Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act H.R. 6258 Community bank regulatory relief provisions and the postal banking amendment to the House FY 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R. 6743 Consumer Information Notification Act S. 1002 CLEAR Relief Act S. 1152 SAFE Banking Act S. 1284 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act S. 1310 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1499 A bill to increase from $10B to $50B the threshold figure at which regulated depository institutions are subject to direct examination and reporting requirements of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. S. 1571 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 2155 Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act S. 2361 Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion Act S. 2490 TRID Improvement Act S. 2755 Postal Banking Act S. 2987 2019 National Defense Authorization Act Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Bank Secrecy Act Reforms Call Report Streamlining Cannabis Banking Capital Access for Community Banks Capital Rules--Basel III, including treatment of commercial real estate loans, Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement asset threshold and impact of tax reform on deferred tax assets/regulatory capital CFPB Data Aggregation CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Small Business Loan Data Collection Community Reinvestment Act Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Supplemental Capital Customer Due Diligence Rule Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Durbin Interchange Amendment Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Implementation Faster Payments Flood Insurance Reauthorization Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole/Exemption from Bank Holding Company Act/Nelnet (ILC) deposit insurance application Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Mortgage Lending Regulations/Reform Mortgage Originator Compensation Rules Mortgage Servicing Regulations Nomination of Michelle Bowman for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (support) Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as the director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (support) Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (support) Postal Banking Public Banking Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Regulatory Burden Relief for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Small Dollar Lending Virtual Currency
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R.493, Subsidy Reserve Act of 2017, to require nonbank financial companies supervised by the Federal Reserve Board and bank holding companies over $500 billion of assets to establish and maintain Subsidy Reserves. H.R. 1116/S.366, the TAILOR Act H.R. 1264, Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 1624, Municipal Finance Support Act H.R. 1948, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 2121, Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act H.R. 2133, CLEARR Act of 017 H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2403, Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2793, Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3312, The Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act H.R. 3741, to codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. H.R. 4439, the Modernizing Borrower Credit Opportunities Act H.R. 4545 / S. 2237, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4648, Home Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4725, Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act H.R. 5076, Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 S. 828, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets. S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act S. 1139, Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1500, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker. S. 1642 / H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S. 1893, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision. S. 1962, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Russell Amendment to H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Section 701 of H.R. 5841, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 Capital Rules Liquidity Rules LIBOR Stress Testing Accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Volcker Rule Reform DoL Fiduciary Rule The Financial CHOICE Act Durbin Interchange Amendment De novo banks
Client expense: $2,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital rule Issues related to NCUAs Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUAs rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to NCUAs rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to premium assessments by the National Credit Union Share Insurance, NCUA Issues related to NCUAs Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUAs budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Supervisory Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to high-cost mortgage loans (HOEPA) Issues related to the CFPBs rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Truth-in-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point Issues related to the Department of Defense proposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumers access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to the National Credit Union Administration's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Supplemental Capital Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the funding of the National Credit Union Administration Issues related to the consumer notification of privacy standards Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to the transfer of leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms H.J. Res 111, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 26, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions H.R. 389, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 924, the Financial Institutions Due Process Act H.R. 1116, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act (TAILOR), all provisions H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1244, the Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act, all provisions H.R. 1264, the Community Financial Institution Exemption Act, all provisions H.R. 1457, the MOBILE Act, all provisions H.R. 1585, the Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act, all provisions H.R. 1958, the Protections Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions H.R. 2054, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 2204, the Homeowner Information Privacy Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2226, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2359, Fair Credit Reporting Act Liability Harmonization H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Correction Act H.R. 2706, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2954, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold, all provisions H.R. 3089, the Corporate Transparency Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act, all provisions H.R. 3299, the Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3758, the Senior Safe Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, the PASS: Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act, all provisions H.R. 3866, to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan, all provisions H.R. 3911, the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act, all provisions H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes H.R. 4464, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 4607, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act, all provisions H.R. 4648, the Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5078, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5288, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018, all provisions S.J. Res. 47, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" S. 21, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions S. 223, the Senior $afe Act, all provisions S. 366, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, all provisions S. 836, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions S. 838, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions S. 869, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1579, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer protection Act, all provisions S. 2237, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness Reform Act, all provisions S.J.Res. 19, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act, all provisions Legislation contemplated by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling entitled the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumer and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act, provisions impacting credit unions, the National Credit Union Administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 1116 Tailor Act of 2017 H.R. 1244 Credit Union Access to Supplemental Capital H.R. 1264 Community Financial Institutions Exemption Act H.R. 1426 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1948 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 1964 Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017 H.R. 2133 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 2148 Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans, treatment of loans under regulatory capital rules H.R. 2215 SAFE Act of 2017 H.R. 2226 The Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319 Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2570 Mortgage Fairness Act H.R. 2948 To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide a temporary license for loan originators transitioning between employers, and for other purposes H.R. 2954 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3221 Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3299 Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act H.R. 3971 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978 TRID Improvement Act H.R. 4545 The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4015 The Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 4562 Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4607 Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4648 Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790 The Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 5155 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 - The Russell Amendment (Military Banking) H.R. 5534 Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5756 SEC Shareholder Reforms H.R. 5783 Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act S. 366 Tailor Act of 2017 S. 567 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2017 S. 1002 CLEAR Relief Act S. 1152 SAFE Banking Act S. 1284 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act S. 1310 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1315 Relationship Lending Preservation Act of 2017 S. 1499 A bill to increase from $10B to $50B the threshold figure at which regulated depository institutions are subject to direct examination and reporting requirements of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. S. 1571 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 2155 Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Administration's Rescission Package--Funding for CDFI Fund Programs (Bank Enterprise Award and Capital Magnet Fund) S. 2361 Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion Act S. 2755 Postal Banking Act S. 2987 2019 National Defense Authorization Act S.J. Res 57 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Bank Secrecy Act Reforms Call Report Streamlining Cannabis Banking Capital Access for Community Banks Capital Rules--Basel III, including treatment of commercial real estate loans, Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement asset threshold and impact of tax reform on deferred tax assets/regulatory capital CFPB Data Aggregation CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Reforms/Governance Structure CFPB Small Business Loan Data Collection Community Reinvestment Act Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Supplemental Capital Customer Due Diligence Rule Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Durbin Interchange Amendment Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Implementation Equifax Data Breach Faster Payments Flood Insurance Reauthorization Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole/Exemption from Bank Holding Company Act/Square Financial Services Inc (ILC) deposit insurance application Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Interchange Mortgage Lending Regulations/Reform Mortgage Servicing Regulations Postal Banking Public Banking Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Regulatory Burden Relief for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks SBA 7(a) Lending Limit Support for the nomination of Jelena McWilliams for FDIC Chairman Support for the nomination of Michelle Bowman for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Virtual Currency
Client expense: $1,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, H.R. 4061, S. 2155, H.R. 3861 - Issues relating to Dodd-Frank implementation and FIO, OFR, Volcker Rule, FSOC, FSB and their associated work on topics like capital standards, non-bank SIFI designation, insurance regulation, and oversight. No Bill # - Issues relating to U.S. - EU Covered Agreement H.R. 4537 - International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 S. 1360 - International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 20177 No Bill # - Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform No Bill # - Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System (February 3, 2017) and subsequent reports on banking (June 6, 2017), capital markets (October 20, 2017), and insurance and asset management (November 17, 2017)and forthcoming Fintech report. H.R. 2954 - Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act No Bill # - GSE and FHA Housing Finance Reform H.R. 3861 - Federal Insurance Reform Act H.R. 4061 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018l NFIP extension through July 23 No Bill # - Capital Requirements for Supervised Institutions Significantly Engaged in Insurance Activities (RIN 7100 AE 53, June 14, 2016) H.R. 5666 - Primary Regulators of Insurance Voting Act of 2018 No Bill # - Presidential Memorandum on FSOC Reform (April 21, 2017) and Treasury Report (November 2017)
Client expense: $1,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of