Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to raise, from $10 billion to $50 billion in assets, the threshold at which an insured depository institution or insured credit union is subject to: (1) the Act's reporting requirements, and (2) direct examination by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-420.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 21.
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
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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
2018 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
H.R. 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R. 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R. 5952, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising. H.R. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, issues relating to direct to consumer advertising.
Client expense: $3,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Credit union exemptions from the CFPB; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - creation of a national data security standard; Housing Finance Reform - ensuring that credit unions have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market based on loan quality rather than quantity; Member Business Lending - raise the arbitrary cap, raise the de minimis exclusion; exempt loans to veterans from the definition of MBL, and exclude non-owner occupied, 1-4-family dwellings from the calculation of the cap on credit union member business loans (H.R. 389/S. 836); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 1244); TRID Improvement Act (H.R. 5078/S. 2490); Bank Secrecy Act; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program; The REINS Act (H.R. 26/S. 21); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10); Community Financial Institution Exemption Act (H.R. 1264); Financial Services for the Underserved Act (H.R. 4665); Senior$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.
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: $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)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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
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
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 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Financial Technology ("Fintech") H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 1153, the "Mortgage Choice Act" H.R. 3072, the "Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017" H.R. 4537, the "International Insurance Standards Act of 2017" H.R. 477, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017″ HR 3746 -- Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 HR 4439 -- Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act HR 4545 -- Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 4566 -- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act HR 4607 -- Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act HR 5323 -- Derivatives Fairness Act Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 2155 -- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act SEC fiduciary rule Substitute Amendment to S. 2155 Treasury department review of financial regulations Brokaw bill HR 5877 -- Main Street Growth Act Small Business Lending Discrimination HR 5534 Give Useful Information to Define Effective Guidance (GUIDE) Act HR 6743 Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to US Supreme Court Nomination of Eric Dreiband as AAG at DOJ HR 6972 Consumers First Act S 3503 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act H.R.3555 - Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act H.R.6021 - Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R.6177 - Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R.6319 - Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R.6322 - Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R.6324 - Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R.6320 - Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R.6323 - Senior Security Act of 2018 S.488 - JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 H.R.5059 - State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R.2128 - Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R.6741 - Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018 H.R.6745 - ACCESS Rural America Act H.R.5381 - GRATER Act of 2018 Interagency rule regarding the implementation of CECL accounting rules Reg BI De minimis exemption is a critical element of the swap dealer rule Whistleblower program Volcker ruke amendments
Client expense: $83,504 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Authority of CFPB CFPB Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity Funding of CFPB H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 1153, the "Mortgage Choice Act" H.R. 2570, the "Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017" H.R. 3072, the "Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017" H.R. 3299, the "Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017" HR 4439 -- Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act Legislation affecting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffing S. 2417 -- the Stopping Abuse & Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act SEC fiduciary rule S.J. Res. 57, H.J. Res. 132 CRA for CFPB Guidance on Indirect Auto-Lending S.J. Res 56/H.J. 122 CRA for CFPB Payday Rule S. 387 -- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2017 HR 1018 -- CFPB Constitutional Reform Act of 2017 HR 5534 Give Useful Information to Define Effective Guidance (GUIDE) Act HR 6743 Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act HR 6972 Consumers First Act S 3503 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act S.488 - JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 Reg BI Whistleblower program
Client expense: $83,504 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Advertising
H.R. 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R. 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R. 5952, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising. H.R. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, issues relating to direct to consumer advertising.
Client expense: $3,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
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 · 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 · second_quarter · Banking
Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155 Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5. Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659) Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises Oppose H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 which would change the leadership structure of the CFPB from a single Director to a 5-member commission Oppose requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to re-evaluate the work of the CFPB Oppose changes to the CFPBs modus operendi that would make it more difficult for the agency to investigate potential violations of law and easier for lawbreakers to hamstring the bureau. Support the regulators preventing high-cost, usurious loans by banks and credit unions-whether short-term, balloon-payment payday loans (which banks sometimes call deposit advance loans) or longer-term high-cost installment loans or lines of credit, and regardless of whether the loans are made by banks directly or through partnerships with non-bank lenders. Oppose banning public access to the CFPB consumer complaint data base Oppose the CFPB revising the rules by which the Bureau brings administrative enforcement actions before Administrative Law Judges. This changes in procedure and the greater application of rules for federal court litigation would likely make it easier for defendants to slow down proceedings and otherwise obstruct the Bureaus enforcement process. Oppose S. 2702, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2018. The bill limits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPBs) authority to enforce federal consumer financial protection laws against entities that are regulated by a state insurance regulator to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance. The bill threatens to have wide-ranging impacts that infringe on the CFPBs core authority to address problems with consumer financial products and services. Support the SEC urging delaying closing the comment period on their Regulation Best Interest regulatory package. Their entire regulatory approach rests on the questionable assumption that their proposed disclosures will enable investors to make an informed choice among different types of providers. Fortunately, they are planning to conduct investor testing of the disclosures, but they are not expected to complete that round of testing until after the comment period is scheduled to close August 7. We therefore support them keeping the comment period open until 90 days after they have completed and published the findings of their disclosure testing. Support the CFPBs current public complaint process Support the retention of the CFPBs inclusive, transparent, evidence-based and comprehensive rulemaking process Oppose riders to the Financial Services / General Government Appropriations bill for 2019 which would deregulate everything from the nations largest banks to high-frequency Wall Street traders to consumer lenders supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Support a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) which retains a local geographical focus; avoids simplistic measures of performance; safeguards vibrant public participation; maintains the importance of bank branches; retains its focus on low- and moderate-individuals and neighborhoods; penalizes, on CRA exams, discrimination and violation of anti-discrimination and pro-consumer laws; takes bank activity to people and communities of color into consideration; does not allow bank mergers after one or both of the banks fail a CRA exam; takes into consideration affiliate activities; recognizes community benefit agreements; and refines CRA rating to be more reflective of a banks activities Oppose the CFPB revisiting or weakening any existing regulations In order to stop abusive debt collection, support the following regulations: limit calls to one a week (with up to three attempted calls); require collectors to obey the consumers oral request to stop calling; ensure that newer communication technologies respect privacy, do not abuse or harass, and comply with the FDCPA; and prohibit the collection of time-barred debt or adopt very strict limits that prohibit suits on revived debt and limit communications to writings that include clear disclosures that the consumer cannot be sued Support the CFPB decision to refrain from revisiting or delaying the prepaid accounts rule (Regulations E and Z) that is scheduled to go into effect in 2019 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus remittance rule and urge the bureau not to revisit or weaken it. Support the CFPB (1) rescinding the rule permitting high pre-account opening fees on fee harvester cards that evade the CARD Act, (2) rescinding the ability-to-repay rule that permits consumers who do not have income to rely on household income even if they are not legally entitled to access Support that the FHFA (1) direct Fannie and Freddie to develop capital restoration plans, consistent with the capital and leverage standards being developed, and (2) suspend the net worth sweep in order to increase the GSEs capital buffer. Support existing regulations on the Truth in Savings Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, and the Fair lending Act and urge the CFPB not to weaken them Support the long-established disparate impact jurisprudence under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Support the importance of Regulation B and the use of the disparate-impact doctrine in enforcement actions, examinations, and complaint investigations that have ECOA implications The CFPB must not adopt changes to its processes for using civil investigative demands that would hinder or delay its important work addressing potential legal violations. support and vote in favor of amendment #2157 to be offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Support HR 2219, the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155 Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5. Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending. Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659) Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises Oppose H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 which would change the leadership structure of the CFPB from a single Director to a 5-member commission Oppose requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to re-evaluate the work of the CFPB Oppose changes to the CFPBs modus operendi that would make it more difficult for the agency to investigate potential violations of law and easier for lawbreakers to hamstring the bureau. Support the regulators preventing high-cost, usurious loans by banks and credit unions-whether short-term, balloon-payment payday loans (which banks sometimes call deposit advance loans) or longer-term high-cost installment loans or lines of credit, and regardless of whether the loans are made by banks directly or through partnerships with non-bank lenders. Oppose banning public access to the CFPB consumer complaint data base Oppose the CFPB revising the rules by which the Bureau brings administrative enforcement actions before Administrative Law Judges. This changes in procedure and the greater application of rules for federal court litigation would likely make it easier for defendants to slow down proceedings and otherwise obstruct the Bureaus enforcement process. Oppose S. 2702, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2018. The bill limits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPBs) authority to enforce federal consumer financial protection laws against entities that are regulated by a state insurance regulator to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance. The bill threatens to have wide-ranging impacts that infringe on the CFPBs core authority to address problems with consumer financial products and services. Support the SEC urging delaying closing the comment period on their Regulation Best Interest regulatory package. Their entire regulatory approach rests on the questionable assumption that their proposed disclosures will enable investors to make an informed choice among different types of providers. Fortunately, they are planning to conduct investor testing of the disclosures, but they are not expected to complete that round of testing until after the comment period is scheduled to close August 7. We therefore support them keeping the comment period open until 90 days after they have completed and published the findings of their disclosure testing. Support the CFPBs current public complaint process Support the retention of the CFPBs inclusive, transparent, evidence-based and comprehensive rulemaking process Oppose riders to the Financial Services / General Government Appropriations bill for 2019 which would deregulate everything from the nations largest banks to high-frequency Wall Street traders to consumer lenders supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Support a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) which retains a local geographical focus; avoids simplistic measures of performance; safeguards vibrant public participation; maintains the importance of bank branches; retains its focus on low- and moderate-individuals and neighborhoods; penalizes, on CRA exams, discrimination and violation of anti-discrimination and pro-consumer laws; takes bank activity to people and communities of color into consideration; does not allow bank mergers after one or both of the banks fail a CRA exam; takes into consideration affiliate activities; recognizes community benefit agreements; and refines CRA rating to be more reflective of a banks activities. Oppose the CFPB revisiting or weakening any existing regulations In order to stop abusive debt collection, support the following regulations: limit calls to one a week (with up to three attempted calls); require collectors to obey the consumers oral request to stop calling; ensure that newer communication technologies respect privacy, do not abuse or harass, and comply with the FDCPA; and prohibit the collection of time-barred debt or adopt very strict limits that prohibit suits on revived debt and limit communications to writings that include clear disclosures that the consumer cannot be sued Support the CFPB decision to refrain from revisiting or delaying the prepaid accounts rule (Regulations E and Z) that is scheduled to go into effect in 2019 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus remittance rule and urge the bureau not to revisit or weaken it. Support the CFPB (1) rescinding the rule permitting high pre-account opening fees on fee harvester cards that evade the CARD Act, (2) rescinding the ability-to-repay rule that permits consumers who do not have income to rely on household income even if they are not legally entitled to access Support that the FHFA (1) direct Fannie and Freddie to develop capital restoration plans, consistent with the capital and leverage standards being developed, and (2) suspend the net worth sweep in order to increase the GSEs capital buffer. Support existing regulations on the Truth in Savings Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, and the Fair lending Acct and urge the CFPB not to weaken them Support the long-established disparate impact jurisprudence under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Support the importance of Regulation B and the use of the disparate-impact doctrine in enforcement actions, examinations, and complaint investigations that have ECOA implications The CFPB must not adopt changes to its processes for using civil investigative demands that would hinder or delay its important work addressing potential legal violations. support and vote in favor of amendment #2157 to be offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Support HR 2219, the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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 · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.J.Res.132 - 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 "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity 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". H.R.4439 - Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R.1116 - TAILOR Act of 2017 H.R.3072 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R.4508 - PROSPER Act H.R.4550 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R.5082 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 H.R.3299 - Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S.1642 - Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R.4861 - EQUAL Act of 2018 H.R.3760 - Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017 S.1659 - Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Credit union exemptions from the CFPB; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - creation of a national data security standard; Housing Finance Reform - ensuring that credit unions have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market based on loan quality rather than quantity; Member Business Lending - raise the arbitrary cap, raise the de minimis exclusion; exempt loans to veterans from the definition of MBL, and exclude non-owner occupied, 1-4-family dwellings from the calculation of the cap on credit union member business loans (H.R. 389/S. 836); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 1244); TRID Improvement Act (H.R. 5078/S. 2490); Bank Secrecy Act amendments; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program reauthorization; The REINS Act (H.R. 26/S. 21); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10); Community Financial Institution Exemption Act (H.R. 1264); Financial Services for the Underserved Act (H.R. 4665); Senior$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); 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, 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 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; 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; suggested 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.
Client expense: $550,000 · 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 · second_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 amendments; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program reauthorization; 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); 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, 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 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; 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; suggested 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.
Client expense: $550,000 · 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 · second_quarter · Advertising
H.R. 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R. 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R. 5952, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, issues relating to direct to consumer advertising. H.R. 3072, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, issues relating to direct to consumer advertising.
Client expense: $3,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2018 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 200 the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R.5638 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act S.2773 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act H.R. 1456, Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, all provisions (Rep. Royce) S. 793, Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act, all provisions (Sen. Booker) S.2764, Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018 H.R. 5248, The Sustainable Shark and Fisheries Trade Act of 2018 S. 1520, Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act, all provisions (Sen. Wicker) H.R. 2023, Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act, all provisions (Rep. Graves) H.R.3072, Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service section of report
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_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 6158, HR 6163, HR 6192; 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 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; 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 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Authority of CFPB Bank capital rules Banks stress tests Best interest standard CFPB Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity Dept. of Ed barriers to emergency relief funds Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation policies relating to bank employment Federal Reserve rating system for large financial institutions Financial Technology ("Fintech") Funding of CFPB H.J. Res. 111, regarding the CFPB rule on Mandatory Arbitration H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 1116, the "Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017" H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. 1153, the "Mortgage Choice Act" H.R. 1585, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act" H.R. 1645, the "Fostering Innovation Act of 2017" H.R. 1699, the "Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017" H.R. 2121, the "Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act" H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2148, "Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans" H.R. 2201, the "Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act" H.R. 2295, the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 2306, the Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act H.R. 2319, The "Consumer Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act" H.R. 2396, the "Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act" H.R. 2570, the "Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017" H.R. 2585, the 21st Century Glass Steagall Act H.R. 2706, the "Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 2954, the "Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act" H.R. 3072, the "Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017" H.R. 3179, the "Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act" H.R. 3221, the "Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act" H.R. 3299, the "Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017" H.R. 3312, the "Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017" H.R. 3857, the "Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017" H.R. 3911, the "Risk-Based Credit Examination Act" H.R. 3948, the "Protection of Source Code Act" H.R. 3971, the "Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 3973, the "Market Data Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 3978, the "TRID Improvement Act" H.R. 399, the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act H.R. 4015, the "Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017" H.R. 4247, the "Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act" H.R. 4263, the "Regulation A+ Improvement Act" H.R. 4267, the "Small Business Credit Availability Act" H.R. 4279, the "Expanding Investment Opportunities Act" H.R. 4292, the "Living Will Improvement Act" H.R. 4293, the "Stress Test Improvement Act" H.R. 4296, "To Place Requirements on Operational Risk Capital Requirements For Banking Organizations" H.R. 4464, the "Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 4508, the "Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act" H.R. 4529, the "Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017" H.R. 4537, the "International Insurance Standards Act of 2017" H.R. 4545, the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act" H.R. 4546, the "National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act" H.R. 4566, the "Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act" H.R. 477, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017″ H.R. 790, the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 H.R. 859, the Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act - HR 1116 -- Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operating Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 HR 1153 -- Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 HR 1264 -- Community Financial Institution Exemption Act HR 2226 -- Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 2319 -- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 HR 3312 HR 3746 -- Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 HR 3978 -- TRID Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4061 -- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4263 -- Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4293 -- Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4296 -- To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency HR 4545 -- Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 4550 -- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 HR 4566 -- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act HR 4607 -- Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act HR 4659 -- To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives HR 4738 -- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act HR 4771 -- Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 HR 4785 -- American Customer Information Protection Act HR 4790 -- Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act HR 4861 -- Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 HR 5051 -- Public Company Registration Threshold Act HR 5082 -- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 HR 5323 -- Derivatives Fairness Act Legislation affecting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffing Nomination of Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299) S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 1642 S. 2155 -- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, the "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act" S. 2417 -- the Stopping Abuse & Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act S.J. Res. 47 SEC fiduciary rule Sen. Brown Amendment No. 2080 Sen. Moran Amendment No. 2140 Substitute Amendment to S. 2155 Treasury department review of financial regulations Volcker Rule *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
Client expense: $292,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
Oppose HR 4550, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard Support Senator Merkleys Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending (SAFE) Act of 2018, which will help safeguard consumers and law-abiding lenders from abuses rampant today in consumer lending Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Support the FDICs proposals to changes to its policies governing the circumstances under which FDIC-regulated banks may hire people with prior criminal histories, with suggestions to improve / strengthen the proposal Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Oppose HR 5028, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act. Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country Support amendment by Senators Durbin, Reed, Warren, Brown, Duckworth, Baldwin, Hassan, VanHollen, Murry, and Blumenthal to S. 2155. The Durbin, et.al. amendment would improve consumer protections for federal and private student loans Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155 Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5. Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659) Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Oppose HR 4550, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act. Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard Support Senator Merkleys Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending (SAFE) Act of 2018, which will help safeguard consumers and law-abiding lenders from abuses rampant today in consumer lending Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Support the FDICs proposals to changes to its policies governing the circumstances under which FDIC-regulated banks may hire people with prior criminal histories, with suggestions to improve / strengthen the proposal Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Oppose HR 5028, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act. Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country Support amendment by Senators Durbin, Reed, Warren, Brown, Duckworth, Baldwin, Hassan, VanHollen, Murry, and Blumenthal to S. 2155. The Durbin, et.al. amendment would improve consumer protections for federal and private student loans Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155 Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5. Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits. Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending. Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659) Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.5266 - Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R.1116 - TAILOR Act of 2017 H.R.3072 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R.1264 - Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R.4550 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R.2226 - Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R.3746 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R.3299 - Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R.4439 - Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act H.R.4550 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R.5082 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R.2896 - Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
LEGISLATIVE: Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Credit union exemptions from the CFPB; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - creation of a national data security standard; Housing Finance Reform - ensuring that credit unions have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market based on loan quality rather than quantity; Member Business Lending - raise the arbitrary cap, raise the de minimis exclusion; exempt loans to veterans from the definition of MBL, and exclude non-owner occupied, 1-4-family dwellings from the calculation of the cap on credit union member business loans (H.R. 389/S. 836); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 1244); TRID Improvement Act (H.R. 5078/S. 2490); Bank Secrecy Act amendments; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program reauthorization; The REINS Act (H.R. 26/S. 21); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10); Community Financial Institution Exemption Act (H.R. 1264); Financial Services for the Underserved Act (H.R. 4665); Senior$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); 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). REGULATORY: 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, qualified mortgage, ATR, mortgage servicing, consumer complaint database, 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 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; 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.
Client expense: $790,000 · 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 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
LEGISLATIVE: 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 amendments; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program reauthorization; 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); 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). REGULATORY: 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, qualified mortgage, ATR, mortgage servicing, consumer complaint database, 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 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; 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.
Client expense: $790,000 · 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 · first_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. 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 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 Capital Rules Liquidity Rules 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: $2,592,000 · 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
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R. 10 Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 924 Financial Institutions Due Process Act 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. 1422 Flood Insurance Development Modernization Act H.R. 1426 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1457 Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy 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. 2170 Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 2204 Homeowner Information Privacy Protection 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. 2706 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act: Anti-Choke Point Provisions H.R. 2868 National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2874 21st Century Flood Reform Act H.R. 2875 National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 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. 3070 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the definition of a deposit broker, and for other purposes H.R. 3072 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3089 Corporate Transparency Act of 2017, disclosure of beneficial owners and corporations H.R. 3221 Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3299 Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act H.R. 3857 PASS Act of 2017: Repeal DOL Fiduciary Rule H.R. 3971 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978 TRID Improvement Act H.R. 4424 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans. H.R. 4545 The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform 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. 4725 The Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4771 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790 The Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act S. 366 Tailor Act of 2017 S. 387 CFPB Accountability Act S. 563 The Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act S. 567 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2017 S. 1002 CLEAR Relief Act S. 1152 SAFE Banking Act S. 1264 Community Bank Sensible Regulation Act of 2017 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. 1647 TRUPS Reform S. 2155 Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Call Report Streamlining 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 Bank Examination Appeals Community Reinvestment Act Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Supplemental Capital Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Durbin Interchange Amendment 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 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 Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Virtual Currency
Client expense: $1,220,000 · 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 · first_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: $1,150,000 · 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 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR 10, HR 389, HR 620, HR 1018, HR 1031, HR 1116, HR 1153, HR 1244, HR 1264, HR 1401, HR 1422, HR 1423, HR 1426, HR 1457, HR 1529, 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 4746, HR 4764, HR 4771, HR 4790, HR 4861, HR 4905, HR 5076, HR 5166, HR 5266, HR 5288; HJ Res 62, HJ Res 73, HJ Res 122; S 21, S 105, S 223, SJ Res 19, S 365, S 366, S 370, S 387, S 563, S 567, S 836, S 838, S 1002, 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; 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
2017 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); support the CFPBs rule prohibiting forced arbitration; support consumers being able to enact free credit freezes; oppose federal legislation to preempt state laws which may be stronger regarding breach laws (oppose HR 2359); support federal reform of credit bureaus ad credit reporting agencies (support HR 3755 and S1786) Oppose OCC rescission of its 2013 bank payday guidance Oppose HR 1116 (the TAILOR Act) , which would force consumer and financial regulators to prioritize costs to Wall Street over benefits to the public before taking any action to control financial abuses, and empower Wall Street to overturn current and future consumer protections in court; Oppose HR 3072, which would remove two-thirds of the large banks currently examined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from CFPB supervision, removing over $1 trillion in assets from CFPB oversight; Oppose HR 3312, which would place unprecedented restraints on the capacity of the Federal Reserve to perform safety and soundness supervision of some of the largest banks in the country; Oppose HR 3857 would eliminate the Department of Labors new rules protecting ordinary investors from exploitation by conflicted investment advisors, which have been estimated to save working families tens of billions of dollars a year in savings. Oppose HR 3229 would make it easier for predatory high-cost lenders to use rent-a-bank arrangements to evade state usury laws that limit high interest rates. Oppose HR 3948 which would prevent the SEC from fully investigating high-frequency trading practices that could crash markets. Oppose HR 3911 which would significantly weaken oversight of the big rating agencies who prior to the financial crisis certified trillions of dollars of worthless mortgage-backed securities as safe for investors. Oppose HR 1699 which would remove key consumer protections for buyers of manufactured homes, rendering them more vulnerable to predatory lending. Oppose HR 2706 which would place major new barriers on the ability of banking regulators to advise financial institutions of warning signs that their customers are engaged in money laundering, illegal activity, or fraudulent practices that give scammers access to bank accounts. Oppose HR 2954 which would nearly quadruple the number of banks exempted from key mortgage disclosures designed to detect predatory and discriminatory lending, leading to 5,400 banks being exempted as well as an additional 487 non-banks. Oppose HR 2201 which would create a new class of microcap securities that could be traded without any oversight from the Securities and Exchange Commission or state regulators - securities that would almost certainly become a haven for fraud. Oppose HR 2121 and HR 2148 which micromanage regulators by forcing them to grant significant new exemptions from rules designed to prevent risky banking and lending practices. Support Janet Yellens re-appointment as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Oppose Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominees who have criticized the Feds full employment mandate and called for its elimination or deprioritization; seek to constrain job growth by advocating for the Fed to follow a strict, rules-based approach to monetary policy (e.g. the Taylor Rule, which economists estimate would have cost 2.5 million jobs had it been in effect in the Fed over the past five years); have a track record of advocating for reduced support for the economy even during the depths of the Great Recession; would unwind the financial protections enacted by Yellen and her peers. Support Leandra English to be the Acting Director of the CFPB; not Mick Mulvaney Oppose HR 1699, a bill which would remove key consumer protections for buyers of manufactured homes Support the FAIR RATES Act of 2017 (The Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking Reporting to Allow a Transparent Evaluation of Statistics) Oppose H.R. 2570, the Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017, which removes yield spread premiums from points and fees Oppose H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act which creates loopholes for abuse by rolling back essential consumer protections. Strengthen the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) by: expanding CRA to non-banks; designate areas outside of branch networks with high volumes of loans as assessment areas; retain and do not in any way reduce the Intermediate Small Bank category; encourage large banks to be more efficient and devote more staff resources for CRA exams; standardize CRA exam methodology and format; execute merger application process; credit should be given for community development loans and investments outside assessment areas. Oppose H.J.Res. 122, which uses the Congressional Review Act to nullify the CFPBs proposed payday lending rule. Support Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) legislation which promotes homeownership among low and moderate income Americans and Americans of color Oppose H.R. 3299, the Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017, which allows smaller institutions to skirt usury limits enacted by states to protect consumers from egregious profit seekers by using federal charters, hoping to make money from those who can often least afford it. Support as S. 1659 / H.R. 3760, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, which establishes a cap interest rates on consumer loans at 36% annually Oppose H Con Res 111, legislation which uses the CRA to repeal the CFPB's rule banning mandatory arbitration by financial servicers. Support the proposed rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reign in the most abusive predatory short-term loan abuses.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corrections Program Office, Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); support the CFPBs rule prohibiting forced arbitration; support consumers being able to enact free credit freezes; oppose federal legislation to preempt state laws which may be stronger regarding breach laws (oppose HR 2359); support federal reform of credit bureaus ad credit reporting agencies (support HR 3755 and S1786) Oppose OCC rescission of its 2013 bank payday guidance Oppose HR 1116 (the TAILOR Act) , which would force consumer and financial regulators to prioritize costs to Wall Street over benefits to the public before taking any action to control financial abuses, and empower Wall Street to overturn current and future consumer protections in court; Oppose HR 3072, which would remove two-thirds of the large banks currently examined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from CFPB supervision, removing over $1 trillion in assets from CFPB oversight; Oppose HR 3312, which would place unprecedented restraints on the capacity of the Federal Reserve to perform safety and soundness supervision of some of the largest banks in the country; Oppose HR 3857 would eliminate the Department of Labors new rules protecting ordinary investors from exploitation by conflicted investment advisors, which have been estimated to save working families tens of billions of dollars a year in savings. Oppose HR 3229 would make it easier for predatory high-cost lenders to use rent-a-bank arrangements to evade state usury laws that limit high interest rates. Oppose HR 3948 which would prevent the SEC from fully investigating high-frequency trading practices that could crash markets. Oppose HR 3911 which would significantly weaken oversight of the big rating agencies who prior to the financial crisis certified trillions of dollars of worthless mortgage-backed securities as safe for investors. Oppose HR 1699 which would remove key consumer protections for buyers of manufactured homes, rendering them more vulnerable to predatory lending. Oppose HR 2706 which would place major new barriers on the ability of banking regulators to advise financial institutions of warning signs that their customers are engaged in money laundering, illegal activity, or fraudulent practices that give scammers access to bank accounts. Oppose HR 2954 which would nearly quadruple the number of banks exempted from key mortgage disclosures designed to detect predatory and discriminatory lending, leading to 5,400 banks being exempted as well as an additional 487 non-banks. Oppose HR 2201 which would create a new class of microcap securities that could be traded without any oversight from the Securities and Exchange Commission or state regulators - securities that would almost certainly become a haven for fraud. Oppose HR 2121 and HR 2148 which micromanage regulators by forcing them to grant significant new exemptions from rules designed to prevent risky banking and lending practices. Support Janet Yellens re-appointment as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Oppose Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominees who have criticized the Feds full employment mandate and called for its elimination or deprioritization; seek to constrain job growth by advocating for the Fed to follow a strict, rules-based approach to monetary policy (e.g. the Taylor Rule, which economists estimate would have cost 2.5 million jobs had it been in effect in the Fed over the past five years); have a track record of advocating for reduced support for the economy even during the depths of the Great Recession; would unwind the financial protections enacted by Yellen and her peers. Oppose HR 1699, a bill which would remove key consumer protections for buyers of manufactured home Support Leandra English to be the Acting Director of the CFPB; not Mick Mulvaney Support the FAIR RATES Act of 2017 (The Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking Reporting to Allow a Transparent Evaluation of Statistics) Oppose H.R. 2570, the Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017, which removes yield spread premiums from points and fees Oppose H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act which creates loopholes for abuse by rolling back essential consumer protections. Strengthen the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) by: expanding CRA to non-banks; designate areas outside of branch networks with high volumes of loans as assessment areas; retain and do not in any way reduce the Intermediate Small Bank category; encourage large banks to be more efficient and devote more staff resources for CRA exams; standardize CRA exam methodology and format; execute merger application process; credit should be given for community development loans and investments outside assessment areas. Oppose H.J.Res. 122, which uses the Congressional Review Act to nullify the CFPBs proposed payday lending rule. Support Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) legislation which promotes homeownership among low and moderate income Americans and Americans of color Oppose H.R. 3299, the Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 which allows smaller institutions to skirt usury limits enacted by states to protect consumers from egregious profit seekers by using federal charters, hoping to make money from those who can often least afford it. Support as S. 1659 / H.R. 3760, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, which establishes a cap interest rates on consumer loans at 36% annually Oppose H Con Res 111, legislation which uses the CRA to repeal the CFPB's rule banning mandatory arbitration by financial servicers. Support the proposed rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reign in the most abusive predatory short-term loan abuses.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corrections Program Office, Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2017 · 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. 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. 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 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 Capital Rules Liquidity Rules 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: $3,200,000 · 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
2017 · 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 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. 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. 4648, the Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017, 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: $900,000 · 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)
2017 · 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 1529, 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; HJ Res 62, HJ Res 73, HJ Res 111, HJ Res 122; S 21, S 105, S 223, SJ Res 19, S 365, S 366, S 370, S 387, S 563, S 567, S 836, S 838, S 1002, 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; SJ Res 47; 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
2017 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Authority of CFPB Bank capital rules Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation policies relating to bank employment H.J. Res. 111, regarding the CFPB rule on Mandatory Arbitration H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 1116, the "Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017" H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. 1153, the "Mortgage Choice Act" H.R. 1585, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act" H.R. 1645, the "Fostering Innovation Act of 2017" H.R. 1699, the "Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017" H.R. 2121, the "Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act" H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2148, "Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans" H.R. 2201, the "Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act" H.R. 2295, the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 2306, the Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act H.R. 2319, The "Consumer Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act" H.R. 2396, the "Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act" H.R. 2570, the "Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017" H.R. 2585, the 21st Century Glass Steagall Act H.R. 2706, the "Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 2954, the "Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act" H.R. 3072, the "Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017" H.R. 3179, the "Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act" H.R. 3221, the "Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act" H.R. 3299, the "Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017" H.R. 3312, the "Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017" H.R. 3857, the "Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017" H.R. 3911, the "Risk-Based Credit Examination Act" H.R. 3948, the "Protection of Source Code Act" H.R. 3971, the "Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 3973, the "Market Data Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 3978, the "TRID Improvement Act" H.R. 399, the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act H.R. 4015, the "Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017" H.R. 4247, the "Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act" H.R. 4263, the "Regulation A+ Improvement Act" H.R. 4267, the "Small Business Credit Availability Act" H.R. 4279, the "Expanding Investment Opportunities Act" H.R. 4292, the "Living Will Improvement Act" H.R. 4293, the "Stress Test Improvement Act" H.R. 4296, "To Place Requirements on Operational Risk Capital Requirements For Banking Organizations" H.R. 4464, the "Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 4508, the "Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act" H.R. 4529, the "Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017" H.R. 4537, the "International Insurance Standards Act of 2017" H.R. 4545, the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act" H.R. 4546, the "National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act" H.R. 4566, the "Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act" H.R. 477, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017″ H.R. 790, the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 H.R. 859, the Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act - HR 3312 Nomination of Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299) S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 1642 S. 2155, the "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act" S.J. Res. 47 SEC fiduciary rule Treasury department review of financial regulations Volcker Rule *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
Client expense: $248,180 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2017 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions and other community financial institutions; Exempting credit unions from the CFPB; CFPB should make greater use of its exemption authority granted by section 1022 of the Dodd-Frank Act; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - create a national data security standard for retailers and others in the payments ecosystem not covered by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; Housing Finance Reform - including but not limited to any reforms should ensure 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 and S. 836); field of membership improvements for credit unions; reforms to credit union capital requirements, including creating a true risk-based capital system and allowing credit unions access to supplemental capital; alternative capital for credit unions; H.R. 1244 - the Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act; regulation of FinTech companies; Treasury's report on FinTech and Innovation; E-SIGN; Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (TILA/RESPA); TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID); HR 3978, the TRID Improvement Act; Bank Secrecy Act; Anti-Money Laundering requirements; underwriting standards for loans; state usury laws; FCC Oversight; TCPA Reform - do not hinder credit unions their ability to contact members; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - flood insurance reauthorization and ensure that any changes do not negatively impact credit unions; The REINS Act (H.R. 26); Improve small business input on federal regulations; Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improvements to SBREFA panels; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; the Financial CHOICE Act; requiring cost-benefit analysis; Community Financial Institution Exemption Act; Financial Services for the Underserved Act; NCUA's MBL rule for credit unions; Senior$afe Act (HR 3758/S. 223); Stop scams on Seniors; H.R. 916 - do not use g-fees for any purpose other than risk mitigation; the importance of CDFIs to credit unions; do not cut funding for CDFI program; Raise thresholds in Dodd-Frank; Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act; Greater pre-emption authority for the NCUA; Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act; H.R. 1153 - points and fees; Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses; EMV chip technology is what makes the new cards more secure - PIN is a distraction from the real issue that is data security; party responsible for breached data should be liable for costs associated with breach; the TAILOR Act; operational improvements for credit unions; Subjects CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; Examination reform; HR 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act; Small Business Administration SBA business loan programs including but not limited to 7(a), 504, express and patriot; Regulatory Accountability Act; Financial Institution Customer Protection Act - ending Operation Choke Point; use the appropriations process for regulatory relief; Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards - Private Flood Insurance (RIN 3133-AE64); "Development of a Private Flood Insurance Market" title of HR 3823; Future of the Payments system; Federal Reserve's role in developing an improved payments system; Regulation D; Regulation CC; Military Lending Act; Protect responsible overdraft services; CECL and its implementation; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) Premium and issues related to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Funds Equity Ratio; protecting the NCUSIF; Federal Credit Union Loan Interest Rate Ceiling; Asset Securitization (RIN 3133-AE29); Freedom of Information Act; Federal Government Participation in the Automated Clearing House FISCAL-2016-0001; Consumer Access to Financial Records Docket No. CFPB-2016-0048; Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the US Financial System; FSOC Review Authority; UDAAP; debt collection practices; Debt Collection Quantitative Disclosure Testing (OMB Control Number: 3170-XXXX; Docket No. CFPB-2017-00380); Qualified Mortgages; QM safe harbor for portfolio loans; Ability to Repay; Mortgage Servicing and Mortgage Servicing Assets; Mortgage Servicing Rules under the Truth in Lending Act; CFPB's Consumer Complaint Database; Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Requirements; Payday Lending; small dollar loans (PALs); Prevent arbitration restrictions; S.J. Res. 47/ H.J. Res. 111; TCPA - In the Matter of Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), CG Docket No. 02-278 and CG Docket No. 05-338; TCPA lawsuit abuse; CDFI certification - eliminate redundant required documentation and lessen reporting burden; concerns regarding the entrance of Fannie and Freddie into the chattel loan market; DOL's Fiduciary Duty Rule, Conflict of Interest Rule - Retirement Investment (RIN 1210-AB79); DOD should exercise its authority to extend the MLA credit card exemption; Credit Union Small Business Lending Act - exclude SBA loans from the definition of "member business loans"; Issuing, improving, and adhering to guidance or published "best practices" at the SBA; streamline approval process for SBA loans; improve the user friendliness of the SBA One software; temporarily increase the guarantee on SBA loans; make it easier for credit unions to participate in SBA loan programs; provide more services to help credit unions form; streamline and shorten the application process including approval process for services allowed, and improve communication during the chartering process; NCUA should do more to provide structure and flexibility for the unique challenges that new credit unions face; NCUA and its examiners should establish timetables for responses at various stages of the chartering process and have some limited authority to provide flexibility on a case-by-case basis with new credit unions, such as additional time to build capital requirements or meet certain requirements; Congress should work to allow more flexibility in the Federal Credit Union Act when it comes to prompt corrective action capital requirements for de novo credit unions; field-of-membership (FOM) restrictions should be more accommodating for new credit unions; NCUA should ensure its examiners who are in the field and working with new credit unions, are carrying out the mission of OSCUI, have the ability and flexibility to work with new credit unions, and have the experience to understand business plans adopted by new credit unions; NCUA should take steps to ensure that there are not disconnects between headquarters and regional offices, and assign a specific contact at NCUA for the de novo credit union during the chartering process; modernize outdated governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act and its rules and regulations, and taking steps to reform its standard credit union bylaws; examiner consistency; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) proposed update and revisions to the collection of Suspicious Activities Reports (SARs) required under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules; combat financial crimes; CFPB's rule governing Prepaid Accounts Under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z); Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Act; thresholds related to open- and close-ended loans; Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs); CFPB's remittance transfer rule; call report modernization; Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and it's implementing, Regulation B; Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process; do not bifurcate the credit union industry with arbitrary thresholds; Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act); Allowable Charges and Fees Assessed Incident to VA-Guaranteed Home Loans; H.R. 1958 and S. 838, the Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act; Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans; Overhead Transfer Rate Methodology; NCUA proposed 2018 and 2019 budgets; NCUA Budget Transparency and Increased Efficiency; independent appeals process for credit unions; Credit Risk Transfer; Chattel Loans/duty to serve; H.R. 2133 and S. 1002, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act; Hold regulators accountable for cost and compliance burden estimates; NCUA exemption authority over CFPB rules as they relate to credit unions; regulatory coordination; Credit Score Competition Act; S. 1717, the Corporate Transparency Act; HR 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017; HR 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017; HR 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act; keep NCUA out of the appropriations process; subject non-depository GLBA institutions to regular examinations; require credit reporting agencies to notify depository institutions when one of their accounts is breached; HR 3354 - retain the 3 member board structure at NCUA, CDFI funding, CDRLF full funding, change single director of CFPB to five member Board; support for recommendations in Treasury Report, A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities; Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Proposed Underserved Markets Plan; CFPB - 2013 RESPA Servicing Rule (Docket No. - 2017-0012); Dept of Labor - Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions RIN 1210-AB82; FHFA- Improving Language Access in Mortgage Lending and Servicing Request for Input; CFPB - Request for Information regarding the Ability-to-repay/QM Rule Assessment (Docket No. CFPB-2017-0014); Dept. of Treasury - Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; Federal Reserve - Docket No. R-1564: Reg CC - Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks - The Expedited Funds Availability Act, Proposed Rule and Request for Comment - 82 Federal Register 25539 (June 2, 2017); NCUA - proposal to adopt procedures governing appeals to the Board; Voluntary Mergers of Federally Insured Credit Unions; NCUA - 2017 Regulatory Review; NCUA - Publish 2016 Annual Review Report; NCUA-Codify IRPS; NCUA - Standardized publication of Legal Opinion Letters; NCUA - Model Bylaws; NCUA - PAL Improvements; CFPB - Amendments to Rules Concerning Prepaid Accounts, RIN 3170-AA72; NCUA's proposal to close the temporary corporate credit union stabilization fund and set the share insurance fund normal operating level - return all of the money credit unions paid in and do not raise the NOL; FCC - In the Matter of Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls (CG Docket No. 17-59); NCUA - Corporate Credit Unions (RIN 3133-AE75); FHFA - FHLB Capital Requirements (RIN 2590-AA70); NCUA - Comments on Requirements for Insurance; NCUSIF Equity Distributions (RIN 3133-AE77); FHFA - 2018-2020 Enterprise Housing Goals (RIN 2590-AA81); CFPB - Small Business Lending (Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011); Dept. of Labor - Overtime Rule (RIN 1235-AA20); NCUA Emergency Mergers - Chartering and Field of Membership (RIN 3133-AE76); H.R. 4464, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017; HR 1457, the Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017; S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act; HR 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act; HR 3299, the Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017; HR 4296, related to operational risk capital requirements; Lawsuit abuse related to website access requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act; More oversight of credit Bureaus including subjecting them to examinations related to data security; HR 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act; HR 2954, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act; HR 3072, the CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act; HR 3299, the Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act; HR 3857, the Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act; Comments on Proposed Rule - Capital Planning and Supervisory Stress Testing (RIN: 3133-AE80; Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Accuracy of Advertising (RIN: 3133-AE78); Draft Strategic Plan (NCUA 2018-2022); Request for Delay of HMDA Implementation Deadline; CFPB Remittance Rule; NCUA Regulatory Reform Agenda; SBA Reducing Reg Burden RFI (Docket Number SBA-2017-0005); Mortgage Servicing Rules under RESPA (RIN 3170-AA77); NCUA Consideration of HMDA "good faith" compliance efforts in examination process; FCC expand its exigent circumstances exception for data breaches so CUs can contact members without limitation to provide notification and remediation options; IRS Tax Transcript Processing; OCC, FDIC, FRB: proposed Simplified Capital Requirements; FHFA Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018-2022; Amendments to Federal Mortgage Disclosure Requirements under TILA (RIN 3170-AA61); Deferred Compensation Plans.
Client expense: $540,000 · 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
2017 · 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 and other community financial institutions; Exempting credit unions from the CFPB; CFPB should make greater use of its exemption authority granted by section 1022 of the Dodd-Frank Act; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - create a national data security standard for retailers and others in the payments ecosystem not covered by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; Housing Finance Reform - including but not limited to any reforms should ensure 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 and S. 836); field of membership improvements for credit unions; reforms to credit union capital requirements, including creating a true risk-based capital system and allowing credit unions access to supplemental capital; alternative capital for credit unions; H.R. 1244 - the Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act; regulation of FinTech companies; Treasury's report on FinTech and Innovation; E-SIGN; Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (TILA/RESPA); TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID); HR 3978, the TRID Improvement Act; Bank Secrecy Act; Anti-Money Laundering requirements; underwriting standards for loans; state usury laws; FCC Oversight; TCPA Reform - do not hinder credit unions their ability to contact members; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - flood insurance reauthorization and ensure that any changes do not negatively impact credit unions; The REINS Act (H.R. 26); Improve small business input on federal regulations; Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improvements to SBREFA panels; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; the Financial CHOICE Act; requiring cost-benefit analysis; Community Financial Institution Exemption Act; Financial Services for the Underserved Act; NCUA's MBL rule for credit unions; Senior$afe Act (HR 3758/S. 223); Stop scams on Seniors; H.R. 916 - do not use g-fees for any purpose other than risk mitigation; the importance of CDFIs to credit unions; do not cut funding for CDFI program; Raise thresholds in Dodd-Frank; Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act; Greater pre-emption authority for the NCUA; Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act; H.R. 1153 - points and fees; Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses; EMV chip technology is what makes the new cards more secure - PIN is a distraction from the real issue that is data security; party responsible for breached data should be liable for costs associated with breach; the TAILOR Act; operational improvements for credit unions; Subjects CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; Examination reform; HR 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act; Small Business Administration SBA business loan programs including but not limited to 7(a), 504, express and patriot; Regulatory Accountability Act; Financial Institution Customer Protection Act - ending Operation Choke Point; use the appropriations process for regulatory relief; Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards - Private Flood Insurance (RIN 3133-AE64); "Development of a Private Flood Insurance Market" title of HR 3823; Future of the Payments system; Federal Reserve's role in developing an improved payments system; Regulation D; Regulation CC; Military Lending Act; Protect responsible overdraft services; CECL and its implementation; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) Premium and issues related to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Funds Equity Ratio; protecting the NCUSIF; Federal Credit Union Loan Interest Rate Ceiling; Asset Securitization (RIN 3133-AE29); Freedom of Information Act; Federal Government Participation in the Automated Clearing House FISCAL-2016-0001; Consumer Access to Financial Records Docket No. CFPB-2016-0048; Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the US Financial System; FSOC Review Authority; UDAAP; debt collection practices; Debt Collection Quantitative Disclosure Testing (OMB Control Number: 3170-XXXX; Docket No. CFPB-2017-00380); Qualified Mortgages; QM safe harbor for portfolio loans; Ability to Repay; Mortgage Servicing and Mortgage Servicing Assets; Mortgage Servicing Rules under the Truth in Lending Act; CFPB's Consumer Complaint Database; Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Requirements; Payday Lending; small dollar loans (PALs); Prevent arbitration restrictions; S.J. Res. 47/ H.J. Res. 111; TCPA - In the Matter of Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), CG Docket No. 02-278 and CG Docket No. 05-338; TCPA lawsuit abuse; CDFI certification - eliminate redundant required documentation and lessen reporting burden; concerns regarding the entrance of Fannie and Freddie into the chattel loan market; DOL's Fiduciary Duty Rule, Conflict of Interest Rule - Retirement Investment (RIN 1210-AB79); DOD should exercise its authority to extend the MLA credit card exemption; Credit Union Small Business Lending Act - exclude SBA loans from the definition of "member business loans"; Issuing, improving, and adhering to guidance or published "best practices" at the SBA; streamline approval process for SBA loans; improve the user friendliness of the SBA One software; temporarily increase the guarantee on SBA loans; make it easier for credit unions to participate in SBA loan programs; provide more services to help credit unions form; streamline and shorten the application process including approval process for services allowed, and improve communication during the chartering process; NCUA should do more to provide structure and flexibility for the unique challenges that new credit unions face; NCUA and its examiners should establish timetables for responses at various stages of the chartering process and have some limited authority to provide flexibility on a case-by-case basis with new credit unions, such as additional time to build capital requirements or meet certain requirements; Congress should work to allow more flexibility in the Federal Credit Union Act when it comes to prompt corrective action capital requirements for de novo credit unions; field-of-membership (FOM) restrictions should be more accommodating for new credit unions; NCUA should ensure its examiners who are in the field and working with new credit unions, are carrying out the mission of OSCUI, have the ability and flexibility to work with new credit unions, and have the experience to understand business plans adopted by new credit unions; NCUA should take steps to ensure that there are not disconnects between headquarters and regional offices, and assign a specific contact at NCUA for the de novo credit union during the chartering process; modernize outdated governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act and its rules and regulations, and taking steps to reform its standard credit union bylaws; examiner consistency; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) proposed update and revisions to the collection of Suspicious Activities Reports (SARs) required under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules; combat financial crimes; CFPB's rule governing Prepaid Accounts Under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z); Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Act; thresholds related to open- and close-ended loans; Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs); CFPB's remittance transfer rule; call report modernization; Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and it's implementing, Regulation B; Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process; do not bifurcate the credit union industry with arbitrary thresholds; Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act); Allowable Charges and Fees Assessed Incident to VA-Guaranteed Home Loans; H.R. 1958 and S. 838, the Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act; Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans; Overhead Transfer Rate Methodology; NCUA proposed 2018 and 2019 budgets; NCUA Budget Transparency and Increased Efficiency; independent appeals process for credit unions; Credit Risk Transfer; Chattel Loans/duty to serve; H.R. 2133 and S. 1002, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act; Hold regulators accountable for cost and compliance burden estimates; NCUA exemption authority over CFPB rules as they relate to credit unions; regulatory coordination; Credit Score Competition Act; S. 1717, the Corporate Transparency Act; HR 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017; HR 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017; HR 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act; keep NCUA out of the appropriations process; subject non-depository GLBA institutions to regular examinations; require credit reporting agencies to notify depository institutions when one of their accounts is breached; HR 3354 - retain the 3 member board structure at NCUA, CDFI funding, CDRLF full funding, change single director of CFPB to five member Board; support for recommendations in Treasury Report, A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities; Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Proposed Underserved Markets Plan; CFPB - 2013 RESPA Servicing Rule (Docket No. - 2017-0012); Dept of Labor - Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions RIN 1210-AB82; FHFA- Improving Language Access in Mortgage Lending and Servicing Request for Input; CFPB - Request for Information regarding the Ability-to-repay/QM Rule Assessment (Docket No. CFPB-2017-0014); Dept. of Treasury - Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; Federal Reserve - Docket No. R-1564: Reg CC - Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks - The Expedited Funds Availability Act, Proposed Rule and Request for Comment - 82 Federal Register 25539 (June 2, 2017); NCUA - proposal to adopt procedures governing appeals to the Board; Voluntary Mergers of Federally Insured Credit Unions; NCUA - 2017 Regulatory Review; NCUA - Publish 2016 Annual Review Report; NCUA-Codify IRPS; NCUA - Standardized publication of Legal Opinion Letters; NCUA - Model Bylaws; NCUA - PAL Improvements; CFPB - Amendments to Rules Concerning Prepaid Accounts, RIN 3170-AA72; NCUA's proposal to close the temporary corporate credit union stabilization fund and set the share insurance fund normal operating level - return all of the money credit unions paid in and do not raise the NOL; FCC - In the Matter of Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls (CG Docket No. 17-59); NCUA - Corporate Credit Unions (RIN 3133-AE75); FHFA - FHLB Capital Requirements (RIN 2590-AA70); NCUA - Comments on Requirements for Insurance; NCUSIF Equity Distributions (RIN 3133-AE77); FHFA - 2018-2020 Enterprise Housing Goals (RIN 2590-AA81); CFPB - Small Business Lending (Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011); Dept. of Labor - Overtime Rule (RIN 1235-AA20); NCUA Emergency Mergers - Chartering and Field of Membership (RIN 3133-AE76); H.R. 4464, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017; HR 1457, the Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017; S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act; HR 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act; HR 3299, the Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017; HR 4296, related to operational risk capital requirements; Lawsuit abuse related to website access requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act; More oversight of credit Bureaus including subjecting them to examinations related to data security; HR 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act; HR 2954, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act; HR 3072, the CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act; HR 3299, the Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act; HR 3857, the Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act; Comments on Proposed Rule - Capital Planning and Supervisory Stress Testing (RIN: 3133-AE80; Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Accuracy of Advertising (RIN: 3133-AE78); Draft Strategic Plan (NCUA 2018-2022); Request for Delay of HMDA Implementation Deadline; CFPB Remittance Rule; NCUA Regulatory Reform Agenda; SBA Reducing Reg Burden RFI (Docket Number SBA-2017-0005); Mortgage Servicing Rules under RESPA (RIN 3170-AA77); NCUA Consideration of HMDA "good faith" compliance efforts in examination process; FCC expand its exigent circumstances exception for data breaches so CUs can contact members without limitation to provide notification and remediation options; IRS Tax Transcript Processing; OCC, FDIC, FRB: proposed Simplified Capital Requirements; FHFA Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018-2022; Amendments to Federal Mortgage Disclosure Requirements under TILA (RIN 3170-AA61); Deferred Compensation Plans.
Client expense: $540,000 · 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
2017 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 10 Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 924 Financial Institutions Due Process Act 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. 1422 Flood Insurance Development Modernization Act H.R. 1426 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1457 Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act H.R. 1558 Repeated Flooded Communities Preparation Act H.R. 1585 The Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts 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. 2170 Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 2204 Homeowner Information Privacy Protection 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. 2553 Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending Act H.R. 2565 To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2570 Mortgage Fairness Act H.R. 2706 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act: Anti-Choke Point Provisions H.R. 2868 National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2874 21st Century Flood Reform Act H.R. 2875 National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 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. 3070 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the definition of a deposit broker, and for other purposes H.R. 3072 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3089 Corporate Transparency Act of 2017, disclosure of beneficial owners and corporations H.R. 3221 Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3299 Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act H.R. 3857 PASS Act of 2017: Repeal DOL Fiduciary Rule H.R. 3971 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 3978 TRID Improvement Act H.R. 4015 Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act H.R. 4464 Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act. Would repeal the National Credit Union Administrations (NCUAs) risk-based capital rule for credit unions H.R. 4545 The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform 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.J. Res 111 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 "Arbitration Agreements". S. 366 Tailor Act of 2017 S. 387 CFPB Accountability Act S. 563 The Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act S. 567 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2017 S. 1002 CLEAR Relief Act S. 1152 SAFE Banking Act S. 1264 Community Bank Sensible Regulation Act of 2017 S. 1284 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act S. 1310 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1315 Relationship Lending Preservation Act of 2017 S. 1368 Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1445 Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act S. 1463 To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council 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. 1507 A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks, and for other purposes S. 1571 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1642 Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act S. 1647 TRUPS Reform S. 2116 Community Lender Exam Act S. 2155 Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act S.J. Res 47 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 "Arbitration Agreements" Arbitration Bank Qualified Bonds Issuance Limit Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Call Report Streamlining Capital Access for Community Banks Capital Rules--Basel III, including treatment of commercial real estate loans and Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement asset threshold CFPB Data Aggregation CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Reforms/Governance Structure CFPB Small Business Loan Data Collection Community Bank Examination Appeals Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Supplemental Capital Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Durbin Interchange Amendment 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 Reform 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 Kimberly A. Reed for Vice Chairman of the Export-Import Bank Virtual Currency
Client expense: $1,210,000 · 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, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2017 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 10 Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 924 Financial Institutions Due Process Act 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. 1422 Flood Insurance Development Modernization Act H.R. 1426 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1558 Repeated Flooded Communities Preparation Act H.R. 1595 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act of 2017 H.R. 1813 The Border Wall Funding Act of 2017, remittance fees/taxes H.R. 1929 Empowering Homeowners to Mitigate Flood Damage Act of 2017 H.R. 1948 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 1958 Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017, PACE loan disclosures H.R. 1964 Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017 H.R. 2121 Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act, supplemental leverage ratio rules H.R. 2133 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 2148 Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans, treatment of loans under regulatory capital rules H.R. 2170 Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 2204 Homeowner Information Privacy Protection 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. 2396 Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2403 Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act H.R. 2553 Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending Act H.R. 2565 To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2570 Mortgage Fairness Act H.R. 2706 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act: Anti-Choke Point Provisions H.R. 2793 Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act H.R. 2868 National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2874 21st Century Flood Reform Act H.R. 2875 National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 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. 3070 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the definition of a deposit broker, and for other purposes H.R. 3072 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3089 Corporate Transparency Act of 2017, disclosure of beneficial owners and corporations H.R. 3110 To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council H.R. 3135 To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to consortia of States and communities to hire individuals to coordinate the Community Rating System program under the National Flood Insurance Program for the States and communities who are members of the consortia, and for other purposes H.R. 3221 Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act H.R. 3299 Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act H.R. 3857 PASS Act of 2017: Repeal DOL Fiduciary Rule H.R. 3971 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.J. Res 111 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 "Arbitration Agreements". S. 105 Consumer Financial Protection Board Act of 2017 S. 366 Tailor Act of 2017 S. 387 CFPB Accountability Act S. 563 The Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act S. 567 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2017 S. 881 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 S. 923 Reforming Finances for Local Economies Act S. 1002 CLEAR Relief Act S. 1056 The Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act S. 1117 A bill to protect the investment choices of investors in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1139 Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1152 SAFE Banking Act S. 1264 Community Bank Sensible Regulation Act of 2017 S. 1284 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act S. 1310 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1315 Relationship Lending Preservation Act of 2017 S. 1368 Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1389 Military Consumer Enforcement Act S. 1445 Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act S. 1463 To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council 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. 1500 Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act, treatment of reciprocal deposits as non-brokered deposits) S. 1507 A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks, and for other purposes S. 1571 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1579 CFPB Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 1642 Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act S. 1647 TRUPS Reform S.J. Res 47 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 "Arbitration Agreements" Arbitration Bank Qualified Bonds Issuance Limit Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Call Report Streamlining Capital Access for Community Banks Capital Rules--Basel III, including treatment of commercial real estate loans and Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement asset threshold CFPB Data Aggregation CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Reforms/Governance Structure CFPB Small Business Loan Data Collection CFPB Small Dollar/Payday Lending Proposed Rules Collins Amendment (Section 171) to Dodd-Frank Act (Bank Capital Rules) Community Bank Examination Appeals Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Supplemental Capital Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches Debit Interchange and Routing De Novo Bank Applications Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint Durbin Amendment Equifax Data Breach Fair Lending Enforcement Faster Payments Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2018 Fintech Limited Purpose National Bank Charter Flood Insurance Reauthorization Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Hurricane and Disaster Relief and Recovery Measures Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole/Exemption from Bank Holding Company Act Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Interchange Mortgage Lending Reform Mutual Banks National Credit Union Administration Payments for Legal Fees 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 Mr. Joseph Otting for Comptroller of the Currency Support for the nomination of The Honorable Randal Quarles for Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Virtual Currency
Client expense: $940,000 · 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, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2017 · 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 1529, 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 3312, HR 3354, HR 3746, HR 3758, HR 3766, HR 3857, HR 3866; HJ Res 62, HJ Res 73, HJ Res 111; S 21, S 105, S 223, SJ Res 19, S 365, S 366, S 370, S 387, S 563, S 567, S 836, S 838, S 1002, S 1264, S 1284, S 1313, S 1315, S 1368, S 1389, S 1499, S 1571, S 1579, S 1642, S 1753, S 1810; SJ Res 47; 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
2017 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 10 Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 924 Financial Institutions Due Process Act 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. 1422 Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 1426 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1558 Repeated Flooded Communities Preparation Act H.R. 1595 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act of 2017 H.R. 1813 The Border Wall Funding Act of 2017 H.R. 1929 Empowering Homeowners to Mitigate Flood Damage Act of 2017 H.R. 1948 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act H.R. 1958 Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 H.R. 1964 Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017 H.R. 2121 Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act H.R. 2133 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 2148 Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans H.R. 2170 Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 2204 Homeowner Information Privacy Protection 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. 2396 Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2403 Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act H.R. 2553 Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending Act H.R. 2565 To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2570 Mortgage Fairness Act H.R. 2706 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act: Anti-Choke Point Provisions H.R. 2793 Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act H.R. 2868 National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2874 21st Century Flood Reform Act H.R. 2875 National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 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. 3070 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the definition of a deposit broker, and for other purposes H.R. 3072 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R. 3089 Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3110 To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council H.R. 3135 To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to consortia of States and communities to hire individuals to coordinate the Community Rating System program under the National Flood Insurance Program for the States and communities who are members of the consortia, and for other purposes S. 105 Consumer Financial Protection Board Act of 2017 S. 366 Tailor Act of 2017 S. 387 CFPB Accountability Act S. 563 The Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act S. 567 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2017 S. 881 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 S. 923 Reforming Finances for Local Economies Act S. 1002 CLEAR Relief Act S. 1056 The Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act S. 1117 A bill to protect the investment choices of investors in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1139 Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1152 SAFE Banking Act S. 1264 Community Bank Sensible Regulation Act of 2017 S. 1284 Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act S. 1310 Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1315 Relationship Lending Preservation Act of 2017 S. 1368 Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1389 Military Consumer Enforcement Act S. 1445 Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act S. 1449 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. 1463 To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S. 1500 Reciprocal Deposits (Treatment as Non-Brokered Deposits) S. 1507 A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks, and for other purposes Americans with Disabilities Act Website Compliance Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Call Report Streamlining Capital Access for Community Banks Capital Rules--Basel III, including Treatment of Commercial Real Estate Loans CFPB Data Aggregation CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Reforms/Governance CFPB Small Business Loan Data Collection CFPB Small Dollar/Payday Lending Proposed Rules Collins Amendment (Section 171) to Dodd-Frank Act (Bank Capital Rules) Community Bank Examination Appeals Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Supplemental Capital Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches Debit Interchange and Routing De Novo Bank Applications Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint Durbin Amendment EMV Chip Migration Fair Lending Enforcement Faster Payments Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2018 Fintech Limited Purpose National Bank Charter Flood Insurance Reauthorization Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Interchange Military Bank Leases Military Lending Act Regulations Mortgage Lending Reform Mutual Banks Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Regulatory Burden for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks SBA 7(a) Lending Limit Virtual Currency
Client expense: $1,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), 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, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of