TRID Improvement Act of 2018
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 23, 2018
Latest Action
February 28, 2018
Primary Sponsor
J. French HillRepublican(AR)
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TRID Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures of 1974 to modify disclosure requirements applicable to mortgage loan transactions. Specifically, the disclosed charges for any title insurance premium shall be equal to the amount charged for each individual title insurance policy, subject to any discounts as required by either state regulation or the title company rate filings. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow the reporting of certain positive consumer-credit information to consumer reporting agencies. Specifically, a person or the Department of Housing and Urban Development may report information related to a consumer's performance in making payments either under a lease agreement for a dwelling or pursuant to a contract for a utility or telecommunications service. However, information about a consumer's usage of any utility or telecommunications service may be reported only to the extent that the information relates to payment by the consumer for such service or other terms of the provision of that service. Furthermore, an energy-utility firm may not report a consumer's outstanding balance as late if the firm and the consumer have entered into a payment plan and the consumer is meeting the obligations of that plan. Specified provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act that establish civil liability with respect to furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies shall not apply to any violation of the bill. The Government Accountability Office must report on the consumer impact of such reporting.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1306)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1306)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5078.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1306-1308)
Mr. Hill moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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 · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support the reauthorization of Byrne JAG grants Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census Support full funding of critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in fiscal year 2019 Support proposals to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Support initiatives to standardize use of force policies for law enforcement. support ending racial and religious profiling. Support H.R. 1498 / S. 411 Support initiatives to study and eventually eliminate prosecutorial misconduct / bias. support the establishment of local effective and independent review boards of alleged law enforcement misconduct. Support requiring video surveillance of all law enforcement activities Support genuine sentencing reform to alleviate prison overcrowding, over-incarceration, and the overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities who are in prison. Support HR 4261 Support a commission to review all aspects of our national criminal justice system. Support H.R. 1886 / S.573 Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945 Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Support sensitivity training of law enforcement & independent investigations of deadly force (HR 1870 / S 860)Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion Support an abolishment of the death penalty Support the Second Chance Act reauthorization (HR 2899) Support the reauthorization and updating of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act(support HR 1809 / S 860 Support the reform of money bail (HR 4019 / S 1593) Support incentivizing states and local jurisdictions to fully and accurately report hate crimes (HR 1566 / S. 667) Support the removal of statues of Confederate soldiers from the U.S. Capital (support HR 3701 / S 1772) Support encouraqing states to decrease prison populations and keep crime down (support HR 3845 / S 1458) Support the Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society (CLASSICS) Act (H.R. 3301/S. 2393), bipartisan and which ensures legacy musicians are compensated when their work is played on digital radio platforms. Oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the Federal Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Oppose the policy of separating parents from children apprehended at the U.S. border Oppose the nomination of Andrew Oldham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Support DoJ leaders publicly recognizing and condemning the serious pattern of violence against transgender people in Jacksonville and the national problem it represents; we urge the Department to investigate these three killings as possible hate crimes and/or serial crimes, and offer all possible assistance to local authorities; we urge the Departments Community Relations Service to engage with local community members and officials to help them work together on these cases and address community concerns; and, we urge the Community Relations Service to support local community groups in providing appropriate training for local law enforcement on with respect to working with transgender people, and in improving relevant policies and procedures Oppose the use of risk assessment instruments in pretrial decision-making and establishing a set of principles for mitigating the harm that these tools may be causing in communities where they are already employed Oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court Oppose HR 6691, the Community Safety and Security Act as it recklessly pushes forward a definition of a crime of violence for political purposes. Oppose the continued delay by the US Department of Justice in meeting its obligation to enforce the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (DCRA). Support the mandatory collection of data on police-involved deaths. Support the DOJ going forth with the December 2016 compliance guidelines. Support requiring States to Proactively Report All In-Custody Deaths to DOJ. Support all States adopting Compliance Plans; support penalties for non-compliant states. Support the establishment of Clear Parameters that Define What is Reportable Under DCRA. Support the establishment of Guidelines for the Collection of Information on Decedents Disability Support S. 3435, Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act. The bill would provide guidance, training, and technical assistance for colleges and universities to remove criminal history questions from their admissions processes. Support the Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act, which will ensure access to resources necessary to meet the unique needs of pregnant women; will ensure that the Bureau of Prisons captures accurate data on the health care needs of pregnant inmates; and will prohibit, in most circumstances, the use of restraints on pregnant and postpartum inmates. In addition to providing incentives to states who meet these needs Oppose H.R. 3487, which radically changes the law of diversity jurisdiction--the standard governing when a federal court may hear a case-from complete diversity to minimal diversity. Oppose H.R. 6730, Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2018, which would prevent national injunctions in most cases. Oppose H.R. 6754, Court Imbalance Restructure Concerning Updates to Impacted Tribunals Act of 2018 or the CIRCUIT Act of 2018, which would completely restructure the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Oppose H.R. 6755, the Judiciary Reforms, Organization and Operational Modernization Act of 2018 or the Judiciary ROOM Act of 2018, which contains a vast number of changes to federal court structure and procedures, from medical examinations and codes of conduct for judges, to internet streaming and television broadcasts Support S. 2520 the Inmate Calling Technical Correction Act which reduces the exorbitant rates for telephone calls from prisons Oppose Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination based on his record on consumer protection issues Oppose a provision in the House opioid bill requiring HHS to produce a report every 6 months, explaining why it has not produced the hair testing standard mandated in the FAST Act. Support legislation banning forced arbitration (individual, class and collective) in the employment context. Support H.R. 6086 / S. 3178, the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, which would make lynching a hate crime. Support S. 3195, the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act, which provides incentives for local police organizations to adopt performance-based standards to ensure that incidents of misconduct will be minimized through appropriate management, training and oversight protocols and that if such incidents do occur, that they are properly investigated Support H.R. 5075, the Ashanti Alert Act which is based on the popular and effective Amber Alert system, would, at the discretion of local law enforcement officials, be utilized to assist local and regional efforts to find missing adults, individuals between the ages of 19 and 65. Oppose Eric Dreibands nomination to serve as the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Oppose the nomination of the current State Solicitor General of Ohio, Eric Murphy, to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oppose the nomination of Chad Readler of Ohio to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oppose State Senator Mark Norris to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee Support H.R. 6555, legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA). Oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the federal court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Support H.R. 7109, the Restoring Justice for Workers Act, which bars arbitration agreements as a condition of employment Support $5 million for the Wrongful Conviction Review Program at the Department of Justice (DoJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (the Wrongful Conviction Review Program is a part of the Capital Litigation Improvement Program); $7 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program at the DoJ, National Institute of Justice (NIJ); 35 million for the Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program at NIJ; $4 million to support forensic science standards setting activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST);$13.5 million for NIST to support forensic science research and measurement science all in the FY 19 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill Support the Law Enforcement Immersion Act, to address the lack of standardized training for law enforcement officers and the impact that has on communities of color Oppose the policy of using information obtained from detained immigrant children to find, arrest, and try to deport their parents and relatives Support the voice of the African American community to be reflected not only in the mission of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but in its makeup as well. Support the removal of a provisions allowing religious organizations to take part in various programs and services authorized by the First Step Act Oppose the nomination of William P. Barr to be USAttorney General
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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Support ending the ban on and support funding for CDC Gun Research Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945 Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion Support Thompson (CA) resolution calling for consideration of legislation related to gun regulation Oppose recommendations by the Federal Commission on School Safety which recommended allowing teachers and other school personnel to carry firearms
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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital rule Issues related to NCUAs Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Alternative Capital Issues related to NCUAs rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to NCUAs rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to credit union call report modernization Issues related to premium assessments by the National Credit Union Share Insurance, NCUA Issues related to NCUAs Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Plan Issues related to NCUAs budget and the overhead transfer rate Issues related to Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO) Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB rule to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Supervisory Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to high-cost mortgage loans (HOEPA) Issues related to the CFPBs rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the CFPBs regulation on Truth-in-Lending Act / Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point Issues related to the Department of Defense proposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to secure payments Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to Fannie Mae capital Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to student lending Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to retirement security Issues related to flood insurance Issues related to consumers access to records Issues related to economic growth Issues related to the National Credit Union Administration's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Supplemental Capital Issues related to Interchange Fees Issues related to the funding of the National Credit Union Administration Issues related to the consumer notification of privacy standards Issues related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to the merger of credit unions Issues related to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Issues related to the transfer of leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues related to Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to Regulation Z Issues related to Military Lending Act Issues related to Financial Technology Issues related to Small Business Lending Data collection requirements Issues related to Involuntary liquidation of Federal Credit Unions and Claims procedures Issues related to Web-Based Quantitative Testing of Point of Sale / ATM Overdraft Disclosure Forms Issues related to residential appraisals Issues related to FHA appraisal certification Issues related to the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to the BCFP Issues related to GSE/Housing Finance Reform Issues related to FHA and USDA Loan Modifications Issues related to payments innovation Issues related to Faster payments Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act Issues related to Treasure and IRS actions on the implementation of HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Job Act Issues related to cooperative funding sources in federal appropriations legislation Issues related to debt collection requirements Issues related to capital reform for credit unions Issues related to procurement reform for private voluntary organizations Issues related to Federal Credit Union Charter Modernization Issues related to expanded credit union powers / federal charter enhancement Issues related to the re-authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program Issues related to the Federal Credit Union Act H.J. Res 111, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" H.Con.Res. XX, a concurrent budget resolution for FY 2019-general issues H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 26, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions H.R. 88, the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 389, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 924, the Financial Institutions Due Process Act H.R. 1116, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act (TAILOR), all provisions H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 1244, the Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act, all provisions H.R. 1264, the Community Financial Institution Exemption Act, all provisions H.R. 1457, the MOBILE Act, all provisions H.R. 1585, the Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act, all provisions H.R. 1958, the Protections Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions H.R. 2054, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 2204, the Homeowner Information Privacy Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2215, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2359, Fair Credit Reporting Act Liability Harmonization H.R. 2396, the Privacy Notification Technical Correction Act H.R. 2706, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2954, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold, all provisions H.R. 3089, the Corporate Transparency Act H.R. 3221, the Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act, all provisions H.R. 3299, the Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3758, the Senior Safe Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, the PASS: Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act, all provisions H.R. 3866, to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan, all provisions H.R. 3911, the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act, all provisions H.R. 3971, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes H.R. 4464, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 4607, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act, all provisions H.R. 4648, the Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5078, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5288, the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5515, The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to financial service branches on military bases H.R. 5534, the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act, all provisions H.R. 5952, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, Title II H.R. 6068, the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act, all provisions H.R. 6147, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2019, all provisions H.R. 6385, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Title I H.R. 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, all provisions H.R. 6850, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act , all provisions H.R. 7262, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 47, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" S. 21, the Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act, all provisions S. 223, the Senior $afe Act, all provisions S. 366, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, all provisions S. 756, the First Step Act of 2018 S. 836, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions S. 838, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act, all provisions S. 869, Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 S. 1002, CLEAR Relief Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1310, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act S. 1579, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer protection Act, all provisions S. 2237, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness Reform Act, all provisions S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act S. 3032, the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment through Entrusting States (STATES) Act of 2018 S. 3503, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 S.J.Res. 19, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act, all provisions Legislation contemplated by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling entitled the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumer and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act, provisions impacting credit unions, the National Credit Union Administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Title XVII of the House Amendment to S. 488, the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018
Client expense: $860,210 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Broadband Access HR195 - Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. HR1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 S96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 S645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 S964 - MY DATA Act of 2017 CFPB/RESPA HR3354 - Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations - CFPB Amendment HR3971 - Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 HR5078 - TRID Improvement Act of 2018 HR5266 - Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 HR5534 - GUIDE Compliance Act S2490 - TRID Improvement Act of 2018 Cyber Security HR3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017 HR4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 S1428 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2017 S2179 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act Occupational Licensing HR3446 - The Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 S149 - The Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 Census HR3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Net Neutrality HR4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act Short Sales HR5237 - Fast Help For Homeowners Act Communications with Senate Leadership offices in support of the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to the position of Director of the CFPB. Letter to full Senate in support of fixing the TRID rule to allow the accurate disclosure of title insurance premiums and any available discounts to homeowners. Discussions with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding competition in the multiple listing service sphere. Discussions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding competition in the multiple listing service sphere. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding RESPA, wire fraud, and data security. Discussions with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about wire fraud.
Client expense: $19,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Ginnie Mae, 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 Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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.
2018 · fourth_quarter · Housing
S.3628, the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, a bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program; entire bill. H.R.3978, the TRID Improvement Act of 2017, to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes; entire bill. S. 2490, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, to amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures of 1974 to modify disclosure requirements applicable to mortgage loan transactions, entire bill. General education regarding wire fraud in real estate transactions, no bill introduced. H.R. 5078, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes; entire bill.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to credit reporting and scoring, including S. 2155, S. 744, S. 3040, H.R. 2683, H.R. 435, H.R. 2359, H.R. 5078, S. 488, H.R. 3280, H.R. 6147, H.R. 6258, and S. 3107. Legislative issues related to financial literacy tools and the Credit Repair Organizations Act, including H.R. 6192.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Monitor issues regarding the land title industry; RESPA and TILA integration (TRID). Monitor HR 3978, HR 5078 and S. 2490, TRID Improvement Act. Monitor S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Broadband Access HR195 - Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. HR1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 S96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 S645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 S964 - MY DATA Act of 2017 CFPB/RESPA HR3354 - Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations - CFPB Amendment HR3971 - Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 HR5078 - TRID Improvement Act of 2018 HR5266 - Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 HR5534 - GUIDE Compliance Act S2490 - TRID Improvement Act of 2018 Cyber Security HR3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017 HR4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 S1428 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2017 S2179 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act Occupational Licensing HR3446 - The Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 S149 - The Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 Census HR3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Net Neutrality HR4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act Short Sales HR5237 - Fast Help For Homeowners Act Discussions with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding competition in the multiple listing service sphere and data security. Discussions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding competition in the multiple listing service sphere. Discussions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding RESPA. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding disaster incident periods.
Client expense: $26,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
Monitor issues regarding the land title industry; RESPA and TILA integration (TRID). Monitor HR 3978, HR 5078 and S. 2490, TRID Improvement Act. Monitor S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to credit reporting and scoring, including S. 2155, S. 744, S. 3040, H.R. 2683, H.R. 435, H.R. 2359, H.R. 5078, S. 488, H.R. 3280, H.R. 6258, and S. 3107. Legislative issues related to financial literacy tools and the Credit Repair Organizations Act, including H.R. 6192.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Credit union exemptions from the CFPB; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - creation of a national data security standard; Housing Finance Reform - ensuring that credit unions have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market based on loan quality rather than quantity; Member Business Lending - raise the arbitrary cap, raise the de minimis exclusion; exempt loans to veterans from the definition of MBL, and exclude non-owner occupied, 1-4-family dwellings from the calculation of the cap on credit union member business loans (H.R. 389/S. 836); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 1244); TRID Improvement Act (H.R. 5078/S. 2490); Bank Secrecy Act; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program; The REINS Act (H.R. 26/S. 21); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10); Community Financial Institution Exemption Act (H.R. 1264); Financial Services for the Underserved Act (H.R. 4665); Senior$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.
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.
2018 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support the reauthorization of Byrne JAG grants Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census Support full funding of critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in fiscal year 2019 Support proposals to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Support initiatives to standardize use of force policies for law enforcement. support ending racial and religious profiling. Support H.R. 1498 / S. 411 Support initiatives to study and eventually eliminate prosecutorial misconduct / bias. support the establishment of local effective and independent review boards of alleged law enforcement misconduct. Support requiring video surveillance of all law enforcement activities Support genuine sentencing reform to alleviate prison overcrowding, over-incarceration, and the overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities who are in prison. Support HR 4261 Support a commission to review all aspects of our national criminal justice system. Support H.R. 1886 / S.573 Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945 Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Support sensitivity training of law enforcement & independent investigations of deadly force (HR 1870 / S 860)Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion Support an abolishment of the death penalty Support the Second Chance Act reauthorization (HR 2899) Support the reauthorization and updating of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act(support HR 1809 / S 860 Support the reform of money bail (HR 4019 / S 1593) Support incentivizing states and local jurisdictions to fully and accurately report hate crimes (HR 1566 / S. 667) Support the removal of statues of Confederate soldiers from the U.S. Capital (support HR 3701 / S 1772) Support encouraqing states to decrease prison populations and keep crime down (support HR 3845 / S 1458) Support the Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society (CLASSICS) Act (H.R. 3301/S. 2393), bipartisan and which ensures legacy musicians are compensated when their work is played on digital radio platforms. Oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the Federal Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Oppose the policy of separating parents from children apprehended at the U.S. border Oppose the nomination of Andrew Oldham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Support DoJ leaders publicly recognizing and condemning the serious pattern of violence against transgender people in Jacksonville and the national problem it represents; we urge the Department to investigate these three killings as possible hate crimes and/or serial crimes, and offer all possible assistance to local authorities; we urge the Departments Community Relations Service to engage with local community members and officials to help them work together on these cases and address community concerns; and, we urge the Community Relations Service to support local community groups in providing appropriate training for local law enforcement on with respect to working with transgender people, and in improving relevant policies and procedures Oppose the use of risk assessment instruments in pretrial decision-making and establishing a set of principles for mitigating the harm that these tools may be causing in communities where they are already employed Oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court Oppose HR 6691, the Community Safety and Security Act as it recklessly pushes forward a definition of a crime of violence for political purposes. Oppose the continued delay by the US Department of Justice in meeting its obligation to enforce the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (DCRA). Support the mandatory collection of data on police-involved deaths. Support the DOJ going forth with the December 2016 compliance guidelines. Support requiring States to Proactively Report All In-Custody Deaths to DOJ. Support all States adopting Compliance Plans; support penalties for non-compliant states. Support the establishment of Clear Parameters that Define What is Reportable Under DCRA. Support the establishment of Guidelines for the Collection of Information on Decedents Disability Support S. 3435, Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act. The bill would provide guidance, training, and technical assistance for colleges and universities to remove criminal history questions from their admissions processes. Support the Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act, which will ensure access to resources necessary to meet the unique needs of pregnant women; will ensure that the Bureau of Prisons captures accurate data on the health care needs of pregnant inmates; and will prohibit, in most circumstances, the use of restraints on pregnant and postpartum inmates. In addition to providing incentives to states who meet these needs Oppose H.R. 3487, which radically changes the law of diversity jurisdiction--the standard governing when a federal court may hear a case-from complete diversity to minimal diversity. Oppose H.R. 6730, Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2018, which would prevent national injunctions in most cases. Oppose H.R. 6754, Court Imbalance Restructure Concerning Updates to Impacted Tribunals Act of 2018 or the CIRCUIT Act of 2018, which would completely restructure the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Oppose H.R. 6755, the Judiciary Reforms, Organization and Operational Modernization Act of 2018 or the Judiciary ROOM Act of 2018, which contains a vast number of changes to federal court structure and procedures, from medical examinations and codes of conduct for judges, to internet streaming and television broadcasts Support S. 2520 the Inmate Calling Technical Correction Act which reduces the exorbitant rates for telephone calls from prisons Oppose Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination based on his record on consumer protection issues Oppose a provision in the House opioid bill requiring HHS to produce a report every 6 months, explaining why it has not produced the hair testing standard mandated in the FAST Act. Support legislation banning forced arbitration (individual, class and collective) in the employment context. Support H.R. 6086 / S. 3178, the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, which would make lynching a hate crime. Support S. 3195, the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act, which provides incentives for local police organizations to adopt performance-based standards to ensure that incidents of misconduct will be minimized through appropriate management, training and oversight protocols and that if such incidents do occur, that they are properly investigated Support H.R. 5075, the Ashanti Alert Act which is based on the popular and effective Amber Alert system, would, at the discretion of local law enforcement officials, be utilized to assist local and regional efforts to find missing adults, individuals between the ages of 19 and 65. Oppose Eric Dreibands nomination to serve as the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Oppose the nomination of the current State Solicitor General of Ohio, Eric Murphy, to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oppose the nomination of Chad Readler of Ohio to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oppose State Senator Mark Norris to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee Support H.R. 6555, legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA
2018 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Support ending the ban on and support funding for CDC Gun Research Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945 Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion Support Thompson (CA) resolution calling for consideration of legislation related to gun regulation
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support the reauthorization of Byrne JAG grants Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census Support full funding of critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in fiscal year 2019 Support S. 1917, with reservations about new mandatory minimums imposed by the bill Support a more robust response to the hate violence and groups that flourish on social media platforms, dont just focus on Muslim extremists Support the federal governments crucial role in spurring criminal justice innovation, as well as testing and replicating evidence-based practices nationwide by funding programs including the Office of Violence Against Women and the COPS program Support appropriating $95 million in FY2019 to the Department of Labor for its Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program Support an independent Community Relations Service (CRS); oppose the Trump proposal to move CRS under the Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights Oppose the Presidents proposal calling for increasing sentences for drug offenders, including the death penalty. S.1994, the CORRECTIONS Act, and H.R. 3356, the Prison Reform and Redemption Act, are not sentencing reform and should not be viewed as such. This legislation will not, alone, substantially alleviate prison overcrowding or mass incarceration Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits Support proposals to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Support initiatives to standardize use of force policies for law enforcement. support ending racial and religious profiling. Support H.R. 1498 / S. 411 Support initiatives to study and eventually eliminate prosecutorial misconduct / bias. support the establishment of local effective and independent review boards of alleged law enforcement misconduct. Support requiring video surveillance of all law enforcement activities Support genuine sentencing reform to alleviate prison overcrowding, over-incarceration, and the overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities who are in prison. Support HR 4261 Support a commission to review all aspects of our national criminal justice system. Support H.R. 1886 / S.573 Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945 Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Support sensitivity training of law enforcement & independent investigations of deadly force (HR 1870 / S 860)Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion Support an abolishment of the death penalty Support the Second Chance Act reauthorization (HR 2899) Support the reauthorization and updating of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act(support HR 1809 / S 860 Support the reform of money bail (HR 4019 / S 1593) Support incentivizing states and local jurisdictions to fully and accurately report hate crimes (HR 1566 / S. 667) Support the removal of statues of Confederate soldiers from the U.S. Capital (support HR 3701 / S 1772) Support encouraqing states to decrease prison populations and keep crime down (support HR 3845 / S 1458) Support the Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society (CLASSICS) Act (H.R. 3301/S. 2393), bipartisan and which ensures legacy musicians are compensated when their work is played on digital radio platforms. Oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the Federal Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Support the inclusion of provisions to: final federal legislation to: Curtail the ballooning number of federal regulatory crimes; eliminate federal criminal penalties for simple drug possession in state jurisdictions; promote targeted sentencing of drug offenders, ensuring that violent and career criminals and crime leaders and organizers are held accountable; update supervision policies to more effectively change the criminal behavior of the nearly 132,000 on probation and post-prison supervision; increase government transparency and accountability by requiring public disclosure of regulatory criminal offenses; allowing victims of regulatory over-criminalization to contact the inspector general; protecting against wrongful convictions; encourage judicial districts to open drug, veteran, mental health and other problem solving courts; reinvest the substantial savings by investing in communities, prevention, and intervention initiatives and state, local, and federal law enforcement and prosecutors reduce recidivism by using swift and certain responses so offenders know what will happen if they re-offend or act in a certain way; create a system of rewards and incentives for good behavior; and acknowledge that age matters by implementing smart, targeted geriatric release programs which can ensure heinous offenders remain behind bars while cutting down on costs and maintaining public safety. In any sentencing reform legislation. Oppose the Prison Reform and Redemption Act (H.R. 3356) or any mangers amendment that is considered during the mark up. Any effort to pass prison reform (or back-end reform) legislation without including sentencing reform (or front-end reform) will not meaningfully improve the federal system Oppose HR 2152, the Citizens Right to Know Act as it raises serious privacy concerns. Support HR 1437, the No Money Bail Act which would incentivize jurisdictions to reform their money bail systems using federal resources. Support full funding for JJDPA programs in FY2019 Oppose H.R. 5698, the Protect and Serve Act of 2018, which creates a new crime for offenses that target law enforcement officers Oppose S. 2794, the Protect and Serve Act of 2018, which creates a new crime for offenses that target law enforcement officials Oppose HR 5682, the First Step Act, because it does not address sentencing reform; because of the Overbroad List of Exclusions; because to provides for a Dangerous Risk Assessment; because of The Absence of Funding for Implementation; because of the Undetermined Human and Fiscal Impact; because it contains a Misplaced Incentive System; and because of the Overbroad Discretion Provided to Attorney General Sessions Oppose judicial nominations of Andrew Oldham, Wendy Vitter, J. Campbell Barker, Michael Truncale, and Mark Norris due to their records of opposing critical legal protections for immigrant families. Oppose any efforts to reduce the fentanyl and analogue quantities in 21 U.S.C. 841 and 960, or to increase the lengths of these mandatory minimum sentences. Oppose S. 2635, either as a stand-alone bill or an amendment, which would mandate increased mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl possession or sale. Oppose the policy of separating parents from children apprehended at the U.S. border Oppose HR 2851, the Stop Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act (SISTA) which would give AG Sessions sweeping, largely unchecked new powers to schedule new drugs and incarcerate more people Support the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and oppose the recent policy changes to the Bureau of Prisons Transgender Offender Manual Support S. 1728, the Private Prison Information /act, which would require for-profit prisons and detention centers to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Oppose Michael Brennan's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Oppose the nomination of Stuart Kyle Duncan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Oppose the nomination of Andrew Oldham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Support H. Res. 285, Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Congress and the President should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcment community and the public they serve oppose H.R. 5682, the FIRST STEP Act. This bill, while containing several worthwhile proposals, should not be mistaken for what is needed. The FIRST STEP Act is not sentencing reform, and the concern -- a very valid concern -that enactment of this legislation will allow some lawmakers to say that they have addressed our nations problem of over-incarceration leads the NAACP to oppose this legislation. While we understand the temptation to support legislation that endeavors to reform our prison system, we believe that this particular bill would do more harm than good and would have unintended consequences that ripple into the future.
2018 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Support ending the ban on and support funding for CDC Gun Research Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945 Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion Support Thompson (CA) resolution calling for consideration of legislation related to gun regulation
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Broadband Access HR195 - Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. HR1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 S96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 S645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 S964 - MY DATA Act of 2017 CFPB/RESPA HR3354 - Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations - CFPB Amendment HR3971 - Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 HR5078 - TRID Improvement Act of 2018 HR5266 - Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 HR5534 - GUIDE Compliance Act S2490 - TRID Improvement Act of 2018 Cyber Security HR3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017 HR4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 S1428 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2017 S2179 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act Occupational Licensing HR3446 - The Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 S149 - The Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 Census HR3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Net Neutrality HR4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act Short Sales HR5237 - Fast Help For Homeowners Act Discussions with the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection regarding "Know Before You Owe" and Advisory Boards. Discussions with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding competition in the multiple listing service sphere. Discussions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding competition in the multiple listing service sphere.
Client expense: $14,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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.
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Monitor issues regarding the land title industry; RESPA and TILA integration (TRID). Monitor HR 3978 and HR 5078, TRID Improvement, Act and S. 2155.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Preserving the credit union tax exemption; Repeal of the Durbin Amendment on debit interchange; Regulatory relief for credit unions; Credit union exemptions from the CFPB; Reforms to the structure of the CFPB and its powers; data and cyber security - creation of a national data security standard; Housing Finance Reform - ensuring that credit unions have unfettered access to the secondary mortgage market based on loan quality rather than quantity; Member Business Lending - raise the arbitrary cap, raise the de minimis exclusion; exempt loans to veterans from the definition of MBL, and exclude non-owner occupied, 1-4-family dwellings from the calculation of the cap on credit union member business loans (H.R. 389/S. 836); Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 1244); TRID Improvement Act (H.R. 5078/S. 2490); Bank Secrecy Act amendments; FCC Oversight; Patent Reform - provide relief from practices of patent trolls; NFIP - National flood insurance program reauthorization; The REINS Act (H.R. 26/S. 21); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Improve or require agency regulatory guidance; Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10); Community Financial Institution Exemption Act (H.R. 1264); Financial Services for the Underserved Act (H.R. 4665); Senior$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.
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.
2018 · second_quarter · Housing
H.R. 3978, the TRID Improvement Act of 2017, a bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes; entire bill. S. 2490, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, a bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures; entire bill. General education regarding data security and breach notification laws; no bill yet introduced. General education concerning housing finance reform; no bill yet introduced. General education concerning wire fraud in real estate transactions; no bill yet introduced. H.R. 5078, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, a bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R. 5953, the Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act, a bill to provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance; entire bill.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to credit reporting and scoring, including S. 2155, S. 744, S. 3040, H.R. 2683, H.R. 435, H.R. 2359 and H.R. 5078. Legislative issues related to financial literacy tools and the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945 Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion Support Thompson (CA) resolution calling for consideration of legislation related to gun regulation
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Oppose the Justice Departments recent withdrawal of a number of guidance and technical assistance documents concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Support the reauthorization of Byrne JAG grants Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census Support House-passed amendments regarding civil forfeiture in any year-long appropriations bill Support full funding of critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in fiscal year 2019 Support S. 1917, with reservations about new mandatory minimums imposed by the bill Support a more robust response to the hate violence and groups that flourish on social media platforms, dont just focus on Muslim extremists Support the federal governments crucial role in spurring criminal justice innovation, as well as testing and replicating evidence-based practices nationwide by funding programs including the Office of Violence Against Women and the COPS program Support appropriating $95 million in FY2019 to the Department of Labor for its Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program 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 an independent Community Relations Service (CRS); oppose the Trump proposal to move CRS under the Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights Support S. 2520, the Inmate Calling Technical Corrections Act introduced by Senator Duckworth which allows the FCC to regulate prison phone rates. Strong concerns about HR 4909, the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Act which is misguided, duplicative, and may be harmful to all students. Oppose the legislation unless these concerns are met. Support the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI), a research-focused initiative created in response to school violence Oppose HR 5028, which would exempt attorneys engaged in a lawsuits from the Fair Debt Collection Act. Support 2013 school discipline guidance, issued jointly by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice which clarifies schools responsibilities under civil rights laws to administer discipline in a nondiscriminatory manner and also provide educators information about alternatives to suspensions and ways to build positive school climates. Oppose the Presidents proposal calling for increasing sentences for drug offenders, including the death penalty. S.1994, the CORRECTIONS Act, and H.R. 3356, the Prison Reform and Redemption Act, are not sentencing reform and should not be viewed as such. This legislation will not, alone, substantially alleviate prison overcrowding or mass incarceration Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits Support proposals to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Support initiatives to standardize use of force policies for law enforcement. support ending racial and religious profiling. Support H.R. 1498 / S. 411 Support initiatives to study and eventually eliminate prosecutorial misconduct / bias. support the establishment of local effective and independent review boards of alleged law enforcement misconduct. Support requiring video surveillance of all law enforcement activities Support genuine sentencing reform to alleviate prison overcrowding, over-incarceration, and the overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities who are in prison. Support HR 4261 Support a commission to review all aspects of our national criminal justice system. Support H.R. 1886 / S.573 Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945 Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Support sensitivity training of law enforcement & independent investigations of deadly force (HR 1870 / S 860)Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion Support an abolishment of the death penalty Support the Second Chance Act reauthorization (HR 2899) Support the reauthorization and updating of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act(support HR 1809 / S 860 Support the reform of money bail (HR 4019 / S 1593) Support incentivizing states and local jurisdictions to fully and accurately report hate crimes (HR 1566 / S. 667) Support the removal of statues of Confederate soldiers from the U.S. Capital (support HR 3701 / S 1772) Support encouraqing states to decrease prison populations and keep crime down (support HR 3845 / S 1458) Support the Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society (CLASSICS) Act (H.R. 3301/S. 2393), bipartisan and which ensures legacy musicians are compensated when their work is played on digital radio platforms. Oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the Federal Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Support the inclusion of provisions to: final federal legislation to: Curtail the ballooning number of federal regulatory crimes; eliminate federal criminal penalties for simple drug possession in state jurisdictions; promote targeted sentencing of drug offenders, ensuring that violent and career criminals and crime leaders and organizers are held accountable; update supervision policies to more effectively change the criminal behavior of the nearly 132,000 on probation and post-prison supervision; increase government transparency and accountability by requiring public disclosure of regulatory criminal offenses; allowing victims of regulatory over-criminalization to contact the inspector general; protecting against wrongful convictions; encourage judicial districts to open drug, veteran, mental health and other problem solving courts; reinvest the substantial savings by investing in communities, prevention, and intervention initiatives and state, local, and federal law enforcement and prosecutors reduce recidivism by using swift and certain responses so offenders know what will happen if they re-offend or act in a certain way; create a system of rewards and incentives for good behavior; and acknowledge that age matters by implementing smart, targeted geriatric release programs which can ensure heinous offenders remain behind bars while cutting down on costs and maintaining public safety. In any sentencing reform legislation.
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.
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.
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.
2018 · first_quarter · Housing
General education regarding data security and breach notification laws; no bill introduced. General education concerning housing finance reform; no bill introduced. General education concerning wire fraud in real estate transactions; no bill introduced. H.R. 3978, the TRID Improvement Act of 2017, a bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes; entire bill. S. 2490, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, a bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures; entire bill. H.R. 5078, the TRID Improvement Act of 2018, a bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes; entire bill.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
Monitor issues regarding the land title industry; RESPA and TILA integration (TRID). Monitor HR 3978 and HR 5078, TRID Improvement, Act and S. 2155.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
*Reviewed S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which proposed to add a credit freeze (Sec. 301), protect veterans credit (Sec. 302) and credit monitoring (Sec. 302) provisions in the Fair Credit Reporting Act. *Supported HR 435 & HR 5078, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act, to amend to Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)to remove impediments found in state or local laws which restrict full file reporting to consumer reporting agencies by such non-traditional information furnishers as energy and telecommunications utilities and other service providers.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA "Waters of the US" regulations H.R.5078 Waters of the US Regulatory Over Reach Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA proposed "Waters of the US" regulations H.R.5078 Waters of the US Regulatory Over Reach Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Legislation to clarify the FIFRA approved pesticides do not require NPDES permits-(H.R.935)Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013, (S.751)Bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide of Certain Regulated Pesticides EPA proposed "Waters of the US" regulations H.R.5078 Waters of the US Regulatory Over Reach Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Legislation to clarify the FIFRA approved pesticides do not require NPDES permits-(H.R.935)Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013, (S.751)Bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide of Certain Regulated Pesticides EPA proposed "Waters of the US" regulations H.R.5078 Waters of the US Regulatory Over Reach Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
| HR 6147 |
115th |
| Related bill |
| HR 435 | 115th | Related bill |
| HR 3978 | 115th | Related bill |
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
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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)
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
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
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), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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
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
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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)
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
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
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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
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
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
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
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)
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of