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Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act
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Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act This bill generally modifies requirements related to consumer credit reporting. Specifically, it revises the dispute process for consumers challenging information contained on their credit report, establishes an appeals process for disputed information, and establishes the right to injunctive relief. The bill also requires additional disclosures from credit reporting agencies and furnishers of credit information, prohibits automatic renewals for promotional consumer credit products and services, and makes other related changes. Additionally, the bill directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to issue rules under this bill, including rules to provide for (1) accuracy and completeness in credit reports; (2) access to consumer reporting information for nonnative English speakers, the visually impaired, and the hearing impaired; and (3) the registration of consumer reporting agencies.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-363.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 26.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2021 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
(previously H.R. 4403) Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act Financial Technology ("Fintech") (Previously HR 758) - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Previously HR 1500 ) -- Consumers First Act Reg BI SEC fiduciary rule Small Business Lending Discrimination (Previously HR 4254) Overdraft Protection Act of 2019 (Previously S3565) - Small Business and Consumer Debt Collection Emergency Relief Act of 2020 (Previously S3560) - Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act (Previously S.3509) - A bill to provide borrowers the right to request forbearance on mortgage loan payments... Heroes Act (COVID PACKAGE) (Previously H.R. 3948) Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act (Previously H.R. 5021) Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019 HR 1491 Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act (Previously H.R. 5001) Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by Shutdown Act HR 1 - For the People Act (Previously HR 3614) Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act (Previously HR 3618) Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act (Previously HR 3621) Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act (Previously HR 3622) Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act (Previously HR 3642 ) Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act (Previously HR 3629 ) Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act HR 963 / S. 505 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act Facebook' Libra cryptocurrency True Lender CRA American Rescue Plan - homeowner assistance fund HR 3605 Sustainable Investment Policies Act HR 3604 Retiree Sustainable Investment Opportunities Act Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act of 2021
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
(previously H.R. 4403) Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act Authority of CFPB Financial Technology ("Fintech") Funding of CFPB (Previously HR 758) - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. XXXX -- the "Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act" (Previously HR 1500 ) -- Consumers First Act Reg BI SEC fiduciary rule Small Business Lending Discrimination (Previously HR 4254) Overdraft Protection Act of 2019 (Previously S3565) - Small Business and Consumer Debt Collection Emergency Relief Act of 2020 (Previously S3560) - Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act (Previously S.3509) - A bill to provide borrowers the right to request forbearance on mortgage loan payments... Heroes Act (COVID PACKAGE) LEP Data Acquisition in Mortgage Lending Act (Previously H.R. 3948) Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act (Previously H.R. 5021) Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019 HR 1491 Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act (Previously H.R. 5001) Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by Shutdown Act HR 1 - For the People Act (Previously HR 3614) Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act (Previously HR 3618) Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act (Previously HR 3621) Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act (Previously HR 3622) Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act (Previously HR 3642 ) Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act (Previously HR 3629 ) Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act HR 963 / S. 505 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act Facebook' Libra cryptocurrency (Previously S.2685 ) Consumer Credit Control Act True Lender CRA American Rescue Plan - homeowner assistance fund
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Consumers First Act (H.R. 1500); Free Credit Score Act of 2019 (H.R. 2753); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 (H.R. 3618); Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 (H.R. 3629); FHA Additional Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 123); Fair Access to Credit Scores Act (H.R. 2824); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act (H.R. 3618); Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit & Protecting Consumers Act (H.R. 3622); Improving Credit reporting for All Consumers Act (H.R. 3642); Credit Access & Inclusion Act (S. 1826; H.R. 4231); Protecting Your Credit Score Act (H.R. 5332); CARES Act (H.R. 748)[issues related to credit scoring]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act H.R. 4492/S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 2563, Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Draft legislation to support the transition from U.S. Dollar LIBOR Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending; Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency SEC interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers (84 Fed. Reg. 33,669, July 12, 2019) SEC form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV (84 Fed. Reg. 33,492, June 5, 2019) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 12, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 8, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Proposed rule on premerger notification; reporting and waiting period requirements (85 Fed. Reg. 77,053-77,093, December 1, 2020) Proposed Rule on tailored shareholder reports, treatment of annual prospectus updates for existing investors, and improved fee and risk disclosure for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds; fee information in investment company advertisements (85 Fed. Reg. 70,716-70,896, Aug. 5, 2020) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of fund arrangements interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of alternative investment fund managers directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; EU renewed sustainable finance strategy consultation; access to capital for minority owned businesses; CFPB comment on changes to Regulation Z to facilitate the upcoming LIBOR transition; debt collection practices (Regulation F): supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; European Supervisory Authorities consultation paper on ESG Disclosures; FDIC request for information on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services; opposing credit suppression; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities interim final rule; margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants; national banks and federal savings associations as lenders; proposed rule on financial factors in selecting plan investments; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); response to OCC ANPR on National Bank and Federal Savings Association digital activities; AML/BSA reform; CARD Act Rules Review Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act; request for information regarding consumer credit card market; ICS monitoring period; anti-money laundering program effectiveness; role of supervisory guidance; comment letter on role of supervisory guidance; comment on the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Anti-Money Laundering Program Effectiveness; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); request for information on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B; Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Small Business Lending Data Collection Rulemaking: Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change on Form 13F Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers; development of an international insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; securities litigation; COVID related securities litigation
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 1423 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act) H.R. 3621 - Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 H.R. 3642 - Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 5536 - Investor Choice Act of 2019 H.R. 5581 - Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 6101 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act H.R. 6623 - COVID-19 Language Access Act H.R. 7020 - COVID Justice and Accountability Act H.R. 7085 - Ending Qualified Immunity Act H.R. 7115 - Restoration of Civil Rights Act H.R. 7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3208 - Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3400 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act S. 1419 - Early Participation in Regulatory Act S. 1420 - SMART Act S. 2112 - Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act S. 2757 - HELP for Small Businesses Act S. 909 - Separation of Powers Act S. 3400 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act S. 3912 - Justice in Policing Act S. 3985 - JUSTICE Act S. 4142 - Ending Qualified Immunity Act S 4317 - SAFE TO WORK Act Rulemakings Management and Budget Office; Improving and Reforming Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication; Request for Information; 85 FR 5483 (January 1, 2020) Nominations Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court
Client expense: $54,325 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), 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), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 113 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 388 Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization H.R. 442 Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 925 Updated Heroes Act H.R. 1038 Treasury Dept. to take greater role in Anti-Money Laundering/CFT policy and examinations H.R. 1039 Streamline Currency Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports H.R. 1595 SAFE Banking Act H.R. 2513 Reforms collection of beneficial ownership information for corporations and LLCs H.R. 3182 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard-CECL Consumer Impact and Study Act of 2019 H.R. 3642 Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 5315 Expanding Opportunity in Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322 Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 6249 Coronavirus Accounting Relief Act H.R. 6364 SECURE Notarization Act H. R. 6385 To provide temporary relief from troubled debt restructuring disclosures, to delay the implementation of certain accounting standards for depository Institutions substantially affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes. H.R. 6395 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6776 JOBS Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6800 HEROES Act H.R. 6821 Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 7010 Payment Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 7413 Calculate PPP Forgiveness Act H.R. 7668 FY2021 FSGG Appropriations (Banking amendment provisions) H.R. 7709 Jobs and Neighborhood Enhancement Act H.R. 7777 The Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 7894 The Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Enhancement Act H.R. 7993 Promoting and Advancing Communities of Color Through Inclusive Lending Act H.R. 8215 Improving Digital Identity Act of 2020 H.R. 8337 Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 (Banking amendment provisions) H.R. 8410 Promoting and Advancing Capital in Underbanked Communities Act H.R. 8631 EIDL Forgiveness Act H.R. 8675 Preventing Regulatory Penalties for PPP Lenders Act H.J. Res 90 Providing for Congressional disapproval of the OCC rule relating to Community Reinvestment Act Regulation S. 1200 SAFE Banking Act S. 1233 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 1564 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard S. 2563 Illicit Cash Act S. 2839 Eliminating Corporate Shadow Banking Act of 2019 S. 3502 Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act S. 3533 SECURE Notarization Act S. 3548 CARES Act S. 3612 Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3774 Community Capital Investment Act S. 3841 To protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment S. 3962 Asset Growth Restriction Act of 2020 S. 4014 Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act S. 4049 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Section 2885 creates parity between credit unions and banks located on bases. S. 4116 Reauthorize lending under the Payment Protection Program S. 4117 The Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act S. 4159 E-SIGN Modernization Act S. 4171 Calculate PPP Forgiveness Act of 2020 S. 4255 Jobs and Neighborhood Enhancement Act S. 4614 Postal Banking Act S. 4914 Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act S. 4626 SAFE Data Act S. 4644 - A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that certain custodial deposits of well capitalized insured depository institutions are not considered to be funds obtained by or through deposit brokers S. 4818 HEROES Small Business Lifeline Act S. 4875 Good Faith PPP Borrowers and Lenders Act S. 4885 EIDL Protection Act S. 4927 EIDL Forgiveness Act Bank Capital and Accounting Relief Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Bank Secrecy Act Filing Deadline Extension Request During COVID-19 Emergency Brokered Deposits Call Report Streamlining Cannabis Banking CARES Act, Economic Impact Payments CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program Implementation Community Bank Access to Capital Community Bank Leverage Ratio Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Appropriations Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Growth/Powers/Abusive Behavior Credit Union Acquisitions of Community Banks Credit Union Supplemental Capital Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Customer Data Access Customer Due Diligence Rule Cybersecurity Data Security, Breaches and Privacy De novo bank formation Equal treatment between community banks and credit unions when assessing rent and related charges on military bases Exclusion of Paycheck Protection Program Loans from Calculation of Bank Asset Thresholds Faster Payments/Federal Reserve Real Time Gross Settlement System Figure Bank, N.A. Charter Application Fintech Regulatory Requirements Flood Insurance Reauthorization Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole Reforms/Rakuten Deposit Insurance Applications Innovation Initiatives (FinTech/Banking Relationships) Interest Rate Caps Loan Modifications: Regulatory Treatment Main Street Lending Program Minority Depository Institutions Issues Money Transmission Mortgage servicer liquidity facility OCC Proposed Payments Charter Postal Banking Regulatory Burden Relief for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks SBA 7(a) Loan Program Funding and Terms Troubled Debt Restructuring
Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues related to Cyber Security, Data Security & Breach Notification Issues related to Consumer Data Privacy Issues related to Dodd Frank including Section 1033 Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Legislation related to establishing a commission at the CFPB Issues related to the CFPBs rulemaking under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues related to anticipated rulemaking that would affect debt collection Issues related to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to CFPB Consumer Response Portal Issues related to CFPB Advisory Opinion Program Issues related to CFPB Taskforce on Consumer Financial Laws Issues related to CFPB Small-dollar Rule Issues related to Dodd-Frank Act, including Section 1071 Issues related to the Ability to Repay Rule, Qualified Mortgage Standards Issues related to Underbanked/Unbanked Consumers Issues related to CFPB No-Action Letter and Project Sandbox Proposal Issues related to CFPB agency guidance H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Issues related to the OCCs Electronic Operations of Federal Savings Associations Issues related to COVID-19 pandemic Issues related to Pub. Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions H.R. 7010, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 7777, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act H.R. 8265, To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to establish a program for second draw loans and make other modifications to the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. S. 4321, Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act COVID-19 relief related amendments to S. 178 Issues related to the Heal, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to stimulus payments from Treasury to Americans Issues related to the Main Street Lending Program Issues related to OCC Fair Access Proposal Issues related to OCC Modeled Income Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020 H.R. 133, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act Issues related to Student Loans Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues related to the CFPBs and Department of Educations actions on student lending Issues related to disclosures for federal student loans Legislation related to student loan refinancing programs Issues related to bankruptcy protections for student loans Issues related to federal student loan reform H.R. 1161 & S. 2015, The Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 811 & S. 234, Transparency in Student Lending Act H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 2674, the College Affordability Act H.R. 5294, Student Borrower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2648, Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019 Issues related to AML-BSA Reform Issues related to FinCEN CDD Rule Issues related to Appropriations H.R. 264, Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 Issues related to guidance of Deposit Advance Products Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act Issues related to the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2019 Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to financial regulatory coordination Issues related to SBA 7(a) Loan Program and fees H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumer Act of 2019 H.R. 5050, the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to FinTech Issues related to the E-SIGN Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Issues related to the OCC Innovation Pilot Program Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, the Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 S. 2563, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings Act H.R. 3375, The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1602/H.R. 2015/ S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act Issues related to Parent Companies of Industrial Banks and Industrial Loan Companies Regulations: Equal Credit Opportunity issues, Regulation B, 12 CFR Part 1002 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues, Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003 Fair Debt Collection Practices Issues, Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006 Privacy Issues, 12 CFR Parts 40, 216, 332, 1016 Fair Credit Reporting Issues, 12 CFR Parts 41, 171, 334, 1022 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Issues, Regulation X, 12 CFR Part 1024 Truth in Lending Issues, Regulation Z, 12 CFR Part 1026 Disclosure of Records and Information, 12 CFR Part 1070 Regulations related to the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203 Issues related to the Higher Education Act Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227 Issues related to Electronic Fund Transfer Act, regulation E, 15 U.S.C. 1693 Issues related to FDIC Deposit Insurance Issues related to the Paperwork Reduction Act Issues related to the Military Lending Act Community Reinvestment Act Regulations & Q&A issues Issues related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Issues related to Small Business Act Issues related to FCC & FTC Do Not Call Registry Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering rules Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act Issues related to the CFPB Request for Information Process Issues related to FinCEN Due Diligence Rule Truth in Saving - Regulation DD Issues related to the FDIC Brokered deposits Rule and Interest Rule Restrictions Reserve Requirements Of Depository Institutions Issues, Reg D, 12 CFE Part 204
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues impacting the Fair Credit Reporting Act, data breach notification and privacy. Legislation includes, H.R. 3618, the Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019, H.R. 3642, the Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act and H.R. 3629, the Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019, the Accurate Access to Credit Information Act; and H.R. 5332, the Protecting Your Credit Score Act. Issues related to data suppression or deletion in credit reports.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 748/ S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3624/S. 1843 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act H.R. 4492/S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment advisor regulation (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 12, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (84 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 8, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Various issues relating to CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; EU renewed sustainable finance strategy consultation; access to capital for minority owned businesses; CFPB comment on changes to Regulation Z to facilitate the upcoming LIBOR transition; debt collection practices (Regulation F): supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; European Supervisory Authorities consultation paper on ESG Disclosures; FDIC request for information on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services; opposing credit suppression; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities interim final rule; margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants; national banks and federal savings associations as lenders; proposed rule on financial factors in selecting plan investments; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); response to OCC ANPR on National Bank and Federal Savings Association digital activities; proposed rule reporting threshold for institutional investment managers; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change on Form 13F Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers; development of an international insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), 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), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 748/ S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3624/S. 1843 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act H.R. 4492/S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment advisor regulation (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 12, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (84 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 8, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Various issues relating to CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; EU renewed sustainable finance strategy consultation; access to capital for minority owned businesses; CFPB comment on changes to Regulation Z to facilitate the upcoming LIBOR transition; debt collection practices (Regulation F): supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; European Supervisory Authorities consultation paper on ESG Disclosures; FDIC request for information on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services; opposing credit suppression; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities interim final rule; margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants; national banks and federal savings associations as lenders; proposed rule on financial factors in selecting plan investments; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); response to OCC ANPR on National Bank and Federal Savings Association digital activities; proposed rule reporting threshold for institutional investment managers; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change on Form 13F Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers; development of an international insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), 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), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 1423 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act) H.R. 3621 - Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 H.R. 3642 - Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 5536 - Investor Choice Act of 2019 H.R. 5581 - Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 6101 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act H.R. 6623 - COVID-19 Language Access Act H.R. 7020 - COVID Justice and Accountability Act H.R. 7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3208 - Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3400 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act S. 1419 - Early Participation in Regulatory Act S. 1420 - SMART Act S. 2112 - Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act S. 2757 - HELP for Small Businesses Act S. 909 - Separation of Powers Act S. 3400 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act S. 3985 - JUSTICE Act S. 4142 - Ending Qualified Immunity Act S 4317 - SAFE TO WORK Act Rulemakings Management and Budget Office; Improving and Reforming Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication; Request for Information; 85 FR 5483 (January 1, 2020) Nominations Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court
Client expense: $111,163 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 3948 Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act H.R. 4403 Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act H.R. 5021 Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2019 Authority of CFPB Financial Technology ("Fintech") Funding of CFPB HR 1500 -- Consumers First Act Reg BI SEC fiduciary rule Small Business Lending Discrimination Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by Shutdown Act HR 3618 Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act HR 3621 Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act HR 3622 Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act HR 3642 Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act HR 3629 Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act HR 1423 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act HR 4254 Overdraft Protection Act of 2019 HR 758 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S3565 - Small Business and Consumer Debt Collection Emergency Relief Act of 2020 S3560 - Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act S.3509 - A bill to provide borrowers the right to request forbearance on mortgage loan payments... HR 3621, the Comprehensive Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency Act of 2020 HR 6470 bil on medical debt relief (K.Porter) HR 5934 SCAM Debt Act Heroes Act (COVID PACKAGE) HJ Res 90 - CRA of Congressional Review Act HR 5332 Protecting your Credit Score Act Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act HR 8252 adding veterans preference question to URLA HR6735 establishing consumer and investor fraud working group
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
Issues related to Cyber Security, Data Security & Breach Notification Issues related to Consumer Data Privacy Issues related to data aggregators Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Legislation related to establishing a commission at the CFPB Issues related to the CFPBs rulemaking under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues related to anticipated rulemaking that would affect debt collection Issues related to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to CFPB Consumer Response Portal Issues related to CFPB Advisory Opinion Program Issues related to CFPB Taskforce on Consumer Financial Laws Issues related to CFPB Small-dollar Rule Issues related to Dodd-Frank Act, including Section 1071 Issues related to the Ability to Repay Rule, Qualified Mortgage Standards Issues related to Underbanked/Unbanked Consumers Issues related to CFPB No-Action Letter and Project Sandbox Proposal Issues related to CFPB agency guidance Issues related to Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Issues related to the Federal Reserves Regulation D Issues related to the OCCs Electronic Operations of Federal Savings Associations Issues related to COVID-19 pandemic Issues related to Pub. Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions H.R. 7010, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 7777, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act H.R. 8265, To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to establish a program for second draw loans and make other modifications to the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. S. 4321, Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act COVID-19 relief related amendments to S. 178 Issues related to the Heal, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to stimulus payments from Treasury to Americans Issues related to the Main Street Lending Program Issues related to Student Loans Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues related to the CFPBs and Department of Educations actions on student lending Issues related to disclosures for federal student loans Legislation related to student loan refinancing programs Issues related to bankruptcy protections for student loans Issues related to federal student loan reform H.R. 1161 & S. 2015, The Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 811 & S. 234, Transparency in Student Lending Act H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 2674, the College Affordability Act H.R. 5294, Student Borrower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2648, Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019 Issues related to AML-BSA Reform Issues related to FinCEN CDD Rule Issues related to Appropriations H.R. 264, Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 Issues related to guidance of Deposit Advance Products Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act Issues related to the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2019 Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to financial regulatory coordination Issues related to SBA 7(a) Loan Program and fees Issues related to residential real estate appraisal thresholds H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumer Act of 2019 H.R. 5050, the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to FinTech Issues related to the E-SIGN Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Issues related to the OCC Innovation Pilot Program Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, the Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 S. 2563, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings Act H.R. 3375, The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1602/H.R. 2015/ S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act Issues related to Parent Companies of Industrial Banks and Industrial Loan Companies Regulations: Equal Credit Opportunity issues, Regulation B, 12 CFR Part 1002 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues, Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003 Fair Debt Collection Practices Issues, Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006 Privacy Issues, 12 CFR Parts 40, 216, 332, 1016 Fair Credit Reporting Issues, 12 CFR Parts 41, 171, 334, 1022 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Issues, Regulation X, 12 CFR Part 1024 Truth in Lending Issues, Regulation Z, 12 CFR Part 1026 Disclosure of Records and Information, 12 CFR Part 1070 Regulations related to the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203 Issues related to the Higher Education Act Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227 Issues related to Electronic Fund Transfer Act, regulation E, 15 U.S.C. 1693 Issues related to FDIC Deposit Insurance Issues related to the Paperwork Reduction Act Issues related to the Military Lending Act Community Reinvestment Act Regulations & Q&A issues Issues related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Issues related to Small Business Act Issues related to FCC & FTC Do Not Call Registry Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering rules Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act Issues related to the CFPB Request for Information Process Issues related to FinCEN Due Diligence Rule S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act - Regulation G Privacy of Consumer Financial Information - Regulation P Truth in Saving - Regulation DD Issues related to the FDIC Brokered deposits Rule and Interest Rule Restrictions Issues related to the National Bank Act Reserve Requirements Of Depository Institutions Issues, Reg D, 12 CFE Part 204
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 748/ S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3624/S. 1843 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act H.R. 4492/S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment advisor regulation (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 12, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (84 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 8, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Various issues relating to CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; EU renewed sustainable finance strategy consultation; access to capital for minority owned businesses; CFPB comment on changes to Regulation Z to facilitate the upcoming LIBOR transition; debt collection practices (Regulation F): supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; European Supervisory Authorities consultation paper on ESG Disclosures; FDIC request for information on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services; opposing credit suppression; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities interim final rule; margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants; national banks and federal savings associations as lenders; proposed rule on financial factors in selecting plan investments; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); response to OCC ANPR on National Bank and Federal Savings Association digital activities; proposed rule reporting threshold for institutional investment managers; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change on Form 13F Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers; development of an international insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), 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), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues impacting the Fair Credit Reporting Act, data breach notification and privacy. Legislation includes, H.R. 3618, the Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019, H.R. 3642, the Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act and H.R. 3629, the Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019, the Accurate Access to Credit Information Act; and H.R. 5332, the Protecting Your Credit Score Act. Issues related to data suppression or deletion in credit reports.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 388 Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization H.R. 442 Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 925 Updated Heroes Act H.R. 1038 Treasury Dept. to take greater role in Anti-Money Laundering/CFT policy and examinations H.R. 1039 Streamline Currency Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports H.R. 1595 SAFE Banking Act H.R. 2513 Reforms collection of beneficial ownership information for corporations and LLCs H.R. 2514 Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act: Makes amendments to Bank Secrecy Act H.R. 3182 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard-CECL Consumer Impact and Study Act of 2019 H.R. 3642 Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 5315 Expanding Opportunity in Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322 Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 6249 Coronavirus Accounting Relief Act H.R. 6364 SECURE Notarization Act H. R. 6385 To provide temporary relief from troubled debt restructuring disclosures, to delay the implementation of certain accounting standards for depository Institutions substantially affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes. H.R. 6395 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6776 JOBS Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6800 HEROES Act H.R. 6821 Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 7010 Payment Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 7413 Calculate PPP Forgiveness Act H.R. 7668 FY2021 FSGG Appropriations (Banking amendment provisions) H.R. 7709 Jobs and Neighborhood Enhancement Act H.R. 7777 The Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 7894 The Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Enhancement Act H.R. 7993 Promoting and Advancing Communities of Color Through Inclusive Lending Act H.R. 8215 Improving Digital Identity Act of 2020 H.R. 8337 Continuing Appropriations Act 2021 (Banking amendment provisions) H.R. 8410 Promoting and Advancing Capital in Underbanked Communities Act H.R. 8631 EIDL Forgiveness Act H.J. Res 90 Providing for Congressional disapproval of the OCC rule relating to Community Reinvestment Act Regulation S. 1200 SAFE Banking Act S. 1233 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 1564 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard S. 2563 Illicit Cash Act S. 2839 Eliminating Corporate Shadow Banking Act of 2019 S. 3502 Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act S. 3533 SECURE Notarization Act S. 3548 CARES Act S. 3612 Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3774 Community Capital Investment Act S. 3841 To protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment S. 3962 Asset Growth Restriction Act of 2020 S. 4014 Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act S. 4049 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Section 2885 creates parity between credit unions and banks located on bases. S. 4116 Reauthorize lending under the Payment Protection Program S. 4117 The Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act S. 4159 E-SIGN Modernization Act S. 4171 Calculate PPP Forgiveness Act of 2020 S. 4255 Jobs and Neighborhood Enhancement Act S. 4614 Postal Banking Act S. 4914 Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act S. 4626 SAFE Data Act S. 4644 - A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that certain custodial deposits of well capitalized insured depository institutions are not considered to be funds obtained by or through deposit brokers Bank Capital and Accounting Relief Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Bank Secrecy Act Filing Deadline Extension Request During COVID-19 Emergency Brokered Deposits Call Report Streamlining Cannabis Banking CARES Act, Economic Impact Payments CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program Implementation Community Bank Access to Capital Community Bank Leverage Ratio Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Appropriations Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Emergency Mergers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Growth/Powers/Abusive Behavior Credit Union Acquisitions of Community Banks Credit Union Supplemental Capital Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Customer Due Diligence Rule Cybersecurity Data Security, Breaches and Privacy De novo bank formation Equal treatment between community banks and credit unions when assessing rent and related charges on military bases Exclusion of Paycheck Protection Program Loans from Calculation of Bank Asset Thresholds Extension of the Covered Business Method Faster Payments/Federal Reserve Real Time Gross Settlement System Fintech Regulatory Requirements Flood Insurance Reauthorization GAO Study of Credit Unions Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole Reforms/ Square (ILC) and Rakuten Deposit Insurance Applications Innovation Initiatives (FinTech/Banking Relationships) Loan Modifications: Regulatory Treatment Main Street Lending Program Minority Depository Institutions Issues Mortgage servicer liquidity facility NCUA amendment to definition of low-income credit union OCC Proposed Payments Charter Postal Banking Regulatory Burden Relief for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks SBA 7(a) Loan Program Funding and Terms Troubled Debt Restructuring
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Consumers First Act (H.R. 1500); Free Credit Score Act of 2019 (H.R. 2753); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 (H.R. 3618); Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 (H.R. 3629); FHA Additional Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 123); Fair Access to Credit Scores Act (H.R. 2824); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act (H.R. 3618); Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit & Protecting Consumers Act (H.R. 3622); Improving Credit reporting for All Consumers Act (H.R. 3642); Credit Access & Inclusion Act (S. 1826; H.R. 4231); Protecting Your Credit Score Act (H.R. 5332); CARES Act (H.R. 748)[issues related to credit scoring]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
Providing greater access to protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act to active duty service members. Exempting nationwide consumer reporting agencies from certain provisions of the Credit Repair Organizations Act. Reintroduction of the Credit Access and Inclusion Act. Issues related to draft Fair Credit Reporting Act reform legislation in the House Financial Services Committee. H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, provisions relating to credit monitoring for active duty military. HR 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act, all provisions. HR 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019, all provisions. HR 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019, all provisions. HR 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act, all provisions. HR 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019, all provisions. S 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act, provisions affecting credit reporting and credit reporting companies. HR 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act, provisions affecting credit reporting and credit reporting companies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes H.R. 4492/S733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6551, CARES Act Section 4014 Technical Corrections Act H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 2563, Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Financial Product Safety Commission, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility Draft legislation titled Rulemaking Suspension Draft legislation titled Increase Penalties for COVID-related Securities Law Violations Draft legislation titled COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 23, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; issues relating to potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; Federal Reserve and Treasury to Establish a Short Term Receivable Facility (Fed 13(3) Facility Accounts Receivable); Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; utility liquidity issues resulting from the pandemic
Client expense: $12,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), 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), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 1423 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act) H.R. 3621 - Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 H.R. 3642 - Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 5536 - Investor Choice Act of 2019 H.R. 5581 - Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 6101 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act H.R. 6623 - COVID-19 Language Access Act H.R. 7020 - COVID Justice and Accountability Act H.R. 7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3208 - Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3400 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act S. 1419 - Early Participation in Regulatory Act S. 1420 - SMART Act S. 2757 - HELP for Small Businesses Act S. 909 - Separation of Powers Act S. 3985 - JUSTICE Act Rulemakings Management and Budget Office; Improving and Reforming Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication; Request for Information; 85 FR 5483 (January 1, 2020)
Client expense: $119,653 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues impacting the Fair Credit Reporting Act, data breach notification and privacy. Legislation includes, H.R. 3618, the Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019, H.R. 3642, the Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act and H.R. 3629, the Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019, the Accurate Access to Credit Information Act; and H.R. 5332, the Protecting Your Credit Score Act..
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Consumers First Act (H.R. 1500); Free Credit Score Act of 2019 (H.R. 2753); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 (H.R. 3618); Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 (H.R. 3629); FHA Additional Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 123); Fair Access to Credit Scores Act (H.R. 2824); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act (H.R. 3618); Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit & Protecting Consumers Act (H.R. 3622); Improving Credit reporting for All Consumers Act (H.R. 3642); Credit Access & Inclusion Act (S. 1826; H.R. 4231); Protecting Your Credit Score Act (H.R. 5332); CARES Act (H.R. 748)[issues related to credit scoring]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 388 Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization H.R. 442 Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 1038 Treasury Dept. to take greater role in Anti-Money Laundering/CFT policy and examinations H.R. 1039 Streamline Currency Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports H.R. 1491 FINTECH Act of 2019 H.R. 1595 SAFE Banking Act H.R. 2513 Reforms collection of beneficial ownership information for corporations and LLCs H.R. 2514 Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act: Makes amendments to Bank Secrecy Act H.R. 2650 Payment Choice Act of 2019 H.R. 3167 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 3182 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard-CECL Consumer Impact and Study Act of 2019 H.R. 3642 Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3951 Payments Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 4328 Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act H.R. 5315 Expanding Opportunity in Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322 Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5332 Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 6116 Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6249 Coronavirus Accounting Relief Act H.R. 6364 SECURE Notarization Act H. R. 6385 To provide temporary relief from troubled debt restructuring disclosures, to delay the implementation of certain accounting standards for depository Institutions substantially affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes. H.R. 6395 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6776 JOBS Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6782 TRUTH Act H.R. 6800 HEROES Act H.R. 7010 Payment Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 7413 Calculate PPP Forgiveness Act H.J. Res 90 Providing for Congressional disapproval of the OCC rule relating to Community Reinvestment Act Regulation S. 656 SAFE Lending Act of 2019 S. 1200 SAFE Banking Act S. 1233 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 1564 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard S. 1790 Sec. 2821: Equal treatment between community banks and credit unions when assessing rent and related charges. S.2563 Illicit Cash Act S.2839 Eliminating Corporate Shadow Banking Act of 2019 S. 3502 Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act S. 3533 SECURE Notarization Act S. 3548 CARES Act S. 3612 Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3774 Community Capital Investment Act S. 3841 To protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment S. 3918 Paycheck Protection for Producers Act. Modify PPP terms for farmers and ranchers S. 3962 Asset Growth Restriction Act of 2020 S. 3990 Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4014 Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act S. 4049 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Section 2885 creates parity between credit unions and banks located on bases. S. 4116 Reauthorize lending under the Payment Protection Program S. 4117 The Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act S. 4159 E-SIGN Modernization Act S. 4171 Calculate PPP Forgiveness Act of 2020 S. 4914 Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act Bank Capital and Accounting Relief Bank Qualified Municipal Bonds Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Bank Secrecy Act Filing Deadline Extension Request During COVID-19 Emergency Call Report Streamlining Cannabis Banking CARES Act, Economic Impact Payments CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program Implementation Community Bank Access to Capital Community Bank Leverage Ratio Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Appropriations Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Emergency Mergers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Growth/Powers/Abusive Behavior Credit Union Acquisitions of Community Banks Credit Union Supplemental Capital Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Customer Due Diligence Rule Customer-permissioned Data Access Cybersecurity Data Security, Breaches and Privacy Deposit Insurance Coverage Levels Direct Deposit Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Implementation Faster Payments/Federal Reserve Real Time Gross Settlement System Fintech Regulatory Requirements Flood Insurance Reauthorization Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole Reforms/ Square (ILC) and Rakuten Deposit Insurance Applications Innovation Initiatives (FinTech/Banking Relationships) Loan Modifications: Regulatory Treatment Main Street Lending Program Minority Depository Institutions Issues Mortgage servicer liquidity facility NCUA amendment to definition of low-income credit union PACE Loans Private Flood Insurance Qualified Mortgages - Ability to Repay Rules Regulation CC--Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks Regulatory Burden Relief for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Remittance Transfers Rulemaking Delay Request During COVID-19 Emergency SBA 7(a) Loan Program Funding and Terms Telephone Consumer Protection Act Waiver Petition Transaction Account Deposit Insurance Guarantee Program Troubled Debt Restructuring
Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
Issues related to Cyber Security, Data Security & Breach Notification Issues related to Consumer Data Privacy Issues related to data aggregators Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Legislation related to establishing a commission at the CFPB Issues related to the CFPBs rulemaking under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues related to anticipated rulemaking that would affect debt collection Issues related to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to CFPB Consumer Response Portal Issues related to CFPB Small-dollar Rule Issues related to Dodd-Frank Act, including Section 1071 Issues related to the Ability to Repay Rule, Qualified Mortgage Standards Issues related to Underbanked/Unbanked Consumers Issues related to CFPB No-Action Letter and Project Sandbox Proposal Issues related to CFPB agency guidance Issues related to Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Issues related to COVID-19 pandemic H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 7010, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to stimulus payments from Treasury to Americans Issues related to the Main Street Lending Program Issues related to Student Loans Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues related to the CFPBs and Department of Educations actions on student lending Issues related to disclosures for federal student loans Legislation related to student loan refinancing programs Issues related to bankruptcy protections for student loans Issues related to federal student loan reform H.R. 1161 & S. 2015, The Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 811 & S. 234, Transparency in Student Lending Act H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 2674, the College Affordability Act H.R. 5294, Student Borrower Protection Act of 2019 Issues related to AML-BSA Reform Issues related to FinCEN CDD Rule Issues related to Appropriations H.R. 264, Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 Issues related to guidance of Deposit Advance Products Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act Issues related to the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2019 Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to financial regulatory coordination Issues related to SBA 7(a) Loan Program and fees Issues related to residential real estate appraisal thresholds H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumer Act of 2019 H.R. 5050, the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to FinTech Issues related to the E-SIGN Act Issues related to the OCC Innovation Pilot Program Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, the Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 S. 2563, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings Act H.R. 3375, The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1602/H.R. 2015/ S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act Issues related to Parent Companies of Industrial Banks and Industrial Loan Companies Regulations: Equal Credit Opportunity issues, Regulation B, 12 CFR Part 1002 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues, Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003 Fair Debt Collection Practices Issues, Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006 Privacy Issues, 12 CFR Parts 40, 216, 332, 1016 Fair Credit Reporting Issues, 12 CFR Parts 41, 171, 334, 1022 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Issues, Regulation X, 12 CFR Part 1024 Truth in Lending Issues, Regulation Z, 12 CFR Part 1026 Disclosure of Records and Information, 12 CFR Part 1070 Regulations related to the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203 Issues related to the Higher Education Act Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227 Issues related to Electronic Fund Transfer Act, regulation E, 15 U.S.C. 1693 Issues related to FDIC Deposit Insurance Issues related to the Paperwork Reduction Act Issues related to the Military Lending Act Community Reinvestment Act Regulations & Q&A issues Issues related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Issues related to Small Business Act Issues related to FCC & FTC Do Not Call Registry Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering rules Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act Issues related to the CFPB Request for Information Process Issues related to FinCEN Due Diligence Rule S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act - Regulation G Privacy of Consumer Financial Information - Regulation P Truth in Saving - Regulation DD Issues related to the FDIC Brokered deposits Rule and Interest Rule Restrictions Issues related to FDIC Rule 370 Issues related to the National Bank Act Reserve Requirements Of Depository Institutions Issues, Reg D, 12 CFR Part 204
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to the CARES Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019, issues as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act S 535, Protect Federal Workers Act, issues as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act HR 1286,Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act, issues as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. HR 3614, Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act HR 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 HR 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act HR 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act HR 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act HR 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 HR 1500, the Consumers First Act, Amdt 8, regarding credit score disclosure. HR 2013, The Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act HR 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Consumer Reporting issues generally Data Protection issues generally Bills amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act, generally.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 1423 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act) H.R. 3621 - Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 H.R. 3642 - Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 5536 - Investor Choice Act of 2019 H.R. 5581 - Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 6101 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act S. 3208 - Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3400 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act S. 1419 - Early Participation in Regulatory Act S. 1420 - SMART Act S. 2757 - HELP for Small Businesses Act S. 909 - Separation of Powers Act Rulemakings Management and Budget Office; Improving and Reforming Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication; Request for Information; 85 FR 5483 (January 1, 2020)
Client expense: $96,006 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues impacting the Fair Credit Reporting Act, data breach notification and privacy. Legislation includes, H.R. 3618, the Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019, H.R. 3642, the Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act and H.R. 3629, the Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 and the Accurate Access to Credit Information Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R. 388 Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization H.R. 442 Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 799 Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1038 Treasury Dept. to take greater role in Anti-Money Laundering/CFT policy and examinations H.R. 1039 Streamline Currency Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports H.R. 1387 CONFRONT Act H.R. 1491 FINTECH Act of 2019 H.R. 1595 SAFE Banking Act H.R. 2445 Self Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2019 H.R. 2513 Reforms collection of beneficial ownership information for corporations and LLCs H.R. 2514 Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act: Makes amendments to Bank Secrecy Act H.R. 3167 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 3182 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard-CECL Consumer Impact and Study Act of 2019 H.R. 3198 Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act: Make changes to EGRPRA Review H.R. 3618 Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621 Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622 Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3642 Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3939 To require the Fed to carry out a quantitative study of any proposed real-time payment system H.R. 3951 Payments Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 4328 Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4805 Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act H.R. 5315 Expanding Opportunity in Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322 Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5332 Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5574 Preserving Small Business Act of 2020 H.R. 6116 Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6249 Coronavirus Accounting Relief Act H.R. 6364 SECURE Notarization Act H. R. 6385 To provide temporary relief from troubled debt restructuring disclosures, to delay the implementation of certain accounting standards for depository Institutions substantially affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes. S. 540 Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act S. 656 SAFE Lending Act of 2019 S. 1028 States Act S. 1200 SAFE Banking Act S. 1233 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 1564 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard S. 1790 Sec. 2821: Equal treatment between community banks and credit unions when assessing rent and related charges. S.2563 Illicit Cash Act S.2839 Eliminating Corporate Shadow Banking Act of 2019 S. 3502 Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act S. 3533 SECURE Notarization Act S. 3548 CARES Act Bank Qualified Municipal Bond Issuance Limit Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Bank Secrecy Act Filing Deadline Extension Request During COVID-19 Emergency Call Report Streamlining Cannabis Banking CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program Implementation CFPB Small Business Loan Data Collection Community Bank Access to Capital Community Bank Leverage Ratio Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Appropriations Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Emergency Mergers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Growth/Powers/Abusive Behavior Credit Union Acquisitions of Community Banks Credit Union Supplemental Capital Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Customer Due Diligence Rule Cybersecurity Data Security, Breaches and Privacy Deposit Insurance Coverage Levels Direct Deposit Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Implementation Faster Payments/Federal Reserve Real Time Gross Settlement System Flood Insurance Reauthorization Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform IMPACT for Small Business Act Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole Reforms/ Square (ILC) and Rakuten Deposit Insurance Applications Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Loan Modifications: Regulatory Treatment Minority Depository Institutions Issues PACE Loans Private Flood Insurance Qualified Mortgages - Ability to Repay Rules Regulation D, Account Transfer Limit Waiver During COVID-19 Emergency Regulatory Burden Relief for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Remittance Transfers Rulemaking Delay Request During COVID-19 Emergency SBA 7(a) Loan Program Funding and Terms Support for the Nomination of the Honorable Jovita Carranza to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Telephone Consumer Protection Act Waiver Petition Transaction Account Deposit Insurance Guarantee Program Troubled Debt Restructuring
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes H.R. 4492/S733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 23, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; issues relating to potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics
Client expense: $15,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), 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), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Banking
Issues related to Cyber Security, Data Security & Breach Notification Issues related to Consumer Data Privacy Issues related to the California Consumer Privacy Act Issues related to data aggregators Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Legislation related to establishing a commission at the CFPB Issues related to the CFPBs rulemaking under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues related to anticipated rulemaking that would affect debt collection Issues related to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to CFPB Consumer Response Portal Issues related to CFPB Small-dollar Rule Issues related to Dodd-Frank Act, including Section 1071 Issues related to the Ability to Repay Rule, Qualified Mortgage Standards Issues related to Underbanked/Unbanked Consumers Issues related to CFPB No-Action Letter and Project Sandbox Proposal Issues related to CFPB agency guidance Issues related to Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Issues related to COVID-19 pandemic H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program Issues related to stimulus payments from Treasury to Americans Issues related to Student Loans Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues related to the CFPBs and Department of Educations actions on student lending Issues related to disclosures for federal student loans Legislation related to student loan refinancing programs Issues related to bankruptcy protections for student loans Issues related to federal student loan reform H.R. 1161 & S. 2015, The Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 811 & S. 234, Transparency in Student Lending Act H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 2674, the College Affordability Act H.R. 5294, Student Borrower Protection Act of 2019 Issues related to AML-BSA Reform Issues related to FinCEN CDD Rule Issues related to Appropriations H.R. 264, Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 Issues related to guidance of Deposit Advance Products Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act Issues related to the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2019 Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to financial regulatory coordination Issues related to SBA 7(a) Loan Program and fees Issues related to residential real estate appraisal thresholds H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumer Act of 2019 Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to FinTech Issues related to the E-SIGN Act Issues related to the OCC Innovation Pilot Program Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, the Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 S. 2563, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings Act H.R. 3375, The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1602/H.R. 2015/ S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act Regulations: Equal Credit Opportunity issues, Regulation B, 12 CFR Part 1002 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues, Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003 Fair Debt Collection Practices Issues, Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006 Privacy Issues, 12 CFR Parts 40, 216, 332, 1016 Fair Credit Reporting Issues, 12 CFR Parts 41, 171, 334, 1022 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Issues, Regulation X, 12 CFR Part 1024 Truth in Lending Issues, Regulation Z, 12 CFR Part 1026 Disclosure of Records and Information, 12 CFR Part 1070 Regulations related to the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203 Issues related to the Higher Education Act Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227 Issues related to Electronic Fund Transfer Act, regulation E, 15 U.S.C. 1693 Issues related to FDIC Deposit Insurance Issues related to the Paperwork Reduction Act Issues related to the Military Lending Act Community Reinvestment Act Regulations & Q&A issues Issues related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Issues related to Small Business Act Issues related to FCC & FTC Do Not Call Registry Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering rules Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act Issues related to the CFPB Request for Information Process Issues related to FinCEN Due Diligence Rule S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act - Regulation G Privacy of Consumer Financial Information - Regulation P Truth in Saving - Regulation DD Issues related to the FDIC Brokered deposits Rule and Interest Rule Restrictions Issues related to FDIC Rule 370 Issues related to the National Bank Act
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · first_quarter · Banking
Providing greater access to protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act to active duty service members. Exempting nationwide consumer reporting agencies from certain provisions of the Credit Repair Organizations Act. Reintroduction of the Credit Access and Inclusion Act. Issues related to draft Fair Credit Reporting Act reform legislation in the House Financial Services Committee. H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, provisions relating to credit monitoring for active duty military. HR 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act, all provisions. HR 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019, all provisions. HR 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019, all provisions. HR 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act, all provisions. HR 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019, all provisions. S 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act, provisions affecting credit reporting and credit reporting companies. HR 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act, provisions affecting credit reporting and credit reporting companies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of Section 310 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); FHFAs Rule for Validation and Approval of Credit Score Models (RIN 2590-AA98); Consumers First Act (H.R. 1500); Free Credit Score Act of 2019 (H.R. 2753); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 (H.R. 3618); Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 (H.R. 3629); Accurate Access to Credit Information Act (H.R. ____); FHA Additional Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 123); Fair Access to Credit Scores Act (H.R. 2824); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act (H.R. 3618); Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit & Protecting Consumers Act (H.R. 3622); Improving Credit reporting for All Consumers Act (H.R. 3642); Credit Access & Inclusion Act (S. 1826; H.R. 4231); Protecting Your Credit Score Act (H.R. 5332); CARES Act (H.R. 748)[issues related to credit scoring]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to credit reporting and scoring, including H.R. 748, H.R. 3614, H.R. 3618, H.R. 3621, H.R. 3622, H.R. 3629, H.R. 3642, H.R. 3821, H.R. 4231, H.R. 4328, H.R. 5332, H.R. 6321, H.R. 6370, H.R. 6379, S. 1828, S. 3508 and S. 3548.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2020 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to the CARES Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019, issues as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act S 535, Protect Federal Workers Act, issues as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act HR 1286,Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act, issues as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. HR 3614, Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act HR 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 HR 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act HR 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act HR 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act HR 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 HR 1500, the Consumers First Act, Amdt 8, regarding credit score disclosure. HR 2013, The Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act HR 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Consumer Reporting issues generally Data Protection issues generally Bills amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act, generally.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to data privacy. Draft legislation pertaining to the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Act; H.R. 3614, the Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act; H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019; H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act; H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019; H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for all Consumers Act; H.R. 5332, Protecting You Credit Score Act of 2019; H.R. 4231, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019;
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues related to Cyber Security, Data Security & Breach Notification Issues related to Consumer Data Privacy Issues related to the California Consumer Privacy Act Issues related to data aggregators Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Legislation related to establishing a commission at the CFPB Issues related to the CFPBs rulemaking under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues related to anticipated rulemaking that would affect debt collection Issues related to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to CFPB Consumer Response Portal Issues related to CFPB Small-dollar Rule Issues related to Dodd-Frank Act, including Section 1071 Issues related to the Ability to Repay Rule, Qualified Mortgage Standards Issues related to Underbanked/Unbanked Consumers Issues related to CFPB No-Action Letter and Project Sandbox Proposal Issues related to CFPB agency guidance Issues related to Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Issues related to Student Loans Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues related to the CFPBs and Department of Educations actions on student lending Issues related to disclosures for federal student loans Legislation related to student loan refinancing programs Issues related to bankruptcy protections for student loans Issues related to federal student loan reform H.R. 1161 & S. 2015, The Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 811 & S. 234, Transparency in Student Lending Act H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act H.R. 5294, Student Borrower Protections Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 4545, Private Loan Disability Discharge Act of 2019 Issues related to AML-BSA Reform Issues related to FinCEN CDD Rule Issues related to Appropriations H.R. 264, Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 Issues related to guidance of Deposit Advance Products Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act Issues related to the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2019 Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to financial regulatory coordination Issues related to SBA 7(a) Loan Program and fees Issues related to residential real estate appraisal thresholds H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumer Act of 2019 Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to FinTech Issues related to the E-SIGN Act Issues related to the OCC Innovation Pilot Program Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, the Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 S. 2563, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings Act H.R. 3375, The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1602/H.R. 2015/ S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act Regulations: Equal Credit Opportunity issues, Regulation B, 12 CFR Part 1002 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues, Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003 Fair Debt Collection Practices Issues, Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006 Privacy Issues, 12 CFR Parts 40, 216, 332, 1016 Fair Credit Reporting Issues, 12 CFR Parts 41, 171, 334, 1022 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Issues, Regulation X, 12 CFR Part 1024 Truth in Lending Issues, Regulation Z, 12 CFR Part 1026 Disclosure of Records and Information, 12 CFR Part 1070 Regulations related to the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203 Issues related to the Higher Education Act Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227 Issues related to Electronic Fund Transfer Act, regulation E, 15 U.S.C. 1693 Issues related to FDIC Deposit Insurance Issues related to the Paperwork Reduction Act Issues related to the Military Lending Act Community Reinvestment Act Regulations & Q&A issues Issues related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Issues related to Small Business Act Issues related to FCC & FTC Do Not Call Registry Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering rules Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act Issues related to the CFPB Request for Information Process Issues related to FinCEN Due Diligence Rule S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act - Regulation G Privacy of Consumer Financial Information - Regulation P Truth in Saving - Regulation DD Issues related to the FDIC Brokered deposits Rule and Interest Rule Restrictions Issues related to FDIC Rule 370 Issues related to the National Bank Act
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2019 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 23, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap
Client expense: $16,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of Public Law 115-174 (S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: entire bill, including Social Security Administration to modernize verification system); Tax reform (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of the 115th Congress): issues related to net operating loss (NOL) carryback provision; Issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including ESIGN (no bill); Issues relating to the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Federal Accounting Standards Boards Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) standards (S. 1564 - Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act and H.R. 3182 - CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019); Issues relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (H.R. 3622 - Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act and H.R. 3642 - Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act); Issues relating to privacy (no bill); Issues relating to data security (no bill); Issues relating to cybersecurity of the financial services industry (no bill); Issues relating to FCC interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (no bill) Issues related to data aggregation (no bill)
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Implementation of Public Law 115-174 (S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: entire bill, including Social Security Administration to modernize verification system); Tax reform (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of the 115th Congress): issues related to net operating loss (NOL) carryback provision; Issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including ESIGN (no bill); Issues relating to the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Federal Accounting Standards Boards Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) standards (S. 1564 - Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act and H.R. 3182 - CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019); Issues relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (H.R. 3622 - Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act and H.R. 3642 - Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act); Issues relating to privacy (no bill); Issues relating to data security (no bill); Issues relating to cybersecurity of the financial services industry (no bill); Issues relating to FCC interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (no bill)
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues impacting the Fair Credit Reporting Act, data breach notification and privacy. Legislation includes, H.R. 3618, the Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019, H.R. 3642, the Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act and H.R. 3629, the Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 and the Accurate Access to Credit Information Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2019 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 2290 Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act - Issues as it relates to government shutdowns. H.R. 4328 Protecting Innocent Consumer Affected by a Shutdown Act - Issues as it relates to government shutdowns. H.R. 3629 Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 3621 Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 3614 Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 3618 Free Credit Score for Consumers Act for 2019 - Issues as it relates to credit scores. H.R. 3622 Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act - - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 3642 Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 123 FHA Additional Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act - Issues as it relates to consumer credit. H.R. 5330 Consumer Protections for Medical Debt Collections Act - Issues as it relates to consumer reports. H.R. 5332 Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 4395 Clean Slate through Consolidation Act - Issues as it relates to student loans. H.R. 4396 Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2019 - Issues as it relates to student loans. Other draft legislation amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 2500 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues as it relates to credit reporting. H.R. 4686 SAMI'S Law - Issues as it relates to require illuminated signs and other measures on ride-hailing vehicles, to prohibit the sale of such signs, to require ride-hailing companies to implement an electronic access system on ride-hailing vehicles. H.R. 4360 VA Overpayment Accountability Act - Issues as it relates to consumer reporting agencies. H.R. 3262 SAMI's Law - Issues as it relates to require illuminated signs and other measures on ride-hailing vehicles, to prohibit the sale of such signs, to require ride-hailing companies to implement an electronic access system on ride-hailing vehicles. H.R. 3012 The bipartisan Veteran's Credit Protection Act - Issues as it relates to credit reports. S 2631 Identity Theft Victims Protections Act - Issues as it relates to amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 2013 The Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - Issues as it relates to Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues related to Cyber Security, Data Security & Breach Notification Issues related to Consumer Data Privacy Issues related to the California Consumer Privacy Act Issues related to data aggregators Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Legislation related to establishing a commission at the CFPB Issues related to the CFPBs rulemaking under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues related to anticipated rulemaking that would affect debt collection Issues related to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Issues related to CFPB Consumer Response Portal Issues related to CFPB Small-dollar Rule Issues related to Dodd-Frank Act, including Section 1071 Issues related to the Ability to Repay Rule, Qualified Mortgage Standards Issues related to Underbanked/Unbanked Consumers Issues related to CFPB No-Action Letter and Project Sandbox Proposal Issues related to CFPB agency guidance Issues related to Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act Issues related to Student Loans Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues related to the CFPBs and Department of Educations actions on student lending Issues related to disclosures for federal student loans Legislation related to student loan refinancing programs Issues related to bankruptcy protections for student loans Issues related to federal student loan reform H.R. 1161 & S. 2015, The Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 811 & S. 234, Transparency in Student Lending Act H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 2674, the College Affordability Act H.R. 5294, Student Borrower Protection Act of 2019 Issues related to AML-BSA Reform Issues related to FinCEN CDD Rule Issues related to Appropriations H.R. 264, Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 Issues related to guidance of Deposit Advance Products Issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act Issues related to the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2019 Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act Issues related to financial regulatory coordination Issues related to SBA 7(a) Loan Program and fees Issues related to residential real estate appraisal thresholds H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumer Act of 2019 Issues related to the Fair Housing Act Issues related to FinTech Issues related to the E-SIGN Act Issues related to the OCC Innovation Pilot Program Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 2514, the Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019 S. 2563, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings Act H.R. 3375, The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1602/H.R. 2015/ S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act Regulations: Equal Credit Opportunity issues, Regulation B, 12 CFR Part 1002 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Issues, Regulation C, 12 CFR Part 1003 Fair Debt Collection Practices Issues, Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006 Privacy Issues, 12 CFR Parts 40, 216, 332, 1016 Fair Credit Reporting Issues, 12 CFR Parts 41, 171, 334, 1022 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Issues, Regulation X, 12 CFR Part 1024 Truth in Lending Issues, Regulation Z, 12 CFR Part 1026 Disclosure of Records and Information, 12 CFR Part 1070 Regulations related to the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203 Issues related to the Higher Education Act Issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227 Issues related to Electronic Fund Transfer Act, regulation E, 15 U.S.C. 1693 Issues related to FDIC Deposit Insurance Issues related to the Paperwork Reduction Act Issues related to the Military Lending Act Community Reinvestment Act Regulations & Q&A issues Issues related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Issues related to Small Business Act Issues related to FCC & FTC Do Not Call Registry Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering rules Issues related to the Counter Terrorism & Illicit Finance Act Issues related to the CFPB Request for Information Process Issues related to FinCEN Due Diligence Rule S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act - Regulation G Privacy of Consumer Financial Information - Regulation P Truth in Saving - Regulation DD Issues related to the FDIC Brokered deposits Rule and Interest Rule Restrictions Issues related to FDIC Rule 370 Issues related to the National Bank Act
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2019 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Providing greater access to protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act to active duty service members. Exempting nationwide consumer reporting agencies from certain provisions of the Credit Repair Organizations Act. Reintroduction of the Credit Access and Inclusion Act. Issues related to draft Fair Credit Reporting Act reform legislation in the House Financial Services Committee. H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, provisions relating to credit monitoring for active duty military. HR 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act, all provisions. HR 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019, all provisions. HR 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019, all provisions. HR 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act, all provisions. HR 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 388 Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization H.R. 442 Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act H.R. 799 Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1038 Treasury Dept. to take greater role in Anti-Money Laundering/CFT policy and examinations H.R. 1039 Streamline Currency Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports H.R. 1387 CONFRONT Act H.R. 1491 FINTECH Act of 2019 H.R. 1595 SAFE Banking Act H.R. 2445 Self Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2019 H.R. 2513 Reforms collection of beneficial ownership information for corporations and LLCs H.R. 2514 Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act: Makes amendments to Bank Secrecy Act H.R. 2852 Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2019 H.R. 3167 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 3182 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard-CECL Consumer Impact and Study Act of 2019 H.R. 3198 Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act: Make changes to EGRPRA Review H.R. 3614 Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618 Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621 Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622 Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3642 Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3939 To require the Fed to carry out a quantitative study of any proposed real-time payment system H.R. 3951 Payments Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 4328 Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4805 Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act H.R. 5315 Expanding Opportunity in Minority Depository Institutions Act H.R. 5322 Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 5332 Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 S. 540 Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act S. 592 Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 656 SAFE Lending Act of 2019 S. 1028 States Act S. 1200 SAFE Banking Act S. 1233 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 1564 Requires agency study of Current Expected Credit Loss standard and delays effective date of standard S. 1790 Sec. 2821: Equal treatment between community banks and credit unions when assessing rent and related charges. S.2563 Illicit Cash Act S.2839 Eliminating Corporate Shadow Banking Act of 2019 Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules/Legislation, including Beneficial Ownership Issue Call Report Streamlining Cannabis Banking CFPB Small Business Loan Data Collection Community Bank Access to Capital Community Bank Acquisitions by Credit Unions Community Bank Leverage Ratio Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Appropriations Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Emergency Mergers Credit Union Field of Membership Rules Credit Union Growth/Powers/Abusive Behavior Credit Union Supplemental Capital Cryptocurrency Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Customer Due Diligence Rule Cybersecurity Data Security, Breaches and Privacy Direct Deposit Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Implementation Faster Payments/Federal Reserve Real Time Gross Settlement System Flood Insurance Reauthorization Fed Now Service Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Industrial Loan Corporation Loophole Reforms/ Square (ILC) and Rakuten Deposit Insurance Applications Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Minority Depository Institutions Issues Private Flood Insurance Qualified Mortgages - Ability to Repay Rules Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) Service/Fed Now Service Regulatory Burden Relief for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Remittance Transfers SBA 7(a) Loan Program Funding
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to credit reporting and scoring, including H.R. 3614, H.R. 3618, H.R. 3621, H.R. 3622, H.R. 3629, H.R. 3642, H.R. 3821, H.R. 4231, H.R. 4328, S. 1828, H.R. 2500, S. 1790, S. 2631, S. 2685, H.R. 5330 and H.R. 5332.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
2019 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019, issues as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act S 535, Protect Federal Workers Act, issues as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act HR 1286,Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act, issues as it relates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. HR 3614, Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act HR 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 HR 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act HR 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act HR 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act HR 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 HR 1500, the Consumers First Act, Amdt 8, regarding credit score disclosure. HR 2013, The Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act HR 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Consumer Reporting issues generally Data Protection issues generally Bills amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act, generally.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation related to credit reporting, scoring and data security including H.R. 5332, H.R. 5330, S. 1828, H.R. 3629, H.R. 3621, H.R. 3614, H.R. 3618, H.R. 3622, and H.R. 3642.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Support HR5050(JGarcia)/S2833 (Merkley), Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act to extend Military Lending Act's 36% APR rate cap to all consumers. Urge FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve not to expand opportunities for predatory lenders to use "rent-a-bank" schemes to evade state laws. Oppose efforts in Congress to weaken the independent funding or single-director structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (including in FSGG Appropriations-HR3351 and related House or Senate bills and so-called mini-bus packages). Support Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act (S1336/HR2545) to hold large credit reporting agencies (CRAs)-including Equifax-accountable for data breaches involving consumer data. Support (draft House) Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act (Waters). Support other credit reporting reforms including HR 3614, Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act; HR 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act;HR 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act; HR 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act; HR 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act; and HR 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act. Urge Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prevent fraud in Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans. Urge Consumer Financial Protection Bureau not to reverse/weaken the Payday Lending and Auto Title Loan Regulation (CFPB-2019-0006). Urge CFPB not to weaken debt collection rights (Docket No. CFPB-2019-0022 RIN 3170-AA41). Urge CFPB not to weaken the 2009 Overdraft Rule. Support Overdraft Protection Act of 2019 (HR 4254). Support Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2019 (HR3248 and S1850). Urge CFPB to fully supervise the Military Lending Act. Urge CFPB not to weaken the Public Consumer Complaint Database. Urge CFPB to use full enforcement authorities and to hold more wrongdoers accountable with larger civil penalties and more consumer restitution orders. Oppose numerous not-yet-introduced draft proposals in Senate Commerce and House Energy and Commerce Committees to establish federal privacy or data breach/data security laws that would preempt stronger state privacy laws and prevent consumers from enforcing private rights of action when harmed. Urge members of House and Senate to back federal privacy proposals that protect stronger state laws, establish a Data Protection Authority, grant consumer private rights of action against privacy harms and protect civil rights. Urge Federal Trade Commission to enforce the Facebook consent order and impose penalties as well as hold executives accountable. Urge the FTC to impose more penalties and restitution generally in its orders against wrongdoers.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2019 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of Section 310 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); FHFAs Rule for Validation and Approval of Credit Score Models (RIN 2590-AA98); Consumers First Act (H.R. 1500); Free Credit Score Act of 2019 (H.R. 2753); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 (H.R. 3618); Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 (H.R. 3629); Accurate Access to Credit Information Act (H.R. ____); FHA Additional Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 123); Fair Access to Credit Scores Act (H.R. 2824); Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act (H.R. 3618); Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit & Protecting Consumers Act (H.R. 3622); Improving Credit reporting for All Consumers Act (H.R. 3642); Credit Access & Inclusion Act (S. 1826; H.R. 4231); Protecting Your Credit Score Act (H.R. 5332).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Financial Technology ("Fintech") Funding of CFPB H.R. XXXX -- the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. XXXX -- the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. XXXX -- the Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act H.R. XXXX -- the "Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act" HR 1500 -- Consumers First Act Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Reg BI SEC fiduciary rule Small Business Lending Discrimination Volcker Rule HR 1 - For the People Act H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1735 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019 S. 781 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019 Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by Shutdown Act S.1063 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2019 S.733 - Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 S.452 - Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 H.R.609 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 Standardized Approach for Calculating the Exposure Amount of Derivatives Contracts S. 2155 - Stop Wall Street Looting Act HR 3614 Restricting Use of Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act HR 3618 Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act HR 3621 Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act HR 3622 Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act HR 3642 Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act HR 3629 Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act HR 1423 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act HR 4254 Overdraft Protection Act of 2019 Facebook' Libra cryptocurrency
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)