Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2007
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2008 · first_quarter · Banking
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S 1395 "Stop Unfair Credit Card Practices" and HR 2146 "Universal Default Prohibition Act" - address concerns and educate Members and staff on credit card pricing and marketing practices; HR 5546 "Credit Card Fair Fee Act" - educate Members and staff on the role of interchange in the electronic payments network; HR 3915 "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act" and HR 2452 "Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act" - protect homebuyers from predatory lending practices and support legislation providing for federal preemption of state laws; HR 1066 "Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act" and S 2487 "Public Welfare Investments" - relate to the Community Reinvestment Act; HR 948 "Social Security Number Protection Act" and HR 3046 "Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Protection Act" - legislation to restrict the commercial use of Social Security numbers; S 473 "Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act" - improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes; HR 946 "Conumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act" - educate Members and staff on legislation to increase regulation of overdraft protection programs; Educate administration and Members on industry response to crisis in mortgage lending including loan modification; Discuss mortgage and housing rescue proposal to allow FHA to guarantee "underwater" mortgages that have been discounted by the original lender.
Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.515: To establish a commission on corporate entitlement reform. H.R.946: To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes. H.R.1066: To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes. H.R.1208: To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes. H.R.1257: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. H.R. 1967: To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, and for other purposes. H.R. 2586: to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the commission to require the registration of hedge fund advisers under that law. H.R. 2595: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of proxy votes relating to executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of more than five percent of a company's shares. H.R. 2868: to eliminate the exemption from state regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. H.R. 3997: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6213: to establish the Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board. H.R.6482: to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish both a process by which asset-backed instruments can be deemed eligible for NRSRO ratings and an initial list of such eligible asset-backed instruments. H.R.6604: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. H. RES. 1449: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6604) to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. S.473: A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. S. 1181: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. S.1402: A bill to amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, with respect to the exemption to registration requirements. S.3691: A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving credit-default swaps, to grant the Federal Reserve Board authority over investment-bank holding companies, and for other purposes. S.3714: A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $515,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.515: To establish a commission on corporate entitlement reform. H.R.946: To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes. H.R.1066: To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes. H.R.1208: To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes. H.R.1257: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. H.R. 1967: To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, and for other purposes. H.R. 2586: to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the commission to require the registration of hedge fund advisers under that law. H.R. 2595: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of proxy votes relating to executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of more than five percent of a company's shares. H.R. 2868: to eliminate the exemption from state regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. H.R. 3997: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6213: to establish the Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board. H.R.6482: to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish both a process by which asset-backed instruments can be deemed eligible for NRSRO ratings and an initial list of such eligible asset-backed instruments. H.R.6604: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. H. RES. 1449: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6604) to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. S.473: A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. S. 1181: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. S.1402: A bill to amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, with respect to the exemption to registration requirements.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.515: To establish a commission on corporate entitlement reform. H.R.946: To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes. H.R.1066: To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes. H.R.1208: To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes. H.R.1257: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. H.R. 1967: To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, and for other purposes. H.R. 2586: to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the commission to require the registration of hedge fund advisers under that law. H.R. 2595: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of proxy votes relating to executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of more than five percent of a company's shares. H.R. 2868: to eliminate the exemption from state regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. H.R.6213: to establish the Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board. S.473: A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. S. 1181: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. S.1402: A bill to amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, with respect to the exemption to registration requirements.
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · second_quarter · Banking
S 1395 "Stop Unfair Credit Card Practices" and HR 2146 "Universal Default Prohibition Act" - address concerns and educate on credit card pricing and marketing practices; HR 5546 and S 3086 "Credit Card Fair Fee Act" - educate on the role of interchange in the electronic payments network; HR 3915 "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act" and HR 2452 "Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act" - protect homebuyers from predatory lending practices and support legislation providing for federal preemption of state laws; HR 1066 "Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act" and S 2487 "Public Welfare Investments" - legislation relating to the Community Reinvestment Act; HR 948 "Social Security Number Protection Act" and HR 3046 "Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Protection Act" - legislation to restrict the commercial use of Social Security numbers; S 473 "Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act" - improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes; HR 946 "Conumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act" - educate on legislation to increase regulation of overdraft protection programs; Educate administration and Congress on industry response to crisis in mortgage lending including loan modification; HR 3221 "American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act" - allow FHA to guarantee "underwater" mortgages that have been discounted by the original lender.
Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.515: To establish a commission on corporate entitlement reform. H.R.946: To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes. H.R.1066: To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes. H.R.1208: To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes. H.R.1257: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. H.R. 1967: To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, and for other purposes. H.R. 2586: to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the commission to require the registration of hedge fund advisers under that law. H.R. 2595: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of proxy votes relating to executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of more than five percent of a company's shares. H.R. 2868: to eliminate the exemption from state regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. H.R.6213: to establish the Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board. S.473: A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. S. 1181: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. S.1402: A bill to amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, with respect to the exemption to registration requirements.
2008 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.515: To establish a commission on corporate entitlement reform. H.R.946: To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes. H.R.1066: To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes. H.R.1208: To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes. H.R.1257: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. H.R. 1967: To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, and for other purposes. H.R. 2586: to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the commission to require the registration of hedge fund advisers under that law. H.R. 2595: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of proxy votes relating to executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of more than five percent of a company's shares. H.R. 2868: to eliminate the exemption from state regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. S.473: A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. S. 1181: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. S.1402: A bill to amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, with respect to the exemption to registration requirements.
2008 · first_quarter · Banking
S 1395 "Stop Unfair Credit Card Practices" and HR 2146 "Universal Default Prohibition Act" - address concerns and educate Members and staff on credit card pricing and marketing practices; HR 5546 "Credit Card Fair Fee Act" - educate Members and staff on the role of interchange in the electronic payments network; HR 3915 "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act" and HR 2452 "Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act" - protect homebuyers from predatory lending practices and support legislation providing for federal preemption of state laws; HR 1066 "Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act" and S 2487 "Public Welfare Investments" - relate to the Community Reinvestment Act; HR 948 "Social Security Number Protection Act" and HR 3046 "Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Protection Act" - legislation to restrict the commercial use of Social Security numbers; S 473 "Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act" - improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes; HR 946 "Conumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act" - educate Members and staff on legislation to increase regulation of overdraft protection programs; Educate administration and Members on industry response to crisis in mortgage lending including loan modification; Discuss mortgage and housing rescue proposal to allow FHA to guarantee "underwater" mortgages that have been discounted by the original lender.
Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.515: To establish a commission on corporate entitlement reform. H.R.946: To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes. H.R.1066: To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes. H.R.1208: To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes. H.R.1257: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. H.R. 1967: To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, and for other purposes. H.R. 2586: to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the commission to require the registration of hedge fund advisers under that law. H.R. 2595: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of proxy votes relating to executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of more than five percent of a company's shares. H.R. 2868: to eliminate the exemption from state regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. S.473: A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. S. 1181: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. S.1402: A bill to amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, with respect to the exemption to registration requirements.
2007 · mid_year · Banking
Predatory Lending Reform (protect home buyers from predatory lending practices and support legislation providing for federal preemption of state predatory lending laws); HR 1066 "Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act"; Data / Security / Privacy (educate as to implications of proposed legislation dealing with data security and consumer notification); Credit Cards Payments Processing (educate on the role of interchange in the electronic payments network); S 473 "Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act" (improve the prohibitions on money laundering); HR 698 "Industrial Bank Holding Company Act" (amend the FDIA to establish industrial bank holding company regulation). S 1395 "Stop Unfair Credit Card Practices" and HR 2146 "Universal Default Prohibition Act" (address concerns and educate members of Congress on credit card pricing and marketing practices);
Client expense: $2,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Banking
S. 413 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act S. 473 - Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2007 S. 789 - Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 S. 1012 - Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007 S. 1176 - Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act of 2007 S. 1299 - Borrower's Protection Act of 2007 S. 1395 - Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007 S. 1401 - Student Financial Aid Data Privacy Protection Act S. 1530 - Rent-To-Own Reform Act of 2007 S. 1733 - Housing Fairness Act of 2007 S. 1831 - Private Student Loan Disclosure Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 41 - Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act H.R. 531 - Retirement Security Education Act of 2007 H.R. 698 - Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 H.R. 873 - Credit Card Payment Fee Act of 2007 H.R. 946 - Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act H.R. 958 - Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1066 - Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act H.R. 1117 - REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1170 - Comprehensive Awareness of Problem Gambling Act of 2007 H.R. 1257 - Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act H.R. 1289 - Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 1395 - Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 1427 - Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1510 - Credit Card Repayment Act of 2007 H.R. 1598 - Servicemembers Credit Protection Act H.R. 1750 - a bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend from 90 days to one year the period after release of a member of the Armed Forces from active duty during which the member is protected from mortgage foreclosure under that Act. H.R. 1767 - Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act H.R. 1776 - Call Center Consumer's Right to Know Act H.R. 1967 - Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 2046 - Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 2061 - Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act H.R. 2096 - Freedom to Bank Act H.R. 2440 - FinCEN Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 2568 - Credit Agencies Identity Theft Responsibilities Act of 2007 H.R. 2607 - Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 2871 - Payday Loan Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 2885 - Credit Monitoring Clarification Act H.R. 2895 - National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 H.R. 2911 - Electronic Funds Transfer Equal Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2973 - a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a store in which a consumer may apply to open a credit or charge card account to display a sign, at each location where the application may be made, containing the same information required by such Act to be prominently placed in a tabular format on the application. H.R. 2974 - Innocent Check Depositor Protection Act H.R. 3012 - Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007 H.R. 3081 - Fairness for Homeowners Act of 2007 H.R. 3113 - Affordable Financial Services Enhancement Act H.R. 3200 - National Insurance Act of 2007 S. 40 - National Insurance Act of 2007 See Addendum.
2007 · mid_year · Banking
H.R. 41 - Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act H.R. 531 - Retirement Security Education Act of 2007 H.R. 698 - Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 H.R. 873 - Credit Card Payment Fee Act of 2007 H.R. 946 - Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act H.R. 958 - Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1066 - Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act H.R. 1117 - REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1170 - Comprehensive Awareness of Problem Gambling Act of 2007 H.R. 1257 - Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act H.R. 1289 - Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 1395 - Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 1427 - Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1510 - Credit Card Repayment Act of 2007 H.R. 1598 - Servicemembers Credit Protection Act H.R. 1750 - a bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend from 90 days to one year the period after release of a member of the Armed Forces from active duty during which the member is protected from mortgage foreclosure under that Act. H.R. 1767 - Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act H.R. 1776 - Call Center Consumer's Right to Know Act H.R. 1967 - Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 2046 - Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 2061 - Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act H.R. 2096 - Freedom to Bank Act H.R. 2440 - FinCEN Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 2568 - Credit Agencies Identity Theft Responsibilities Act of 2007 H.R. 2607 - Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 2871 - Payday Loan Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 2885 - Credit Monitoring Clarification Act H.R. 2895 - National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 H.R. 2911 - Electronic Funds Transfer Equal Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2973 - a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a store in which a consumer may apply to open a credit or charge card account to display a sign, at each location where the application may be made, containing the same information required by such Act to be prominently placed in a tabular format on the application. H.R. 2974 - Innocent Check Depositor Protection Act H.R. 3012 - Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007 H.R. 3081 - Fairness for Homeowners Act of 2007 H.R. 3113 - Affordable Financial Services Enhancement Act H.R. 3200 - National Insurance Act of 2007 S. 40 - National Insurance Act of 2007 S. 413 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act S. 473 - Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2007 S. 789 - Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 S. 1012 - Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007 S. 1176 - Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act of 2007 S. 1299 - Borrower's Protection Act of 2007 S. 1395 - Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007 S. 1401 - Student Financial Aid Data Privacy Protection Act S. 1530 - Rent-To-Own Reform Act of 2007 S. 1733 - Housing Fairness Act of 2007 S. 1831 - Private Student Loan Disclosure Enhancement Act of 2007 See Addendum.
2007 · mid_year · Banking
below) relating to the application of U.S. law outside the United States, cross-border funds transfers, international sanctions, and issues relating to the implementation of such regulations listed below: S. 473, Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 957, Iran Sanctions Act Amendments H.R. 1357, Iran Divestiture Act H.R. 1400, Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 H.R. 2312, Syria Accountability and Liberation Act H.R. 2347 and S. 1430, Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007 S. 1612, International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act USA Patriot Act, Pub. L. No. 107-56, final rules implementing section 312 Basel I-A and Basel II, notices of proposed rulemaking at 71 Fed. Reg. 55,830; 71 Fed. Reg. 77,446 Cross Border Funds Transfer, notices and requests for comment at 71 Fed. Reg. 14,289; 71 Fed. Reg. 35,564 It is anticipated that for the foreseeable future matters of interest will concern these and related topics. Legislative and regulatory issues of significance to international banks operating in the United States and matters of U.S. law affecting international banks located outside the United States that conduct business with entities and individuals in the United States and matters of interest to the Swiss financial center. During the period, topics of interest have included legislation (listed
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
2007 · mid_year · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.946: To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes. H.R.1066: To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes. H.R.1208: To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes. H.R.1257: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. H.R. 1550: To reduce the reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. H.R. 1967: To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, and for other purposes. H.R. 2586: to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the commission to require the registration of hedge fund advisers under that law. H.R. 2595: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of proxy votes relating to executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of more than five percent of a company's shares. H.R. 2868: to eliminate the exemption from state regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. S.473: A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. S. 1181: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. S.1402: A bill to amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, with respect to the exemption to registration requirements. H.R.515: To establish a commission on corporate entitlement reform.
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $2,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $895,459 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE