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Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Banking
1)Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill and administrative agencies -- signed letters, testified, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which had become law 21 July 2010. 2) Support efforts against unfair bank fees, including support for HR 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act (had testified in House in March 2009). 3) Support reinstatement of federal usury ceilings on financial transactions (S. 500/HR 1608). 4) Support efforts to implement strong consumer and transparency protections in various regulations including gift cards, credit cards, overdraft fees, before Federal Reserve and other financial agencies. 5) Testify (6/16/2010) before Senate Appropriations in support of Durbin interchange fee amendment to S 3217/HR 4173 and 4/28 before House Judiciary re support for antitrust interchange legislation, HR 2695. 6) Support efforts (Sec. 4901, HR 4173) to grant greater authority to FTC to better protect consumers against financial fraud and impose greater sanctions against wrongdoers. 8) Urged administration/DOJ to support state causes of actions/state attorneys general enforcement authority in various state and federal cases including Cuomo vs. Clearinghouse and OCC. 9) In various fora, urged administration, State and USTR to support international financial rules as floor not ceiling of consumer protection; 10) Support S 1595, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act. Lobbied for an extension of the American Opportunity Tax Credit in a final tax deal.
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Client expense: $88,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Banking
1)Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, testified, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform Consumer Financial Protection Agency (HR 3126, HR 4173) and other reforms to expand prudential regulation and add mortgage reforms and improve safety net as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act--HR 4173 and the (S 3217) Dodd companion bill in the Senate, Restoring American Financial Stability Act. Became Law 21 July 2010. 2) Support efforts against unfair bank fees, including support for HR 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act (testified in House in March 2009). 3) Support reinstatement of federal usury ceilings on financial transactions (S. 500/HR 1608). 4) Support efforts to implement strong consumer and transparency protections in various regulations including gift cards, credit cards, overdraft fees, before Federal Reserve and other financial agencies. 5) Testify (6/16/2010) before Senate Appropriations in support of Durbin interchange fee amendment to S 3217/HR 4173 and 4/28 before House Judiciary re support for antitrust interchange legislation, HR 2695. 6) Support efforts (Sec. 4901, HR 4173) to grant greater authority to FTC to better protect consumers against financial fraud and impose greater sanctions against wrongdoers. 8) Urged administration/DOJ to support state causes of actions/state attorneys general enforcement authority in various state and federal cases including Cuomo vs. Clearinghouse and OCC. 9) In various fora, urged administration, State and USTR to support international financial rules as floor not ceiling of consumer protection; 10) Support S 1595, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Banking
1)Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, testified, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform Consumer Financial Protection Agency (HR 3126, HR 4173) and other reforms to expand prudential regulation and add mortgage reforms and improve safety net as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act--HR 4173 and the (S 3217) Dodd companion bill in the Senate, Restoring American Financial Stability Act. 2) Support efforts against unfair bank fees, including support for HR 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act (testified in House in March 2009). 3) Support reinstatement of federal usury ceilings on financial transactions (S. 500/HR 1608). 4) Support efforts to implement strong consumer and transparency protections in various regulations including gift cards, credit cards, overdraft fees, before Federal Reserve and other financial agencies. 5) Testify (6/16) before Senate Appropriations in support of Durbin interchange fee amendment to S 3217/HR 4173 and 4/28 before House Judiciary re support for antitrust interchange legislation, HR 2695. 6) Support efforts (Sec. 4901, HR 4173) to grant greater authority to FTC to better protect consumers against financial fraud and impose greater sanctions against wrongdoers. 8) Urged administration/DOJ to support state causes of actions/state attorneys general enforcement authority in various state and federal cases including Cuomo vs. Clearinghouse and OCC. 9) In various fora, urged administration, State and USTR to support international financial rules as floor not ceiling of consumer protection; 10) Support S 1595, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Banking
Transparency in the Federal Reserve; 1) Reform Credit Card Practices. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of unfair practices of credit card industry. Bills include S 414, Credit CARD Act; HR 627, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act, which became law. (As part of HR 627, unsuccessfully supported efforts to make interchange fees fairer and extend bill to include small business owners.) 2) Reform Mortgage Practices and Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, testified, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of mortgage and predatory lending. Bills included HR 1728 and HR 1782 on mortgage reform, supporting in part and opposing in part. 3) Provided comments to hill, signed letters, testified, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of financial industry by establishment of Financial Product Safety Commission, S. 566 and HR 1705 and renamed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (HR 3126) and other reforms to expand prudential regulation and improve safety net including the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act--HR 4173 and the (unnumbered) Dodd companion bill in the Senate, Restoring American Financial Stabiity Act. 4) Support efforts against unfair bank fees, including support for HR 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act (testified in House in March 2009). 5) Support reinstatement of federal usury ceilings on financial transactions (S. 500/HR 1608). 6) Support efforts to implement strong consumer and transparency protections in regulations and enforcement of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 1424-Division A, became PL 110-343) and related bills. Supported bills including HR 384 and S 195 to reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and other programs established either by EESA or by federal regulators concerning financial reform and bailout funding. These and other similar bills would restore original purposes of bailout funds, increase transparency, limit executive compensation, grant greater authority to oversight agencies, etc. 7) Supported Section 626 of HR 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations) to grant greater authority to FTC and state attorneys general to better protect consumers against financial fraud and impose greater sanctions against wrongdoers. 8) urged administration/DOJ to support state causes of actions/state attorneys general enforcement authority in various state and federal cases including Cuomo vs. Clearinghouse and OCC. Testified in March 2010 before Senate Commerce Committee in support of stronger FTC authority in these areas. 8) In various fora, urged administration, State and USTR to support international financial rules as floor not ceiling of consumer protection; 9) Support S 1595, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act.
Client expense: $107,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Federak Reseve tranperancy; HR 2492, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based, all provisions. 1) Reform Credit Card Practices. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of unfair practices of credit card industry. Bills include S 414, Credit CARD Act; HR 627, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act, which became law. (As part of HR 627, unsuccessfully supported efforts to make interchange fees fairer and extend bill to include small business owners.) Testified in support (9 Oct) of H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. 2) Reform Mortgage Practices and Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, testified, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of mortgage and predatory lending. Bills included HR 1728 and HR 1782 on mortgage reform, supporting in part and opposing in part. 3) Provided comments to hill, signed letters, testified, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of financial industry by establishment of Financial Product Safety Commission, S. 566 and HR 1705 and renamed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (HR 3126) and other reforms to expand prudential regulation and improve safety net including the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act--HR 4173. 4) Support efforts against unfair bank fees, including support for HR 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act (testified in House in March). 5) Support reinstatement of federal usury ceilings on financial transactions (S. 500/HR 1608). 6) Support efforts to implement strong consumer and transparency protections in regulations and enforcement of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 1424-Division A, became PL 110-343) and related bills. Supported bills including HR 384 and S 195 to reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and other programs established either by EESA or by federal regulators concerning financial reform and bailout funding. These and other similar bills would restore original purposes of bailout funds, increase transparency, limit executive compensation, grant greater authority to oversight agencies, etc. 7) Supported Section 626 of HR 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations) to grant greater authority to FTC and state attorneys general to better protect consumers against financial fraud and impose greater sanctions against wrongdoers. 8) urged administration/DOJ to support state causes of actions/state attorneys general enforcement authority in various state and federal cases including Cuomo vs. Clearinghouse and OCC. 8) In various fora, urged administration, State and USTR to support international financial rules as floor not ceiling of consumer protection; 9) Support S 1595, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act.
Client expense: $142,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 498 - Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - All provisions S. 567 - A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates - All provisions S. 823 - NOL Carryback Act - All provisions H.R. 74 - Financial Oversight Commission Act of 2009 - All provisions S. 298 - Financial Markets Commission Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 885 - Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act - All provisions H.R. 977 - Derivatives markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 - All provisions S. 664 - Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 1754 - Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 - All provisions S. 605 - A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule and effectively regulate abusive short selling activities - All provisions Credit Card/Interchange Fees Retirement Security/Annuities Automobile, Arbitration fairness Nursing home arbitration Regulatory Restructuring Executive Compensation H.R. 2666 - Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Services Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 2922 - Federal assistance Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 3214 - Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 or the RATE Act - All provisions H.R. 2664 - Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2009 - All provisions S. 1682 - Derivative Market Manipulations Prevention Act of 2009 - All provisions S. 1691 - Comprehensive Derivative Regulation Act of 2009 - All provisions S. 1615 - A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to stop the small business credit crunch and for other purposes - All provisions S. 1595 - Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 3195 - National Home Mortgage and Loan Performance Registry Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 3639 - To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 3269 - Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 3145 - Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 1009 - All provisions H.R. 83 - Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 998 - Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 1409/S. 460 - Employee Free Choice Act - All provisions H.R. 1264 - Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 3126 - Cons Financial Protection Act - All provisions Draft OTC Derivatives Discussion, Discussion Draft vederal Insurance Office - All provisions H.R. 2418 - CR/Flood Insurance Extension - All provisions S. 1536 - The Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting (ALERT) by Drivers Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - All provisions H.R. 1525 - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction and Improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates - All provisions H.R. 1880 - National Insurance Consumer Protection Act - All provisions S. 505 - Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009 - All provisions S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 - All provisions
2009 · third_quarter · Banking
HR 2492, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based, all provisions. Ending the use of offshore tax havens. Transparency in the Federal Reserve. 1) Reform Credit Card Practices. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of unfair practices of credit card industry. Bills include S 414, Credit CARD Act; HR 627, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act, which became law. (As part of HR 627, unsuccessfully supported efforts to make interchange fees fairer and extend bill to include small business owners.) 2) Reform Mortgage Practices and Reform Financial Services Regulation. Provided comments to hill, signed letters, testified, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of mortgage and predatory lending. Bills included HR 1728 and HR 1782 on mortgage reform, supporting in part and opposing in part. 3) Provided comments to hill, signed letters, testified, lobbied on all aspects of legislation and proposed regulations pertaining to reform of financial industry by establishment of Financial Product Safety Commission, S. 566 and HR 1705 and renamed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (HR 3126) and other reforms to expand prudential regulation and improve safety net. 4) Support efforts against unfair bank fees, including support for HR 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act (testified in House in March). 5) Support reinstatement of federal usury ceilings on financial transactions (S. 500/HR 1608). 6) Support efforts to implement strong consumer and transparency protections in regulations and enforcement of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 1424-Division A, became PL 110-343) and related bills. Supported bills including HR 384 and S 195 to reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and other programs established either by EESA or by federal regulators concerning financial reform and bailout funding. These and other similar bills would restore original purposes of bailout funds, increase transparency, limit executive compensation, grant greater authority to oversight agencies, etc. 7) Supported Section 626 of HR 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations) to grant greater authority to FTC and state attorneys general to better protect consumers against financial fraud and impose greater sanctions against wrongdoers. 8) urged administration/DOJ to support state causes of actions/state attorneys general enforcement authority in various state and federal cases including Cuomo vs. Clearinghouse and OCC. 8) In various fora, urged administration, State and USTR to support international financial rules as floor not ceiling of consumer protection; 9) Support S 1595, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act.
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
Client expense: $78,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office