Depositor Protection Act of 2009

Legislation: Executive Compensation (H.R.1664, H.R.1575, H.R.1586); Credit Card Legislation (S.414, H.R.627); Interstate Taxation (H.R.1083); Systemic Risk Regulation; Appropriations, including real estate brokerage & FTC & State AG rules (H.R.1105); Credit Union Legislation; Fair Value Accounting; Bankruptcy Cramdown & FDIC Reform (H.R.1106, S.61, S.541, H.R.200); Mortgage Loan Modification; Economic Stimulus (H.R.598, H.R.1); Deposit Insurance Increase (S.896, H.R.786), cont'd. Hope for Homeowners (H.R.787); Mortgage Servicing (H.R.788); TARP (H.R.384, H.J.Res.3); Administration's Regulatory Reform Proposal; TARP Legislation (H.R.1610, H.R.1652, H.R.1656); Usury Ceilings (H.R.1608, H.R.1640); Financial Literacy (H.R.1645); Pension Legislation (H.R. 1629); Universal Default (H.R. 1637); Interchange Legislation (H.R.2382, H.R.2695); "Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act" (H.R.2897); Data Protection (H.R.2221); Mortgage Legislation (H.R.1708); SBA Authorization (H.R.3614); Credit CARD Act effective date (H.R.3639); Student Loans (H.R. 3221), Overdraft Restrictions; Consumer Financial Protection Agency (H.R.3126); Corporate Compensation (H.R.3269); Mandatory Farm Loan Restructuring; FDIC Resolution Authority (S.1540); Credit Union Business Lending (H.R.3380); Treasury regulatory restructuring bills.. Regulation: Overdraft Fees; FRB Regulation E; TARP Program, including CPP, PPIP, TALF, TLGP; TIP; MMIFF; AMLF; CAP; Loan Modification; FDIC Deposit Insurance Premiums; SEC Accounting Issues; Capital Adequacy Requirements; Reg Z (Truth in Lending); Deposit Insurance Assessments; Regulations on Loans to Affiliates; Remote Deposit Capture; Executive Pay Guidelines; Regulation DD (Truth in Savings); Unfair & Deceptive Acts & Practices Regulation; Reserve Requirement (Reg D); Deposit Insurance Regulations; CRA Regulations; Transaction Account Guarantee Program; SBA Regs; Identity Theft and Privacy Rules; MLO regulations; Legacy securities and Legacy Loans Program; Reserve Requirements (Reg D); State Law Preemption; SEC Short-Sales Rules; Privacy (Reg S); IRS Regs (F-BAR); RESPA Regs; Flood Insurance; Credit CARD Act Regulation.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: 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 Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. H.R. 2483 - Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Association (Freddie Mac). H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - Establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services (products or services). H.R. 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Includes language to expand current GSE & FHA Loan Limits through Fiscal Year 2010. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied for Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facilitator (TALF) funds to be used to help purchase Jumbo Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) in order to bring liquidity to the market since most administration and Congressional actions so far have not targeted Jumbo loans.

HR 627 Credit Cardholder' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 HR 703 Bank Liquidity/Deposit Insurance Legislation HR 786 Permanent Increase in Deposit Insurance HR 1106 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 HR 1349 Federal Accounting Oversight Board Act of 2009 HR 1456 Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act HR 1487 Overdraft Fee Notification Act HR 1664 To Amend Executive Compensation Provision of EESA of 2008 HR 1728 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act HR 1754 Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 HR 2382 Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 HR 2676 The Administrative Support and Oversight of Financial Institutions Act of 2009 HR 2897 Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act of 2009 HR 3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 HR 3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 S. 235 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 S. 392 Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 S. 414 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act S. 541 Depositor Protection Act of 2009 S. 664 Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 S. 896 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 Bank Capital Rules Bank Examinations Community Bank Involvement with the TARP (access and terms of participation) Consumer Protection for Financial Products and Services Credit Card/Debit Card Interchange Fees Credit Card Protections and Disclosures Credit Union Business Lending Powers Deposit Concentration Cap Deposit Insurance Assessment Base Deposit Insurance Coverage Limits Deposit Insurance Premiums and Special FDIC Assessment FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program Foreclosure Mitigation House Ag Committee Majority Staff - Potential Amendments to CFPA Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises Implementation of Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 Legacy Loans Program Mark to Market Accounting Mutual Term Sheet for Community Banks under TARP Capital Purchase Program Overdraft Protection Programs Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Regulation Regulatory Relief for Community Banks Regulatory Restructuring Systemic Risk and Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation TARP Funding, Oversight and Implementation

HR 384 TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 (sections 101, 102, & 105) HR 387 TARP Accountability Act of 2009 HR 627 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 HR 703 Bank Liquidity/Deposit Insurance Legislation HR 786 Permanent Increase in Deposit Insurance HR 1106 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 HR 1349 Federal Accounting Oversight Board Act of 2009 HR 1456 Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act HR 1586 To Impose an Additional Tax on Bonuses Received from Certain TARP Recipients HR 1664 To Amend Executive Compensation Provision of EESA of 2008 HR 1728 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act HR 1754 Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 HR 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act HR 2676 The Administrative Support and Oversight of Financial Institutions Act of 2009 HR 2897 Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act of 2009 S. 235 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 S. 383 Special Inspector General for the TARP Act S. 392 Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 S. 414 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act S. 541 Depositor Protection Act of 2009 S. 664 Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 S. 896 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 Bank Capital Rules Bank Examinations Community Bank Involvement with the TARP (access and terms of participation) Consumer Protection for Financial Products and Services Credit Card/Debit Card Interchange Fees Credit Card Protections and Disclosures Credit Union Business Lending Powers Deposit Concentration Cap Deposit Insurance Assessment Base Deposit Insurance Coverage Limits Deposit Insurance Premiums and Special FDIC Assessment Farm Restructing Report and Community Bank Views FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program Foreclosure Mitigation Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises Implementation of Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 Legacy Loans Program Mark to Market Accounting Mutual Term Sheet for Community Banks under TARP Capital Purchase Program Overdraft Protection Programs Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Regulation Regulatory Relief for Community Banks Regulatory Restructuring Systemic Risk and Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation TARP Funding, Oversight and Implementation

H.R. 1106, Bankruptcy cramdown and FDIC issues; H.R. 200, Mortgage cramdown issues; H.R. 225, Mortgage cramdown issues; S. 61, Mortgage cramdown issues; H.R. 1, Mortgage cramdown issues; H. 384, Housing issues; S. 541, FDIC issues; H.R. 1728, Mortgage issues; H.R. 1105, Bankruptcy cramdown issues, HR 1728, S896 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation: Executive Compensation (H.R.1664, H.R.1575, H.R.1586); Credit Card Legislation (S.414, H.R.627); Interstate Taxation (H.R.1083); Systemic Risk Regulation; Appropriations, including real estate brokerage & FTC & State AG rules (H.R.1105); Credit Union Legislation; Fair Value Accounting; Bankruptcy Cramdown & FDIC Reform (H.R.1106, S.61, S.541, H.R.200); Mortgage Loan Modification; Economic Stimulus (H.R.598, H.R.1); Deposit Insurance Increase (S.896, H.R.786), cont'd. Hope for Homeowners (H.R.787); Mortgage Servicing (H.R.788); TARP (H.R.384, H.J.Res.3); Administration's Regulatory Reform Proposal; TARP Legislation (H.R.1610, H.R.1652, H.R.1656); Usury Ceilings (H.R.1608, H.R.1640); Financial Literacy (H.R.1645); Pension Legislation (H.R. 1629); Universal Default (H.R. 1637); Interchange Legislation (H.R.2382, H.R.2695); "Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act" (H.R.2897); Data Protection (H.R.2221); Mortgage Legislation (H.R.1708). Regulation: Overdraft Fees; FRB Regulation E; TARP Program, including CPP, PPIP, TALF, TLGP; TIP; MMIFF; AMLF; CAP; Loan Modification; FDIC Deposit Insurance Premiums; SEC Accounting Issues; Capital Adequacy Requirements; Reg Z (Truth in Lending); Deposit Insurance Assessments; Regulations on Loans to Affiliates; Remote Deposit Capture; Executive Pay Guidelines; Regulation DD (Truth in Savings); Unfair & Deceptive Acts & Practices Regulation; Reserve Requirement (Reg D); Deposit Insurance Regulations; CRA Regulations; Transaction Account Guarantee Program; SBA Regs; Identity Theft and Privacy Rules; MLO regulations; Legacy securities and Legacy Loans Program; Reserve Requirements (Reg D); State Law Preemption; SEC Short-Sales Rules.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Monitor credit union and deposit insurance issues; S. 896, legislation to increase federal deposit insurance limits H.R. 1106, permanent increase in deposit insurance coverage, and FDIC and NCUA borrowing increases; S. 541, legislation to increase the borrowing authority of the FDIC and NCUA; H.R. 786, legislation to increase deposit insurance coverage.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE

H.R. 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1105 - Including provision that would amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 356 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied on the issues of the loan limits for GSE's and FHA in both their size, scope, and duration. C.A.R. lobbied for Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facilitator (TALF) funds to be used to help purchase Jumbo Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) in order to bring liquidity to the market since most administration and Congressional actions so far have not targeted Jumbo loans. C.A.R. lobbied to have the Making Homes Affordable program allow a 125% Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio under the provisions of the program directly realted to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

PL 111-024 - the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights (including HR 627, S 414 - the Credit Card Acco HR 1456 - the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act, S 541 - the Depositor Protection Act of 2009, S 392 - Credit Card Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 , HR 1105 - provision giving FTC authority to regulate mortgage loans, Crapo Amendment to increase FDIC's borrowing authority, proposals to affect credit card interchange calculations, PL 111-22 - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act - section 204, deposit insurance provisions (including HR 896) Obama Administration Regulatory Restructuring Proposal

Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S. 257, the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (all provisions) S. 392, the Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 (all provisions) S. 414, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (all provisions) S. 541, the Depositor Protection Act (all provisions) H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 (all provisions) H.R. 703, To promote bank liquidity and lending through deposit insurance, the HOPE for Homeowners Program, and other enhancements. (all provisions) H.R. 786, To make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 787, To make improvements in the Hope for Homeowners Program, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 788, To provide a safe harbor for mortgage servicers who engage in specified mortgage loan modifications, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1106, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (all provisions) H.R. 1214, the Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 (all provisions) H.R. 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act (all provisions) H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 1728, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (all provisions) H.R. 1748, the Fight Fraud Act of 2009 (all provisions) Credit Card Fair Fee Act (Proposed legislation, all provisions) Schumer Credit Union Bill (Proposal) Becoming A Mutual Bill (Proposal) Treasury Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan (Foreclosure Mitigation Proposal) S. ___ Financial Product Safety Commission Act (Disc. Draft) Corporate Credit Union Capital Data Federal Advisory Committee and Thrift Anti-Money Laundering/BSA Reform Credit card Interchange Real Estate Lending Survey

Client expense: $1,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 257, the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (all provisions) S. 392, the Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 (all provisions) S. 414, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (all provisions) S. 541, the Depositor Protection Act (all provisions) H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 (all provisions) H.R. 703, To promote bank liquidity and lending through deposit insurance, the HOPE for Homeowners Program, and other enhancements. (all provisions) H.R. 786, To make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 787, To make improvements in the Hope for Homeowners Program, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 788, To provide a safe harbor for mortgage servicers who engage in specified mortgage loan modifications, and for other purposes (all provisions) H.R. 1106, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (all provisions) H.R. 1214, the Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 (all provisions) H.R. 1456, the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act (all provisions) H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 1728, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (all provisions) H.R. 1748, the Fight Fraud Act of 2009 (all provisions) Credit Card Fair Fee Act (Proposed legislation, all provisions) Schumer Credit Union Bill (Proposal) Becoming A Mutual Bill (Proposal) Treasury Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan (Foreclosure Mitigation Proposal) S. ___ Financial Product Safety Commission Act (Disc. Draft) Corporate Credit Union Capital Data Federal Advisory Committee and Thrift Anti-Money Laundering/BSA Reform Credit card Interchange Real Estate Lending Survey

Client expense: $1,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 627- the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights, HR 1456 - the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act, S 414 - the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, S 541 - the Depositor Protection Act of 2009, S 392 - Credit Card Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 , HR 1105 - provision giving FTC authority to regulate mortgage loans, Crapo Amendment to increase FDIC's borrowing authority, proposals to affect credit card interchange calculations,

Client expense: $1,026,573 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 384 TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 (sections 101, 102, & 105) HR 387 TARP Accountability Act of 2009 HR 627 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 HR 703 Bank Liquidity/Deposit Insurance Legislation HR 786 Permanent Increase in Deposit Insurance HR 1106 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 HR 1455 Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2009 HR 1456 Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act HR 1586 To Impose an Additional Tax on Bonuses Received from Certain TARP Recipients HR 1664 To Amend Executive Compensation Provision of EESA of 2008 HR 1728 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act HR 1754 Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 S. 131 Credit Card Minimum Payment Notification Act of 2009 S. 165 Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2009 S. 235 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 S. 383 Special Inspector General for the TARP Act S. 392 Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 S. 414 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act S. 541 Depositor Protection Act of 2009 S. 664 Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 Bank Capital Rules Bank Examinations Community Bank Involvement with the TARP (access and terms of participation) Credit Availability for Farmers Credit Card/Debit Card Interchange Fees Credit Card Protections and Disclosures Credit Union Business Lending Powers Deposit Concentration Cap Deposit Insurance Assessment Base Deposit Insurance Coverage Limits Deposit Insurance Premiums and Special FDIC Assessment FHA Housing Flood Insurance Foreclosure Mitigation Implementation of Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 Legacy Loans Program Mutual Term Sheet for Community Banks under TARP Capital Purchase Program Overdraft Protection Programs Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Regulation Regulatory Relief for Community Banks Regulatory Restructuring Systemic Risk and Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation TARP Funding, Oversight and Implementation

H.R. 1106, Bankruptcy cramdown and FDIC issues; H.R. 200, Mortgage cramdown issues; H.R. 225, Mortgage cramdown issues; S. 61, Mortgage cramdown issues; H.R. 1, Mortgage cramdown issues; H. 384, Housing issues; S. 541, FDIC issues; H.R. 1728, Mortgage issues; H.R. 1105, Bankruptcy cramdown issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 541, the "Depositor Protection Act of 2009"; issues related to systemic risk and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation: Executive Compensation (H.R.1664, H.R.1575, H.R.1586); Credit Card Legislation (S.414, H.R.627); Interstate Taxation (H.R.1083); Systemic Risk Regulation; Appropriations, including real estate brokerage & FTC & State AG rules (H.R.1105); Credit Union Legislation; Fair Value Accounting; Bankruptcy Cramdown & FDIC Reform (H.R.1106, S.61, S.541, H.R.200); Mortgage Loan Modification; Economic Stimulus (H.R.598, H.R.1); Deposit Insurance Increase (H.R.786), cont'd. Hope for Homeowners (H.R.787); Mortgage Servicing (H.R.788); TARP (H.R.384, H.J.Res.3). Regulation: Overdraft Fees; FRB Regulation E; TARP Program, including CPP, PPIP, TALF, TLGP; TIP; MMIFF; AMLF; CAP; Loan Modification; FDIC Deposit Insurance Premiums; SEC Accounting Issues; Capital Adequacy Requirements; Reg Z (Truth in Lending); Deposit Insurance Assessments; Regulations on Loans to Affiliates; Remote Deposit Capture; Executive Pay Guidelines; Regulation DD (Truth in Savings); Unfair & Deceptive Acts & Practices Regulation; Reserve Requirement (Reg D); Deposit Insurance Regulations; CRA Regulations; TARP Legislation (H.R.1610, H.R.1652, H.R.1656); Usury Ceilings (H.R.1608, H.R.1640); Financial Literacy (H.R.1645); Pension Legislation (H.R. 1629); Universal Default (H.R. 1637).

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

PL 111-5 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Provisions related to the statutory cap on credit union member business lending; deposit insurance limits. HR 384 - TARP Reform and Accountability Act HR 627 - Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 HR 786 - To make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, and for other purposes. HR 1106 - The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act S 414 - The Credit Card Act of 2009 S 541 - Depositor Protection Act of 2009

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1105 - Including provision that would amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 356 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. is also lobbying on the idea of having either Congress or the Treasury Department instiute a plan where they would create a federal mortgage interest buy-down program to bring down interest rate spreads to historical averages and reduce mortgage interest rates since the spread between mortgage rates and Treasury rates are abnormally high. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied on the issues of the loan limits for GSE's and FHA in both their size, scope, and duration.

Monitor credit union and deposit insurance issues; H.R. 1106, permanent increase in deposit insurance coverage, and FDIC and NCUA borrowing increases; S. 541, legislation to increase the borrowing authority of the FDIC and NCUA; H.R. 786, legislation to increase deposit insurance coverage.

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE

S. 541, a bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation General issues related to the solvency of the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund

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