Mortgage Choice Act of 2013

S. 222 (to allow for voluntary loss mitigation program in bankruptcy) S. 299 (to oppose requirement that major rules of the executive branch would have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law). S. 489 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) S. 527 (to continue HAMP) S. 673 (to amend TILA to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions)S. 690 (to create an Office of the Homeowner Advocate) S. 727 (to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes) S. 737 (to keep current regulatory structure of CFPB) S. 824 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) S. 949 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to change definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) S. 967 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) S. 1054 (to ensure that the bankruptcy process is fair for consumers) S. 1187 (to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt) S. 1217 (to provide secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes) S. 1349 (to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes) S. 1376 (to improve FHA and to ensure the solvency of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, and for other purposes) S. 1577 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) S. 1606 (to oppose reforms to the process by which federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents) S. 1615 (to oppose enhanced economic analysis and justification of regulations proposed by certain federal financial regulators) S. Amdt. 1294 to S. 1867, the Defense Authorization Bill (to enhance consumer credit protections for service members and their families) S. 1963 (to oppose revoking the charters for the government-sponsored enterprises and creating a new Mortgage Finance Agency for the securitization of single family and multifamily mortgages, and for other purposes) S. 2072 (to discourage disincentives to the housing missions of the government-sponsored enterprises and require consistent putback risks at the enterprises to assist homeowners) S. 2641 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to provide that residential mortgage loans held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of the presumption of the ability to repay requirements under such Act) S. 3047 (to encourage responsible homeowners to refinance mortgages, and for other purposes) S. 3085 (to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Assoc. and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.) S. 3254 (to provide for stronger credit protections for servicemembers and their dependent family members) S. 3426 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues related to the extension of consumer credit) S. 3452 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions). S. 3468 (to oppose affirming the authority of the president to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis applicable to executive agencies) S. 3522 (to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by FNMA and FHLMC ) S. 3571 (to oppose requiring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to conduct a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule) S. 4041 (to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards, and other purposes) H.R. 10 (to oppose requirement that major rules of the executive branch would have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law). H.R. 31 (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities) H.R. 527 (to oppose a complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes). H.R. 830 (to continue to FHA short refinance program) H.R. 836 (to continue the Emergency Homeowner Relief Program) H.R. 839 (to continue HAMP) H.R. 861 (to continue NSP) H.R. 1077 (to oppose amending TILA to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) H.R. 1121 (to keep current regulatory structure of CFPB) H.R. 1261 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 1315 (to keep current FSOC veto authority structure in CFPB) H.R. 1355 (to maintain the current CFPB regulatory structure and funding system) H.R. 1477 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) H.R. 1553 (to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 1566 (to oppose creating a federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, and for other purposes) H.R. 1567 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) H.R. 1677 (to keep the current CFPB transfer date in place) H.R. 1697 (to oppose amendments to the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010) H.R. 1750 (to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes) H.R. 1783 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) H.R. 1779 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage) H.R. 1909 (to oppose the federal chartering of Federal Financial Servicing and Credit Companies) H.R. 2081 (to keep the current CFPB regulatory structure)H.R. 2672 (to oppose amending the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes) H.R. 2673 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of the presumption of the ability to repay requirements under such Act). H.R. 2767 (to oppose legislation to protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating sustainable housing finance system for the 21st century) H.R. 2788 (to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt) H.R. 2892 (to oppose amending the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions)H.R. 2994 (to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness) H.R. 3010 (to oppose reforms to the process by which federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents) H.R. 3077 (to ensure customers have the right to close depository account without unreasonable cost or other barriers) H.R. 3211 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) H.R. 3461 (to oppose purported improvements to the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 3529 (to provide exemptions from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements for non-profit low-income housing providers, and for other purposes) H.R. 3644 (to oppose purported standardization and transparency in the mortgage backed security system) H.R. 3648 (to support amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes) H.R. 3770 (to oppose requiring Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes) H.R. 4101 (to oppose amending the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exempt a debt collector from liability when leaving certain voice messages for a consumer with respect to a debt as long as the debt collector follows regulations prescribed by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection on the appropriate manner in which to leave such a message, and for other purposes) H.R. 4262 (to oppose applying the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection) H.R. 4310 (to support amending the Military Lending Act to provide additional enhancements of protections on consumer credit for members of the armed forces and their dependents) H.R. 4323 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) H.R. 4236 (to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the application of prepayment amounts on student loans) H.R. 4383 (to oppose mend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish a Small Business Advisory Board, and for other purposes) H.R. 4466 (to oppose requiring certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations, and for other purposes. H.R. 4521 (to oppose modifying exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers, to require a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for non-systemic banking institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 4539 (to oppose requiring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based) H.R. 4604 (to oppose amending the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to create a consumer opt-out list for data collected by the Bureau, to put time limits on data held by the Bureau, and for other purposes) H.R. 4684 (to oppose providing for a notice and comment period before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues guidance, and for other purposes) H.R. 4986 (to oppose amending certain banking statutes in response to Operation Choke Point) H.R. 5130 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions) H.R. 5403 (to oppose nullifying guidance of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and to provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau with respect to indirect auto lending) H.R. 5461 (to oppose clarifying the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes) H.R. 5691 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions) H.R. 6139 (to oppose federal chartering of national consumer credit corporations)BILLS UNDER DISCUSSION/NOT YET INTRODUCED Senate legislation on checking account overdraft practices (to require fair practices related to overdraft fees) Senate legislation to address abusive payday lending practices House legislation to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit certain financial benefits for referrals of business and to improve the judicial relief for certain violations, and for other purposes. House legislation to amend the Truth in Lending Act to strengthen consumer protection in automobile lending and to establish requirements for the collection of data related to automobile lending. House legislation on debit cards (to ensure there are fair consumer protections for debit card users) House legislation to provide secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes (The HOME Forward Act of 2014) House legislation to amend the Truth in Lending Act to exempt certain higher-risk mortgages from property appraisal requirements and to exempt individuals from penalties for failure to report certain appraisers, and to amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to exempt certain higher-risk mortgages from property appraisal requirements, and for other purposes (The Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2014).

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Implementation of Sections 1411, 1412 and 1413 of PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, provisions related to ability to repay standard and qualified mortgage safe harbor. H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish a Small Business Advisory Board; entire bill. H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect to the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction; entire bill. H.R. 3211, the Mortgage Choice Act, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to change the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction; entire bill. S. 1577, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2013, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to change the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, entire bill. S. 949, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to change the definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, entire bill. H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Re-authorization Act of 2013, a bill to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for five years, entire bill. S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013, a bill to reform the secondary mortgage market; entire bill. H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013, a bill to protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system for the 21st century; entire bill.Final Rule RIN 3170-AA19 (Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z)). General education regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Bulletin 2012-03, regarding service provider relationships with financial institutions under the Bureau's supervision. S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Re-authorization Act of 2014, a bill to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program through December 31,2021; entire bill. H.R. 4262, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Federal Advisory Committee Act applicable to each advisory committee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; entire bill. H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; entire bill. H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish an advisory opinion process for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; entire bill. H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act, a bill to provide for a notice and comment period before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues guidance; entire bill. H.R. 3389, CFPB Slush Fund Elimination Act of 2013, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund, into which are deposited any civil penalties paid in judicial or administrative actions under federal consumer financial laws. H.R. 5461, a bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes, entire bill.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Improvement of Short Sales Process HR839 - Prompt Decision for Qualification for Short Sales Act S361 - Prompt Notification of Short Sales ActGSE Modifications HR736 - Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013 HR1712 - Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2013 HR2767 - The Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 HR3550 - The New Fair Deal Banking and Housing Stability Act of 2013 S249 - Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013 S536 - Jumpstart GSE Reform S1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 HR5055 - Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2014 Basel III Capital Standards HR1693 - A bill to provide an exemption for community banks from the application of Basel III capital standards S737 - Basel III Impact Study Act Commercial Real Estate Refinancing HR1240 - A bill to extend the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Loan Program of the Small Business Administration S289 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 S968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 Fees and Points in the QM ATR Rules of Dodd-Frank HR3211 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 S949 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act S1577 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 Credit Union Lending HR688 - A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans, and for other purposes Conversations with the Treasury Department about mortgage reform. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the FHA premium reductions, property flipping waivers, and note sales. Conversations with the Consumer Finance Protection Board (CFPB) on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Truth In Lending Act (TILA), and mortgage servicing. Conversations with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about G-fees, GSE reform, and credit availability. Discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission about "crowdfunding" regulations under the JOBS Act of 2012, the definition of "accredited investors," and the FASB Lease Accounting proposal. Conversations with the White House National Economic Council regarding mortgages. Discussions with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) regarding FHA premium reductions.

Client expense: $13,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Anti Money Laundering (AML)/Regulator Relief; Financial Services and General Government appropriations; Credit Card/Interchange Fees; Retirement Security/Annuities, Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty; Data Breach; H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act; S. 1927 Data Security Act of 2014; S.1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, H.R. 3211 Mortgage Choice Act of 2013; S. 1577 - Mortgage Choice Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act Changes.Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform; Arbitration fairness; Regulatory Restructuring; Structure and Activities of the Office of Financial Research Implementation of Proprietary Trading and Funds Investments Restrictions of the Proposed Volcker Rule H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access & Job Preservation Act; H.R. 2457 - Basel III, The Determination of Appropriate Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013 Line 17 Continued: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.1077/S.949, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act; H.R.3211/S.1577, The Mortgage Choice Act; GSE reform; S.2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014; Dodd-Frank Act, particularly the Qualified Mortgage Rule.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

GSE Reform, FHA Reform, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act - S. 1577, QM Reform

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocating for passage of HR 3211 and S 1577 (The Mortgage Choice Act) to exclude title insurance charges from the definition of points and fees under the Truth in Lending Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support S. 673 Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949 Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571 Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination. Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432. Support urging the CFPB to consider the civil rights implications of mandatory arbitration, including whether the increasing use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts affects the ability of victims of discriminatory lending practices to seek redress in its study of mandatory arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Support the reevaluation of all asset disposition policies and programs of HUD to ensure they promote sales to owner-occupant homebuyers rather than investors. Support HR 4984. Oppose HR 3913, HR 4042, HR 5148, and HR 5018. Support allowing consumers to stop preauthorized payments, reverse unlawful payments to illegal payday lenders and others, charge related fees, or make it hard to close their account. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposal to publish consumer narratives in the public complaint database. Support HR 5130. Support expected rulemaking by the CFPB addressing payday and car title lending adequately take into account, and address, the profound and disproportionate harm these products have caused and continue to inflict on the communities served and represented by the NAACP.Oppose high price, exploitative payday lending. Support the proposed changes to HMDAs reporting requirements, as proposed y the Consumer Financial Protection Bureu, for mortgage lenders. Support H.R. 1767. Support legislation reqiring HMDA-like reporting for auto loans. Support any rule addressing payday, installment, car title or any other short term lending product issued by the CFPB accomplish the following: 1.Require the lender to determine the borrowers ability to repay the loan, including consideration of income and expenses; 2.Does not sanction any series of repeat loans or provide any safe harbor of poorly underwritten loans; 3.Establishes an outer limit on length of indebtedness that is at least as short as the FDICs 2005 guidelines 90 days in a twelve-month period. 4.Restricts lenders from requiring a post-dated check or electronic access to a borrowers checking account as a condition of extending credit. Oppose HR 3211. Support the Department of Labor (DOL)s efforts to update and strengthen the outdated rules adopted 40 years ago that apply when individuals receive professional advice about their retirement investments. Support efforts by the FHA to himplement a new system that categorizes loan errors and treats them differently depending on how significant they are and whether they are intentional, and they have asked for comments on their proposal, but also suggest improvements to the proposed changes. Oppose S. 2732. Support the Department of Defenses (DoD) Proposed Rule regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents. Oppose HR 1602

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432. Support urging the CFPB to consider the civil rights implications of mandatory arbitration, including whether the increasing use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts affects the ability of victims of discriminatory lending practices to seek redress in its study of mandatory arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Support the reevaluation of all asset disposition policies and programs of HUD to ensure they promote sales to owner-occupant homebuyers rather than investors. Support HR 4984. Oppose HR 3913, HR 4042, HR 5148, and HR 5018. Support allowing consumers to stop preauthorized payments, reverse unlawful payments to illegal payday lenders and others, charge related fees, or make it hard to close their account. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposal to publish consumer narratives in the public complaint database. Support expected rulemaking by the CFPB addressing payday and car title lending adequately take into account, and address, the profound and disproportionate harm these products have caused and continue to inflict on the communities served and represented by the NAACP. Oppose high price, exploitative payday lending. Support the proposed changes to HMDAs reporting requirements, as proposed y the Consumer Financial Protection Bureu, for mortgage lenders. Any new guarantee fee structure must be reviewed to ascertain its disparate impact on the already limited access to credit in minority neighborhoods. Support H.R. 1767. Support legislation reqiring HMDA-like reporting for auto loans.Support any rule addressing payday, installment, car title or any other short term lending product issued by the CFPB accomplish the following: 1.Require the lender to determine the borrowers ability to repay the loan, including consideration of income and expenses; 2.Does not sanction any series of repeat loans or provide any safe harbor of poorly underwritten loans; 3.Establishes an outer limit on length of indebtedness that is at least as short as the FDICs 2005 guidelines 90 days in a twelve-month period. 4.Restricts lenders from requiring a post-dated check or electronic access to a borrowers checking account as a condition of extending credit. Oppose HR 3211. Support the Department of Labor (DOL)s efforts to update and strengthen the outdated rules adopted 40 years ago that apply when individuals receive professional advice about their retirement investments. Support efforts by the FHA to himplement a new system that categorizes loan errors and treats them differently depending on how significant they are and whether they are intentional, and they have asked for comments on their proposal, but also suggest improvements to the proposed changes. Support prohibiting lenders from providing compensation to auto dealers through interest rate markups. Oppose S. 2732. Support the Department of Defenses (DoD) Proposed Rule regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents. Oppose HR 1602.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1077/S. 949, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act; H.R. 3211/S. 1577, the Mortgage Choice Act; H.R. 5461, improves upon the points and fees definitions; GSE reform general; H.R. 83. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015; S. 2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013; Dodd-Frank Act (especially QM, CFPB matters); FHA and VA residential; CFPB; HUD FHA HECM; and FHFA issues general.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, White House Office

Issues related to S. 1577,The Mortgage Choice Act Issues related to H.R. 3211, The Mortgage Choice Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

National Credit Union Administrations risk-based capital proposal; Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act (H.R. 4042); Exam fairness for credit unions (use of documents of resolution; consistency; independent appeals process); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553 / S. 727); Share insurance parity for credit union Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (H.R.3468; S. 2699; S. 2698); The CFPBs qualified mortgage/ ability-to-repay rule; CFPBs calculation of points and fees under the qualified mortgage/ ability-to-repay rule; The Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211 / S. 1577); Relief from redundant annual privacy notice requirements; Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635 / H.R. 749); Administrative Improvements for the Powers of the NCUA including allowing a federal credit union to petition NCUA for a waiver of a federal rule in favor of a state rule; providing NCUA authority to delay implementation of CFPB rules; more robust cost-benefit analysis on rule making; examination fairness provisions; improving the Central Liquidity Facility. Capital Reforms for Credit Unions including a properly designed risk-based capital proposal for credit unions; Structural improvements for credit unions including a study of outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act and expanding the process for expanding credit unions field of membership; Operational improvements for credit unions including raising the arbitrary member business lending cap; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 968); H.R. 4226 to exclude loans made for non-owner occupied 1 to 4 family dwellings from the definition of member business loan; H.R. 5061 to exempt from the member business lending cap loans made to veterans; allowing credit unions greater investment authority; credit union member business lending; Requirements for credit unions to be members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system; Data security; Federal data security standards for merchants; Data Security Act of 2014 (S.1927); Federal Reserve Regulation D; Regulation D Study Act (H.R. 3240); Credit Union Tax Exemption; Tax reform; Patent reform; Patent reform relative to demand letters; Draft House legislation to address illegitimate patent demand letters; NCUA budget transparency; CFPB exemption authority for credit unions; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) mandate to coordinate on rule making; SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act (H.R. 4626); American Savings and Promotion Act (H.R. 3374); End Operation Choke Point Act (H.R. 4986); Access to supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); The CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (S. 2732); Help Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act (H.R. 2672/ S. 1916); Housing Finance Reform; The PATH Act (H.R. 2767); Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217);NCUAs request for comment on the review of its regulations pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act - field of membership issues; definition of Rural District; charter conversions; associational common bond; quality assurance review; federal credit union bylaws; fees paid by credit unions; mergers of federal insured credit unions; member business lending waiver process; investment and deposit activities; fixed assets; credit union service organizations. NCUAs proposed rule for asset securitization; NCUAs 2014 mid-year budget review; NCUAs 2014 regulatory review - records preservation program and guidelines; budget transparency; security program; interest rate risk and the risk-based capital proposal; loans in areas having special flood hazards; procedure for debt collection; fair credit reporting; accuracy advertising and notice of insured status; examinations; fixed assets; increased investment authority; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systems notice of regulatory review and request for comments under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act - availability of funds and collection of checks (Regulation cc); collection of checks and others items by the Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers Through Fedwire (Regulation J); Reserve requirements of depository institutions; reimbursement for providing financial records, recordkeeping for certain financial records; Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed rule with request for comment on two modifications to the Integrated Mortgage Disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Truth in Lending Act. CFPBs proposed changes to the collection and reporting requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; Department of Defense proposed rule on Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents; Military Lending Act; H.R. 4435 - Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; Defense Department Allotment System; Federal Housing Finance Agencys request for input regarding the proposed single security structure; Federal Housing Finance Agencys request for input regarding Enterprise Housing Goals 2015-2017; FinCEN proposed customer due diligence requirements for financial institutions; Comments on proposed rulemaking regarding loans in areas having special floor hazards; NCUA proposal regarding federal credit union ownership of fixed assets; NACHA / The Electronic Payments Association proposal on compliance and operational topics; Improving the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Update to requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members under Regulation E; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of the NCUAs advertising requirements; Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act;Federal Reserve Board seat for individual with credit union experience.

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

National Credit Union Administrations risk-based capital proposal; Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act (H.R. 4042); Exam fairness for credit unions (use of documents of resolution; consistency; independent appeals process); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553 / S. 727); Share insurance parity for credit union Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (H.R.3468; S. 2699; S. 2698); The CFPBs qualified mortgage/ ability-to-repay rule; CFPBs calculation of points and fees under the qualified mortgage/ ability-to-repay rule; The Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211 / S. 1577); Relief from redundant annual privacy notice requirements; Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635 / H.R. 749); Administrative Improvements for the Powers of the NCUA including allowing a federal credit union to petition NCUA for a waiver of a federal rule in favor of a state rule; providing NCUA authority to delay implementation of CFPB rules; more robust cost-benefit analysis on rule making; examination fairness provisions; improving the Central Liquidity Facility. Capital Reforms for Credit Unions including a properly designed risk-based capital proposal for credit unions; Structural improvements for credit unions including a study of outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act and expanding the process for expanding credit unions field of membership; Operational improvements for credit unions including raising the arbitrary member business lending cap; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 968); H.R. 4226 to exclude loans made for non-owner occupied 1 to 4 family dwellings from the definition of member business loan; H.R. 5061 to exempt from the member business lending cap loans made to veterans; allowing credit unions greater investment authority; credit union member business lending; Requirements for credit unions to be members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system; Data security; Federal data security standards for merchants; Data Security Act of 2014 (S.1927); Federal Reserve Regulation D; Regulation D Study Act (H.R. 3240); Credit Union Tax Exemption; Tax reform; Patent reform; Patent reform relative to demand letters; Draft House legislation to address illegitimate patent demand letters; NCUA budget transparency; CFPB exemption authority for credit unions; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) mandate to coordinate on rule making; SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act (H.R. 4626); American Savings and Promotion Act (H.R. 3374); End Operation Choke Point Act (H.R. 4986); Access to supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); The CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (S. 2732); Help Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act (H.R. 2672/ S. 1916); Housing Finance Reform; The PATH Act (H.R. 2767); Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217);NCUAs request for comment on the review of its regulations pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act - field of membership issues; definition of Rural District; charter conversions; associational common bond; quality assurance review; federal credit union bylaws; fees paid by credit unions; mergers of federal insured credit unions; member business lending waiver process; investment and deposit activities; fixed assets; credit union service organizations. NCUAs proposed rule for asset securitization; NCUAs 2014 mid-year budget review; NCUAs 2014 regulatory review - records preservation program and guidelines; budget transparency; security program; interest rate risk and the risk-based capital proposal; loans in areas having special flood hazards; procedure for debt collection; fair credit reporting; accuracy advertising and notice of insured status; examinations; fixed assets; increased investment authority; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systems notice of regulatory review and request for comments under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act - availability of funds and collection of checks (Regulation cc); collection of checks and others items by the Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers Through Fedwire (Regulation J); Reserve requirements of depository institutions; reimbursement for providing financial records, recordkeeping for certain financial records; Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed rule with request for comment on two modifications to the Integrated Mortgage Disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Truth in Lending Act. CFPBs proposed changes to the collection and reporting requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; Department of Defense proposed rule on Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents; Military Lending Act; H.R. 4435 - Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; Defense Department Allotment System; Federal Housing Finance Agencys request for input regarding the proposed single security structure; Federal Housing Finance Agencys request for input regarding Enterprise Housing Goals 2015-2017; FinCEN proposed customer due diligence requirements for financial institutions; Comments on proposed rulemaking regarding loans in areas having special floor hazards; NCUA proposal regarding federal credit union ownership of fixed assets; NACHA / The Electronic Payments Association proposal on compliance and operational topics; Improving the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Update to requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members under Regulation E; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of the NCUAs advertising requirements; Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act;Federal Reserve Board seat for individual with credit union experience.

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Please see addendum.Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on credit union service organizations Issues related to NCUAs rule on net worth and bargain purchase agreements Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB proposal related to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to high-cost mortgage loans (HOEPA) Issues related to the CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to student lending Issues related to derivatives and NCUAs proposed rule related to credit union use of derivatives Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to patent reform Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues related to NCUAs Minority Depository Institution program Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to NCUAs Appraisal Management Company proposal Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital proposal Issues related to the Johnson-Crapo Housing Finance Reform proposal Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital Issues related to the nomination of J. Mark McWatters to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, The Bureau Guidance Transparency Act Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Preventing Regulatory Abuse Act of 2014 Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Bureau Examination Fairness Act Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System.Issues related to the Department of Defense proposal regarding Credit Extending to Service Members under MLA H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 736, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 839, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act, all provisions H.R. 861, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 927, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 1255, Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1538, a bill to provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers and employees, all provisions H.R. 1553, Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1566, a bill to create a Federal Charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, all provisions H.R. 1603, a bill to support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, all provisions H.R. 1646, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster, all provisions H.R. 1694, a bill to allow the Secretary of Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, all provisions H.R. 1750, the CLEAR Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1779, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1862, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions, all provisions H.R. 2136, Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 2295, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions H.R. 2379, Qualified Mortgage Loan Originator Transitional Authority Act, all provisions H.R. 2419, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, all provisions H.R. 2512, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, all provisions H.R. 2547, a bill to determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions, all provisions H.R. 2561, a bill to provide for the removal of default information form a borrowers credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, all provisions H.R. 2571, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, all provisions H.R. 2572, a bill to improve the regulation of credit unions and depository institutions and to provide regulatory relief, all provisions H.R. 2580, a bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters, all provisions H.R. 2652, Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013 H.R. 2672, CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 2673, the Portfolio Lending Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 H.R. 2816, To extend the pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages. H.R. 2917, Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 2961, To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes.H.R. 3036, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and for other purposes. H.R. 3137, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions H.R. 3310, Annuity Safety and Security under Reasonable Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R. 3312, Homeowners Flood Insurance Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 3317, Holding Individual Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act, all provisions H.R. 3329, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, all provisions. H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions H.R. 3374, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions H.R. 3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 3584, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, all provisions H.R. 3770, Inspector General Act H.R. 4042, Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act, all provisions H.R. 4167, the Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4226, Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 4466, the Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4521, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 4626, the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 4804, the Bureau Examination Fairness Act, all provisions H.R. 4986, End Operation Choke Point Act, all provisions H.R. 5148, Access to Affordable Mortgages Act, all provisions H.R. 5403, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act, all provisions H.R. 5461, the Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 5758, Financial Institutions Customer Protection Act of 2014 Kildee Amendment to H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act, related to disclosures required under the Military Lending Act S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, all provisions S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Student Act, all provisions S. 172, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013, all provisions S. 187, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, all provisions S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 361, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act of 2013, all provisions S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, all provisions S. 451, a bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions S. 563, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 673, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, all provisions S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions S. 727, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 731, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions S. 733, Basel III Impact Study Act, all provisions S. 798, Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, all provisions S. 872, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, all provisions S. 947, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 985, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called "Glass-Steagall Act," all provisionsS. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, all provisions S. 1002, Home Building Lending Improvement Act, all provisions S. 1048, the Mortgage Finance Act, all provisions S. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership, all provisions S. 1176, a bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, all provisions S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions S. 1229, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, all provisions S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes. S. 1511, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1534, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions S. 1538, FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act, all provisions S. 1577, Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1597, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions S. 1806, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions, all provisions S. 1867, Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1916, the HELP Rural Communities Act, all provisions S. 2641, the Portfolio Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 2698, the Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions Act, Title II and Title III. S. 2699, a Bill to require the National Credit Union Administration to provide pass-through share insurance for the deposits or shares of any interest on lawyers trust accounts, and for other purposes. S. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month Johnson / Crapo amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Moran / Manchin amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Toomey / Coburn amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Improvement of Short Sales Process HR839 - Prompt Decision for Qualification for Short Sales Act S361 - Prompt Notification of Short Sales ActGSE Modifications HR736 - Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013 HR1712 - Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2013 HR2767 - The Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 HR3550 - The New Fair Deal Banking and Housing Stability Act of 2013 S249 - Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013 S536 - Jumpstart GSE Reform S1217 - Housing Finance and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 HR5055 - Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2014 Basel III Capital Standards HR1693 - A bill to provide an exemption for community banks from the application of Basel III capital standards S737 - Basel III Impact Study Act Commercial Real Estate Refinancing HR1240 - A bill to extend the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Loan Program of the Small Business Administration S289 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 S968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 Fees and Points in the QM ATR Rules of Dodd-Frank HR3211 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 S949 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act S1577 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 Credit Union Lending HR688 - A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans, and for other purposes Conversations with the Treasury Department about Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM) and GSE reform. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the FHA, mortgage insurance premiums, and property flipping waivers. Conversations with the Consumer Finance Protection Board (CFPB) on Qualified Mortgages (QM), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Truth In Lending Act (TILA), and mortgage servicing. Conversations with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about housing financing, G-fees, and short sales. Discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission about "crowdfunding" regulations under the JOBS Act of 2012 and the FASB Lease Accounting proposal. Conversations with the White House National Economic Council regarding housing finance, GSE Reform, and G-fees.

Client expense: $17,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of

S. 222 (to allow for voluntary loss mitigation program in bankruptcy) S. 299 (to oppose requirement that major rules of the executive branch would have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law). S. 489 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) S. 527 (to continue HAMP) S. 673 (to amend TILA to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions)S. 690 (to create an Office of the Homeowner Advocate) S. 727 (to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes) S. 737 (to keep current regulatory structure of CFPB) S. 824 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) S. 949 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to change definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) S. 967 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) S. 1054 (to ensure that the bankruptcy process is fair for consumers) S. 1187 (to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt) S. 1217 (to provide secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes) S. 1349 (to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes) S. 1376 (to improve FHA and to ensure the solvency of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, and for other purposes) S. 1577 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) S. 1606 (to oppose reforms to the process by which federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents) S. 1615 (to oppose enhanced economic analysis and justification of regulations proposed by certain federal financial regulators) S. Amdt. 1294 to S. 1867, the Defense Authorization Bill (to enhance consumer credit protections for service members and their families) S. 1963 (to oppose revoking the charters for the government-sponsored enterprises and creating a new Mortgage Finance Agency for the securitization of single family and multifamily mortgages, and for other purposes) S. 2072 (to discourage disincentives to the housing missions of the government-sponsored enterprises and require consistent putback risks at the enterprises to assist homeowners) S. 2641 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to provide that residential mortgage loans held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of the presumption of the ability to repay requirements under such Act) S. 3047 (to encourage responsible homeowners to refinance mortgages, and for other purposes) S. 3085 (to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Assoc. and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.) S. 3254 (to provide for stronger credit protections for servicemembers and their dependent family members) S. 3426 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues related to the extension of consumer credit) S. 3452 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions). S. 3468 (to oppose affirming the authority of the president to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis applicable to executive agencies) S. 3522 (to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by FNMA and FHLMC ) S. 3571 (to oppose requiring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to conduct a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule) S. 4041 (to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards, and other purposes) H.R. 10 (to oppose requirement that major rules of the executive branch would have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law). H.R. 31 (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities) H.R. 527 (to oppose a complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes). H.R. 830 (to continue to FHA short refinance program) H.R. 836 (to continue the Emergency Homeowner Relief Program) H.R. 839 (to continue HAMP) H.R. 861 (to continue NSP) H.R. 1077 (to oppose amending TILA to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) H.R. 1121 (to keep current regulatory structure of CFPB) H.R. 1261 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 1315 (to keep current FSOC veto authority structure in CFPB) H.R. 1355 (to maintain the current CFPB regulatory structure and funding system) H.R. 1477 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) H.R. 1553 (to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 1566 (to oppose creating a federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, and for other purposes) H.R. 1567 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) H.R. 1677 (to keep the current CFPB transfer date in place) H.R. 1697 (to oppose amendments to the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010) H.R. 1750 (to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes) H.R. 1783 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) H.R. 1779 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage) H.R. 1909 (to oppose the federal chartering of Federal Financial Servicing and Credit Companies) H.R. 2081 (to keep the current CFPB regulatory structure)H.R. 2672 (to oppose amending the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes) H.R. 2673 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of the presumption of the ability to repay requirements under such Act). H.R. 2767 (to oppose legislation to protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating sustainable housing finance system for the 21st century) H.R. 2788 (to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt) H.R. 2892 (to oppose amending the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions)H.R. 2994 (to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness) H.R. 3010 (to oppose reforms to the process by which federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents) H.R. 3077 (to ensure customers have the right to close depository account without unreasonable cost or other barriers) H.R. 3211 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) H.R. 3461 (to oppose purported improvements to the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 3529 (to provide exemptions from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements for non-profit low-income housing providers, and for other purposes) H.R. 3644 (to oppose purported standardization and transparency in the mortgage backed security system) H.R. 3648 (to support amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes) H.R. 3770 (to oppose requiring Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes) H.R. 4101 (to oppose amending the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exempt a debt collector from liability when leaving certain voice messages for a consumer with respect to a debt as long as the debt collector follows regulations prescribed by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection on the appropriate manner in which to leave such a message, and for other purposes) H.R. 4262 (to oppose applying the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection) H.R. 4310 (to support amending the Military Lending Act to provide additional enhancements of protections on consumer credit for members of the armed forces and their dependents) H.R. 4323 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) H.R. 4236 (to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the application of prepayment amounts on student loans) H.R. 4383 (to oppose mend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish a Small Business Advisory Board, and for other purposes) H.R. 4466 (to oppose requiring certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations, and for other purposes. H.R. 4521 (to oppose modifying exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers, to require a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for non-systemic banking institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 4539 (to oppose requiring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based) H.R. 4604 (to oppose amending the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to create a consumer opt-out list for data collected by the Bureau, to put time limits on data held by the Bureau, and for other purposes) H.R. 4684 (to oppose providing for a notice and comment period before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues guidance, and for other purposes) H.R. 4986 (to oppose amending certain banking statutes in response to Operation Choke Point) H.R. 5130 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions) H.R. 5403 (to oppose nullifying guidance of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and to provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau with respect to indirect auto lending) H.R. 5461 (to oppose clarifying the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes) H.R. 5691 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions) H.R. 6139 (to oppose federal chartering of national consumer credit corporations)BILLS UNDER DISCUSSION/NOT YET INTRODUCED Senate legislation on checking account overdraft practices (to require fair practices related to overdraft fees) Senate legislation to address abusive payday lending practices House legislation to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit certain financial benefits for referrals of business and to improve the judicial relief for certain violations, and for other purposes. House legislation to amend the Truth in Lending Act to strengthen consumer protection in automobile lending and to establish requirements for the collection of data related to automobile lending. House legislation on debit cards (to ensure there are fair consumer protections for debit card users) House legislation to provide secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes (The HOME Forward Act of 2014) House legislation to amend the Truth in Lending Act to exempt certain higher-risk mortgages from property appraisal requirements and to exempt individuals from penalties for failure to report certain appraisers, and to amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to exempt certain higher-risk mortgages from property appraisal requirements, and for other purposes (The Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2014).

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S. 1577 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013; a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction. H.R. 3211 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013; a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction.S. 1376 FHA Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 2767 Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act H.R. 1077 Consumer Mortgage Choice Act. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction. S. 949 Consumer Mortgage Choice Act S. 1217 Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 469 A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program. H.R. 3211 the Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 2642 the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act. S. 954 the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. H.R. 2733 the Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act S. 766 A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act. S. 1243 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related Agencies appropriations. S. 1375 Rebuilding Equity Act of 2013 H.R. 2610 the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2014

Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S. 1577 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013; a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction. H.R. 3211 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013; a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction.S. 1376 FHA Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 2767 Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act H.R. 1077 Consumer Mortgage Choice Act. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction. S. 949 Consumer Mortgage Choice Act S. 1217 Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 469 A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program. H.R. 3211 the Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 2642 the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act. S. 954 the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. H.R. 2733 the Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act H.R. 1077 Consumer Mortgage Choice Act: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction.

Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

GSE Reform, FHA Reform, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act - S.1577

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to S. 1577,The Mortgage Choice Act Issues related to H.R. 3211, The Mortgage Choice Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1077/S. 949, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act; H.R. 3211/S. 1577, the Mortgage Choice Act; H.R. 5461, definitions for mortgage points and fees; GSE reform general; S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013; Dodd-Frank Act (especially the "qualified mortgage rule", CFPB matters); FHA/VA residential; HUD HECM program; and FHFA general

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

Credit Union Tax Exemption; Patent reform; Patent reform relative to demand letters; Draft House legislation to address illegitimate patent demand letters; National Credit Union Administrations risk-based capital proposal; Stop and study of NCUAs risk-based capital proposal; Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, and Lending Act (H.R. 5179); Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act (H.R. 4042); Data security breaches; Federal data security standards for merchants;Call on Congress to establish a bipartisan-bicameral data breach working group; Regulatory burden placed on credit unions stemming from the Dodd-Frank Act; Administrative Improvements for the Powers of the NCUA including allowing a federal credit union to petition NCUA for a waiver of a federal rule in favor of a state rule; providing NCUA authority to delay implementation of CFPB rules; more robust cost-benefit analysis on rule making; examination fairness provisions; improving the Central Liquidity Facility. Capital Reforms for Credit Unions including a properly designed risk-based capital proposal for credit unions; Structural improvements for credit unions including a study of outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; and expanding the process for expanding credit union's field of membership. Operational improvements for credit unions including raising the arbitrary member business lending cap; removing requirements that credit unions mail redundant annual privacy notices; allowing credit unions greater investment authority; and providing share insurance coverage on Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTAs). Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 968); H.R. 4226 to exclude loans made for non-owner occupied 1 to 4 family dwellings from the definition of member business loan; H.R. 5061 to exempt from the member business lending cap loans made to veterans; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727 / H.R. 1553); NCUA budget transparency; CFPB exemption authority for credit unions; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposal relative to Federal Home Loan Bank membership requirements; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) mandate to coordinate on rule making; SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act (H.R. 4626); American Savings and Promotion Act (H.R. 3374); End Operation Choke Point Act (H.R. 4986); The Regulation D Study Act (H.R. 3240); Appraiser requirements under the Truth in Lending Act; H.R. 3193 requiring certain considerations before issuing regulations; Access to supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S.635); Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); A bill to require the National Credit Union Administration to provide pass-through share insurance for the deposits or shares of any interest on lawyers trust accounts, and for other purposes. (S. 2699); The RELIEVE Act (S. 2698); The CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (S. 2732); Updates and modernizations of the NCUA's fixed assets rule; Improving the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increase the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts under Federal Reserve Regulation D; Flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Update to requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members under Regulation E; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of the NCUA's advertising requirements; CFPB's Qualified Mortgage rule; Points and Fees relative to CFPB's Qualified Mortgage rule; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211/ H.R. 1077 S. 1577); CFPB's consumer complaint database narrative; CFPB's implementation of the new TILA/RESPA integrated mortgage disclosures rule; CFPB's request for information regarding the use of mobile financial services by consumers and its potential for improving the financial lives of economically vulnerable consumers; CFPB's proposed changes to Regulation P regarding annual privacy notices; CFPB's request for comment regarding a correction or cure of debt-to-income ratio overages and the credit extension limit for the small creditor definition; Federal Reserve System's notice of regulatory review and request for comments under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act - availability of funds and collection of checks; collection of checks and other items by Federal Reserve Banks and funds transfers through Fedwire; Reserve requirements for depository institutions; reimbursement for providing financial records, recordkeeping requirements for certain financial records. FHFA's strategic plan for Fiscal Years 2015-2019; FHFA request for comment on the guarantee fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charge lenders; FHFA's proposed rule regarding revisions to the membership requirements for the Federal Home Loan Banks; Department of Defense's proposed changes to the regulations implementing the Military Lending Act; NCUA's request for comment on the review of its regulations pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act - field of membership issues; definition of "Rural District"; charter conversions; associational common bond; quality assurance review; federal credit union bylaws; fees paid by credit unions; mergers of federal insured credit unions; member business lending waiver process; investment and deposit activities; fixed assets; credit union service organizations. NCUA's proposed rule for asset securitization; NCUA's 2014 mid-year budget review; NCUA's 2014 regulatory review - records preservation program and guidelines; budget transparency; security program; interest rate risk and the risk-based capital proposal; loans in areas having special flood hazards; procedure for debt collection; fair credit reporting; accuracy advertising and notice of insured status; examinations; fixed assets; increased investment authority; Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts. HELP Rural Communities Act (S. 1916); Help Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act (S. 2672); Housing Finance Reform; The PATH Act (H.R. 2767); Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes (H.R. 5461).

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Credit Union Tax Exemption; Patent reform; Patent reform relative to demand letters; Draft House legislation to address illegitimate patent demand letters; National Credit Union Administrations risk-based capital proposal; Stop and study of NCUAs risk-based capital proposal; Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, and Lending Act (H.R. 5179); Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act (H.R. 4042); Data security breaches; Federal data security standards for merchants;Call on Congress to establish a bipartisan-bicameral data breach working group; Regulatory burden placed on credit unions stemming from the Dodd-Frank Act; Administrative Improvements for the Powers of the NCUA including allowing a federal credit union to petition NCUA for a waiver of a federal rule in favor of a state rule; providing NCUA authority to delay implementation of CFPB rules; more robust cost-benefit analysis on rule making; examination fairness provisions; improving the Central Liquidity Facility. Capital Reforms for Credit Unions including a properly designed risk-based capital proposal for credit unions; Structural improvements for credit unions including a study of outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; and expanding the process for expanding credit unions field of membership. Operational improvements for credit unions including raising the arbitrary member business lending cap; removing requirements that credit unions mail redundant annual privacy notices; allowing credit unions greater investment authority; and providing share insurance coverage on Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTAs). Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 968); H.R. 4226 to exclude loans made for non-owner occupied 1 to 4 family dwellings from the definition of member business loan; H.R. 5061 to exempt from the member business lending cap loans made to veterans; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727 / H.R. 1553); NCUA budget transparency; CFPB exemption authority for credit unions; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposal relative to Federal Home Loan Bank membership requirements; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) mandate to coordinate on rule making; SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act (H.R. 4626); American Savings and Promotion Act (H.R. 3374); End Operation Choke Point Act (H.R. 4986); The Regulation D Study Act (H.R. 3240); Appraiser requirements under the Truth in Lending Act; H.R. 3193 requiring certain considerations before issuing regulations; Access to supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S.635); Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749); A bill to require the National Credit Union Administration to provide pass-through share insurance for the deposits or shares of any interest on lawyers trust accounts, and for other purposes. (S. 2699); The RELIEVE Act (S. 2698); The CFPB Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (S. 2732); Updates and modernizations of the NCUAs fixed assets rule; Improving the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increase the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts under Federal Reserve Regulation D; Flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Update to requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members under Regulation E; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of the NCUAs advertising requirements; CFPBs Qualified Mortgage rule; Points and Fees relative to CFPBs Qualified Mortgage rule; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211/ H.R. 1077 S. 1577); CFPBs consumer complaint database narrative; CFPBs implementation of the new TILA/RESPA integrated mortgage disclosures rule; CFPBs request for information regarding the use of mobile financial services by consumers and its potential for improving the financial lives of economically vulnerable consumers; CFPBs proposed changes to Regulation P regarding annual privacy notices; CFPBs request for comment regarding a correction or cure of debt-to-income ratio overages and the credit extension limit for the small creditor definition; Federal Reserve Systems notice of regulatory review and request for comments under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act availability of funds and collection of checks; collection of checks and other items by Federal Reserve Banks and funds transfers through Fedwire; Reserve requirements for depository institutions; reimbursement for providing financial records, recordkeeping requirements for certain financial records. FHFAs strategic plan for Fiscal Years 2015-2019; FHFA request for comment on the guarantee fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charge lenders; FHFAs proposed rule regarding revisions to the membership requirements for the Federal Home Loan Banks; Department of Defenses proposed changes to the regulations implementing the Military Lending Act; NCUAs request for comment on the review of its regulations pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act field of membership issues; definition of Rural District; charter conversions; associational common bond; quality assurance review; federal credit union bylaws; fees paid by credit unions; mergers of federal insured credit unions; member business lending waiver process; investment and deposit activities; fixed assets; credit union service organizations. NCUAs proposed rule for asset securitization; NCUAs 2014 mid-year budget review; NCUAs 2014 regulatory review records preservation program and guidelines; budget transparency; security program; interest rate risk and the risk-based capital proposal; loans in areas having special flood hazards; procedure for debt collection; fair credit reporting; accuracy advertising and notice of insured status; examinations; fixed assets; increased investment authority; Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts. HELP Rural Communities Act (S. 1916); Help Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act (S. 2672); Housing Finance Reform; The PATH Act (H.R. 2767); Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes (H.R. 5461).

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.1077/S.949, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act; H.R.3211/S.1577, the Mortgage Choice Act; GSE reform; Dodd-Frank Act, particularly the Qualified Mortgage Rule.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Please see addendum.Issues related to credit union operations Issues related to credit union field of membership Issues related to credit union service organizations Issues related to vacancies on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on credit union service organizations Issues related to NCUAs rule on net worth and bargain purchase agreements Issues related to NCUAs low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding loan participations Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to material loss reports of the NCUA Office of Inspector General Issues related to the authority of the CFPB to exempt credit unions from its rulemaking Issues related to the CFPB proposal related to remittances and international wire transfers Issues related to the proposed CFPB form on RESPA/TILA Issues related to overdraft protection and check ordering practices Issues related to mortgage servicing Issues related to mortgage loan originator compensation and qualifications Issues related to high-cost mortgage loans (HOEPA) Issues related to the CFPBs proposed rule regarding qualified mortgage / ability to repay Issues related to reverse mortgages Issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Issues related to mark-to-market accounting Issues related to private equity standards Issues related to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Issues related to data and cyber security Issues related to mobile banking and mobile payments Issues related to the oversight of the Federal Housing Administration Issues related to USDA Rural Development Loan program Issues related to identity theft and fraud reduction Issues related to student lending Issues related to derivatives and NCUAs proposed rule related to credit union use of derivatives Issues related to the Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues related to short term lending products and advance deposit products Issues related to patent reform Issues related to Federal Credit Union bylaws Issues related to NCUAs Minority Depository Institution program Issues relating to home-based credit unions Issues related to NCUAs Appraisal Management Company proposal Issues related to NCUAs risk-based capital proposal Issues related to the Johnson-Crapo Housing Finance Reform proposal Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on securitization Issues related to NCUAs regulatory review process Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital Issues related to the nomination of J. Mark McWatters to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, The Bureau Guidance Transparency Act Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Preventing Regulatory Abuse Act of 2014 Issues related to a discussion draft of legislation entitled, Bureau Examination Fairness Act Issues related to credit union service to marijuana businesses Issues related to financial literacy Issues related to the Department of Justices investigation entitled, Operation Choke Point Issues related to membership eligibility in the Federal Home Loan Bank System.H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 736, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 839, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act, all provisions H.R. 861, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 927, Common Sense Economic Recovery Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act H.R. 1255, Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1261, Overdraft Protection Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1538, a bill to provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers and employees, all provisions H.R. 1553, Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 1566, a bill to create a Federal Charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, all provisions H.R. 1603, a bill to support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, all provisions H.R. 1646, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster, all provisions H.R. 1694, a bill to allow the Secretary of Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, all provisions H.R. 1750, the CLEAR Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 1754, Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1779, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1862, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions, all provisions H.R. 2136, Small Business Credit Availability Act, all provisions H.R. 2295, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions H.R. 2379, Qualified Mortgage Loan Originator Transitional Authority Act, all provisions H.R. 2419, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, all provisions H.R. 2512, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, all provisions H.R. 2547, a bill to determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions, all provisions H.R. 2561, a bill to provide for the removal of default information form a borrowers credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, all provisions H.R. 2571, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers, all provisions H.R. 2572, a bill to improve the regulation of credit unions and depository institutions and to provide regulatory relief, all provisions H.R. 2580, a bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters, all provisions H.R. 2652, Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2013 H.R. 2672, CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 2673, the Portfolio Lending Mortgage Access Act, all provisions H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 H.R. 2816, To extend the pilot program under section 258 of the National Housing Act that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages. H.R. 2917, Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 2961, To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 3036, a bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, and for other purposes.H.R. 3137, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions H.R. 3310, Annuity Safety and Security under Reasonable Enforcement Act, all provisions H.R. 3312, Homeowners Flood Insurance Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 3317, Holding Individual Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act, all provisions H.R. 3329, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, all provisions. H.R. 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions H.R. 3374, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions H.R. 3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 3584, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, all provisions H.R. 4042, Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act, all provisions H.R. 4226, Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 4466, the Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4521, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 4626, the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 4804, the Bureau Examination Fairness Act, all provisions H.R. 4986, End Operation Choke Point Act, all provisions H.R. 5148, Access to Affordable Mortgages Act, all provisions H.R. 5403, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act, all provisions H.R. 5461, a Bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes, Title II and Title III. Kildee Amendment to H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act, related to disclosures required under the Military Lending Act S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, all provisions S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Student Act, all provisions S. 172, Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act of 2013, all provisions S. 187, Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, all provisions S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013, all provisions S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 361, Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act of 2013, all provisions S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013, all provisions S. 451, a bill to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions S. 563, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 673, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, all provisions S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions S. 727, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 731, Basel III CASE Act, all provisions S. 733, Basel III Impact Study Act, all provisions S. 798, Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, all provisions S. 872, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, all provisions S. 947, SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 985, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called Glass-Steagall Act, all provisions S. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, all provisions S. 1002, Home Building Lending Improvement Act, all provisions S. 1048, the Mortgage Finance Act, all provisionsS. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership, all provisions S. 1176, a bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, all provisions S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions S. 1229, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, all provisions S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes. S. 1511, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1534, Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act, all provisions S. 1538, FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act, all provisions S. 1577, Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions S. 1597, the American Savings Promotion Act, all provisions S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, all provisions S. 1806, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions, all provisions S. 1867, Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1916, the HELP Rural Communities Act, all provisions S. 2641, the Portfolio Lending Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 2698, the Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions Act, Title II and Title III. S. 2699, a Bill to require the National Credit Union Administration to provide pass-through share insurance for the deposits or shares of any interest on lawyers trust accounts, and for other purposes. S. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month Johnson / Crapo amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Moran / Manchin amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions Toomey / Coburn amendment to S. 1217, the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, all provisions

Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support S. 673 Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949 Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571 Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination. Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432. Support urging the CFPB to consider the civil rights implications of mandatory arbitration, including whether the increasing use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts affects the ability of victims of discriminatory lending practices to seek redress in its study of mandatory arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Support the reevaluation of all asset disposition policies and programs of HUD to ensure they promote sales to owner-occupant homebuyers rather than investors. Support HR 4984. Oppose HR 3913, HR 4042, HR 5148, and HR 5018. Support allowing consumers to stop preauthorized payments, reverse unlawful payments to illegal payday lenders and others, charge related fees, or make it hard to close their account. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposal to publish consumer narratives in the public complaint database. Support HR 5130. Support expected rulemaking by the CFPB addressing payday and car title lending adequately take into account, and address, the profound and disproportionate harm these products have caused and continue to inflict on the communities served and represented by the NAACP.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432. Support urging the CFPB to consider the civil rights implications of mandatory arbitration, including whether the increasing use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts affects the ability of victims of discriminatory lending practices to seek redress in its study of mandatory arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Support the reevaluation of all asset disposition policies and programs of HUD to ensure they promote sales to owner-occupant homebuyers rather than investors. Support HR 4984. Oppose HR 3913, HR 4042, HR 5148, and HR 5018. Support allowing consumers to stop preauthorized payments, reverse unlawful payments to illegal payday lenders and others, charge related fees, or make it hard to close their account. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposal to publish consumer narratives in the public complaint database. Support expected rulemaking by the CFPB addressing payday and car title lending adequately take into account, and address, the profound and disproportionate harm these products have caused and continue to inflict on the communities served and represented by the NAACP.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Implementation of Sections 1411, 1412 and 1413 of PL 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, provisions related to ability to repay standard and qualified mortgage safe harbor. H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish a Small Business Advisory Board; entire bill.H.R. 1077, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect to the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction; entire bill. H.R. 3211, the Mortgage Choice Act, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to change the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction; entire bill. S. 1577, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2013, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to change the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, entire bill. S. 949, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to change the definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, entire bill. H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013, a bill to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for five years, entire bill. S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013, a bill to reform the secondary mortgage market; entire bill. H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013, a bill to protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system for the 21st century; entire bill. H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, a bill to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend from December 31, 2014, through December 31, 2024, the Terrorism Risk Insurance program; entire bill. General education concerning proposals under consideration as part of mortgage finance reform legislation. Final Rule RIN 3170-AA19 (Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z)). General education regarding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Bulletin 2012-03, regarding service provider relationships with financial institutions under the Bureau's supervision. Draft legislation to reform the housing finance market by eliminating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and creating a new, cooperative-owned securities issuer. No bill introduced. Draft legislation to reform the housing finance market by winding down Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac and allowing private entities to replace most of their functions. No bill introduced. S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014, a bill to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program through December 31, 2021; entire bill. H.R. 4871, TRIA Reform Act of 2014, a bill to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. H.R. 4262, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Federal Advisory Committee Act applicable to each advisory committee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; entire bill. H.R. 3770, Burea of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; entire bill. H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish an advisory opinion process for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; entire bill. H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act, a bill to provide for a notice and comment period before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues guidance; entire bill. H.R. 3389, CFPB Slush Fund Elmination Act of 2013, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund, into which are deposited any civil penalties paid in judicial or administrative actions under federal consumer financial laws. H.R. 5461, a bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes; entire bill.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support S. 673 Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949 Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571 Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination. Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support S. 673 Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949 Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571 Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination. Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761 Support S. 2432.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions. Support H.R. 645 Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer ruleSupport S. 114 Support H.R. 532 Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees. Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB. Support HR 1330 Support S. 673 Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949 Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods. Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation. Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949. Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration. Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130 Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans. Support S. 673 Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767. Oppose H.R. 1566. Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949. Oppose S. 1217. Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers. Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Oppose H.R. 3211. Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans. Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector. Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users. Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system. Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards. Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers. Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions. Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley. Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending. Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans. Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571. Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act. Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act. Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949 Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes. Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve. Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571 Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt; Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection. Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment. Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done. In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators. Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system. Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country. Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act Support HR 5130. Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction. Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration. Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R.1077/S.949, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act; H.R.3211/S.1577, the Mortgage Choice Act; GSE reform; Dodd-Frank Act, particularly the Qualified Mortgage rule.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1577 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3211 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 S. 1376 - FHA Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act H.R. 1077 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act S. 949 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Act of 2013 S. 469 - A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program. H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act H.R. 2733 - Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act.

Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S. 1577 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3211 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 S. 1376 - FHA Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act H.R. 1077 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Act of 2013 S. 469 - A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program. S. 766 - A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act. S. 1243 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations. S. 1375 - Rebuilding Equity Act of 2013 H.R. 2610 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014

Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1077/S. 949, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act; H.R. 3211/S. 1577, the Mortgage Choice Act; GSE reform; S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013; Dodd-Frank Act (especially the "qualified mortgage rule", CFPB matters); FHA and VA residential; HUD FHA Home Equity Conversion Program (HECM); also included in selected agencies are the CFPB and FHFA.

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

Improvement of Short Sales Process HR839 - Prompt Decision for Qualification for Short Sales Act S361 - Prompt Notification of Short Sales ActGSE Modifications HR736 - Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013 HR1712 - Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2013 HR2767 - The Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 HR3550 - The New Fair Deal Banking and Housing Stability Act of 2013 S249 - Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013 S536 - Jumpstart GSE Reform S1217 - Housing Finance and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 HR5055 - Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2014 Basel III Capital Standards HR1693 - A bill to provide an exemption for community banks from the application of Basel III capital standards S737 - Basel III Impact Study Act Commercial Real Estate Refinancing HR1240 - A bill to extend the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Loan Program of the Small Business Administration S289 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 S968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 Fees and Points in the QM ATR Rules of Dodd-Frank HR3211 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 S949 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act S1577 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 Credit Union Lending HR688 - A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans, and for other purposes Conversations with the Treasury Department about Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM), GSE reform, and housing finance. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on loan limits, Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM), the FHA, and mortgage insurance premiums. Conversations with the Consumer Finance Protection Board (CFPB) on Qualified Mortgages (QM), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and the Truth In Lending Act (TILA). Conversations with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about loan limits and housing financing. Discussions with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) about Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM). Discussions with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) about Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM). Discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission about Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM). Conversations with the White House National Economic Council regarding housing finance. Discussions with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy regarding crowdfunding.

Client expense: $16,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

GSE Reform, FHA Reform, Consumer Mortgage Choice Act - S. 1577

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to S. 1577,The Mortgage Choice Act Issues related to H.R. 3211, The Mortgage Choice Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 222 (to allow for voluntary loss mitigation program in bankruptcy) S. 299 (to oppose requirement that major rules of the executive branch would have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law). S. 489 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) S. 527 (to continue HAMP) S. 673 (to amend TILA to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions)S. 690 (to create an Office of the Homeowner Advocate) S. 727 (to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes) S. 737 (to keep current regulatory structure of CFPB) S. 824 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) S. 949 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to change definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) S. 967 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) S. 1054 (to ensure that the bankruptcy process is fair for consumers) S. 1187 (to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt) S. 1217 (to provide secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes) S. 1349 (to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes) S. 1376 (to improve FHA and to ensure the solvency of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, and for other purposes) S. 1577 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) S. 1606 (to oppose reforms to the process by which federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents) S. 1615 (to oppose enhanced economic analysis and justification of regulations proposed by certain federal financial regulators) S. Amdt. 1294 to S. 1867, the Defense Authorization Bill (to enhance consumer credit protections for service members and their families) S. 1963 (to oppose revoking the charters for the government-sponsored enterprises and creating a new Mortgage Finance Agency for the securitization of single family and multifamily mortgages, and for other purposes) S. 2072 (to discourage disincentives to the housing missions of the government-sponsored enterprises and require consistent putback risks at the enterprises to assist homeowners) S. 3047 (to encourage responsible homeowners to refinance mortgages, and for other purposes) S. 3085 (to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Assoc. and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.) S. 3254 (to provide for stronger credit protections for servicemembers and their dependent family members) S. 3426 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues related to the extension of consumer credit) S. 3452 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions). S. 3468 (to oppose affirming the authority of the president to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis applicable to executive agencies) S. 3522 (to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by FNMA and FHLMC ) S. 3571 (to oppose requiring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to conduct a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule) S. 4041 (to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards, and other purposes) H.R. 10 (to oppose requirement that major rules of the executive branch would have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law). H.R. 31 (to ensure that there is a secondary market to serve low- and moderate-income communities) H.R. 527 (to oppose a complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes). H.R. 830 (to continue to FHA short refinance program) H.R. 836 (to continue the Emergency Homeowner Relief Program) H.R. 839 (to continue HAMP) H.R. 861 (to continue NSP) H.R. 1077 (to oppose amending TILA to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) H.R. 1121 (to keep current regulatory structure of CFPB) H.R. 1261 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 1315 (to keep current FSOC veto authority structure in CFPB) H.R. 1355 (to maintain the current CFPB regulatory structure and funding system) H.R. 1477 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) H.R. 1553 (to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 1566 (to oppose creating a federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations, and for other purposes) H.R. 1567 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) H.R. 1677 (to keep the current CFPB transfer date in place) H.R. 1697 (to oppose amendments to the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010) H.R. 1750 (to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes) H.R. 1783 (to require minimum mortgage servicing standards) H.R. 1779 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage) H.R. 1909 (to oppose the federal chartering of Federal Financial Servicing and Credit Companies) H.R. 2081 (to keep the current CFPB regulatory structure) H.R. 2672 (to oppose amending the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes) H.R. 2673 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of the presumption of the ability to repay requirements under such Act).H.R. 2767 (to oppose legislation to protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating sustainable housing finance system for the 21st century) H.R. 2788 (to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt) H.R. 2892 (to oppose amending the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions)H.R. 2994 (to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness) H.R. 3010 (to oppose reforms to the process by which federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents) H.R. 3077 (to ensure customers have the right to close depository account without unreasonable cost or other barriers) H.R. 3211 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) H.R. 3461 (to oppose purported improvements to the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 3529 (to provide exemptions from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements for non-profit low-income housing providers, and for other purposes) H.R. 3644 (to oppose purported standardization and transparency in the mortgage backed security system) H.R. 3648 (to support amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes) H.R. 3770 (to oppose requiring Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes) H.R. 4101 (to oppose amending the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exempt a debt collector from liability when leaving certain voice messages for a consumer with respect to a debt as long as the debt collector follows regulations prescribed by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection on the appropriate manner in which to leave such a message, and for other purposes) H.R. 4262 (to oppose applying the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection) H.R. 4310 (to support amending the Military Lending Act to provide additional enhancements of protections on consumer credit for members of the armed forces and their dependents) H.R. 4323 (to oppose amending the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction) H.R. 4236 (to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the application of prepayment amounts on student loans) H.R. 4383 (to oppose mend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish a Small Business Advisory Board, and for other purposes) H.R. 4466 (to oppose requiring certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations, and for other purposes. H.R. 4521 (to oppose modifying exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers, to require a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for non-systemic banking institutions, and for other purposes) H.R. 4539 (to oppose requiring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based) H.R. 4604 (to oppose amending the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to create a consumer opt-out list for data collected by the Bureau, to put time limits on data held by the Bureau, and for other purposes) H.R. 4684 (to oppose providing for a notice and comment period before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues guidance, and for other purposes) H.R. 4986 (to oppose amending certain banking statutes in response to Operation Choke Point) H.R. 5691 (to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions) H.R. 6139 (to oppose federal chartering of national consumer credit corporations) BILLS UNDER DISCUSSION/NOT YET INTRODUCED Senate legislation on checking account overdraft practices (to require fair practices related to overdraft fees) Senate legislation to address abusive payday lending practices Senate bill to improve the Net-Price calculator regarding public disclosure of college costs Senate bill to improve servicing of student loans House legislation on debit cards (to ensure there are fair consumer protections for debit card users) House legislation to provide secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes (The HOME Forward Act of 2014) House legislation to amend the Truth in Lending Act to exempt certain higher-risk mortgages from property appraisal requirements and to exempt individuals from penalties for failure to report certain appraisers, and to amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to exempt certain higher-risk mortgages from property appraisal requirements, and for other purposes (The Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2014).

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) proposed rule and request for comment on changes to regulation E in regard to remittance transfers; Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) proposed rule and request for comment regarding amendments to certain mortgage rules issued in 2013 under the Truth in Lending Act; CFPBs proposed rulemaking defining the larger participants on the international money transfer market;Federal Reserve Banks revised proposed rule to amend Subparts C and D of Regulation CC related to the availability of funds and the collection of checks; Federal Housing Finance Agencys request for comment regarding revisions to the National Mortgage Database Project; National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) request for comment on the proposed rule on associational common bond requirements in the Chartering and Field of Membership Manual; Joint agency request for comment on the proposed minimum requirements for appraisal management companies; NCUAs request for comment on the proposed rule on Voluntary Liquidation of credit unions; NCUA proposal on stress testing and advanced capital planning; NCUA proposal on prompt corrective action and risk-based capital; White House regarding the need for a credit union representative on the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve; Expanding credit union investment authority to include permissible investments in derivatives, securitization and mortgage servicing rights; Modernization of the NCUAs fixed assets rule; Improve the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increasing the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts under Regulation D; Added flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of NCUA advertising requirements; Improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility by removing the subscription requirement for membership and permanently removing the borrowing cap; Flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; Update and make improvements to regulations governing check processing and funds availability; Eliminate redundant NCUA requirements to provide copies of appraisals upon request; Examination fairness provisions for credit unions; NCUA proposed rulemaking regarding requirements for contacts with federal credit unions and exam sites; CFPB requirements involving remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act; Home Mortgage Disclosure Act changes by the CFPB that go beyond requirements in Dodd-Frank; CFPB combining Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act disclosures; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage-related regulations; CFPB ability-to-repay/ qualified mortgage rule; CFPB consideration of prepaid card issues; Overdraft Protection; CFPB consumer complaint database; Need for legal opinion letters from the CFPB; Financial Stability Oversight Council and regulatory coordination; Data Security; Federal standards for safe keeping of information and data breach notification for merchants; Department of Justice Operation Choke Point initiative; NCUA oversight; Regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Legislative changes to provide regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 (H.R. 2572); Administrative improvements for the powers of the NCUA; NCUA ability to grant parity to a federal credit union on a broader state rule; NCUA ability to delay the implementation of a CFPB rule that applies to credit unions; Requirement of a look-back cost-benefit analysis of CFPB and NCUA rules; Examination fairness for credit unions; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); NCUA authorization to further establish special capital requirements for newly chartered federal credit unions that recognize the unique nature and challenges of starting a new credit union; Changes to outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; Improvements to field of membership restrictions for credit unions that face expanding criteria for defining urban and rural; Allowing voluntary mergers involving multiple common bond credit unions and allowing credit unions that convert to community charters to retain their current select employee groups; Allowing all credit unions to add underserved areas to their field of membership; Credit union member business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (S. 968); Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act (H.R. 4226); Flexibility with credit union investment authority; NCUA flexibility in handling credit union lending and maturities for certain loans; Share insurance coverage for Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTAs); Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act (H.R. 3468); Annual privacy notices requirements for financial institutions; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749);Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635); Data security standards to address breaches at the hands of merchants; Cyber security; Data Security and Breach Notification Act (S. 1193); Data Security Act. (S. 1927); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1976); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. (S. 1897); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act. (S. 1995); Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949); Mortgage Choice Act (S. 1577); Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act (H.R. 4262); Financial Stability Oversight Council Transparency and Accountability Act (H.R. 4387); Bureau Research Transparency Act (H.R. 4539);Bureau Examination Fairness Act (H.R. 4804); Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 2673); Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act (H.R. 4521); Financial Regulatory Clarity Act (H.R. 4466);Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act (H.R. 2672); HELP Rural Communities Act (S.1916);Patent Reform; Patent demand letters; Patent Quality Improvement Act (S.866); Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013); Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013(S.1612); Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S.1720); Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act (S.2049); Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 (H.R.2639);Innovation Act (H.R. 3309); Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 4874); Housing Finance Reform; Policy decisions impacting the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); Johnson-Crapo housing finance reform discussion draft; Retention of the credit union tax exemption; Tax Reform Act of 2014 discussion draft; Tax extenders; Debit interchange fees; Federal Reserves rule liming the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; Student lending; Asset thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act; Asset threshold for CFPB examination; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 1223); Military Savings Act of 2013 (S. 1741); Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 1842); Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (S. 2410); Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 4435).

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) proposed rule and request for comment on changes to regulation E in regard to remittance transfers; Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) proposed rule and request for comment regarding amendments to certain mortgage rules issued in 2013 under the Truth in Lending Act; CFPBs proposed rulemaking defining the larger participants on the international money transfer market;Federal Reserve Banks revised proposed rule to amend Subparts C and D of Regulation CC related to the availability of funds and the collection of checks; Federal Housing Finance Agencys request for comment regarding revisions to the National Mortgage Database Project; National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) request for comment on the proposed rule on associational common bond requirements in the Chartering and Field of Membership Manual; Joint agency request for comment on the proposed minimum requirements for appraisal management companies; NCUAs request for comment on the proposed rule on Voluntary Liquidation of credit unions; NCUA proposal on stress testing and advanced capital planning; NCUA proposal on prompt corrective action and risk-based capital; White House regarding the need for a credit union representative on the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve; Expanding credit union investment authority to include permissible investments in derivatives, securitization and mortgage servicing rights; Modernization of the NCUAs fixed assets rule; Improve the process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; Increasing the number of transfers allowed to be made per month from savings accounts under Regulation D; Added flexibility for credit unions that offer member business loans; Requirement to disclose account numbers to protect the privacy of members; Advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; Modernization of NCUA advertising requirements; Improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility by removing the subscription requirement for membership and permanently removing the borrowing cap; Flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; Update and make improvements to regulations governing check processing and funds availability; Eliminate redundant NCUA requirements to provide copies of appraisals upon request; Examination fairness provisions for credit unions; NCUA proposed rulemaking regarding requirements for contacts with federal credit unions and exam sites; CFPB requirements involving remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act; Home Mortgage Disclosure Act changes by the CFPB that go beyond requirements in Dodd-Frank; CFPB combining Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act disclosures; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage-related regulations; CFPB ability-to-repay/ qualified mortgage rule; CFPB consideration of prepaid card issues; Overdraft Protection; CFPB consumer complaint database; Need for legal opinion letters from the CFPB; Financial Stability Oversight Council and regulatory coordination; Data Security; Federal standards for safe keeping of information and data breach notification for merchants; Department of Justice Operation Choke Point initiative; NCUA oversight; Regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Legislative changes to provide regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 (H.R. 2572); Administrative improvements for the powers of the NCUA; NCUA ability to grant parity to a federal credit union on a broader state rule; NCUA ability to delay the implementation of a CFPB rule that applies to credit unions; Requirement of a look-back cost-benefit analysis of CFPB and NCUA rules; Examination fairness for credit unions; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719); NCUA authorization to further establish special capital requirements for newly chartered federal credit unions that recognize the unique nature and challenges of starting a new credit union; Changes to outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act; Improvements to field of membership restrictions for credit unions that face expanding criteria for defining urban and rural; Allowing voluntary mergers involving multiple common bond credit unions and allowing credit unions that convert to community charters to retain their current select employee groups; Allowing all credit unions to add underserved areas to their field of membership; Credit union member business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688); Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (S. 968); Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act (H.R. 4226); Flexibility with credit union investment authority; NCUA flexibility in handling credit union lending and maturities for certain loans; Share insurance coverage for Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTAs); Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act (H.R. 3468); Annual privacy notices requirements for financial institutions; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 749);Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 635); Data security standards to address breaches at the hands of merchants; Cyber security; Data Security and Breach Notification Act (S. 1193); Data Security Act. (S. 1927); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1976); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. (S. 1897); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act. (S. 1995); Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949); Mortgage Choice Act (S. 1577); Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act (H.R. 4262); Financial Stability Oversight Council Transparency and Accountability Act (H.R. 4387); Bureau Research Transparency Act (H.R. 4539);Bureau Examination Fairness Act (H.R. 4804); Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 2673); Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act (H.R. 4521); Financial Regulatory Clarity Act (H.R. 4466);Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act (H.R. 2672); HELP Rural Communities Act (S.1916);Patent Reform; Patent demand letters; Patent Quality Improvement Act (S.866); Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013); Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013(S.1612); Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S.1720); Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act (S.2049); Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 (H.R.2639);Innovation Act (H.R. 3309); Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 4874); Housing Finance Reform; Policy decisions impacting the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217); Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 2767); Johnson-Crapo housing finance reform discussion draft; Retention of the credit union tax exemption; Tax Reform Act of 2014 discussion draft; Tax extenders; Debit interchange fees; Federal Reserves rule liming the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; Student lending; Asset thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act; Asset threshold for CFPB examination; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC); Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA); The Military Lending Act; To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes (H.R. 821); Fairness for Military Homeowners Act of 2013 (H.R. 1223); Military Savings Act of 2013 (S. 1741); Military Family Home Protection Act (H.R. 1842); Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (S. 2410); Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 4435).

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 15 - E-Verify. Mandatory workplace authenication. S.2025 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act). Data security. H.R. 4400 Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2014 (DATA Act). Data security. Medical Debt and Credit Scores - CFPB's published "data point" report on the crediworthniness of consumers who owe medical debt.H.R. 4870 - Appropriations for the Department of Defense for FY 2015. The bill includes a provision that would prevent funds from going to the National Security Agency (NSA) for use in collecting data on a person in the US, or in acquiring, monitoring, or storing the electronic communications of a person in the US received from a service provider. Various CFPB reform bills: HR4804, HR 3389, HR 3770, HR 4539, HR 4604, HR 4662. S. 2519 - National Cybersecurity and Communications integration Center Act. Coordinates information sharing between the public and private sector. S. 2456 - Credit Reporting Act for Military Families. H.R. 3211 - Mortage Choice Act of 2013. Affects whether a mortgage is a qualified mortgage. Companion, S. 1577. Discussion with United States Postal Service (USPS) on a potential partnership to verify documention for new employees who must complete I-9 verifications. S. 2224 - Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting Act or the SECURE Act.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS)