Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013

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designed risk-based capital proposal for credit unions; Structural improvements for credit unions including a study of outdated corporate governance provisions in the Federal Credit Union Act and expanding the process for expanding credit unions field of membership; Operational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

Federal Regulatory Activity OCC guidance on derivatives under Dodd-Frank; CFPB Ability to Repay Rule and Qualified Mortgage Rule; CFPB mortgage servicing final rules (TILA and RESPA); CFPB escrow final rule under Dodd-Frank; CFPB loan originator and mortgage servicing rules; Basel Committee Liquidity Standard; FDIC appraisal requirements under Dodd-Frank; Federal Reserve proposed rule on enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements for large foreign banks under Dodd-Frank; Federal banking agency revisions to Call Report rules; FEMA/ National Flood Insurance; OCC lending limits rule; SEC municipal advisor rule, GSE repurchases; Section 619, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Final Rule, Volcker Rule, IRS Regulation 67(e), Federal Home Loan Bank membership requirements. Federal Legislative Activity Cybersecurity legislation: (H.R. 86, H.R.394, H.R.624, H.R.866, S.21); Credit Union Business Lending (H.R.588, S.968); Regulatory Reform (S.450, H.R. 719, H.R.1750, H.R. 1553); mortgage foreclosure legislation (H.R.736, S.249); Privacy: H.R. 749; Basel and Capital requirements: (H.R. 1221, H.R. 1341, S.731, S.798); GSE Reform (S.563, S.1217); Community banks: (H.R. 1603. H.R. 1693); derivatives: (H.R.992, H.R. 634, H.R. 1256); Flood insurance: (H.R.3547, S.1846); TRIA (S.2244, H.R.4871)

Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA)

Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 968), Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688): Advocated for adoption of this bill, which would allow Credit Unions make more member businesses. Privacy Notification Modernization Act (S. 635, H.R. 749): Advocated for adoption of the legislation, which would require privacy notice to be sent to credit union members only if there has been a change in the privacy policy from the previous year. Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act (S. 2699, H.R. 3468): Advocated for adoption of the legislation, which would direct the National Credit Union Administration to issue a regulation to extend share insurance coverage to these accounts held by credit union members, providing parity with similar accounts insured by the FDIC. Capital Access for Small Community Financial Insitutions Act (S. 1806, H.R. 3584): Advocated for adoption of the legislation, which corrects a drafting error in a 1989 bill that inadvertently omitted priveately insured credit unions' access to the Federal Home Loan Bank System. loans as a percentage of the credit union's total assets or net worth.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

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.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

H.R. 688/S.968 - credit union business lending. H.R. 719 - supplemental capital. H.R. 749/S.635 -privacy notification. Credit union risk-based capital. H.R. 1862/2584/S.1806 - privately insured credit unions/federal home loan bank access. Housing finance reform. H.R. 3420 - regulation D. H.R. 3468 - Interest on Attorney Trust Accounts. Data Security and personal privacy.

Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms; S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 - same issue as above; H.R. 3468 - Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - entire bill extending share insurance coverage to trust accounts held in the name of nonmembers; S. 2698 - Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 - (RELIEVE Act) - same issue as above; S. 1927 - Data Security Act of 2014 - entire bill relating to security procedures and standards for entities maintaining personal data; 12 CFR Parts 700 - 703: Prompt Corrective Action - Risk-Based Capital - National Credit Union Administration proposed rule on risk-based capital requirements for federally insured credit unions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 719 Capital Access for small Business and Jobs Act - authorizeing credit unions to issue supplemental cpaital instruments; HR 688 Credit union Small Business Job Creation Act/S968 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - increases the memebr business lending cap for credit unions; HR 1553 Financial Examination Fairness and Reform Act - creating a procedure and appeals process to ensure examination fairness for financial instituitons; HR 749 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

National Credit Union Administration Proposed Rule on Risk Based Capital - shared credit union concerns that the rule is not needed, exceeds the NCUA's statutory authority, and adversely impact credit unions' ability to serve their members. S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act and H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act - increase the business lending cap for credit unions to make loans to their members, who own businesses.S. 635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act and H.R. 749 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - exempts institutions from the annual privacy notice requirement of the Gramm-Leach-Bailey Act provided the institution meets certain requirements.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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) 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

Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) 2014 Federal Policy Priorities - Expanded powers for tax-exempt credit unions - outdated original business model and straying from founding purpose, federal tax-exemption status, expansion of powers, level the playing field between community banks and credit unions, regulatory requirements including the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) -Including, expanded lending powers by increasing percentage of asset cap on business lending, and raising capital from outside investors (House and Senate) Expansion of the Farm Credit System - funding & tax advantages, expansionist agenda, competitive advantages over rural community banks, regulatory safeguards and controls, Co-Banks $725 million participation in commitment to Verizon Communications (House and Senate) Tax, accounting and auditing changes - community bank focus supporting robust economic activity, savings & investments, accommodation/exemption for community banks, undue regulatory burden or cost on community banks Including, tax reform that preserves the pass-through option, including the Subchapter S corporation and the ability of business borrowers to deduct interest, taxation of capital gains and dividends held in parity and at a preferential rate, tax-exempt status of interest paid on municipal bonds together with an increase in the Bank Qualified (BQ) annual threshold to $30 million and indexed for inflation, the ability of business and mortgage borrowers to deduct interest without further limitations must also be preserved, changes to the tax laws that disadvantage one form of corporate entity versus another should include a phase-in period and an amnesty to allow for a penalty-free corporate conversion, S corporation banks ability to raise capital to be enhanced by giving them the ability to issue preferred stock, increasing their shareholder limits and allowing new IRA shareholder investments, end to the tax subsidies for credit unions and the FCS lenders, community banks amortizing CRE losses over 10 years (versus in the year in which they are taken), capital standards that recognize the loss-absorbing abilities of the entire amount of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL), the 1.25% ALLL disallowance (for regulatory capital purposes) should be eliminated which would encourage banks to reserve more and would strengthen capital positions, the work of the Financial Accounting Foundations Private Company Council to seek recognition, measurement and disclosure alternatives for small private companies including non-public community banks. Including, Financial Accounting Standard Boards (FASB) proposed expected loss model requiring community banks to develop costly complex cash flow models for loans and investment securities to generate expected losses over the lives of these assets where implementing this proposal will be to frontload loss recognition which would harm both community bank earnings and capital, FASBs proposal to restrict the ability of community banks to classify mortgage loans and investment securities at amortized cost when their intent is to collect contractual cash flows which is based on the exit price of a loan or security and on the current value in a non-distressed market and which would require costly robust pricing engines and complex valuation methodologies to satisfy the standard, FASBs proposal to require extensive liquidity risk and interest rate risk footnote disclosures that would be required to be audited which would undermine the work of the prudential regulators whose job entails assessing the safety and soundness of community banks including an assessment of liquidity and interest rate risk, and new bank specific fees or punitive tax levies specifically targeting the financial service sector (Senate) H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (increase member business lending percentage of capital) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 968 Small Business lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (increase member business lending percentage of capital) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 719 Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (capital raising from outside investors) (all sections) (House and Senate)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) 2014 Federal Policy Priorities - Downsize too-big-to-fail banks and financial firms to protect our financial system, economy, and American Taxpayers from future bailouts - downsize (restructure) too-big-to-fail (TBTF) banks and financial firms, reduce the probability and severity of future financial crisis and taxpayer bailouts, moral hazard, numerous TBTF misdeeds (abuse, fraud, manipulation and scandal),too-big-to-manage, too-big-to-regulate, too-big-to-fail, too-big-to-prosecute, too-big-to-jail, Department of Justices reluctance to prosecute TBTFs versus community banks, and Government Accountability Offices (GAO) confirmation of TBTFs funding advantages (Senate) Tiered regulation supervision and exemptions for community banks - recognition of the different business model and risks posed by TBTF banks and financial firms, one size fits all legislation and regulation, separate regulation - supervision - capital - liquidity requirements, disproportionate burden on community banks, unlevel playing field, and significant community bank competitive disadvantages Including, the qualifying threshold under the Federal Reserves Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement from $500 million to $5 billion and allowing small savings and loan holding companies to be covered by the Policy Statement, the internal control attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes Oxley Act from $75 million in market capitalization to $350 million, and savings and loan holding companies being able to take advantage of the increased Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shareholder registration and deregistration thresholds under the JOBS Act (Senate) Community bank regulatory relief as contained in the Independent Community Bankers of America Plan for Prosperity Including, community bank exemption from certain mortgage reforms to support the housing recovery, redundant annual privacy notices, municipal advisor registration burdens to help serve local governments, Assistant Treasury Secretary for Community Banks, CFPBs more balanced regulations, improved accountability in bank exams with a workable appeals process, accounting and auditing expenses for publicly traded institutions, mutual bank new charter and dividend rules, rigorous and quantitative justification of new rules, additional capital for small bank holding companies, red tape in small-business lending, capital formation and reforming Subchapter S corporation regulations, and extending the net-operating-loss carry-back (Senate) Enhanced security for consumer data (data breaches) - responsible parties responsibility for fraud losses and the cost of mitigation, sharing of information, and a national standard for notification, community banks bearing the majority of fraud losses and reissuance costs, retailers responsibility to protect sensitive customer data (Senate) Expanded powers for tax-exempt credit unions - outdated original business model and straying from founding purpose, federal tax-exemption status, expansion of powers, level the playing field between community banks and credit unions, regulatory requirements including the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Including, expanded lending powers by increasing percentage of asset cap on business lending, and raising capital from outside investors (House and Senate) Expansion of the Farm Credit System - funding & tax advantages, expansionist agenda, competitive advantages over rural community banks, regulatory safeguards and controls, Co-Banks $725 million participation in commitment to Verizon Communications (House and Senate) Mortgage lending reforms - imprudent lending practices, impacting responsible lenders and loan products, meeting the diverse needs of community bank customers and their communities, differences between non-traditional versus predatory lending practices, exemption of community bank mortgage loans held in portfolio, restrictions on balloon mortgages and escrow requirements, prepayment penalties, originator compensation, limited credit availability Including, Qualified Mortgage (QM) status from the CFPBs Ability-to-Repay rules for loans originated and held in portfolio by community banks, balloon mortgages regardless of pricing, use of rural and underserved designations for QM eligibility for community banks and greatly expanding the definition of each, annual loan origination and asset threshold limits for small creditors, small servicer exemption for loans held in portfolio, community banks exemption from escrow requirements for loans held in portfolio and for small dollar amount loans, proposed adoption of the QM definition for Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM) that would not require a high down-payment requirement (Senate)Housing Finance (GSE Secondary Market) Reform - Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHFA unsustainable long-term conservatorship, community bank access to an impartial secondary market for residential mortgage loans, financial stable and reliable, government tie to secondary market (continued flow of credit and market liquidity), aggressive repurchase requests of transferred residential mortgages for technical violations Including, selling loans through an independent entity that does not compete with community banks, no appropriation of community bank customer data for the purpose of cross selling financial services, the Federal Home Loan Banks as a community bank access point (but not the only access point) to the national secondary market, pricing of any governmental guaranties, fairness and equality to all participants regardless of volume of loans guaranteed, and further consolidation of housing finance system that would result in several mega banks and financial firms dominating the market (Senate) Tax, accounting and auditing changes - community bank focus supporting robust economic activity, savings & investments, accommodation/exemption for community banks, undue regulatory burden or cost on community banks Including, tax reform that preserves the pass-through option, including the Subchapter S corporation and the ability of business borrowers to deduct interest, taxation of capital gains and dividends held in parity and at a preferential rate, tax-exempt status of interest paid on municipal bonds together with an increase in the Bank Qualified (BQ) annual threshold to $30 million and indexed for inflation, the ability of business and mortgage borrowers to deduct interest without further limitations must also be preserved, changes to the tax laws that disadvantage one form of corporate entity versus another should include a phase-in period and an amnesty to allow for a penalty-free corporate conversion, S corporation banks ability to raise capital to be enhanced by giving them the ability to issue preferred stock, increasing their shareholder limits and allowing new IRA shareholder investments, end to the tax subsidies for credit unions and the FCS lenders, community banks amortizing CRE losses over 10 years (versus in the year in which they are taken), capital standards that recognize the loss-absorbing abilities of the entire amount of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL), the 1.25% ALLL disallowance (for regulatory capital purposes) should be eliminated which would encourage banks to reserve more and would strengthen capital positions, the work of the Financial Accounting Foundations Private Company Council to seek recognition, measurement and disclosure alternatives for small private companies including non-public community banks. Including, Financial Accounting Standard Boards (FASB) proposed expected loss model requiring community banks to develop costly complex cash flow models for loans and investment securities to generate expected losses over the lives of these assets where implementing this proposal will be to frontload loss recognition which would harm both community bank earnings and capital, FASBs proposal to restrict the ability of community banks to classify mortgage loans and investment securities at amortized cost when their intent is to collect contractual cash flows which is based on the exit price of a loan or security and on the current value in a non-distressed market and which would require costly robust pricing engines and complex valuation methodologies to satisfy the standard, FASBs proposal to require extensive liquidity risk and interest rate risk footnote disclosures that would be required to be audited which would undermine the work of the prudential regulators whose job entails assessing the safety and soundness of community banks including an assessment of liquidity and interest rate risk, and new bank specific fees or punitive tax levies specifically targeting the financial service sector (Senate) Remaining Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Including, rein in Significantly Important Financial Institution (SIFI) with enhanced prudential standards and rigorous focused regulation, higher capital requirements, capital surcharges, concentration limits, liquidity requirements, orderly liquidation rules, credible contingency resolution plan, shielding community banks from the Dodd-Frank required increase in the deposit insurance fund reserve ratio from 1.15% to 1.35%, Volcker Rules prohibition on propriety trading and investment in and sponsorship of hedge funds and private equity funds, effectively exempting community banks Including, ensure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) focuses on large banks, financial firms and shadow financial companies, holding the mega banks and financial firms up to the same high standards for compliance with consumer laws as required and attained by community banks, governance (single Director versus five member commission), prudential regulators participation with CFPB in the rule writing process, FSOC veto of CFPB rules, CFPB exemption authorityregarding community banks, revision in the definitions of rural and underserved areas in the Ability to Repays Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules, consistent and transparent standards in the evaluation of community bank fair lending standards, disparate impact and unintentional discrimination (Senate) De novo community bank formation - need to maintain growing, vibrant & evolving banking profession, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations (FDIC) actively inhibiting de novo community bank formation, inappropriate and restrictive one-size-fits-all supervisory policy (Senate) Maintain the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)System - strong partnership with community banks, healthy, stable & reliable source of funding for community banks, FHLBs should not be the sole aggregators for residential mortgages for community banks in the reform of the housing GSEs, preservation of the FHLBs special functions and purposes (Senate) Excessive (Federal Reserve) intervention in monetary policy - significant drag on community banks net interest margins and earnings, limits on what monetary policy can accomplish, impact on community banks, savers and senior citizens (Senate) ***** S. 798 Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayers Fairness Act of 2013 (capital requirements, Basel III, and community bank regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 749 Privacy Notice Act (redundant privacy notice regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 635 Privacy Act Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (redundant privacy notice regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 1750 CLEAR Relief Act of 2013 (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 1349 CLEAR Relief Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 1553 Financial Institutions Fairness Act (regulatory examinations standards and FFIEC Ombudsman) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 727 Financial Institutions Fairness Act (regulatory examination standards and FFIEC Ombudsman) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 2252 Community Bank Preservation Act of 2014 (Federal Reserve Board to include one member with small bank supervisory experience) (all sections) (Senate) H.R. 4986 End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014 (prohibits federal regulators from pressuring insured depository institutions from dealing with legal and licensed businesses) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (increase member business lending percentage of capital) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 968 Small Business lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (increase member business lending percentage of capital) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 719 Capital Access for Small business and Jobs Act (capital raising from outside investors) (all sections) (House and Senate) Expanded CFPBs definitions of rural and underserved areas in the ATR/QM Rule to include various economically challenged areas (House and Senate, CFPB, FHFA)Reform of the Housing GSEs regarding: consolidation of the housing finance system, equal and direct access to the secondary market regardless of loan volume, loan pricing, right to service loans, appropriation of customer data, government footprint and private capital in the market (House and Senate) Enhanced security for consumer data (data breaches) - responsible parties responsibility for fraud losses and the cost of mitigation, sharing of information, and a national standard for notification, community banks bearing the majority of fraud losses and reissuance costs, retailers responsibility to protect sensitive customer data (House and Senate) CBAI Comment and Association Letters Comment Letter CFPB Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement under Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Regulation P) Docket No. CFPB-2014-0010/RIN 3170-AA39 Associations Letter CFPB ATR/QM Rule and escrow requirements for higher-priced loans regarding loans held in portfolio for the life of the loan and automatic QM safe harbor status and exemption from the escrow requirements (for higher-priced loans) Comment letter OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC Regulatory Review under Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (EGRPRA), Docket ID FFIEC-2014-0001, Docket No. OP-1491 regarding: tiered regulation, de novo bank formation, Call Report (regulatory relief), Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement thresholds Comment Letter FHFA FHFA Proposed Rule members of Federal Home Loan Banks, RIN 2590-AA39 (membership eligibility requirements) CBAI Action Alerts FFIEC, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve Board Petition to streamline Call Report requirements

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) 2014 Federal Policy Priorities - Downsize too-big-to-fail banks and financial firms to protect our financial system, economy, and American Taxpayers from future bailouts - downsize (restructure) too-big-to-fail (TBTF) banks and financial firms, reduce the probability and severity of future financial crisis and taxpayer bailouts, moral hazard, numerous TBTF misdeeds (abuse, fraud, manipulation and scandal),too-big-to-manage, too-big-to-regulate, too-big-to-fail, too-big-to-prosecute, too-big-to-jail, Department of Justices reluctance to prosecute TBTFs versus community banks, and Government Accountability Offices (GAO) confirmation of TBTFs funding advantages (Senate) Tiered regulation supervision and exemptions for community banks - recognition of the different business model and risks posed by TBTF banks and financial firms, one size fits all legislation and regulation, separate regulation - supervision - capital - liquidity requirements, disproportionate burden on community banks, unlevel playing field, and significant community bank competitive disadvantages Including, the qualifying threshold under the Federal Reserves Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement from $500 million to $5 billion and allowing small savings and loan holding companies to be covered by the Policy Statement, the internal control attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes Oxley Act from $75 million in market capitalization to $350 million, and savings and loan holding companies being able to take advantage of the increased Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shareholder registration and deregistration thresholds under the JOBS Act (Senate) Community bank regulatory relief as contained in the Independent Community Bankers of America Plan for Prosperity Including, community bank exemption from certain mortgage reforms to support the housing recovery, redundant annual privacy notices, municipal advisor registration burdens to help serve local governments, Assistant Treasury Secretary for Community Banks, CFPBs more balanced regulations, improved accountability in bank exams with a workable appeals process, accounting and auditing expenses for publicly traded institutions, mutual bank new charter and dividend rules, rigorous and quantitative justification of new rules, additional capital for small bank holding companies, red tape in small-business lending, capital formation and reforming Subchapter S corporation regulations, and extending the net-operating-loss carry-back (Senate) Enhanced security for consumer data (data breaches) - responsible parties responsibility for fraud losses and the cost of mitigation, sharing of information, and a national standard for notification, community banks bearing the majority of fraud losses and reissuance costs, retailers responsibility to protect sensitive customer data (Senate) Expanded powers for tax-exempt credit unions - outdated original business model and straying from founding purpose, federal tax-exemption status, expansion of powers, level the playing field between community banks and credit unions, regulatory requirements including the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Including, expanded lending powers by increasing percentage of asset cap on business lending, and raising capital from outside investors (House and Senate) Expansion of the Farm Credit System - funding & tax advantages, expansionist agenda, competitive advantages over rural community banks, regulatory safeguards and controls, Co-Banks $725 million participation in commitment to Verizon Communications (House and Senate) Mortgage lending reforms - imprudent lending practices, impacting responsible lenders and loan products, meeting the diverse needs of community bank customers and their communities, differences between non-traditional versus predatory lending practices, exemption of community bank mortgage loans held in portfolio, restrictions on balloon mortgages and escrow requirements, prepayment penalties, originator compensation, limited credit availability Including, Qualified Mortgage (QM) status from the CFPBs Ability-to-Repay rules for loans originated and held in portfolio by community banks, balloon mortgages regardless of pricing, use of rural and underserved designations for QM eligibility for community banks and greatly expanding the definition of each, annual loan origination and asset threshold limits for small creditors, small servicer exemption for loans held in portfolio, community banks exemption from escrow requirements for loans held in portfolio and for small dollar amount loans, proposed adoption of the QM definition for Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM) that would not require a high down-payment requirement (Senate)Housing Finance (GSE Secondary Market) Reform - Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHFA unsustainable long-term conservatorship, community bank access to an impartial secondary market for residential mortgage loans, financial stable and reliable, government tie to secondary market (continued flow of credit and market liquidity), aggressive repurchase requests of transferred residential mortgages for technical violations Including, selling loans through an independent entity that does not compete with community banks, no appropriation of community bank customer data for the purpose of cross selling financial services, the Federal Home Loan Banks as a community bank access point (but not the only access point) to the national secondary market, pricing of any governmental guaranties, fairness and equality to all participants regardless of volume of loans guaranteed, and further consolidation of housing finance system that would result in several mega banks and financial firms dominating the market (Senate) Tax, accounting and auditing changes - community bank focus supporting robust economic activity, savings & investments, accommodation/exemption for community banks, undue regulatory burden or cost on community banks Including, tax reform that preserves the pass-through option, including the Subchapter S corporation and the ability of business borrowers to deduct interest, taxation of capital gains and dividends held in parity and at a preferential rate, tax-exempt status of interest paid on municipal bonds together with an increase in the Bank Qualified (BQ) annual threshold to $30 million and indexed for inflation, the ability of business and mortgage borrowers to deduct interest without further limitations must also be preserved, changes to the tax laws that disadvantage one form of corporate entity versus another should include a phase-in period and an amnesty to allow for a penalty-free corporate conversion, S corporation banks ability to raise capital to be enhanced by giving them the ability to issue preferred stock, increasing their shareholder limits and allowing new IRA shareholder investments, end to the tax subsidies for credit unions and the FCS lenders, community banks amortizing CRE losses over 10 years (versus in the year in which they are taken), capital standards that recognize the loss-absorbing abilities of the entire amount of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL), the 1.25% ALLL disallowance (for regulatory capital purposes) should be eliminated which would encourage banks to reserve more and would strengthen capital positions, the work of the Financial Accounting Foundations Private Company Council to seek recognition, measurement and disclosure alternatives for small private companies including non-public community banks. Including, Financial Accounting Standard Boards (FASB) proposed expected loss model requiring community banks to develop costly complex cash flow models for loans and investment securities to generate expected losses over the lives of these assets where implementing this proposal will be to frontload loss recognition which would harm both community bank earnings and capital, FASBs proposal to restrict the ability of community banks to classify mortgage loans and investment securities at amortized cost when their intent is to collect contractual cash flows which is based on the exit price of a loan or security and on the current value in a non-distressed market and which would require costly robust pricing engines and complex valuation methodologies to satisfy the standard, FASBs proposal to require extensive liquidity risk and interest rate risk footnote disclosures that would be required to be audited which would undermine the work of the prudential regulators whose job entails assessing the safety and soundness of community banks including an assessment of liquidity and interest rate risk, and new bank specific fees or punitive tax levies specifically targeting the financial service sector (Senate) Remaining Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Including, rein in Significantly Important Financial Institution (SIFI) with enhanced prudential standards and rigorous focused regulation, higher capital requirements, capital surcharges, concentration limits, liquidity requirements, orderly liquidation rules, credible contingency resolution plan, shielding community banks from the Dodd-Frank required increase in the deposit insurance fund reserve ratio from 1.15% to 1.35%, Volcker Rules prohibition on propriety trading and investment in and sponsorship of hedge funds and private equity funds, effectively exempting community banks Including, ensure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) focuses on large banks, financial firms and shadow financial companies, holding the mega banks and financial firms up to the same high standards for compliance with consumer laws as required and attained by community banks, governance (single Director versus five member commission), prudential regulators participation with CFPB in the rule writing process, FSOC veto of CFPB rules, CFPB exemption authorityregarding community banks, revision in the definitions of rural and underserved areas in the Ability to Repays Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules, consistent and transparent standards in the evaluation of community bank fair lending standards, disparate impact and unintentional discrimination (Senate) De novo community bank formation - need to maintain growing, vibrant & evolving banking profession, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations (FDIC) actively inhibiting de novo community bank formation, inappropriate and restrictive one-size-fits-all supervisory policy (Senate) Maintain the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)System - strong partnership with community banks, healthy, stable & reliable source of funding for community banks, FHLBs should not be the sole aggregators for residential mortgages for community banks in the reform of the housing GSEs, preservation of the FHLBs special functions and purposes (Senate) Excessive (Federal Reserve) intervention in monetary policy - significant drag on community banks net interest margins and earnings, limits on what monetary policy can accomplish, impact on community banks, savers and senior citizens (Senate) ***** S. 798 Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayers Fairness Act of 2013 (capital requirements, Basel III, and community bank regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 749 Privacy Notice Act (redundant privacy notice regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 635 Privacy Act Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (redundant privacy notice regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 1750 CLEAR Relief Act of 2013 (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 1349 CLEAR Relief Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 1553 Financial Institutions Fairness Act (regulatory examinations standards and FFIEC Ombudsman) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 727 Financial Institutions Fairness Act (regulatory examination standards and FFIEC Ombudsman) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 2252 Community Bank Preservation Act of 2014 (Federal Reserve Board to include one member with small bank supervisory experience) (all sections) (Senate) H.R. 4986 End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014 (prohibits federal regulators from pressuring insured depository institutions from dealing with legal and licensed businesses) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (increase member business lending percentage of capital) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 968 Small Business lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (increase member business lending percentage of capital) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 719 Capital Access for Small business and Jobs Act (capital raising from outside investors) (all sections) (House and Senate) Expanded CFPBs definitions of rural and underserved areas in the ATR/QM Rule to include various economically challenged areas (House and Senate, CFPB, FHFA)Reform of the Housing GSEs regarding: consolidation of the housing finance system, equal and direct access to the secondary market regardless of loan volume, loan pricing, right to service loans, appropriation of customer data, government footprint and private capital in the market (House and Senate) Enhanced security for consumer data (data breaches) - responsible parties responsibility for fraud losses and the cost of mitigation, sharing of information, and a national standard for notification, community banks bearing the majority of fraud losses and reissuance costs, retailers responsibility to protect sensitive customer data (House and Senate) CBAI Comment and Association Letters Comment Letter CFPB Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement under Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Regulation P) Docket No. CFPB-2014-0010/RIN 3170-AA39 Associations Letter CFPB ATR/QM Rule and escrow requirements for higher-priced loans regarding loans held in portfolio for the life of the loan and automatic QM safe harbor status and exemption from the escrow requirements (for higher-priced loans) Comment letter OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC Regulatory Review under Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (EGRPRA), Docket ID FFIEC-2014-0001, Docket No. OP-1491 regarding: tiered regulation, de novo bank formation, Call Report (regulatory relief), Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement thresholds Comment Letter FHFA FHFA Proposed Rule members of Federal Home Loan Banks, RIN 2590-AA39 (membership eligibility requirements) CBAI Action Alerts FFIEC, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve Board Petition to streamline Call Report requirements

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms; S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 - same issue as above; H.R. 3468 - Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - entire bill extending share insurance coverage to trust accounts held in the name of nonmembers; S. 2698 - Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 - (RELIEVE Act) - same issue as above; S. 1927 - Data Breach Security Act of 2014 - entire bill relating to security procedures and standards for entities maintaining personal data; 12 CFR Parts 700 - 703: Prompt Corrective Action - Risk-Based Capital - National Credit Union Administration proposed rule on risk-based capital requirements for federally insured credit unions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

See addendum.S.474, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (all provisions) S. 635, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (all provisions) S. 710, the Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013 (all provisions to exempt commercial banks and savings and loan associations from the Dodd-Frank Act provisions requiring regulation of municipal advisors) S. 731, the Basel III CASE Act (all provisions) S. 737, the Basel III Impact Study Act (all provisions) S. 798, the Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2013 (all provisions) S. 872, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013 (provisions to extend to savings and loan holding companies the new SEC shareholder registration and deregistration thresholds under the JOBS Act) S. 968, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (all provisions to increase credit union business lending limits) H.R. 613, the Systemic Risk Mitigation Act (all provisions) H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 (provisions to clarify that end users would not be subject to margin requirements for un-cleared swaps) H.R. 677, the Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act (all provisions H.R. 701, to amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 742, the Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act H.R. 749, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (all provisions) H.R.797 , the Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 801, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013 (all provisions) H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (all provisions) H.R. 1003, to provide for a full assessment of the costs and benefits of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (all provisions to require the SEC to do a thorough cost-benefit analysis before proposing a new regulation) H.R. 1256, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, the Financial Competitive Act of 2013 (all provisions)H.R. 1553, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 1750, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2672, the CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 3584, to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, and for other purposes. H.R. 3329, 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. Draft Senate legislation to exempt commercial banks from municipal advisor regulation Discussion Draft of the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) Draft legislation that would require the Treasury Department to determine which commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds, and insurance companies are too-big-to-fail, and to break up those institutions within one year. Clarity in Regulations Discussion Draft H.R. 496, Recognizing the importance of savings to financial security. S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 2114, Bond Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4252, Mutual Bank Choice and Continuity Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014

Client expense: $2,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

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

S.635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1806, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act, all provisions; S.2699 Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act, all provisions; S.968/H.R.688, related to credit union small business lending, all provisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1806, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act, all provisions; S.2699 Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act, all provisions; S.968/H.R.688, related to credit union small business lending, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: SENATE

Federal Regulatory Activity OCC guidance on derivatives under Dodd-Frank; CFPB Ability to Repay Rule and Qualified Mortgage Rule; CFPB mortgage servicing final rules (TILA and RESPA); CFPB escrow final rule under Dodd-Frank; CFPB loan originator and mortgage servicing rules; Basel Committee Liquidity Standard; FDIC appraisal requirements under Dodd-Frank; Federal Reserve proposed rule on enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements for large foreign banks under Dodd-Frank; Federal banking agency revisions to Call Report rules; FEMA/ National Flood Insurance; OCC lending limits rule; SEC municipal advisor rule, GSE repurchases; Section 619, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Final Rule, Volcker Rule, IRS Regulation 67(e) Federal Legislative Activity Cybersecurity legislation: (H.R. 86, H.R.394, H.R.624, H.R.866, S.21); Credit Union Business Lending (H.R.588, S.968); Regulatory Reform (S.450, H.R. 719, H.R.1750, H.R. 1553); mortgage foreclosure legislation (H.R.736, S.249); Privacy: H.R. 749; Basel and Capital requirements: (H.R. 1221, H.R. 1341, S.731, S.798); GSE Reform (S.563, S.1217); Community banks: (H.R. 1603. H.R. 1693); derivatives: (H.R.992, H.R. 634, H.R. 1256); Flood insurance: (H.R.3547, S.1846); TRIA (S.2244, H.R.4871)

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA)

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

HR 719 Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - authorizing credit unions to issue supplemental capital instruments; HR 688 Credit Union Small Business Job Creation Act/ S 968 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - increases the member business lending cap for credit unions; HR 1553 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act - creating a procedure and appeals process to ensure examination fairness for financial institutions; HR 749 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - reducing the instances in which a consumer must be sent a privacy notice

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 968) and Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688): increases the credit unions' cap on business lending.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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)

Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 968) and Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 688) - increase business lending cap for credit unions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms; S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 - same issue as above; H.R. 3468 - Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - entire bill extending share insurance coverage to trust accounts held in the name of nonmembers; S. 1927 - Data Breach Security Act of 2014 - entire bill relating to security procedures and standards for entities maintaining personal data; 12 CFR Parts 700 - 703: Prompt Corrective Action - Risk-Based Capital - National Credit Union Administration proposed rule on risk-based capital requirements for federally insured credit unions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

See addendum.S. 474, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (all provisions) S. 635, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (all provisions) S. 710, the Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013 (all provisions to exempt commercial banks and savings and loan associations from the Dodd-Frank Act provisions requiring regulation of municipal advisors) S. 731, the Basel III CASE Act (all provisions) S. 737, the Basel III Impact Study Act (all provisions) S. 798, the Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2013 (all provisions) S. 872, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013 (provisions to extend to savings and loan holding companies the new SEC shareholder registration and deregistration thresholds under the JOBS Act) S. 968, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (all provisions to increase credit union business lending limits) H.R. 613, the Systemic Risk Mitigation Act (all provisions) H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 (provisions to clarify that end users would not be subject to margin requirements for un-cleared swaps) H.R. 677, the Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act (all provisions H.R. 701, to amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 742, the Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act H.R. 749, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (all provisions) H.R.797 , the Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 801, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013 (all provisions) H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (all provisions) H.R. 1003, to provide for a full assessment of the costs and benefits of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (all provisions to require the SEC to do a thorough cost-benefit analysis before proposing a new regulation) H.R. 1256, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, the Financial Competitive Act of 2013 (all provisions) H.R. 1553, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions)H.R. 1750, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2672, the CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 3584, to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, and for other purposes H.R. 3329, 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. Draft Senate legislation to exempt commercial banks from municipal advisor regulation Discussion Draft of the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) Draft legislation that would require the Treasury Department to determine which commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds, and insurance companies are too-big-to-fail, and to break up those institutions within one year. Clarity in Regulations Discussion Draft H.Res. 496, Recognizing the importance of savings to financial security. S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 2114, Bond Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4252, Mutual Bank Choice and Continuity Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014

Client expense: $1,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

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 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 H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act, all provisionsH.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 provisionsH.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. 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 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 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. 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. 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: $1,340,000 · 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

Federal Regulatory Activity OCC guidance on derivatives under Dodd-Frank; CFPB Ability to Repay Rule and Qualified Mortgage Rule; CFPB mortgage servicing final rules (TILA and RESPA); CFPB escrow final rule under Dodd-Frank; CFPB loan originator and mortgage servicing rules; Basel Committee Liquidity Standard; FDIC appraisal requirements under Dodd-Frank; Federal Reserve proposed rule on enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements for large foreign banks under Dodd-Frank; Federal banking agency revisions to Call Report rules; FEMA/ National Flood Insurance; OCC lending limits rule; SEC municipal advisor rule, GSE repurchases; Section 619, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Final Rule, Volcker Rule, IRS Regulation 67(e) Federal Legislative Activity Cybersecurity legislation: (H.R. 86, H.R.394, H.R.624, H.R.866, S.21); Credit Union Business Lending (H.R.588, S.968); Regulatory Reform (S.450, H.R. 719, H.R.1750, H.R. 1553); mortgage foreclosure legislation (H.R.736, S.249); Privacy: H.R. 749; Basel and Capital requirements: (H.R. 1221, H.R. 1341, S.731, S.798); GSE Reform (S.563, S.1217); Community banks: (H.R. 1603. H.R. 1693); derivatives: (H.R.992, H.R. 634, H.R. 1256); Flood insurance: (H.R.3547, S.1846); TRIA (S.2244, H.R.4871)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA)

H.R. 688/S.968 - Credit union business lending. H.R. 719 - credit union supplemental capital. H.R. 749/S.635 - privacy notification. H.R. 1553/S.727 - Exam fairness. H.R. 1862/H.R. 3584/S.1806 - Privately Insured credit unions access to the Federal Home Loan Banks. S.1217 - Housing Finance Reform. H.R. 3240 - Regulation D Study Act. H.R. 3468 - Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts. S. 1927 - Data Security Act. S.1897 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Credit union Risk-Based Capital. Community Development Financial Institutions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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 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 the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on loan limits, Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM), condominiums, the FHA premium structure, and FHA loan limits. Conversations with the Consumer Finance Protection Board (CFPB) on the 3% cap, Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM), Qualified Mortgages (QM), loan servicing, the "Know Before You Owe" program, and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). Conversations with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about loan limits and Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) refrom. 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.

Client expense: $7,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See AddendumS.474, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (all provisions) S. 635, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (all provisions) S. 710, the Municipal Advisors Relief Act of 2013 (all provisions to exempt commercial banks and savings and loan associations from the Dodd-Frank Act provisions requiring regulation of municipal advisors) S. 731, the Basel III CASE Act (all provisions) S. 737, the Basel III Impact Study Act (all provisions) S. 798, the Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2013 (all provisions) S. 872, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013 (provisions to extend to savings and loan holding companies the new SEC shareholder registration and deregistration thresholds under the JOBS Act) S. 968, the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (all provisions to increase credit union business lending limits) H.R. 613, the Systemic Risk Mitigation Act (all provisions) H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 (provisions to clarify that end users would not be subject to margin requirements for un-cleared swaps) H.R. 677, the Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act (all provisions H.R. 701, to amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 742, the Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act H.R. 749, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (all provisions) H.R.797 , the Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 801, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013 (all provisions) H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (all provisions) H.R. 1003, to provide for a full assessment of the costs and benefits of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (all provisions to require the SEC to do a thorough cost-benefit analysis before proposing a new regulation) H.R. 1256, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, the Financial Competitive Act of 2013 (all provisions) H.R. 701, to amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 742, the Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction ActH.R. 749, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (all provisions) H.R.797 , the Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 801, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013 (all provisions) H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (all provisions) H.R. 1003, to provide for a full assessment of the costs and benefits of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (all provisions to require the SEC to do a thorough cost-benefit analysis before proposing a new regulation) H.R. 1256, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, the Financial Competitive Act of 2013 (all provisions) H.R. 1553, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (all provisions) H.R. 1750, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2672, the CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act H.R. 3584, to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, and for other purposes H.R. 3329, 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. Draft Senate legislation to exempt commercial banks from municipal advisor regulation Discussion Draft of the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (all provisions) Draft legislation that would require the Treasury Department to determine which commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds, and insurance companies are too-big-to-fail, and to break up those institutions within one year. Clarity in Regulations Discussion Draft H.Res. 496: Recognizing the importance of savings to financial security. H.R. 4252: Mutual Bank Choice and Continuity Act of 2014 S. 1927: Data Security Act of 2014 S. 2114: Bond Transparency Act of 2014

Client expense: $1,730,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Credit unions' tax exemption and expansion of powers, level the playing field between community banks and credit unions (House and Senate) H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Job Creation Act (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate)S. 968 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 719 Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (credit union capital) (all sections) (House and Senate) Expansion of the Farm Credit Administrations Farm Credit System (House and Senate) CoBank participation in a loan to Verizon Communications. (House and Senate) Municipal Bond tax exemptions, Bank Qualified (BQ) small issuer exemption threshold/index for inflation (House and Senate)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

S. 798 - Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayers Fairness Act of 2013 (capital requirements, Basel III, and community bank regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 1750 - CLEAR Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 1349 - CLEAR Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate)S. 635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act (redundant privacy notices) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 1553 Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act (amends FFIEC Act, examination standards/deadlines, FFIEC Office of Examination Ombudsman to appeal examination findings, right to appeal before independent administrative law judge ) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 727 Financial Institution Fairness Reform Act (amends FFIEC Act, examination standards/deadlines, FFIEC Office of Examination Ombudsman to appeal examination findings, right to appeal before independent administrative law judge ) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 872 Holding Company Registration Act (thrift holding companies and SEC registration and deregistration thresholds) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 797 Municipal Advisory Oversight improvement Act (exempts traditional banking activities from registration requirements) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 710 Municipal Advisor Relief Act of 2013 (exempts traditional banking activities from registration requirements) (all sections) (House and Senate) Credit unions tax exemption and expansion of powers, level the playing field between community banks and credit unions (House and Senate) H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Job Creation Act (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 968 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 719 Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (credit union capital) (all sections) (House and Senate) Consumer Data Security (data breaches), banking standards for confidential personal information, allocating financial responsibility for fraud losses and reissuance costs, single national standard for consumer notifications (House and Senate) Definitions of rural and underserved areas in the Ability to Repay Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rules (House and Senate) Comment letter Federal Housing Finance Agency - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Purchase Limits: Request for Public Input on Implementation Issues No. 2013-N-18 (FHFA conforming loan limits for the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)) (House and Senate, FHFA) Expansion of the Farm Credit Administrations Farm Credit System (House and Senate) CoBank participation in a loan to Verizon Communications. (House and Senate) Municipal Bond tax exemption, Bank Qualified (BQ) small issuer exemption threshold/index for inflation (House and Senate) Principals of housing finance reform including: equal and direct access on a loan by loan basis, financial strength and reliability and liquidity, loan pricing on equal terms, no appropriation of customer information, originators option to retain servicing, limited purpose and activity, private capital to protect taxpayers, FHLBs as an access point for community banks, consolidation of the housing finance system (House and Senate) H.R. 2642 - Agricultural Act of 2014 (five year farm bill, expanded crop insurance and revenue- and price-triggered supports) (Senate)Community bank experience on the Federal Reserve Board (Senate) Fair Lending disparate impact (House) Comment Letter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Debt Collection (Regulation F), Docket No. CFPB-2013-0033-0001, RIN 3170-AA41 (new debt collection rules) (CFPB) Comment Letter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve Board, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies (Dodd-Frank diversity regulations) (CFPB, Fed Reserve Board, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, SEC)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

S. 798 - Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayers Fairness Act of 2013 (capital requirements, Basel III, and community bank regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 1750 - CLEAR Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 1349 - CLEAR Act (community lending enhancement and regulatory relief) (all sections) (House and Senate)S. 635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act (redundant privacy notices) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 1553 Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act (amends FFIEC Act, examination standards/deadlines, FFIEC Office of Examination Ombudsman to appeal examination findings, right to appeal before independent administrative law judge ) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 727 Financial Institution Fairness Reform Act (amends FFIEC Act, examination standards/deadlines, FFIEC Office of Examination Ombudsman to appeal examination findings, right to appeal before independent administrative law judge ) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 872 Holding Company Registration Act (thrift holding companies and SEC registration and deregistration thresholds) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 797 Municipal Advisory Oversight improvement Act (exempts traditional banking activities from registration requirements) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 710 Municipal Advisor Relief Act of 2013 (exempts traditional banking activities from registration requirements) (all sections) (House and Senate) Credit unions tax exemption and expansion of powers, level the playing field between community banks and credit unions (House and Senate) H.R. 688 Credit Union Small Business Job Creation Act (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate) S. 968 Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 (credit union member business lending cap) (all sections) (House and Senate) H.R. 719 Capital Access for Small Business and Jobs Act (credit union capital) (all sections) (House and Senate) Consumer Data Security (data breaches), banking standards for confidential personal information, allocating financial responsibility for fraud losses and reissuance costs, single national standard for consumer notifications (House and Senate) Definitions of rural and underserved areas in the Ability to Repay Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rules (House and Senate) Comment letter Federal Housing Finance Agency - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Purchase Limits: Request for Public Input on Implementation Issues No. 2013-N-18 (FHFA conforming loan limits for the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)) (House and Senate, FHFA) Expansion of the Farm Credit Administrations Farm Credit System (House and Senate) CoBank participation in a loan to Verizon Communications. (House and Senate) Municipal Bond tax exemption, Bank Qualified (BQ) small issuer exemption threshold/index for inflation (House and Senate) Principals of housing finance reform including: equal and direct access on a loan by loan basis, financial strength and reliability and liquidity, loan pricing on equal terms, no appropriation of customer information, originators option to retain servicing, limited purpose and activity, private capital to protect taxpayers, FHLBs as an access point for community banks, consolidation of the housing finance system (House and Senate) H.R. 2642 - Agricultural Act of 2014 (five year farm bill, expanded crop insurance and revenue- and price-triggered supports) (Senate)Community bank experience on the Federal Reserve Board (Senate) Fair Lending disparate impact (House) Comment Letter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Debt Collection (Regulation F), Docket No. CFPB-2013-0033-0001, RIN 3170-AA41 (new debt collection rules) (CFPB) Comment Letter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve Board, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies (Dodd-Frank diversity regulations) (CFPB, Fed Reserve Board, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, SEC)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage-related regulations; CFPB ability-to-repay/ qualified mortgage rule; CFPB mortgage servicing rule; CFPB loan originator compensation rule; CFPB request for information regarding the mortgage closing process; CFPB notice of proposed rulemaking regarding debt collection practices; CFPB combining Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act disclosures; CFPB making changes to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act;Federal Reserve regarding changes to subpart A of Regulation J and funds transfers through Fedwire; Federal Reserve policy on Payment System Risk and Procedures for Measuring Daylight Overdrafts; Electronic Payments Associations (NACHA) proposed rule regarding ACH risk management and rules enforcement; NACHA proposed rule regarding improving ACH network quality and reducing exceptions; NCUA regarding engaging with other federal agencies on data security efforts; NCUAs strategic plan for 2014-2017; NCUA regarding maintaining the federal credit union loan interest rate ceiling; NCUA request for comment on Requirement for Contacts with federal credit unions; NCUA proposal on Prompt Corrective Action and Risk Based Capital; NCUA comments on Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices; Request of the NCUA Board to extend the comment period for an additional 90 days on the risk-based capital proposal; National Technical Information Services (NTIS) request for information and advance notice of public meeting (RFI) regarding the certification program for access to the death master file; 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; Department of Justice Operation Choke Point; Patent Reform; 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); National Flood Insurance Program; Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act (S. 1846); Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act (S.1926); Data Security; Federal standards for safe keeping of information and data breach notification for merchants; Structural changes at the CFPB; Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act (H.R. 3193); Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; 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); 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 provisions for credit unions;Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727); 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; Improvements to the Federal Credit Union Act to help enhance the federal credit union charter; 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); Flexibility with credit union investment authority; NCUA flexibility in handling credit union lending and maturities for certain loans; 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); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1193); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act. (S. 1995); 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; Mortgage debt tax relief; Debit interchange fees; Federal Reserves rule liming the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; CFPBs qualified mortgage standard/ ability-to-repay rule; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949); ATM disclosure requirements; National Flood Insurance Program; Flood insurance premium increases; A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. (S. 1926);Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 3370); Structural improvements at the CFPB; Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act (H.R. 3193); 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).

Client expense: $740,000 · 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 Bureau (CFPB) mortgage-related regulations; CFPB ability-to-repay/ qualified mortgage rule; CFPB mortgage servicing rule; CFPB loan originator compensation rule; CFPB request for information regarding the mortgage closing process; CFPB notice of proposed rulemaking regarding debt collection practices; CFPB combining Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act disclosures; CFPB making changes to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act;Federal Reserve regarding changes to subpart A of Regulation J and funds transfers through Fedwire; Federal Reserve policy on Payment System Risk and Procedures for Measuring Daylight Overdrafts; Electronic Payments Associations (NACHA) proposed rule regarding ACH risk management and rules enforcement; NACHA proposed rule regarding improving ACH network quality and reducing exceptions; NCUA regarding engaging with other federal agencies on data security efforts; NCUAs strategic plan for 2014-2017; NCUA regarding maintaining the federal credit union loan interest rate ceiling; NCUA request for comment on Requirement for Contacts with federal credit unions; NCUA proposal on Prompt Corrective Action and Risk Based Capital; NCUA comments on Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices; Request of the NCUA Board to extend the comment period for an additional 90 days on the risk-based capital proposal; National Technical Information Services (NTIS) request for information and advance notice of public meeting (RFI) regarding the certification program for access to the death master file; 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; Department of Justice Operation Choke Point; Patent Reform; 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); National Flood Insurance Program; Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act (S. 1846); Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act (S.1926); Data Security; Federal standards for safe keeping of information and data breach notification for merchants; Structural changes at the CFPB; Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act (H.R. 3193); Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; 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); 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 provisions for credit unions;Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1553); Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 727); 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; Improvements to the Federal Credit Union Act to help enhance the federal credit union charter; 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); Flexibility with credit union investment authority; NCUA flexibility in handling credit union lending and maturities for certain loans; 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); Data Security and Breach Notification Act. (S. 1193); Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act. (S. 1995); 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; Mortgage debt tax relief; Debit interchange fees; Federal Reserves rule liming the fees that financial institutions can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions; CFPBs qualified mortgage standard/ ability-to-repay rule; Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 3211); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 1077); Consumer Mortgage Choice Act (S.949); ATM disclosure requirements; National Flood Insurance Program; Flood insurance premium increases; A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. (S. 1926);Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 3370); Structural improvements at the CFPB; Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act (H.R. 3193); 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).

Client expense: $740,000 · 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 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 provisionsH.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, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act 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 provisionsH.R. 4226, Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, all provisions 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 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. 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. Res. 105, a resolution designating April 2013 as Financial Literacy Month

Client expense: $1,200,000 · 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

Federal Legislative Activity Cybersecurity legislation: (H.R. 86, H.R.394, H.R.624, H.R.866, S.21); Credit Union Business Lending (H.R.588, S.968); Regulatory Reform (S.450, H.R. 719, H.R.1750, H.R. 1553); mortgage foreclosure legislation (H.R.736, S.249); Privacy: H.R. 749; Basel and Capital requirements: (H.R. 1221, H.R. 1341, S.731, S.798); GSE Reform (S.563, S.1217); Community banks: (H.R. 1603. H.R. 1693); derivatives: (H.R.992, H.R. 634, H.R. 1256); Flood insurance: (H.R.3547, S.1846) Federal Regulatory Activity OCC guidance on derivatives under Dodd-Frank; CFPB Ability to Repay Rule and Qualified Mortgage Rule; CFPB mortgage servicing final rules (TILA and RESPA); CFPB escrow final rule under Dodd-Frank; CFPB loan originator and mortgage servicing rules; Basel Committee Liquidity Standard; FDIC appraisal requirements under Dodd-Frank; Federal Reserve proposed rule on enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements for large foreign banks under Dodd-Frank; Federal banking agency revisions to Call Report rules; FEMA/ National Flood Insurance; OCC lending limits rule; SEC municipal advisor rule, GSE repurchases; Section 619, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Final Rule, Volcker Rule.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA)

Federal Legislative Activity Cybersecurity legislation: (H.R. 86, H.R.394, H.R.624, H.R.866, S.21); Credit Union Business Lending (H.R.588, S.968); Regulatory Reform (S.450, H.R. 719, H.R.1750, H.R. 1553); mortgage foreclosure legislation (H.R.736, S.249); Privacy: H.R. 749; Basel and Capital requirements: (H.R. 1221, H.R. 1341, S.731, S.798); GSE Reform (S.563, S.1217); Community banks: (H.R. 1603. H.R. 1693); derivatives: (H.R.992, H.R. 634, H.R. 1256); Flood insurance: (H.R.3547, S.1846) Federal Regulatory Activity OCC guidance on derivatives under Dodd-Frank; CFPB Ability to Repay Rule and Qualified Mortgage Rule; CFPB mortgage servicing final rules (TILA and RESPA); CFPB escrow final rule under Dodd-Frank; CFPB loan originator and mortgage servicing rules; Basel Committee Liquidity Standard; FDIC appraisal requirements under Dodd-Frank; Federal Reserve proposed rule on enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements for large foreign banks under Dodd-Frank; Federal banking agency revisions to Call Report rules; FEMA/ National Flood Insurance; OCC lending limits rule; SEC municipal advisor rule, GSE repurchases; Section 619, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Final Rule, Volcker Rule.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA)

H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to increasing credit union member business lending cap; S. 968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013 - same issue as above;H.R. 719 - Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - entire bill relating to supplemental capital ratios for credit unions; H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - entire bill eliminating requirement that financial institutions privacy notices be sent on annual basis and allow such notices to be sent only when privacy policy changes; S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - same issues as above; H.R. 2572 - Regulatory Relief for Credit Unions Act of 2013 - entire bill modernizing federal regulation of credit unions; H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 - entire bill relating to housing finance and government sponsored enterprise (GSE) reforms; H.R. 3468 - Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act - entire bill extending share insurance coverage to trust accounts held in the name of nonmembers; S. 1927 - Data Breach Security Act of 2014 - entire bill relating to security procedures and standards for entities maintaining personal data.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 688/S.968 - Credit union business lending. H.R. 719 - credit union supplemental capital. H.R. 749/S.635 - privacy notification. H.R. 1553/S.727 - Exam fairness. H.R. 1862/H.R. 3584/S.1806 - Privately Insured credit unions access to the Federal Home Loan Banks. S.1217 - Housing Finance Reform. H.R. 3240 - Regulation D Study Act. H.R. 3468 - Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts. s. 1927 - Data Security Act. S.1897 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act.

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

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

S.635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, all provisions; S.968, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R.688, Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 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 housing finance, Qualified Mortgages (QM), Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM), Qualified Commercial Real Estate (QCRE), and Basel III. Discussions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on mortgages, REOs, loan limits, short sales, dual agency, and FHA loan limits. Conversations with the Consumer Finance Protection Board (CFPB) on servicing mortgage financing, the 3% cap, Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM), and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). Conversations with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) about housing finance, mortgage servicing, and loan limits. Discussions with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) about Qualified Mortgages (QM), Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM), Qualified Commercial Real Estate (QCRE), and Basel III. Discussions with the Federal Reserve about Qualified Mortgages (QM), Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM), Qualified Commercial Real Estate (QCRE), and Basel III. 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) and Lease Accounting. Conversations with the White House National Economic Council regarding the economic value of homeownership.

Client expense: $12,620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of