Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015
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Introduced
February 12, 2015
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February 12, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublican(PA)
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015 Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to raise the examination threshold that brings an insured depository institution or insured credit union within its supervisory purview from assets of $10 billion or more to assets of $50 billion or more. Increases from assets of $10 billion or less to assets of $50 billion or less the size of an insured depository institution or insured credit union that is subject to the Act's reporting requirements.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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2016 · third_quarter · Banking
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 low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process 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 CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Examination Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator 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 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 relating to home-based credit unions 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 credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital 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 Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to FHFA proposed rules and FHLB eligibility for credit unions Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to the implementation of the remittances provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act Issues related to NCUAs proposal rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the CFPBs proposed regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to NCUAs Fixed Assets rule Issues related to NCUAs definition of small entity Issues related to NCUA's Proposed Rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Rule on the Definition of Fiduciary Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Overtime Eligibility rule Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to secure payments Issues related to credit union call report modernization H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 22, the FAST Act, Title LXXV, provisions related to privacy notice requirements; Title LXXXII, provisions related to the eligibility of privately insured credit unions to join a Federal Home Loan Bank; Title LXXXIX, provisions related to the designation of rural areas by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 299, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, all provision H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 957, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 989, the Capital Access for Small Businesses Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 1176, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, all provisions H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, all provision H.R. 1266, the Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1408, requiring a study of the capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets H.R. 1422, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1480, the SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1523, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act Discussion Draft, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1660, the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 1941, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act H.R. 2213, to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2473, the Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act H.R. 2769, the Risk-Based Capital Study Act, all provisions H.R. 2896, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act H.R. 3192, the Homebuyer Assistance Act, all provisions H.R. 4638, the Senior $afe Act, all provisions H.R. 4893, the Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act, all provisions H.R. 4997, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act, all provisions H.R. 5465, a bill to repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, all provisions H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act, all provisions S. 423, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act, all provisions S. 482, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, all provisions S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 871, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act S. 924, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act S. 961, the Data Security Act S. 1367, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions S. 1440, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act, Title I S. 2216, the Senior$afe Act, all provisions The Heck-Stivers Amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, related to the Department of Defenses MLA Database Discussion draft of the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act, all provisions
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR 185; HR 957; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1266; HR 1422; HR 1486; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1660; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2769;HR 2896; HR 3557; HR 3738; HR 3808; HR 3857; HR 4099; HR 4210; HR 4248; HR 4647; HR 4894; HR 4913; HR 4997; HR 5112; HR 5211; HR 5413; HR 5419; HR 5453; HR 5465; HR 5490; HR 5491; HR 5521; HR 5522; HR 5523; HR 5527; HR 5569; HR 5724; HR 5869; HR 5991; HR 6118; HR 6162; HR 6244; HR 6266; HR 6392; S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; S. 2038; S. 2216; S. 2315; S. 2663; S. 2722; S. 2760; S. 2790; S. 2995; 2.3083; S. 3153; S. 3196; S. 3215; S. 3219; S. 3321; data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
2016 · fourth_quarter · Banking
S, 812 CLEAR Act, Regulatory Relief Legislation, S. 482 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory (CLEAR) Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 1233), Mortgage Lending Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform, Data Security Legislation, Cybersecurity,
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Bankruptcy
Legislative and Regulatory issues related to FHA; Flood Insurance Reform and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015 (S. 482, H.R. 4099); the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 1484); and the Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 5983).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Banking
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 low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process 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 CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Examination Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator 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 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 relating to home-based credit unions 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 credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital 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 Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to FHFA proposed rules and FHLB eligibility for credit unions Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to the implementation of the remittances provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act Issues related to NCUAs proposal rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the CFPBs proposed regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to NCUAs Fixed Assets rule Issues related to NCUAs definition of small entity Issues related to NCUA's Proposed Rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Rule on the Definition of Fiduciary Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Overtime Eligibility rule Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to secure payments Issues related to credit union call report modernization H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 22, the FAST Act, Title LXXV, provisions related to privacy notice requirements; Title LXXXII, provisions related to the eligibility of privately insured credit unions to join a Federal Home Loan Bank; Title LXXXIX, provisions related to the designation of rural areas by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 299, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, all provision H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 957, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 989, the Capital Access for Small Businesses Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 1176, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, all provisions H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, all provision H.R. 1266, the Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1408, requiring a study of the capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets H.R. 1422, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1480, the SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1523, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act Discussion Draft, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1660, the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 1941, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act H.R. 2213, to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2473, the Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act H.R. 2769, the Risk-Based Capital Study Act, all provisions H.R. 2896, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act H.R. 3192, the Homebuyer Assistance Act, all provisions H.R. 4538, the Senior $afe Act, all provisions H.R. 4893, the Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act, all provisions H.R. 4997, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act, all provisions H.R. 5465, a bill to repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, all provisions H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act, all provisions S. 423, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act, all provisions S. 482, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, all provisions S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 871, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act S. 924, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act S. 961, the Data Security Act S. 1367, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions S. 1440, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act, Title I S. 2216, the Senior$afe Act, all provisions The Heck-Stivers Amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, related to the Department of Defenses MLA Database Discussion draft of the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act, all provisions
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending, including H.R. 1188 and S. 2028, The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2015. Support adoption of the National Credit Union Administration's proposed MBL rule and proposed Field of Membership rule. Advocate for stronger data security - particularly with regard to merchant plastic card data breaches. Support S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Support credit union access to supplemental capital, including H.R. 989. Support H.R. 1266 which would establish a five-person board for the CFPB. Support H.R. 957, The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection - Inspector General Reform Act of 2015. Support H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act regarding TRID. Support S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. Support raising the CFPB examintion threshold under S. 482. Support a best interest fiduciary standard for retirement advice and products as proposed by the Department of Labor that is effectively and efficiently workable in the market. Support H.R. 1090 regarding DOL proposed rule. Support insurance and credit union reform provisions in the Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 5983.
Client expense: $128,942 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Banking
S, 812 CLEAR Act, Regulatory Relief Legislation, S. 482 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory (CLEAR) Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 1233), Mortgage Lending Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform, Data Security Legislation, Cybersecurity,
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR185; HR 766; HR 957; HR 1133; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1266; HR 1422; HR 1486; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1660; HR 1661; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2642; HR 2769;HR 2896; HR 3557; HR 3738; HR 3808; HR 3857; HR 4099; HR 4210; HR 4248; HR 4500; HR 4538; HR 4647; HR 4894; HR 4913; HR 4997; HR 5112; HR 5211; HR 5413; HR 5419; HR 5453; HR 5465; HR 5490; HR 5491; HR 5521; HR 5522; HR 5523; HR 5527; HR 5569; HR 5724; HR 5869; HR 5991; HR 6118; HR 6162; HR 6244; HR 6266; S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; S. 2038; S. 2216; S. 2315; S. 2663; S. 2722; S. 2760; S. 2790; S. 2995; 2.3083; S. 3153; S. 3196; S. 3215; S. 3219; S. 3321; data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending, including H.R. 1188 and S. 2028, The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2015. Support adoption of the National Credit Union Administration's proposed MBL rule and proposed Field of Membership rule. Advocate for stronger data security - particularly with regard to merchant plastic card data breaches. Support S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Support credit union access to supplemental capital, including H.R. 989. Support H.R. 1266 which would establish a five-person board for the CFPB. Support H.R. 957, The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection - Inspector General Reform Act of 2015. Support H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act regarding TRID. Support S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. Support raising the CFPB examintion threshold under S. 482. Support a best interest fiduciary standard for retirement advice and products as proposed by the Department of Labor that is effectively and efficiently workable in the market. Support H.R. 1090 regarding DOL proposed rule. Support insurance and credit union reform provisions in the Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 5983.
Client expense: $113,823 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Banking
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 low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process 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 CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Examination Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator 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 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 relating to home-based credit unions 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 credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital 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 Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to FHFA proposed rules and FHLB eligibility for credit unions Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to the implementation of the remittances provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act Issues related to NCUAs proposal rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the CFPBs proposed regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to NCUAs Fixed Assets rule Issues related to NCUAs definition of small entity Issues related to NCUA's Proposed Rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Rule on the Definition of Fiduciary Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Overtime Eligibility rule Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to secure payments Issues related to credit union call report modernization H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 22, the FAST Act, Title LXXV, provisions related to privacy notice requirements; Title LXXXII, provisions related to the eligibility of privately insured credit unions to join a Federal Home Loan Bank; Title LXXXIX, provisions related to the designation of rural areas by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 299, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, all provision H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 957, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 989, the Capital Access for Small Businesses Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 1176, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, all provisions H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, all provision H.R. 1266, the Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1408, requiring a study of the capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets H.R. 1422, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1480, the SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1523, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act Discussion Draft, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1660, the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 1941, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act H.R. 2213, to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2473, the Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act H.R. 2769, the Risk-Based Capital Study Act, all provisions H.R. 2896, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act H.R. 3192, the Homebuyer Assistance Act, all provisions H.R. 4638, the Senior $afe Act, all provisions H.R. 4893, the Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act, all provisions H.R. 4997, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act, all provisions H.R. 5465, a bill to repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, all provisions H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act, all provisions S. 423, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act, all provisions S. 482, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, all provisions S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 871, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act S. 924, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act S. 961, the Data Security Act S. 1367, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions S. 1440, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act, Title I S. 2216, the Senior$afe Act, all provisions The Heck-Stivers Amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, related to the Department of Defenses MLA Database Discussion draft of the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act, all provisions
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Bankruptcy
Legislative and Regulatory issues related to FHA; Flood Insurance Reform and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015 (S. 482, H.R. 4099); the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 1484); and the Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 5983).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Banking
S, 812 CLEAR Act, Regulatory Relief Legislation, S. 482 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory (CLEAR) Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 1233), Mortgage Lending Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform, Data Security Legislation, Cybersecurity,
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR185; HR 766; HR 957; HR 989; HR 1133; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1266; HR 1422; HR 1486; HR 1491; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1660; HR 1661; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2477; HR 2642; HR 2769;HR 2896; HR 3557; HR 3738; HR 3808; HR 3857; HR 4099; HR 4166; HR 4210; HR 4248; HR 4347; HR 4500; HR 4538; HR 4620; HR 4647; HR 4781; HR 4894; HR 4913; HR 4997; HR 5112; HR 5211; HR 5413; HR 5419; HR 5453; HR 5465; HR 5490; HR 5491; HR 5521; HR 5522; HR 5523; HR 5527; HR 5569; S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; S. 2028; S. 2038; S. 2216; S. 2315; S.2663; S 2722; data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1188 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 1334 Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1486 The Taking Account of Bureaucrat's Spending Act H.R. 1523 Community Bank Access to Capital Act H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act H.R. 1660 The Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1661 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act H.R. 1766 Right to Lend Act of 2015 H.R. 2205 Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 2896 Tailor Act of 2015 H.R. 2987 Community Bank Capital Clarification Act H.R. 3705 Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2015 H.R. 3791 A bill to increase Small Bank Holding Policy Statement threshold from $1B to $5B in assets H.R. 4099 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act H.R. 4116 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that reciprocal deposits are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker H.R. 4500 The Community Bank Reporting Relief Act H.R. 4950 Small Financial Institution Advisory Committees Act of 2016 H.R. 4993 Homeowner Information Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4997 The Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act H.R. 5027 To amend the Federal Reserve Act to adjust the circumstances under which Federal reserve bank stock is callable, and for other purposes. H.R. 5076 Main Street Parity Act H.R. 5465 To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017 S. 482 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act S. 774 Financial Institutions and Exam Fairness Reform S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act S. 927 CLEAR Relief Plus Act S. 961 Data Security Act of 2015 S. 970 18-Month Exam Cycle S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act S. 1816 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 2471 401 (Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2016 S. 2722 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act - all provisions S. 2790 Financial Institutions Customer Protection Act S. 2943 National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 S. 2992 Small Business Lending Oversight Act S. 3067 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017 Call Report Streamlining Capital Access for Community Banks Capital Rules--Basel III CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Reforms/Governance CFPB Small Business Data Collection CFPB Small Dollar/Payday Lending Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint EMV Chip Migration Escrow Mortgage Requirements FASB Accounting Rules for Loan Loss Reserves Faster Payments FDIC Small Bank Assessments Federal Reserve Reform Flood Insurance Reform Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Interchange Military Bank Leases Military Lending Act Rules Mortgage Lending Reform Mutual Banks Nomination of Amias Gerety as Treasury Asst Sec for Financial Institutions Nominations of Allan Landon and Kathryn Dominguez to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Online/Marketplace Lending Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Regulatory Burden for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Repeal of Durbin Amendment SBA 7(a) Lending Limit Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures Implementation Too Big To Fail Virtual Currency
Client expense: $1,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Banking
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 low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process 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 CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Examination Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator 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 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 relating to home-based credit unions 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 credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital 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 Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to FHFA proposed rules and FHLB eligibility for credit unions Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to the implementation of the remittances provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act Issues related to NCUAs proposal rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the CFPBs proposed regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to NCUAs Fixed Assets rule Issues related to NCUAs definition of small entity Issues related to NCUA's Proposed Rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Rule on the Definition of Fiduciary Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Overtime Eligibility rule Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to secure payments Issues related to credit union call report modernization H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 22, the FAST Act, Title LXXV, provisions related to privacy notice requirements; Title LXXXII, provisions related to the eligibility of privately insured credit unions to join a Federal Home Loan Bank; Title LXXXIX, provisions related to the designation of rural areas by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 299, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, all provision H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 957, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 989, the Capital Access for Small Businesses Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 1176, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, all provisions H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, all provision H.R. 1266, the Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1408, requiring a study of the capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets H.R. 1422, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1480, the SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1523, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act Discussion Draft, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1660, the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 1941, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act H.R. 2213, to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2473, the Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act H.R. 2769, the Risk-Based Capital Study Act, all provisions H.R. 2896, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act H.R. 3192, the Homebuyer Assistance Act, all provisions H.R. 4893, the Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act, all provisions H.R. 5465, a bill to repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, all provisions S. 423, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act, all provisions S. 482, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, all provisions S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 871, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act S. 924, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act S. 961, the Data Security Act S. 1367, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions S. 1440, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act, Title I S. 2216, the Senior$afe Act, all provisions The Heck-Stivers Amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, related to the Department of Defenses MLA Database Discussion draft of the Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs (CHOICE) Act, all provisions
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · second_quarter · Bankruptcy
Legislative and Regulatory issues related to FHA; Flood Insurance Reform and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015 (S. 482, H.R. 4099); and the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 1484).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending, including H.R. 1188 and S. 2028, The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2015. Support adoption of the National Credit Union Administration's proposed MBL rule and proposed Field of Membership rule. Advocate for stronger data security - particularly with regard to merchant plastic card data breaches. Support S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Support credit union access to supplemental capital, including H.R. 989. Support H.R. 1266 which would establish a five-person board for the CFPB. Support H.R. 957, The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection - Inspector General Reform Act of 2015. Support H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act regarding TRID. Support S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. Support raising the CFPB examintion threshold under S. 482. Support a best interest fiduciary standard for retirement advice and products as proposed by the Department of Labor that is effectively and efficiently workable in the market. Support H.R. 1090 regarding DOL proposed rule.
Client expense: $114,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR185; HR 299; HR 601; HR 685; HR 766; HR 957; HR 989; HR 1133; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1195; HR 1233; HR 1266; HR 1422; HR 1486; HR 1491; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1659; HR 1660; HR 1661; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2477; HR 2642; HR 2769;HR 2896; HR 3192; HR 3557; HR 3700; HR 3738; HR 3808; HR 3857; HR 4099; HR 4166; HR 4210; HR 4248; S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; S. 2006; S. 2028; S. 2038; S. 2216; S. 2315; S. 2497; S. 2716 data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Banking
S, 812 CLEAR Act, Regulatory Relief Legislation, S. 482 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory (CLEAR) Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 1233), Mortgage Lending Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform, Data Security Legislation, Cybersecurity, Community Bank Access to Capital, House and Senate Transportation Reauthorization Bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Bankruptcy
Legislative and Regulatory issues related to FHA; Flood Insurance Reform and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015 (S. 482, H.R. 4099); and the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 1484).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act H.R. 957 The CFPB -IG Act H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1188 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 1334 Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1408 The Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act H.R. 1422 CU Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1523 Community Bank Access to Capital Act H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act H.R. 1660 The Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1661 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act H.R. 1766 Right to Lend Act of 2015 H.R. 1941 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 2205 Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 2213 TRID Safe Harbor Protection H.R. 2896 Tailor Act of 2015 H.R. 2987 Community Bank Capital Clarification Act H.R. 3705 Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2015 H.R. 3791 A bill to increase Small Bank Holding Policy Statement threshold from $1B to $5B in assets H.R. 4099 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act H.R. 4116 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that reciprocal deposits are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker H.R. 4500 The Community Bank Reporting Relief Act S. 482 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act S. 774 Financial Institutions and Exam Fairness Reform S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act S.961 Data Security Act of 2015 S. 927 CLEAR Relief Plus Act S. 970 18-Month Exam Cycle S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act S. 1711 TRID Safe Harbor Protection S. 1816 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 2471 401 (Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2016 S. 2722 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act - all provisions Call Report Streamlining Capital Access for Community Banks Capital Rules--Basel III Capital Rules--Treatment of Equity Investment Securities CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Reforms/Governance CFPB Small Business Data Collection CFPB Small Dollar/Payday Lending Credit Union Business Lending Powers Credit Union Field of Membership Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint EMV Chip Migration Escrow Mortgage Requirements FASB Accounting Rules for Loan Loss Reserves Faster Payments FDIC Small Bank Assessments Federal Reserve Reform Flood Insurance Reform Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Innovation Initiative (FinTech) Interchange Military Bank Leases Military Lending Act Rules Mortgage Lending Reform Mutual Banks NCUA Proposed Rule to Extend Member Business Lending, Commercial Lending, Part 72B Nomination of Amias Gerety as Treasury Asst Sec for Financial Institutions Nominations of Allan Landon and Kathryn Dominguez to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Online/Marketplace Lending Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions and Lending Act Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Regulatory Burden for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Repeal of Durbin Amendment SBA 7(a) Lending Limit Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures Implementation Too Big To Fail Virtual Currency
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Banking
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 low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process 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 CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Examination Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator 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 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 relating to home-based credit unions 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 credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital 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 Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to FHFA proposed rules and FHLB eligibility for credit unions Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to the implementation of the remittances provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act Issues related to NCUAs proposal rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the CFPBs proposed regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to NCUAs Fixed Assets rule Issues related to NCUAs definition of small entity Issues related to NCUA's Proposed Rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Rule on the Definition of Fiduciary Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Overtime Eligibility rule Issues related to credit union conversions Issues related to the CFPB's proposal on arbitration Issues related to secure payments H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 22, the FAST Act, Title LXXV, provisions related to privacy notice requirements; Title LXXXII, provisions related to the eligibility of privately insured credit unions to join a Federal Home Loan Bank; Title LXXXIX, provisions related to the designation of rural areas by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 299, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, all provision H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 957, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 989, the Capital Access for Small Businesses Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 1176, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, all provisions H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, all provision H.R. 1266, the Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1408, requiring a study of the capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets H.R. 1422, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1480, the SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1523, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act Discussion Draft, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1660, the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 1941, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act H.R. 2213, to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2473, the Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act H.R. 2769, the Risk-Based Capital Study Act, all provisions H.R. 2896, the TAILOR Act H.R. 3192, the Homebuyer Assistance Act, all provisions H.R. 4893, the Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act, all provisions S. 423, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act, all provisions S. 482, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, all provisions S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 871, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act S. 924, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act S. 961, the Data Security Act S. 1367, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions S. 1440, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act, Title I S. 2216, the Senior$afe Act, all provisions The Heck-Stivers Amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, related to the Department of Defenses MLA Database
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending, including H.R. 1188 and S. 2028, The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2015. Support adoption of the National Credit Union Administration's proposed MBL rule and proposed Field of Membership rule. Advocate for stronger data security - particularly with regard to merchant plastic card data breaches. Support S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Support credit union access to supplemental capital, including H.R. 989. Support H.R. 1266 which would establish a five-person board for the CFPB. Support H.R. 957, The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection - Inspector General Reform Act of 2015. Support H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act regarding TRID. Support S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. Support raising the CFPB examintion threshold under S. 482. Support a best interest fiduciary standard for retirement advice and products as proposed by the Department of Labor that is effectively and efficiently workable in the market. Support H.R. 1090 regarding DOL proposed rule.
Client expense: $122,513 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2015 · fourth_quarter · Banking
S, 812 CLEAR Act, Regulatory Relief Legislation, S. 482 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory (CLEAR) Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 1233), Mortgage Lending Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform, Data Security Legislation, Cybersecurity, Community Bank Access to Capital, House and Senate Transportation Reauthorization Bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR185; HR 299; HR 601; HR 685; HR 957; HR 989; HR 1090 HR 1133; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1195; HR 1233; HR 1266; HR 1408; HR 1422; HR 1480; HR 1491; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1659; HR 1660; HR 1661; HR 1737; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2205; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2477; HR 2642; HR 2769; HR 3192; HR 3340; HR 3557; HR 3700; HR 3738; HR 3808; HR 3857; HR 4099; HR 4166; HR 4210; S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; S. 2006; S. 2028; S. 2038; S. 2315 data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R. 22 Developing a Reliable and Innovating Vision for the Economy -Section 52203 (Fed dividend pay for) H.R. 601 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act H.R. 888 Subsidy Reserve Act H.R. 957 The CFPB -IG Act H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1188 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 1259 The HELP Rural Communities Act H.R. 1266 The Financial Products Safety Commission Act H.R. 1334 Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1408 The Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act H.R. 1422 CU Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1523 Community Bank Access to Capital Act H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act H.R. 1660 The Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1661 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act H.R. 1737 The Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1766 Right to Lend Act of 2015 H.R. 1941 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 2205 Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 2213 TRID Safe Harbor Protection H.R. 2209 To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes. H.R. 2896 Tailor Act of 2015 H.R. 2995 FY 2016 Financial Services Approps Bill - Opposed Amendment to Offer HR 1188 Bill H.R. 2987 Community Bank Capital Clarification Act H.R. 3038 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (section 2003) H.R. 3048 Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 3236 Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (Highway Trust Fund Act) H.R. 3705 Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2015 H.R. 3791 A bill to increase Small Bank Holding Policy Statement threshold from $1B to $5B in assets H.R. 3808 To require the withdrawal and study of the Federal Housing Finance Agencys proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership H.R. 4116 To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker S. 423 Privacy Notice Modernization Act S. 482 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 774 Financial Institutions and Exam Fairness Reform S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act S. 871 HELP Rural Communities Act S.961 Data Security Act of 2015 S. 927 CLEAR Relief Plus Act S. 970 18-Month Exam Cycle S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act S. 1647 Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act - Fed Reserve Dividend S. 1711 TRID Safe Harbor Protection S. 1816 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 1974 The Relationship Lending Preservation Act Appraisal Exemption Basel III/Capital Access Call Report Burden CFPB Data Collection CFPB Overdraft CFPB Reforms/Governance CFPB Small Business Data Collection CFPB Small Dollar/Payday Lending Congressional Payments Technology Caucus Credit Union Business Lending Powers Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint Escrow Mortgage Requirements FASB Accounting Rules for Loan Loss Reserves Faster Payments FDIC Small Bank Assessments Federal Reserve Reform Federal Home Loan Bank Membership Rules Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations House Payments Innovation Caucus Housing Finance Reform Military Lending Act Rules Mortgage Lending Reform Mutual Banks NCUA Proposed Rule to Extend Member Business Lending, Commercial Lending, Part 72B Online/Marketplace Lending Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Reduction in Dividend Rate on Federal Reserve Stock Regulatory Burden for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks SBA 7(a) Lending Limit Senate Payments Innovation Caucus Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures Implementation Too Big To Fail Virtual Currency
Client expense: $1,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Banking
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 low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process 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 CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Examination Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator 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 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 relating to home-based credit unions 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 credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital 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 Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to FHFA proposed rules and FHLB eligibility for credit unions Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to the implementation of the remittances provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act Issues related to NCUAs proposal rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the CFPBs proposed regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to NCUAs Fixed Assets rule Issues related to NCUAs definition of small entity Issues related to NCUA's Proposed Rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Rule on the Definition of Fiduciary Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the Bank Secrecy Act and Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Overtime Eligibility rule H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 22, the FAST Act, Title LXXV, provisions related to privacy notice requirements; Title LXXXII, provisions related to the eligibility of privately insured credit unions to join a Federal Home Loan Bank; Title LXXXIX, provisions related to the designation of rural areas by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 299, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, all provision H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 957, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 989, the Capital Access for Small Businesses Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 1176, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, all provisions H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, all provision H.R. 1266, the Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1408, requiring a study of the capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets H.R. 1422, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1480, the SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1523, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act Discussion Draft, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1660, the Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 1941, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act H.R. 2213, to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2473, the Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act H.R. 2769, the Risk-Based Capital Study Act, all provisions H.R. 2896, the TAILOR Act H.R. 3192, the Homebuyer Assistance Act, all provisions S. 423, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act, all provisions S. 482, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, all provisions S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 871, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act S. 924, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act S. 961, the Data Security Act S. 1367, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions S. 1440, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act, Title I The Heck-Stivers Amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, related to the Department of Defenses MLA Database
Client expense: $1,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2015 · fourth_quarter · Bankruptcy
Legislative and Regulatory issues related to FHA; Flood Insurance Reform and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015 (S. 482); and the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 1484). Increase thresholds in Sec. 1025 and Sec. 1026 of the Dodd-Frank Act for direct CFPB examination of insured institutions from $10 billion to $50 billion.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending, including H.R. 1188 and S. 2028, The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2015. Support adoption of the National Credit Union Administration's proposed MBL rule. Advocate for stronger data security - particularly with regard to merchant plastic card data breaches. Support S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Support credit union access to supplemental capital, including H.R. 989. Support H.R. 1266 which would establish a five-person board for the CFPB. Support H.R. 957, The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection - Inspector General Reform Act of 2015. Support H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act regarding TRID. Support the Privacy Notice Moderaization Act, S. 423. Support S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. Support raising the CFPB examintion threshold under S. 482. Support H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015. Support a best interest fiduciary standard for retirement advice and products as proposed by the Department of Labor that is effectively and efficiently workable in the market. Support H.R. 1090 regarding DOL proposed rule.
Client expense: $119,921 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2015 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR185; HR 299; HR 601; HR 685; HR 957; HR 989; HR 1090 HR 1133; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1195; HR 1233; HR 1266; HR 1408; HR 1422; HR 1480; HR 1491; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1659; HR 1660; HR 1661; HR 1737; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2205; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2477; HR 2642; HR 2769; HR 3192 S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; S. 2006; S. 2028 data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Banking
S, 812 CLEAR Act, Regulatory Relief Legislation, S. 482 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory (CLEAR) Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 1233), Mortgage Lending Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform, Data Security Legislation, Cybersecurity, Community Bank Access to Capital, House and Senate Transportation Reauthorization Bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) request for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to conduct a national web-based survey relative to overdraft protection services; CFPB consumer complaint narrative database; CFPB and the student loan servicing market; CFPB integration of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) disclosures; U.S. Department of Education rule making on student accounts in receipt of Title IV Higher Education Act program funds; Department of Labors proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act for certain full-time salaried works to be eligible for overtime protections; Federal Communication Commission clarification for free end user calls made by financial institutions; Federal Communication Commission clarification regarding clarifications to the interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; Federal Housing Finance Agencys calculation to the Housing Price Index; Federal Reserve Boards proposed enhancements to the Federal Reserve Banks Automated Cleaning House Service; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on its proposed revisions to the HUD Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed rule to the Federal Housing Administrations single-family procedures for filing and calculating claims under the insurance program; National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) request for comment on the review of its regulations pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996; Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Cybersecurity Assessment Tool; NCUA proposed rulemaking on a federal insured credit unions member business lending; NCUAs exam scheduling policy; NCUAs request for comment on the collection of information related to the final interagency policy statement on diversity policies and practices; NCUAs 2015 Regulatory Review; NCUAs mid-year budget review; NCUAs rules and regulations governing share insurance coverage; NCUAs risk-based capital proposal; Retention of the credit union tax exemption; Cyber security; Data security;S. 754: Cyber Security Information Sharing Act; NAFCUs Five Point Plan for Regulatory Relief (capital reforms for credit unions; field of membership improvements for credit unions; reduced consumer financial protection bureaus on credit unions; operational improvements for credit unions; 21st century data security standards); Regulatory relief for credit unions; H.R. 3038: Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2015; Funding for the Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2015; Additional mortgage reporting requirements for lenders to the Internal Revenue Service; NCUA budget transparency; NCUA third party vendor authority; Small Business Administration SBA 7(a) business loan program; H.R. 2499: Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015; FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 427: Regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015; NAFCUs Top Ten Regulations for Eliminate of Amend (improve process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; provide more meaningful exemptions for small institutions; expand credit union investment authority; allowing more transfers per month from savings accounts per Federal Reserve Regulation D; flexibility for credit unions making member business loans; update requirement to disclose account numbers to protect privacy of members; update advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; seek improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility; obtain flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; update simplify and make improvements to regulations governing check processing funds); S.A. 2607 to Senate cybersecurity legislation that would allow NCUA to regulate and examine service providers to credit unions; Agency use of regulatory guidance; Overdraft services; Changes to requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; H.R. 957: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act; Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Credit risk-guarantee fees; Military Lending Act; H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016; Cost-benefit analysis at federal regulatory agencies; Regulatory coordination; Regulations related to remittance transfers; Legal opinion letters at the CFPB; H.R. 9: Innovation Act; H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015; H.R. 601: Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act; H.R. 650: Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015/ Points and Fees;H.R. 766: Financial Institution Customer Protection Act/ Ending Operation Choke Point; H.R. 989: Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act/ Supplemental Capital; H.R. 1133: To exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan under the Federal Credit Union Act; H.R. 1176: NCUA Budget Transparency Act/ GAO Study of NCUA budgeting practices; H.R. 1188: Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act/ Lifting MBL cap; H.R. 1195: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act; H.R. 1210: Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act; H.R. 1233: CLEARR Act of 2015; H.R. 1259: Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act;H.R. 1261: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act/ Subjects CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; H.R. 1262: Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; H.R. 1263: Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act/ Changes veto authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council; H.R. 1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act/ Making credit union advisory council meetings public; H.R. 1266: Financial Product Safety Commission Act/ Replacing CFPB Director with Commission; H.R. 1309: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015; H.R. 1408: Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act; H.R. 1422: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; H.R. 1529: Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015; H.R. 1941: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; H.R. 2205: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; H.R. 2213: To provide for a safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for TILA/RESPA; H.R. 2287: To require public hearings on NCUAs budget; H.R. 2769: Risk-Based Capital Study Act; H.R. 3048: Community Financial Institution Exemption Act; H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act; S. 423: Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015; S. 482: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015; S. 774: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 812: CLEAR Relief Act of 2015; S. 871: HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015/ CFPB Rural Definition; S. 881: Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act of 2015; S. 924: To require public hearings on NCUA's budget; S. 961: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; S. 1137: PATENT Act; S. 1440: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; S. 1484: Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; S. 2028: A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; S. 1711: to provide a temporary safe harbor from enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under TILA-RESPA; FHFA membership access proposal; H.R. 2473: Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act of 2015; H.R. 2896 TAILOR Act of 2015.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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
2015 · third_quarter · Banking
Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) request for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to conduct a national web-based survey relative to overdraft protection services; CFPB consumer complaint narrative database; CFPB and the student loan servicing market; CFPB integration of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) disclosures; U.S. Department of Education rule making on student accounts in receipt of Title IV Higher Education Act program funds; Department of Labors proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act for certain full-time salaried works to be eligible for overtime protections; Federal Communication Commission clarification for free end user calls made by financial institutions; Federal Communication Commission clarification regarding clarifications to the interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; Federal Housing Finance Agencys calculation to the Housing Price Index; Federal Reserve Boards proposed enhancements to the Federal Reserve Banks Automated Cleaning House Service; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on its proposed revisions to the HUD Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed rule to the Federal Housing Administrations single-family procedures for filing and calculating claims under the insurance program; National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) request for comment on the review of its regulations pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996; Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Cybersecurity Assessment Tool; NCUA proposed rulemaking on a federal insured credit unions member business lending; NCUAs exam scheduling policy; NCUAs request for comment on the collection of information related to the final interagency policy statement on diversity policies and practices; NCUAs 2015 Regulatory Review; NCUAs mid-year budget review; NCUAs rules and regulations governing share insurance coverage; NCUAs risk-based capital proposal; Retention of the credit union tax exemption; Cyber security; Data security;S. 754: Cyber Security Information Sharing Act; NAFCUs Five Point Plan for Regulatory Relief (capital reforms for credit unions; field of membership improvements for credit unions; reduced consumer financial protection bureaus on credit unions; operational improvements for credit unions; 21st century data security standards); Regulatory relief for credit unions; H.R. 3038: Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2015; Funding for the Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2015; Additional mortgage reporting requirements for lenders to the Internal Revenue Service; NCUA budget transparency; NCUA third party vendor authority; Small Business Administration SBA 7(a) business loan program; H.R. 2499: Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015; FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 427: Regulations for the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015; NAFCUs Top Ten Regulations for Eliminate of Amend (improve process for credit unions seeking changes to their field of membership; provide more meaningful exemptions for small institutions; expand credit union investment authority; allowing more transfers per month from savings accounts per Federal Reserve Regulation D; flexibility for credit unions making member business loans; update requirement to disclose account numbers to protect privacy of members; update advertising requirements for loan products and share accounts; seek improvements to the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility; obtain flexibility for federal credit unions to determine their choice of law; update simplify and make improvements to regulations governing check processing funds); S.A. 2607 to Senate cybersecurity legislation that would allow NCUA to regulate and examine service providers to credit unions; Agency use of regulatory guidance; Overdraft services; Changes to requirements under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; H.R. 957: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act; Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Credit risk-guarantee fees; Military Lending Act; H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016; Cost-benefit analysis at federal regulatory agencies; Regulatory coordination; Regulations related to remittance transfers; Legal opinion letters at the CFPB; H.R. 9: Innovation Act; H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015; H.R. 601: Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act; H.R. 650: Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015/ Points and Fees;H.R. 766: Financial Institution Customer Protection Act/ Ending Operation Choke Point; H.R. 989: Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act/ Supplemental Capital; H.R. 1133: To exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan under the Federal Credit Union Act; H.R. 1176: NCUA Budget Transparency Act/ GAO Study of NCUA budgeting practices; H.R. 1188: Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act/ Lifting MBL cap; H.R. 1195: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act; H.R. 1210: Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act; H.R. 1233: CLEARR Act of 2015; H.R. 1259: Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act;H.R. 1261: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act/ Subjects CFPB to Congressional appropriations process; H.R. 1262: Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; H.R. 1263: Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act/ Changes veto authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council; H.R. 1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act/ Making credit union advisory council meetings public; H.R. 1266: Financial Product Safety Commission Act/ Replacing CFPB Director with Commission; H.R. 1309: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015; H.R. 1408: Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act; H.R. 1422: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; H.R. 1529: Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015; H.R. 1941: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; H.R. 2205: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; H.R. 2213: To provide for a safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for TILA/RESPA; H.R. 2287: To require public hearings on NCUAs budget; H.R. 2769: Risk-Based Capital Study Act; H.R. 3048: Community Financial Institution Exemption Act; H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act; S. 423: Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015; S. 482: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015; S. 774: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 812: CLEAR Relief Act of 2015; S. 871: HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015/ CFPB Rural Definition; S. 881: Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act of 2015; S. 924: To require public hearings on NCUA's budget; S. 961: Data Security Act of 2015/ Subjects retailers to robust federal safekeeping standard; S. 1137: PATENT Act; S. 1440: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act/ MBL 1-4 exemption; S. 1484: Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; S. 2028: A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; S. 1711: to provide a temporary safe harbor from enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under TILA-RESPA; FHFA membership access proposal; H.R. 2473: Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act of 2015;H.R. 2896 TAILOR Act of 2015.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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
2015 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 22 Developing a Reliable and Innovating Vision for the Economy -Section 52203 (Fed dividend pay for) H.R. 601 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act H.R. 888 Subsidy Reserve Act H.R. 957 The CFPB -IG Act H.R. 1090 The Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1188 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 1259 The HELP Rural Communities Act H.R. 1266 The Financial Products Safety Commission Act H.R. 1334 Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1389 American Jobs and Community Revitalization Act H.R. 1408 The Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act H.R. 1422 CU Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1523 Community Bank Access to Capital Act H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act H.R. 1660 The Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1661 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act H.R. 1737 The Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1766 Right to Lend Act of 2015 H.R. 1941 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 1974 Relationship Lending Preservation Act H.R. 2205 Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 2213 TRID Safe Harbor Protection H.R. 2896 Tailor Act of 2015 H.R. 2995 FY 2016 Financial Services Approps Bill - Opposed Amendment to Offer HR 1188 Bill H.R. 2987 Community Bank Capital Clarification Act H.R. 3038 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (section 2003) H.R. 3048 Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R. 3192 Homebuyers Assistance Act H.R. 3236 Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (Highway Trust Fund Act) S. 423 Privacy Notice Modernization Act S. 482 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 774 Financial Institutions and Exam Fairness Reform S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act S. 871 HELP Rural Communities Act S. 881 A bill to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions, and for other purposes (EGRPRA) S.961 Data Security Act of 2015 S. 966 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act S. 927 CLEAR Relief Plus Act S. 970 18-Month Exam Cycle S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act S. 1647 Highway Transportation - Fed Reserve Dividend S. 1711 TRID Safe Harbor Protection S. 1816 Community Bank Access to Capital Act S. 1963 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 1974 The Relationship Lending Preservation Act Appraisal Exemption Basel III/Capital Access Call Report Burden CFPB Data Collection CFPB Reforms/Governance CFPB Small Business Data Collection CFPB Small Dollar/Payday Lending Congressional Payments Technology Caucus Credit Union Business Lending Powers Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint Escrow Mortgage Requirements Fair Lending/Disparate Impact FASB Accounting Rules for Loan Loss Reserves Faster Payments FDIC Small Bank Assessments Federal Reserve Reform Federal Home Loan Bank Membership Rules Flood Insurance Reform Implementation of Biggert-Waters Act Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Military Lending Act Rules Mortgage Escrow Requirements Mortgage Lending Reform Mutual Banks Nomination of Mr. Amias Gerety to serve as Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Online/Marketplace Lending Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Reduction in Dividend Rate on Federal Reserve Stock Regulatory Burden for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks SBA 7(a) Lending Limit Senate Payments Innovation Caucus Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Telephone Consumer Protection Act Exception Ruling TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures Implementation Too Big To Fail Virtual Currency
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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
2015 · third_quarter · Banking
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 low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process 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 CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Examination Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator 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 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 relating to home-based credit unions 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 credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital 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 Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to FHFA proposed rules and FHLB eligibility for credit unions Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to the implementation of the remittances provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act Issues related to NCUAs proposal rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the CFPBs proposed regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to NCUAs Fixed Assets rule Issues related to NCUAs definition of small entity Issues related to NCUA's Proposed Rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to the Department of Labor's Proposed Rule on the Definition of Fiduciary H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 299, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, all provision H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 957, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Inspector General Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 989, the Capital Access for Small Businesses Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 1176, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, all provisions H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, all provision H.R. 1266, the Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1408, requiring a study of the capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets H.R. 1422, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1480, the SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1523, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act Discussion Draft, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act H.R. 2213, to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2473, the Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act H.R. 2769, the Risk-Based Capital Study Act, all provisions H.R. 2896, the TAILOR Act H.R. 3192, the Homebuyer Assistance Act, all provisions S. 423, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act, all provisions S. 482, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, all provisions S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 871, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act S. 924, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act S. 961, the Data Security Act S. 1367, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions S. 1440, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act, Title I The Heck-Stivers Amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, related to the Department of Defenses MLA Database
Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2015 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending, including H.R. 1188 and S. 2028, The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2015. Support adoption of the National Credit Union Administration's proposed MBL rule. Advocate for stronger data security - particularly with regard to merchant plastic card data breaches. Support S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Support credit union access to supplemental capital, including H.R. 989. Support H.R. 1266 which would establish a five-person board for the CFPB. Support H.R. 957, The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection - Inspector General Reform Act of 2015. Support H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act regarding TRID. Support the Privacy Notice Moderaization Act, S. 423. Support S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. Support raising the CFPB examintion threshold under S. 482. Support H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015. Support a best interest fiduciary standard for retirement advice and products as proposed by the Department of Labor that is effectively and efficiently workable in the market.
Client expense: $139,878 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2015 · second_quarter · Banking
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 low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process 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 CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Examination Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator 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 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 relating to home-based credit unions 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 credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital 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 Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to FHFA proposed rules and FHLB eligibility for credit unions Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to the implementation of the remittances provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act Issues related to NCUAs proposal rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the CFPBs proposed regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to NCUAs Fixed Assets rule Issues related to NCUAs definition of small entity H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 299, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 989, the Capital Access for Small Businesses Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1176, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, all provisions H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, all provision H.R. 1266, the Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1408, requiring a study of the capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets H.R. 1422, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1480, the SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1523, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act Discussion Draft, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act H.R. 2213, to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2473, the Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act H.R. 2896, the TAILOR Act S. 423, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act, all provisions S. 482, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, all provisions S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 871, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act S. 924, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act S. 961, the Data Security Act S. 1367, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions S. 1440, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act, Title I The Heck-Stivers Amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, related to the Department of Defenses MLA Database
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2015 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 601 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act H.R. 888 Subsidy Reserve Act H.R. 1113 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1188 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act H.R. 1195 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1233 CLEAR Relief Act H.R. 1259 The HELP Rural Communities Act H.R. 1266 The Financial Products Safety Commission Act H.R. 1334 Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1389 American Jobs and Community Revitalization Act H.R. 1408 The Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act H.R. 1422 CU Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1523 Community Bank Access to Capital Act H.R. 1529 The Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act H.R. 1553 Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act H.R. 1560 Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1660 The Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act H.R. 1661 Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act H.R. 1731 National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act H.R. 1766 Right to Lend Act of 2015 H.R. 1941 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205 Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 2213 TRID Safe Harbor Protection H.R. 2896 Tailor Act of 2015 H.R. 2995 FY 2016 Financial Services Approps Bill - Opposed Amendment to Offer HR 1188 Bill S. 423 Privacy Notice Modernization Act S. 482 CFPB Exam and Reporting Threshold Act S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 774 Financial Institutions and Exam Fairness Reform S. 812 The CLEAR Relief Act S. 871 HELP Rural Communities Act S. 881 A bill to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions, and for other purposes (EGRPRA) S.961 Data Security Act of 2015 S. 927 CLEAR Relief Plus Act S. 970 18-Month Exam Cycle S. 1206 TBTF Reform S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act Access to Capital for Community Banks Appraisal Exemption Basel III/Capital Access Call Report Burden CFPB Data Collection CFPB Mortgage Rate Tool CFPB Reforms/Governance CFTC Reauthorization Amendments Congressional Payments Technology Caucus Credit Union Business Lending Powers Cybersecurity - Information Sharing Data Security and Breaches De Novo Bank Applications Department of Justice Operation Chokepoint Escrow Mortgage Requirements Fair Lending/Disparate Impact FASB Accounting Rules for Loan Loss Reserves Faster Payments Federal Reserve Reform Federal Home Loan Bank Membership Rules Flood Insurance Reform Implementation of Bigger-Waters Act Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulations Housing Finance Reform Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises Job Act Thrift Fix Military Lending Act Rules Mortgage Escrow Requirements Mortgage Lending Reform Mortgage Servicing Standards Mutual Banks National Flood Insurance Program Overdraft Protection Services Qualified Mortgages, Ability to Repay Rules Regulatory Burden for Community Banks Regulatory and Tax Relief for Community Banks Senate Payments Innovation Caucus Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement TILA/RESPA Implementation Too Big To Fail Virtual Currency Waivers for Banks Pleading Guilty to Criminal Conduct
Client expense: $1,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Work to keep insurance regulated by the states and not by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Support legislation that would reduce regulatory burden on credit unions. Support passage of legislation to address credit union member business lending, including H.R. 1188. Advocate for stronger data security - particularly with regard to merchant plastic card data breaches. Support credit union access to supplemental capital, including H.R. 989. Support H.R. 1266 which would establish a five-person board for the CFPB. Support the Privacy Notice Moderaization Act, S. 423. Support raising the CFPB examintion threshold under S. 482. Support a best interest fiduciary standard for retirement advice and products as proposed by the Department of Labor that is effectively and efficiently workable in the market.
Client expense: $218,437 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2015 · second_quarter · Banking
S.482, Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Banking
Bills in the Senate: S. 86 The Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2015 S.96 A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection maintains on them, and for other purposes. S. 372 A bill to ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators, and for other purposes S. 383 A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions S. 423 A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice requirement. S. 445 A bill to increase students and borrowers access to student loan information within the National Student Loan Data System. S. 477 A bill to terminate Operation Choke Point. S. 482 A bill to increase from $10,000,000,000 to $50,000,000,000 the threshold figure at which regulated depository institutions are subject to direct examination and reporting requirements of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. S. 495 A bill to revoke the charters for the Federal National Mortgage Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation upon resolution of their obligations, to create a new Mortgage Finance Agency for the securitization of single family and multifamily mortgages, and for other purposes. S. 510 A bill to require Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes S. 682 A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage s. 726 A bill to establish the prudential regulator of community and independent depository institutions as the conduit and arbiter of all Federal financial oversight, examination, and reporting. S. 729 A bill to revise federal bankruptcy law with respect to the exemption from the exception to discharge in bankruptcy for certain educational loans. S. 774 A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes. S. 812 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. 840 A bill to require certain protections for student loan borrowers, and for other purposes S. 383 A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions. S. Con. Res. 11 and All Amendments Attacking our System of Public Protections S. Con. Res.11, and any other restrictions on the Department of Justices Operation Choke Point or bank regulator efforts to prevent money laundering. House: H.R. 37 To make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to enhance the ability of small and emerging growth companies ot access capital through public and private markets, to reduce regulatory burdens, and for other purposes. H.R. 50, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 HR 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 HR 299 Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015 H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2015 H.R. 712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 HR 1090, the Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1155 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266 the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 HR 1309 the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015. H.R. 1408, the Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015 H.R. 1480, the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act; H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1565, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015 Under Discussion: A bill to provide consumer protections for overdraft fees A bill to provide tax relief to distressed homeowners who receive mortgage debt forgiveness A bill to provide increased consumer protections in auto lending. A bill to provide comprehensive regulatory reform to protect student-borrowers.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Banking
S, 812 CLEAR Act, Regulatory Relief Legislation, S. 482 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, The Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory (CLEAR) Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 1233), Mortgage Lending Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform, Data Security Legislation, Cybersecurity, Community Bank Access to Capital
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Clean Energy Tax Provisions - 48C, PTC, ITC, CHP, 1603 H.R. 3238/S.401 - Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act S.482/H.R. 910 Better Use of Lightbulbs Better Buildings Initiative S. 741 - Establish a Renewable Electricity Standard Act S. 761 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative Advanced Fossil Fuel Loan Guarantee H.R. 596/S. 279 - Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act Quadrennial Energy Review Federal Methane Standards
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Supplemental capital issues, regulatory issues for credit unions and tax exemption status: HR185; HR 299; HR 601; HR 685; HR 989; HR 1133; HR 1176; HR 1188; HR 1195; HR 1233; HR 1266; HR 1408; HR 1422; HR 1480; HR 1491; HR 1529; HR 1550; HR 1659; HR 1660; HR 1661; HR 1737; HR 1941; HR 2099; HR 2205; HR 2213; HR 2473; HR 2477; HR 2642; S. 423; S. 482; S. 726; S. 774; S. 924; S. 970; S. 1383; S. 1440; S. 1484; S. 1491; data security and cybersecurity; patent reform; FHLB membership rules; CFPB and FSOC reform; and GSE reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Banking
Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act as it relates to mid-size banks. Treatment of mid-size banks pertaining to the $50 billion threshold for certain regulatory requirements. Qualified Mortgage (QM) and Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rule as it applies to relaxed risk retention requirements. Basel III requirements and the treatment of mid-size banks. Stress testing reform. H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement. H.R. 1233, Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2015. S. 482, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2015 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act as it relates to mid-size banks. Treatment of mid-size banks pertaining to the $50 billion threshold for certain regulatory requirements. Qualified Mortgage (QM) and Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rule as it applies to relaxed risk retention requirements. Basel III requirements and the treatment of mid-size banks. Stress testing reform. H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement. H.R. 1233, Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2015. S. 482, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Improvements National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) credit union share insurance fund; NCUAs initiatives to address perceived risk in the credit union system; NCUAs risk-based capital proposals; Credit union ownership of fixed assets; NCUAs changes to small entity status; NCUAs field-of-membership regulations; Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) request for comment on the credit card market; CFPBs consumer complaint database; NCUAs interest rate ceiling policy; NCUA and member business lending reform; NCUA regulations related to corporate credit unions; Financial Accounting Standard Boards exposure draft specifying how card issuers should recognize breakage for prepaid stored-value cards; Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act (S. 871/ H.R. 1259); Data security; EMV liability shift; Credit union tax exemption; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 601); Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 423); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (S. 482); SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act (H.R. 1480); Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act (H.R. 1265); Patent reform; PATENT Act (S. 1137); Innovation Act (H.R. 9); Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (H.R. 650); Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 685); Changes to CFPBs points and fees definition under the Qualified Mortgage rule; Changes to the CFPBs Qualified Mortgage rule - loans held in portfolio; 40 year loan product; debt-to-income ratio); CFPBs definition of rural area; CFPB exemption authority under Section 1022 of the Dodd-Frank Act; Integration of the TILA-RESPA mortgage disclosures; FHFA proposal relative to Federal Home Loan Bank membership; Targeting Rouge and Opaque Letter Act; NCUAs risk-based capital proposals; Mortgage servicing assets; Data security; Cyber security; Liability in the event of a data breach; Data safe keeping standards; Data Security and Breach Notification Act (H.R. 1770); Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205/S.961); Lankford-Heitkamp #CutRedTape Initiative; Regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1941/ S.774); Department of Defense proposal regarding the Military Lending Act; Credit union member business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 1188); Excluding loans made to veterans from the member business lending cap (H.R. 1133); Supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 989); Credit union tax exemption; Senate Finance Business Income Tax Working Group; Credit union small business lending; Small Business Administration patriot express loan program; Financial Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 1484) - (NCUA budget hearings; access to the Federal Home Loan Banks; indexing asset thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act; exam fairness and an ombudsman at the FFIEC; capital requirement and mortgage servicing assets; relief from mailing annual privacy notices; Qualified Mortgages and loans held in portfolio; rural designation process at the CFPB; privacy and data fields in HMDA; issues related to TILA/RESPA integration; CFPB and the EGRPRA process); Reform of the government sponsored enterprises; Credit union access and pricing in the secondary mortgage market; Better and more accurate cost-benefit analysis for regulations impacting credit unions; Veterans Entrepreneurship Act (H.R. 2499); NCUA budget transparency; National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act (H.R. 2287/ S.924); NCUA Budget Transparency Act (H.R. 1176); Financial Product Safety Commission Act (H.R. 1266); Financial Institution Customer Protection Act (H.R. 766); Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 1210); Legislation related to the integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loans (H.R. 2213); Credit Union Risk-Based Capital Study Act (H.R. 2769); Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act (H.R. 1422); Lack of regulatory coordination at the Financial Stability Oversight Council; FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; Capital reform for credit unions; Field of membership improvements for credit unions; Reduced Consumer Financial Protection Bureau burdens on credit unions; Operational improvements for credit unions; 21st century data security standards; Expanding credit union investment authority; Federal Reserve Regulation D and eliminating transfers limits from savings accounts; Regulatory flexibility relative to credit union ability to make member business loans; Periodic statements and requirements to disclose account numbers to protect privacy of members; Advertising requirements for credit union loan products and share accounts; Improvements to the Central Liquidity Fund; Wavier process to allow credit unions flexibility relative to applicable laws; Update and improve regulations governing check processing and funds; CLEAR Act (H.R. 1233); CLEAR Relief Act (S.812); Military Lending Act; Service members Civil Relief Act; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (H.R. 1735).
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
2015 · second_quarter · Banking
Improvements National Credit Union Administrations (NCUA) credit union share insurance fund; NCUAs initiatives to address perceived risk in the credit union system; NCUAs risk-based capital proposals; Credit union ownership of fixed assets; NCUAs changes to small entity status; NCUAs field-of-membership regulations; Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) request for comment on the credit card market; CFPBs consumer complaint database; NCUAs interest rate ceiling policy; NCUA and member business lending reform; NCUA regulations related to corporate credit unions; Financial Accounting Standard Boards exposure draft specifying how card issuers should recognize breakage for prepaid stored-value cards; Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act (S. 871/ H.R. 1259); Data security; EMV liability shift; Credit union tax exemption; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 601); Privacy Notice Modernization Act (S. 423); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act (S. 482); SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act (H.R. 1480); Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act (H.R. 1265); Patent reform; PATENT Act (S. 1137); Innovation Act (H.R. 9); Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (H.R. 650); Mortgage Choice Act (H.R. 685); Changes to CFPBs points and fees definition under the Qualified Mortgage rule; Changes to the CFPBs Qualified Mortgage rule - loans held in portfolio; 40 year loan product; debt-to-income ratio); CFPBs definition of rural area; CFPB exemption authority under Section 1022 of the Dodd-Frank Act; Integration of the TILA-RESPA mortgage disclosures; FHFA proposal relative to Federal Home Loan Bank membership; Targeting Rouge and Opaque Letter Act; NCUAs risk-based capital proposals; Mortgage servicing assets; Data security; Cyber security; Liability in the event of a data breach; Data safe keeping standards; Data Security and Breach Notification Act (H.R. 1770); Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205/S.961); Lankford-Heitkamp #CutRedTape Initiative; Regulatory relief for our nations credit unions; Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (H.R. 1941/ S.774); Department of Defense proposal regarding the Military Lending Act; Credit union member business lending; Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 1188); Excluding loans made to veterans from the member business lending cap (H.R. 1133); Supplemental capital for credit unions; Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 989); Credit union tax exemption; Senate Finance Business Income Tax Working Group; Credit union small business lending; Small Business Administration patriot express loan program; Financial Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 1484) - (NCUA budget hearings; access to the Federal Home Loan Banks; indexing asset thresholds in the Dodd-Frank Act; exam fairness and an ombudsman at the FFIEC; capital requirement and mortgage servicing assets; relief from mailing annual privacy notices; Qualified Mortgages and loans held in portfolio; rural designation process at the CFPB; privacy and data fields in HMDA; issues related to TILA/RESPA integration; CFPB and the EGRPRA process); Reform of the government sponsored enterprises; Credit union access and pricing in the secondary mortgage market; Better and more accurate cost-benefit analysis for regulations impacting credit unions; Veterans Entrepreneurship Act (H.R. 2499); NCUA budget transparency; National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act (H.R. 2287/ S.924); NCUA Budget Transparency Act (H.R. 1176); Financial Product Safety Commission Act (H.R. 1266); Financial Institution Customer Protection Act (H.R. 766); Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (H.R. 1210); Legislation related to the integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loans (H.R. 2213); Credit Union Risk-Based Capital Study Act (H.R. 2769); Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act (H.R. 1422); Lack of regulatory coordination at the Financial Stability Oversight Council; FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; Capital reform for credit unions; Field of membership improvements for credit unions; Reduced Consumer Financial Protection Bureau burdens on credit unions; Operational improvements for credit unions; 21st century data security standards; Expanding credit union investment authority; Federal Reserve Regulation D and eliminating transfers limits from savings accounts; Regulatory flexibility relative to credit union ability to make member business loans; Periodic statements and requirements to disclose account numbers to protect privacy of members; Advertising requirements for credit union loan products and share accounts; Improvements to the Central Liquidity Fund; Wavier process to allow credit unions flexibility relative to applicable laws; Update and improve regulations governing check processing and funds; CLEAR Act (H.R. 1233); CLEAR Relief Act (S.812); Military Lending Act; Service members Civil Relief Act; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (H.R. 1735).
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
2015 · second_quarter · Banking
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 low income designation regulations Issues related to NCUA examination procedures Issues related to NCUAs regulation regarding its regulatory flexibility program Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule regarding emergency liquidity Issues related to NCUAs rulemaking process 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 CFPBs Leadership Structure and Installing a Board Rather than Director Issues related to funding the CFPB through the Appropriations Process Issues related to increasing the CFPB Examination Threshold Issues related to conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all CFPB Proposals Issues related to codifying the CFPBs Credit Union Advisory Council Issues related to requiring SBREFA Panels for CFPB Rulemakings Issues related to standardizing the definition of mortgage originator 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 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 relating to home-based credit unions 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 credit union loan maturity restrictions Issues related to credit union investment authority Issues related to Regulation of Federal Credit Union by-laws Issues related to credit unions incidental powers Issues related to credit unions ability to offer prepaid cards Issues related to Ginnie Mae capital 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 Issues related to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act process Issues related to indirect auto lending Issues related to fixed assets Issues related to merchant data breaches Issues related to the payments system Issues related to FHFA proposed rules and FHLB eligibility for credit unions Issues related to Federal Reserve Regulatory D Issues related to 1-4 Family Non-Owner Occupied Residential Loan Treatment as Residential Rather than Business Loans Issues related to the use of Eminent Domain to Seize Performing Mortgage Loans Issues related to Housing Finance Reform Issues related to the implementation of the remittances provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act Issues related to NCUAs proposal rule on Member Business Lending Issues related to NCUAs proposed rule on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Issues related to credit union service to unbanked and underbanked consumers Issues related to the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General report related to role of the postal service in financial services Issues related to the Feds implementation of same-day ACH Issues related to the regulation of corporate credit unions Issues related to the CFPBs proposed regulation on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) Issues related to the payday, vehicle title, and similar lending Issues related to the CFPBs consumer complaint database Issues related to NCUAs Fixed Assets rule Issues related to NCUAs definition of small entity H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 299, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 601, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, all provisions H.R. 685, the Mortgage Choice Act, all provisions H.R. 766, Financial Institution Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 989, the Capital Access for Small Businesses Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1176, the NCUA Budget Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 1188, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act, all provisions H.R. 1195, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, all provisions H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1259, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1265, the Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act, all provision H.R. 1266, the Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1408, requiring a study of the capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets H.R. 1422, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act H.R. 1480, the SAFE Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1523, Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1529, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act Discussion Draft, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, the Financial Institution Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act H.R. 2213, to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2287, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2473, the Preserving Capital Access and Mortgage Liquidity Act H.R. 2896, the TAILOR Act S. 423, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act, all provisions S. 482, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination Reporting Threshold Act of 2015, all provisions S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, all provisions S. 871, the Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act S. 924, the National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act S. 961, the Data Security Act S. 1367, a bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act with respect to membership eligibility of certain institutions S. 1440, the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act S. 1484, the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act, Title I The Heck-Stivers Amendment to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act, related to the Department of Defenses MLA Database
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2015 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues pertaining to Title 1V of the HEA, including budgetary levels for the current and future fiscal years; Issues related to simplification and transparency of financial aid (including S.108 in 2015, at the time of this registration); Issues related to protection of consumers with respect to financial matters (including S.482, in 2015 at the time of registration).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported