FM POLICY FOCUS

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

150

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2009	—	2	2
2008	—	29	8
2007	—	16	8
2006	—	19	10
2005	—	15	10
2004	—	15	8
2003	—	18	8
2002	—	9	7
2001	—	10	6
2000	—	7	5
1999	—	10	4

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Housing	—	109
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	54
Banking	—	39
Budget/Appropriations	—	2
Bankruptcy	—	1
Government Issues	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD	—	19
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	—	19
BOCKORNY GROUP, INC.	—	2
GLOBAL USA, INC.	—	19
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP	—	23
J.C. WATTS COMPANIES	—	11
LOCKE LORD PUBLIC POLICY GROUP LLC	—	9
NOSSAMAN LLP	—	7
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	16
QGA PUBLIC AFFAIRS (FORMERLY QUINN GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES)	—	4
R.G. FLIPPO AND ASSOCIATES, INC	—	2
RICH FEUER ANDERSON	—	7
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	12

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.