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Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
House: Coalition letter addressed to the House Financial Services Committee, in opposition to the discussion draft and introduced version of H.R.10184 - Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026.
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
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U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP via U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
2026 · third_quarter · Q3
Senate: Outreach to, thanking offices of Senators King, Lummis, and Moreno for cosponsoring the Credit Card Competition Act (S.3623).
House: Coalition letter addressed to the House Financial Services Committee, in opposition to the discussion draft and introduced version of H.R.10184 - Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Source: Senate LDA
In support of S.2355/H.R.5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, in support of health care price transparency; Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA); Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
In support of S.2355/H.R.5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, in support of health care price transparency; Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA); Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)
Credit Card Competition Act of 2026
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Senate: Outreach to, thanking offices of Senators King, Lummis, and Moreno for cosponsoring the Credit Card Competition Act (S.3623).
REPAIR Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Supported Right to Repair policies. Supported Freedom to Fix Act, Servicemember Right-to-Repair Act, and S.1379 and H.R.1566 REPAIR Act re automobile telematics data. Supported amending the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to create a copyright exemption for repair purposes.
REPAIR Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Supported Right to Repair policies. Supported Freedom to Fix Act, Servicemember Right-to-Repair Act, and S.1379 and H.R.1566 REPAIR Act re automobile telematics data. Supported amending the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to create a copyright exemption for repair purposes.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Lobbied in opposition to Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn the CFPB's overdraft lending, payment apps, and medical debt reporting rules. Those CRA resolutions are S.J.Res.18, S.J.Res.28, and S.J.Res.36, respectively. Lobbied in opposition to any Congressional changes to the CFPB's funding, structure, and tools to protect consumers. Urged the CFPB's acting director to not shut down or hamper the agency's mission.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Lobbied in opposition to Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn the CFPB's overdraft lending, payment apps, and medical debt reporting rules. Those CRA resolutions are S.J.Res.18, S.J.Res.28, and S.J.Res.36, respectively. Lobbied in opposition to any Congressional changes to the CFPB's funding, structure, and tools to protect consumers. Urged the CFPB's acting director to not shut down or hamper the agency's mission.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)".
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Lobbied in opposition to Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn the CFPB's overdraft lending, payment apps, and medical debt reporting rules. Those CRA resolutions are S.J.Res.18, S.J.Res.28, and S.J.Res.36, respectively. Lobbied in opposition to any Congressional changes to the CFPB's funding, structure, and tools to protect consumers. Urged the CFPB's acting director to not shut down or hamper the agency's mission.
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Advocated for consumer protections in the CFPB's credit card late fees rule, deferred interest credit cards, fee-harvester cards, loopholes for fees in APR disclosure rules, and fees for printed statements. Urged the CFPB to protect gamers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices in the video game industry and to work with other agencies to ensure the implementation and enforcement of applicable laws concerning these practices, as well as issues related to data security, fraud, and privacy. Supported the CFPBs proposed Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) rule. Supported the CFPB's proposed interpretive rule on paycheck advances. Oppose any Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the rule. Opposed attacks against the CFPB, CPSC, and FTC in HR 8773, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.The bill includes attacks against the CFPBs independent funding, director structure, and small business lending and credit card penalty fees rules. It would also repeal the FTCs CARS Rule, which prohibits auto scams, and the CPSCs recall of a dangerous gas range. Supported the Protecting Consumers from Payment Scams Act when it was introduced. It would close loopholes in the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA), in particular to make sure liability protections are extended to consumers when they are duped into authorizing a transaction, not just when unauthorized transactions are made.
Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Supported Sen. Braun and Sen. Sanders S.3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0 re hospital price reporting.
Fossil Free Financing Act of 2023
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
18 July--Letter In Support Of Credit Card Competition Act (HR3881, S 1838) to Sens. Durbin, Marshall, Welch and Vance and Reps. Lofgren, Gooden, Tiffany and Van Drew. Bill addresses a market failure in the credit card payment network long dominated by the Visa-Mastercard duopoly. Strongly support all efforts to strengthen and defend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Meet with officials of CFPB including to support efforts to expand coverage of Fair Credit Reporting Act (9/28). Fossil Free Finance Act (H.R.2443 and S.1138 ). Co-organized a virtual lobby week to get more cosponsors for this legislation, which would require big banks to phase out their financing of fossil fuel projects.
Credit Card Competition Act of 2023
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
18 July--Letter In Support Of Credit Card Competition Act (HR3881, S 1838) to Sens. Durbin, Marshall, Welch and Vance and Reps. Lofgren, Gooden, Tiffany and Van Drew. Bill addresses a market failure in the credit card payment network long dominated by the Visa-Mastercard duopoly. Strongly support all efforts to strengthen and defend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Meet with officials of CFPB including to support efforts to expand coverage of Fair Credit Reporting Act (9/28). Fossil Free Finance Act (H.R.2443 and S.1138 ). Co-organized a virtual lobby week to get more cosponsors for this legislation, which would require big banks to phase out their financing of fossil fuel projects.
Fossil Free Finance Act of 2023
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
18 July--Letter In Support Of Credit Card Competition Act (HR3881, S 1838) to Sens. Durbin, Marshall, Welch and Vance and Reps. Lofgren, Gooden, Tiffany and Van Drew. Bill addresses a market failure in the credit card payment network long dominated by the Visa-Mastercard duopoly. Strongly support all efforts to strengthen and defend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Meet with officials of CFPB including to support efforts to expand coverage of Fair Credit Reporting Act (9/28). Fossil Free Finance Act (H.R.2443 and S.1138 ). Co-organized a virtual lobby week to get more cosponsors for this legislation, which would require big banks to phase out their financing of fossil fuel projects.
Credit Card Competition Act of 2023
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
18 July--Letter In Support Of Credit Card Competition Act (HR3881, S 1838) to Sens. Durbin, Marshall, Welch and Vance and Reps. Lofgren, Gooden, Tiffany and Van Drew. Bill addresses a market failure in the credit card payment network long dominated by the Visa-Mastercard duopoly. Strongly support all efforts to strengthen and defend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Meet with officials of CFPB including to support efforts to expand coverage of Fair Credit Reporting Act (9/28). Fossil Free Finance Act (H.R.2443 and S.1138 ). Co-organized a virtual lobby week to get more cosponsors for this legislation, which would require big banks to phase out their financing of fossil fuel projects.
Credit Card Competition Act of 2023
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
28 SEPT23 Met with CFPB staff regarding privacy. 2O OCT23 Met with CFPB regarding Section 1033. 1 NOV23 Met with CFPB and FTC staff regarding privacy. Signed onto a group letter to urge House financial services committee leaders to oppose the Financial Services Innovation Act of 2023. Sent a letter to House and Senate leaders (Sens. Durbin, Marshall, Welch and Vance and Reps. Lofgren, Gooden, Tiffany and Van Drew) urging support of the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023. (S 1838/H3881). Also signed onto a group letter to House and Senate leaders urging support of the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023. Drafted a letter to Congress in opposition to a Congressional Review Act resolution (S.J. Res. 32) to overturn the CFPB's small business lending rule. Signed onto a coalition letter calling on the FDIC to crack down on a a handful of rogue banks supervised by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) that are helping high-cost lenders make predatory loans that harm consumers and violate state interest rate laws. Signed onto coalition letters to the CFPB. One letter urged the agency to not delay its proposed rulemaking to amend the Fair Credit Report Act, including a ban on medical debts from appearing on credit reports. Another letter was a coalition comment in support of the proposed CFPB's Personal Financial Data Rights Rule.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)".
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
28 SEPT23 Met with CFPB staff regarding privacy. 2O OCT23 Met with CFPB regarding Section 1033. 1 NOV23 Met with CFPB and FTC staff regarding privacy. Signed onto a group letter to urge House financial services committee leaders to oppose the Financial Services Innovation Act of 2023. Sent a letter to House and Senate leaders (Sens. Durbin, Marshall, Welch and Vance and Reps. Lofgren, Gooden, Tiffany and Van Drew) urging support of the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023. (S 1838/H3881). Also signed onto a group letter to House and Senate leaders urging support of the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023. Drafted a letter to Congress in opposition to a Congressional Review Act resolution (S.J. Res. 32) to overturn the CFPB's small business lending rule. Signed onto a coalition letter calling on the FDIC to crack down on a a handful of rogue banks supervised by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) that are helping high-cost lenders make predatory loans that harm consumers and violate state interest rate laws. Signed onto coalition letters to the CFPB. One letter urged the agency to not delay its proposed rulemaking to amend the Fair Credit Report Act, including a ban on medical debts from appearing on credit reports. Another letter was a coalition comment in support of the proposed CFPB's Personal Financial Data Rights Rule.
Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2021
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Lobbied on the Comprehensive CREDIT Act (H.R.4120), the Consumer Protection Remedies Act (S.4145), holding Equifax accountable for sending incorrect credit scores, and the SECs Investment Company Names (File Number S7-16-22) and Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies (File Number S7-17-22) proposed rules. Held several phone meetings during quarter to advise SEC staff on drafting regulation on investor privacy, based on 2001 regulations of banking regulators implementing the Gramm Leach Bliley Act of 1999's privacy provisions.
Overdraft Protection Act of 2021
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Lobbied Congress on the Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277), the Stop Overdraft Profiteering Act (S.2677), and amending the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) to protect consumers from peer-to-peer payment app fraud. Attended a coalition meeting with CFPB Director Chopra on a wide range of issues. 28 Sept Presented views on Consumer Financial Protection Act Section 1033 in group meeting with CFPB director 10 Aug Meet w/ senior CFPB staff on digital issues 5 Aug - Joined consumer groups in comment letter to Treasury Department re ensuring responsible development of digital assets. Docket TREAS-DO-2022-0014-0001. 2 Aug Meet w/ senior CFPB staff on relationship banking 28 July Joined group meeting w/ CFPB director on privacy and banking 25 July Joined consumer groups in letter to House Financial Services Committee supporting HR4277, the Overdraft Protection Act. 22 July Met with House Financial Services Committee staff on Overdraft Protection HR 4277 21 July Met with House Financial Services Committee staff on relationship between Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and HR8152, the American Data Privacy Protection Act of 2022
American Data Privacy and Protection Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Lobbied Congress on the Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277), the Stop Overdraft Profiteering Act (S.2677), and amending the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) to protect consumers from peer-to-peer payment app fraud. Attended a coalition meeting with CFPB Director Chopra on a wide range of issues. 28 Sept Presented views on Consumer Financial Protection Act Section 1033 in group meeting with CFPB director 10 Aug Meet w/ senior CFPB staff on digital issues 5 Aug - Joined consumer groups in comment letter to Treasury Department re ensuring responsible development of digital assets. Docket TREAS-DO-2022-0014-0001. 2 Aug Meet w/ senior CFPB staff on relationship banking 28 July Joined group meeting w/ CFPB director on privacy and banking 25 July Joined consumer groups in letter to House Financial Services Committee supporting HR4277, the Overdraft Protection Act. 22 July Met with House Financial Services Committee staff on Overdraft Protection HR 4277 21 July Met with House Financial Services Committee staff on relationship between Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and HR8152, the American Data Privacy Protection Act of 2022
Stop Overdraft Profiteering Act of 2021
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Lobbied Congress on the Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277), the Stop Overdraft Profiteering Act (S.2677), and amending the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) to protect consumers from peer-to-peer payment app fraud. Attended a coalition meeting with CFPB Director Chopra on a wide range of issues. 28 Sept Presented views on Consumer Financial Protection Act Section 1033 in group meeting with CFPB director 10 Aug Meet w/ senior CFPB staff on digital issues 5 Aug - Joined consumer groups in comment letter to Treasury Department re ensuring responsible development of digital assets. Docket TREAS-DO-2022-0014-0001. 2 Aug Meet w/ senior CFPB staff on relationship banking 28 July Joined group meeting w/ CFPB director on privacy and banking 25 July Joined consumer groups in letter to House Financial Services Committee supporting HR4277, the Overdraft Protection Act. 22 July Met with House Financial Services Committee staff on Overdraft Protection HR 4277 21 July Met with House Financial Services Committee staff on relationship between Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and HR8152, the American Data Privacy Protection Act of 2022
Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Lobbied on the Comprehensive CREDIT Act (H.R.4120), the Consumer Protection Remedies Act (S.4145), holding Equifax accountable for sending incorrect credit scores, and the SECs Investment Company Names (File Number S7-16-22) and Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies (File Number S7-17-22) proposed rules. Held several phone meetings during quarter to advise SEC staff on drafting regulation on investor privacy, based on 2001 regulations of banking regulators implementing the Gramm Leach Bliley Act of 1999's privacy provisions.
Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
9 Dec 22 Join coalition letter to Senate Agriculture Committee leaders to express concerns that the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (S. 4760- Stabenow, Boozman) is inadequate to protect small investors from cryptocurrency risks. Submitted supportive comments and recommendations for a proposed Federal Insurance Office (FIO) plan to collect data to assess the impact of climate change on the availability and affordability of homeowners insurance. Signed a coalition letter to the Department of Treasury detailing how the financial sector contributes to climate risks. The letter requested a meeting to discuss those risks and necessary actions to reverse course. Called on the House to require the credit bureaus to pay hefty fines when they put peoples credit at risk. Called on the House and Senate to rein in overdraft fees. Called on the House and Senate to pass the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act (VCFCA) to set a federal 36% rate cap. Participated in a lobby meeting with coalition partners and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries' office about protecting the CFPB's independent source of funding.
Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Delivered a coalition letter calling on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) to require big banks to take climate change seriously. This included delivery of a coalition petition signed by 60,888 people calling for the climate principles, including about 9,100 PIRG members. We joined coalition partners outside the Fed for photos. We also signed a separate Center for American Progress coalition letter about the same topic. 26 Oct 22 Joined consumer letter urging all financial regulators (CFPB, FDIC, OCC, NCUA, FRB, FHA, FHFA) to take action to protect credit reports and scores of victims of recent Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, at a minimum to support the provisions of the CARES ACT (Pub. L. No. 116-136). 6 December 22 USPIRG joined group letter from broad coalition also including bank trade associations urging House and Senate leaders to close the industrial loan company (ILC) loophole, S.5189 - Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act (Brown-OH) 6 December 22 Moderated panel at Consumer Federation of America Financial Services Conference featuring CFPB General Counsel Seth Frotman. At this conference and related events, had brief interactions with other CFPB officials. 7 December 22 Jointly with Center for Digital Democracy, filed supplemental comments on Big Tech Payment Platforms in docket CFPB-2021-0017. 19 Dec 22: Joined group comments to CFPB, Enhancing Public Data on Auto Lending Docket No. CFPB-2022-0075
Public Schools Excellence Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Lobbied on the Comprehensive CREDIT Act (H.R.4120), the Consumer Protection Remedies Act (S.4145), holding Equifax accountable for sending incorrect credit scores, and the SECs Investment Company Names (File Number S7-16-22) and Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies (File Number S7-17-22) proposed rules. Held several phone meetings during quarter to advise SEC staff on drafting regulation on investor privacy, based on 2001 regulations of banking regulators implementing the Gramm Leach Bliley Act of 1999's privacy provisions.
Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
Equal Employment for All Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Comment to numerous CFPB (a Bureau of Federal Reserve System) Requests for Information (RFIs): Need for public consumer complaint database, remittances, prepaid card rule, credit card rules, adjudication, rulemaking process, debt collection rules, enforcement activities, etc. Urge all prudential bank regulators and CFPB not to rescind rules restricting deposit advance products (bank payday loans). Support a clean budget without policy riders, particularly financial riders, including policies against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oppose S2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Crapo), in House, Senate and before President. Oppose HR4508, PROSPER Act (Foxx). Oppose HR4439, Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act(Hollingsworth). Oppose parts, including Section 202, of HR5444, Taxpayer First Act (Jenkins) which would prohibit IRS from offering free tax prep and filing options. Support parts of the bill. Oppose all financial services policy riders in Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bills, including to place independent CFPB under appropriations, create separate CFPB inspector general with reduced independence, weaken CFPB or Dodd-Frank Act in any other ways. Oppose S.2155, including highlighting the ways the Credit Bureaus benefit from the Dodd-Frank rollback bill.
PROSPER Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Comment to numerous CFPB (a Bureau of Federal Reserve System) Requests for Information (RFIs): Need for public consumer complaint database, remittances, prepaid card rule, credit card rules, adjudication, rulemaking process, debt collection rules, enforcement activities, etc. Urge all prudential bank regulators and CFPB not to rescind rules restricting deposit advance products (bank payday loans). Support a clean budget without policy riders, particularly financial riders, including policies against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oppose S2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Crapo), in House, Senate and before President. Oppose HR4508, PROSPER Act (Foxx). Oppose HR4439, Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act(Hollingsworth). Oppose parts, including Section 202, of HR5444, Taxpayer First Act (Jenkins) which would prohibit IRS from offering free tax prep and filing options. Support parts of the bill. Oppose all financial services policy riders in Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bills, including to place independent CFPB under appropriations, create separate CFPB inspector general with reduced independence, weaken CFPB or Dodd-Frank Act in any other ways. Oppose S.2155, including highlighting the ways the Credit Bureaus benefit from the Dodd-Frank rollback bill.
Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
EQUAL Act of 2018
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
Taxpayer First Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Comment to numerous CFPB (a Bureau of Federal Reserve System) Requests for Information (RFIs): Need for public consumer complaint database, remittances, prepaid card rule, credit card rules, adjudication, rulemaking process, debt collection rules, enforcement activities, etc. Urge all prudential bank regulators and CFPB not to rescind rules restricting deposit advance products (bank payday loans). Support a clean budget without policy riders, particularly financial riders, including policies against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oppose S2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Crapo), in House, Senate and before President. Oppose HR4508, PROSPER Act (Foxx). Oppose HR4439, Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act(Hollingsworth). Oppose parts, including Section 202, of HR5444, Taxpayer First Act (Jenkins) which would prohibit IRS from offering free tax prep and filing options. Support parts of the bill. Oppose all financial services policy riders in Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bills, including to place independent CFPB under appropriations, create separate CFPB inspector general with reduced independence, weaken CFPB or Dodd-Frank Act in any other ways. Oppose S.2155, including highlighting the ways the Credit Bureaus benefit from the Dodd-Frank rollback bill.
Freedom from Equifax Exploitation Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Urge CPSC to to strengthen 2018 Operating Plan, especially to prevent furniture tipover and portable generator hazards. Urge FCC to strengthen consumer protections against robo-calls. Urge Dept. of Transportation to support continued airline passenger safety and consumer protection regulations. Urge EPA to support continued strong fuel economy (MPG) and emissions standards. Urge FTC to enforce strong privacy protections, including against Facebook. CFPB and general data privacy and privacy issues. Keeping appropriations riders out of appropriations bills from subcommittee on. Advocacy for data security and privacy bills that don't preempt states, including support for S.2289, S.1816, and S.2362
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Comment to numerous CFPB (a Bureau of Federal Reserve System) Requests for Information (RFIs): Need for public consumer complaint database, remittances, prepaid card rule, credit card rules, adjudication, rulemaking process, debt collection rules, enforcement activities, etc. Urge all prudential bank regulators and CFPB not to rescind rules restricting deposit advance products (bank payday loans). Support a clean budget without policy riders, particularly financial riders, including policies against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oppose S2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Crapo), in House, Senate and before President. Oppose HR4508, PROSPER Act (Foxx). Oppose HR4439, Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act(Hollingsworth). Oppose parts, including Section 202, of HR5444, Taxpayer First Act (Jenkins) which would prohibit IRS from offering free tax prep and filing options. Support parts of the bill. Oppose all financial services policy riders in Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bills, including to place independent CFPB under appropriations, create separate CFPB inspector general with reduced independence, weaken CFPB or Dodd-Frank Act in any other ways. Oppose S.2155, including highlighting the ways the Credit Bureaus benefit from the Dodd-Frank rollback bill.
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Attended a listening session convened by Congresswoman Waters and her staff on the House Financial Services Committee to voice our priorities for a new Congressional session. Advocated for Equifax to be held accountable, including by having the committee convene oversight hearings on Equifax. Voiced concern about federal efforts to preempt state data security and privacy laws. Supported fixing credit bureau related problems in S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, in particular, state preemption and problems related to servicemembers getting their day in court. Urged the FTC to investigate an issue related to security of Experian credit freezes. Drafted a letter and got 50 coalition partners to sign in support.
Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Urge CPSC to to strengthen 2018 Operating Plan, especially to prevent furniture tipover and portable generator hazards. Urge FCC to strengthen consumer protections against robo-calls. Urge Dept. of Transportation to support continued airline passenger safety and consumer protection regulations. Urge EPA to support continued strong fuel economy (MPG) and emissions standards. Urge FTC to enforce strong privacy protections, including against Facebook. CFPB and general data privacy and privacy issues. Keeping appropriations riders out of appropriations bills from subcommittee on. Advocacy for data security and privacy bills that don't preempt states, including support for S.2289, S.1816, and S.2362
Control Your Personal Credit Information Act of 2018
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Urge CPSC to to strengthen 2018 Operating Plan, especially to prevent furniture tipover and portable generator hazards. Urge FCC to strengthen consumer protections against robo-calls. Urge Dept. of Transportation to support continued airline passenger safety and consumer protection regulations. Urge EPA to support continued strong fuel economy (MPG) and emissions standards. Urge FTC to enforce strong privacy protections, including against Facebook. CFPB and general data privacy and privacy issues. Keeping appropriations riders out of appropriations bills from subcommittee on. Advocacy for data security and privacy bills that don't preempt states, including support for S.2289, S.1816, and S.2362
MY DATA Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
MY DATA Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
BROWSER Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
BROWSER Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services.
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
MY DATA Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
MY DATA Act of 2017
Client: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP · Firm: U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
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2026 · second_quarter · Q2
Senate: Support for the Credit Card Competition Act to tackle excessive credit card swipe fees by making the market more competitive. House and Senate: High-cost lending, opposition to the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, and support for restoring the CFPB's funding and ensuring full access to submitting and viewing consumer complaints to the CFPB.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2026 · first_quarter · Q1
Support for the Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act, which would close an exemption that is being used by commercial, retail, and tech businesses to get the benefits of being an FDIC-backed bank without federal requirements.
In support of S.2355/H.R.5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, in support of health care price transparency; Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA); Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)
Support for the Credit Card Competition Act in the House and Senate, to foster competition in the credit card processing marketplace. Calling on Congress to restore full funding for the CFPB.
Filing targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2025 · third_quarter · Q3
Support for the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act. Opposition to the CFPB amending its definition of larger participants in four key consumer markets: auto finance, debt collection, credit reporting, and international money transfers.
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
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2025 · second_quarter · Q2
Supported Right to Repair policies. Supported Freedom to Fix Act, Servicemember Right-to-Repair Act, and S.1379 and H.R.1566 REPAIR Act re automobile telematics data. Supported amending the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to create a copyright exemption for repair purposes.
Lobbied in defense of the CFPB work to ensure the CFPB continues to fulfill its mission and to support the continuation of the CFPB's public Consumer Complaint Database.
Seeking cosponsorship of the BEACH Act and full funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2025 · first_quarter · Q1
Lobbied in opposition to Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn the CFPB's overdraft lending, payment apps, and medical debt reporting rules. Those CRA resolutions are S.J.Res.18, S.J.Res.28, and S.J.Res.36, respectively. Lobbied in opposition to any Congressional changes to the CFPB's funding, structure, and tools to protect consumers. Urged the CFPB's acting director to not shut down or hamper the agency's mission.
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Supported the reintroduction of the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act to simplify the consumer bankruptcy process.
Advocated for the CFPB to finish its credit card shopping tool. Joined coalition meetings with CFPB and Sen. Warren's staff in support of the CFPB finalizing its pending rules and defending those rules in Congress.
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2024 · third_quarter · Q3
Supported the reintroduction of the SAFE Lending Act, a bill that would curb predatory lending practices.
Advocated for consumer protections in the CFPB's credit card late fees rule, deferred interest credit cards, fee-harvester cards, loopholes for fees in APR disclosure rules, and fees for printed statements. Urged the CFPB to protect gamers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices in the video game industry and to work with other agencies to ensure the implementation and enforcement of applicable laws concerning these practices, as well as issues related to data security, fraud, and privacy. Supported the CFPBs proposed Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) rule. Supported the CFPB's proposed interpretive rule on paycheck advances. Oppose any Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the rule. Opposed attacks against the CFPB, CPSC, and FTC in HR 8773, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.The bill includes attacks against the CFPBs independent funding, director structure, and small business lending and credit card penalty fees rules. It would also repeal the FTCs CARS Rule, which prohibits auto scams, and the CPSCs recall of a dangerous gas range. Supported the Protecting Consumers from Payment Scams Act when it was introduced. It would close loopholes in the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA), in particular to make sure liability protections are extended to consumers when they are duped into authorizing a transaction, not just when unauthorized transactions are made.
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2024 · second_quarter · Q2
Supported Sen. Braun and Sen. Sanders S.3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0 re hospital price reporting.
Supported of Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act and Recovering America's Wildlife Act.
Helped coalition with submitting questions to be asked during semi-annual Congressional hearing with CFPB director. Signed coalition letter opposing Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn the SEC's climate disclosure rule and banking regulators bank risk management principles on climate-related financial risk. Helped put together materials and run training for Consumer Advocacy Week. Joined Congressional meetings for Consumer Advocacy Week to oppose the FTC REDO Act (which would roll back the FTC's CARS rule), support the CFPB's proposed Overdraft Lending Rule, and oppose a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the CFPB's Credit Card Late Fees Rule. Signed a coalition letter, submitted a PIRG comment, and submitted 5,576 petition signatures in support the CFPB's Overdraft Lending Rule. Signed onto a letter from Sen. Warren calling on the SEC to commit to enforcing existing rules and guidance related to the environment and to defend its climate disclosure rule and to enforce it once it is settled. Signed onto a coalition letter calling on FHFA to require that all new homes with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac meet updated building energy code requirements.
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2024 · first_quarter · Q1
Support various CFPB and FTC efforts to protect consumer privacy, oppose lead generation, etc. Met with CFPB and FTC staff as requested, filed comments in support of proposed rules.
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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2023 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Reached out to the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee to discuss AI deepfakes used for financial fraud. Held a meeting with the Senate Banking Committee on that topic. Met with CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and brought up AI deepfakes used for financial fraud.
28 SEPT23 Met with CFPB staff regarding privacy. 2O OCT23 Met with CFPB regarding Section 1033. 1 NOV23 Met with CFPB and FTC staff regarding privacy. Signed onto a group letter to urge House financial services committee leaders to oppose the Financial Services Innovation Act of 2023. Sent a letter to House and Senate leaders (Sens. Durbin, Marshall, Welch and Vance and Reps. Lofgren, Gooden, Tiffany and Van Drew) urging support of the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023. (S 1838/H3881). Also signed onto a group letter to House and Senate leaders urging support of the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023. Drafted a letter to Congress in opposition to a Congressional Review Act resolution (S.J. Res. 32) to overturn the CFPB's small business lending rule. Signed onto a coalition letter calling on the FDIC to crack down on a a handful of rogue banks supervised by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) that are helping high-cost lenders make predatory loans that harm consumers and violate state interest rate laws. Signed onto coalition letters to the CFPB. One letter urged the agency to not delay its proposed rulemaking to amend the Fair Credit Report Act, including a ban on medical debts from appearing on credit reports. Another letter was a coalition comment in support of the proposed CFPB's Personal Financial Data Rights Rule.
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2023 · third_quarter · Q3
18 July--Letter In Support Of Credit Card Competition Act (HR3881, S 1838) to Sens. Durbin, Marshall, Welch and Vance and Reps. Lofgren, Gooden, Tiffany and Van Drew. Bill addresses a market failure in the credit card payment network long dominated by the Visa-Mastercard duopoly. Strongly support all efforts to strengthen and defend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Meet with officials of CFPB including to support efforts to expand coverage of Fair Credit Reporting Act (9/28). Fossil Free Finance Act (H.R.2443 and S.1138 ). Co-organized a virtual lobby week to get more cosponsors for this legislation, which would require big banks to phase out their financing of fossil fuel projects.
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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2023 · second_quarter · Q2
22 March 2023-- Letter to Congressional leaders from DOUBLEPELL coalition "As Congress works toward a spending agreement for fiscal year 2024, the undersigned organizations write to urge Congress to make bold new investments in the Pell Grant program, with the goal of increasing the maximum Pell award to $13,000." All matters in support of efforts by CFPB and other agencies to hold firms accountable including: 31 March 2023 -- Letter from coalition concerning Registry of Repeat Offenders and other Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders, Docket No. CFPB-2022-0080, 6 April 2023- Letter to FDIC from coalition regarding 12 CFR Part 328 Document No. 2022-27349 RIN 3064-AF26 Request for Information Regarding the FDIC Official Sign and Advertising Requirements, False Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status, and Misuse of the FDIC's Name or Logo1 3 April 2023-- Comments of 65 Consumer Organizations on Docket No. CFPB-2023-0002; RIN 3170-AB14; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks That Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions That Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections AND -- 3 April 2023 Comprehensive Comments of Ten Consumer Organizations on Docket No. CFPB-2023- 0002; RIN 3170-AB14; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks That Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions That Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections SUPPORT Bill by Rep. Yvette Clarke and Sen. Chris van Hollen To safeguard consumers by Requiring Companies to safeguard consumers, require companies to shift from opt-out requirements to opt-in. 31March 2023 Letter to Martin Gruenberg of FDIC from coalition re Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination of Capital Community Bank (CC Bank) (Utah). and This comment letter focuses on two of First Electronic Banks partners: Opportunity Financial (OppFi) and Applied Data Finance, dba Personify (Personify). Together with these nonbank lenders, First Electronic Bank makes loans with rampant problems, including unaffordable loans that consumers cannot afford to repay, high default rates, debt collection abuses, credit reporting errors, and loans made as a result of identity theft. March 10 letter from The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards (CSS), an alliance of over 150 labor, scientific, research, good government, faith, community, health, environmental, and public interest groups, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the recent notice from the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) regarding Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process. 9 March 2023 Statement and Report for the Record, USPIRG, Hearing On Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Ripe for Reform U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy 9 March 2023 Coalition letter to chair McHenry and Rep. Waters on behalf of the undersigned national, state, and local organizations, we urge you to oppose the Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending Act, also known as the TABS Act. This bill would replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPB) stable funding mechanism and instead, subject the agency to annual appropriations by Congress. 16 May 2023--Letter to FDIC Chair Gruenberg and NC bank regulators from USPIRG and Student Borrower Protection Center requesting action re First Carolina Bank and partner BMT (formerly Bankmobile) concerning campus banking activities. Helped plan a coalition advocacy week in support of the Fossil Free Finance Act, which would require large banks to stop providing financing for fossil fuel projects, which will take place in August.
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2023 · first_quarter · Q1
CFPB funding with Sen. Schumer's staff, medical debt with CMS staff, public comment for Federal Reserve climate principles, data privacy bill meeting with House Financal Services Committee, Fossil Free Finance Act introduction press conference w/ Sen.Markey and Reps. Pressley and Tlaib
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Signed a coalition letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, urging the agency to revamp its policy for approving gas exports
9 Dec 22 Join coalition letter to Senate Agriculture Committee leaders to express concerns that the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (S. 4760- Stabenow, Boozman) is inadequate to protect small investors from cryptocurrency risks. Submitted supportive comments and recommendations for a proposed Federal Insurance Office (FIO) plan to collect data to assess the impact of climate change on the availability and affordability of homeowners insurance. Signed a coalition letter to the Department of Treasury detailing how the financial sector contributes to climate risks. The letter requested a meeting to discuss those risks and necessary actions to reverse course. Called on the House to require the credit bureaus to pay hefty fines when they put peoples credit at risk. Called on the House and Senate to rein in overdraft fees. Called on the House and Senate to pass the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act (VCFCA) to set a federal 36% rate cap. Participated in a lobby meeting with coalition partners and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries' office about protecting the CFPB's independent source of funding.
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2022 · third_quarter · Q3
Lobbied Congress on the Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277), the Stop Overdraft Profiteering Act (S.2677), and amending the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) to protect consumers from peer-to-peer payment app fraud. Attended a coalition meeting with CFPB Director Chopra on a wide range of issues. 28 Sept Presented views on Consumer Financial Protection Act Section 1033 in group meeting with CFPB director 10 Aug Meet w/ senior CFPB staff on digital issues 5 Aug - Joined consumer groups in comment letter to Treasury Department re ensuring responsible development of digital assets. Docket TREAS-DO-2022-0014-0001. 2 Aug Meet w/ senior CFPB staff on relationship banking 28 July Joined group meeting w/ CFPB director on privacy and banking 25 July Joined consumer groups in letter to House Financial Services Committee supporting HR4277, the Overdraft Protection Act. 22 July Met with House Financial Services Committee staff on Overdraft Protection HR 4277 21 July Met with House Financial Services Committee staff on relationship between Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and HR8152, the American Data Privacy Protection Act of 2022
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
Opposed CFPB's re-proposed payday lending rule and new debt collection rule. Supported protecting the CFPB's independence, including making sure that its public database remains public. Supported keeping the CFPB's public database public. I also joined a coalition meeting with CFPB Director Kraninger and asked her to commit to keeping the public database public. Held about 15 meetings with House staff in June in support of holding the credit bureaus accountable and protecting consumer data security and privacy. Supported improving accuracy of credit reports and providing consumers relief from negative information on their reports. Supported holding Equifax accountable for its massive data breach with penalties. Advocated in support of giving the FTC authority to fine the credit bureaus after a first violation of the law. Opposed preemption of state data security and privacy laws.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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2019 · first_quarter · 1A
Met with members of Senate and/or staff regarding airline safety in wake of Boeing 737 crashes. Supported efforts of FlyersRights.org to strengthen response. Joined consumer group comments (4 Feb 2019) on CPSC study (CPSC-2011-0074) on table saw safety. Attended lobby visits about consumer financial protections. Supported the need for oversight of the credit bureaus. Reiterated our support for the CFPB's independent source of funding and single director structure in some of these meetings. Provided ideas for fixing mistakes on reports, providing relief for consumers from negative information on their reports, and preventing future breaches. Testified before the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Hearing on Improving Data Security at Consumer Reporting Agencies. Met with members of House and Senate and/or their staffs regarding proposed legislation to establish umbrella privacy law that would unwisely preempt stronger state privacy protection laws. Urged FTC commissioners and senior staff, in meetings, to broaden their series of competition hearings to both add specific privacy hearings and to expand the number of non-aligned academic and NGO panelists. Worked on legislation to prevent the use of toxic pesticides on farms and the use of neonics in the federal wildlife refuge system.
Filing targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
Met with members of Senate and/or staff regarding airline safety in wake of Boeing 737 crashes. Supported efforts of FlyersRights.org to strengthen response. Joined consumer group comments (4 Feb 2019) on CPSC study (CPSC-2011-0074) on table saw safety. Attended lobby visits about consumer financial protections. Supported the need for oversight of the credit bureaus. Reiterated our support for the CFPB's independent source of funding and single director structure in some of these meetings. Provided ideas for fixing mistakes on reports, providing relief for consumers from negative information on their reports, and preventing future breaches. Testified before the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Hearing on Improving Data Security at Consumer Reporting Agencies. Met with members of House and Senate and/or their staffs regarding proposed legislation to establish umbrella privacy law that would unwisely preempt stronger state privacy protection laws. Urged FTC commissioners and senior staff, in meetings, to broaden their series of competition hearings to both add specific privacy hearings and to expand the number of non-aligned academic and NGO panelists. Worked on legislation to prevent the use of toxic pesticides on farms and the use of neonics in the federal wildlife refuge system.
Filing targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Attended a listening session convened by Congresswoman Waters and her staff on the House Financial Services Committee to voice our priorities for a new Congressional session. Advocated for Equifax to be held accountable, including by having the committee convene oversight hearings on Equifax. Voiced concern about federal efforts to preempt state data security and privacy laws. Supported fixing credit bureau related problems in S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, in particular, state preemption and problems related to servicemembers getting their day in court. Urged the FTC to investigate an issue related to security of Experian credit freezes. Drafted a letter and got 50 coalition partners to sign in support.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
Appropriations - no poison pill riders. CFBD funding, equifax/financial privacy protection issues; no financial riders in the budget, particularly those that would eliminate independent funding for the CFPB and allow the president to fire the director at will.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
Comment to numerous CFPB (a Bureau of Federal Reserve System) Requests for Information (RFIs): Need for public consumer complaint database, remittances, prepaid card rule, credit card rules, adjudication, rulemaking process, debt collection rules, enforcement activities, etc. Urge all prudential bank regulators and CFPB not to rescind rules restricting deposit advance products (bank payday loans). Support a clean budget without policy riders, particularly financial riders, including policies against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oppose S2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Crapo), in House, Senate and before President. Oppose HR4508, PROSPER Act (Foxx). Oppose HR4439, Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act(Hollingsworth). Oppose parts, including Section 202, of HR5444, Taxpayer First Act (Jenkins) which would prohibit IRS from offering free tax prep and filing options. Support parts of the bill. Oppose all financial services policy riders in Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bills, including to place independent CFPB under appropriations, create separate CFPB inspector general with reduced independence, weaken CFPB or Dodd-Frank Act in any other ways. Oppose S.2155, including highlighting the ways the Credit Bureaus benefit from the Dodd-Frank rollback bill.
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
Generally support maintaining Dodd-Frank Act safety and soundness protections. File additional comments to Department of Labor and Congressional leadership on delayed retirement DOL fiduciary rule. Opposed draft data security bill, the "Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act" that would exempt financial companies and preempt state laws on data breach notifications. Attended meeting with CFPB Director to support continued investigation into Equifax data breach.
Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Section 310 in S.2155, which would upend a current review of credit scoring models by FHFA and cause them to restart. Also opposed the following bills aimed to weaken consumer protection: H.R. 4550 (Gonzalez), the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act; HR 4861 (Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2018 (EQUAL Act); H.R. 4738, the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act; HR 3746, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017. Provide comments to regulators including Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding Consumers Experience with Free Access to Credit Scores, Docket No. CFPB�2017�0037; Comments to Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA)s Request for Input Regarding Credit Scores. Generally oppose any bill, rider or amendment incorporating any provisions of previously House-passed HR10, (Hensarling) Financial Choice Act, particularly any to weaken the independence of the CFPB. Support any bills to improve Fair Credit Reporting Act, including HR3783, Equal Employment for All Act of 2017 and HR3755 (Waters), Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017. Oppose any bills to weaken the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (eg HR 435 (Ellison), The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017) or to override/preempt stronger state data breach or data security laws, including HR ____ (Luetkemeyer/Maloney), the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act.
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2017 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Support full funding for all appropriated agencies. Oppose all legislation, executive orders or agency actions concerning weakening of existing rules such as broadband privacy and net neutrality rules, whether by administration or Congressional action. Oppose all appropriations riders to subject independent agencies to restrictive, duplicative regulatory cost-benefit analysis and OMB/OIRA oversight to include HR5 (Regulatory Accountability Act) and similar regulatory/Administrative Procedures Act/benefit-cost analysis bills and riders. Support stronger consumer privacy (S 964/HR 2356 MY DATA Act of 2017); S878 (To establish privacy protections); oppose bills to weaken consumer privacy, HR 2520 (BROWSER Act of 2017); Oppose HR2396 (Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act). Urge CPSC to enact table saw protection rule. Support strong CPSC rules on small high-powered magnets. Oppose petitions to FCC urging weakening of Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Urge CPSC to recall Internet-connected products with security flaws that place consumers at risk. Urge FTC to investigate Internet-connected toys and watches that place children at security risk and may violate Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Lobbied for free credit freeze legislation in-person and over the phone in support of the FREE Act.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
Supported the Polluter Portfolio Disclosure Act, which would require large insurers to disclose their investments in and underwriting of fossil fuel projects.
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Support the Fossil Free Finance Act.
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Lead virtual coalition meetings for Consumer Advocacy Week to get members of Congress to defend/promote the CFPB, oppose the TABS Act (which would subject the agency to the appropriations process), join an amicus brief in support of the CFPB in a Supreme Court case over the constitutionality of its funding, promote the FTC's good work for consumers (i.e. money returned, fraud reports processed), support the FTC's Auto Dealer Rule (which would regulate the way auto dealers advertise and sell vehicles), and support restoring the FTC's Section 13(b) authority to return money back to consumers and stop illegal activity.
Filing targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
Delivered a coalition letter calling on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) to require big banks to take climate change seriously. This included delivery of a coalition petition signed by 60,888 people calling for the climate principles, including about 9,100 PIRG members. We joined coalition partners outside the Fed for photos. We also signed a separate Center for American Progress coalition letter about the same topic. 26 Oct 22 Joined consumer letter urging all financial regulators (CFPB, FDIC, OCC, NCUA, FRB, FHA, FHFA) to take action to protect credit reports and scores of victims of recent Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, at a minimum to support the provisions of the CARES ACT (Pub. L. No. 116-136). 6 December 22 USPIRG joined group letter from broad coalition also including bank trade associations urging House and Senate leaders to close the industrial loan company (ILC) loophole, S.5189 - Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act (Brown-OH) 6 December 22 Moderated panel at Consumer Federation of America Financial Services Conference featuring CFPB General Counsel Seth Frotman. At this conference and related events, had brief interactions with other CFPB officials. 7 December 22 Jointly with Center for Digital Democracy, filed supplemental comments on Big Tech Payment Platforms in docket CFPB-2021-0017. 19 Dec 22: Joined group comments to CFPB, Enhancing Public Data on Auto Lending Docket No. CFPB-2022-0075
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Lobbied on the Comprehensive CREDIT Act (H.R.4120), the Consumer Protection Remedies Act (S.4145), holding Equifax accountable for sending incorrect credit scores, and the SECs Investment Company Names (File Number S7-16-22) and Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies (File Number S7-17-22) proposed rules. Held several phone meetings during quarter to advise SEC staff on drafting regulation on investor privacy, based on 2001 regulations of banking regulators implementing the Gramm Leach Bliley Act of 1999's privacy provisions.
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Urge CPSC to to strengthen 2018 Operating Plan, especially to prevent furniture tipover and portable generator hazards. Urge FCC to strengthen consumer protections against robo-calls. Urge Dept. of Transportation to support continued airline passenger safety and consumer protection regulations. Urge EPA to support continued strong fuel economy (MPG) and emissions standards. Urge FTC to enforce strong privacy protections, including against Facebook. CFPB and general data privacy and privacy issues. Keeping appropriations riders out of appropriations bills from subcommittee on. Advocacy for data security and privacy bills that don't preempt states, including support for S.2289, S.1816, and S.2362
Organized a coalition sign-on letter addressed to FHFA Director Mel Watt encouraging the agency to complete and implement the results of its Request for Information regarding its review of new credit scores for use by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Attended coalition meeting opposing budget policy riders and attacks against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) independence.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)