• Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173); Rules related to the credit ratings industry; House and Senate Budget; House Financial Services; tracked Puerto Rican debt crisis and subprime loans in the auto industry; Puerto Rican Bail Out Bill.

Duration: September 10, 2012 to June 30, 2016

General Issues: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Banking, Insurance

Spending: about $570,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2012: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,, Treasury - Dept of

Related Foreign Entities: Fimalac, S.A. (75007 Paris, FRA); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 50%