• Updated, reformed PTAP at Ginnie Mae for nonbank lenders; reduced mortgage guarantee fees (to better match actuarial costs) for both FHA and VA mortgages. Challenge of high credit score fees in the industry; trigger leads legislation (S. 3502). Repurchase policies of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Duration: December 5, 2009 to present

General Issues: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Housing, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Banking

Spending: about $1,275,000 (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 2009: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Ginnie Mae, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)