• Regulatory Relief regarding federal thrifts (H.R. 6312) Public Welfare Investments for Thrifts (H.R. 1066, S. 2487, H.R. 3221) Credit Card Practices (S. 1395, S. 1176, S. 1309, H.R. 2146, H.R. 873, H.R. 1461, H.R. 1510) Basel II Capital proposalBank overdraft practices (H.R. 946) Bank Secrecy Act (H.R. 323) Electronic Payment Systems, including Interchange Fees (H.R. 5546, S. 3086) Bank Customer Information Security (S. 1260, S. 1178, S. 495, H.R. 958, H.R. 1685, H.R. 948) Treasurys Proposal on Regulatory Restructuring Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices authority for Bank Regulators (H.R. 3526) Internet Gambling Regulations Preservation of Preemption Authority Covered Bonds Industrial Loan Companies (The Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2008 no bill number) Provisions governing regulation of S&L holding companies Federal Reserve and OTS Proposal on Unfair or Deceptive Practices or Acts and Amendments to Regulation Z and DD (credit card and overdraft practices) Private equity investments in financial institutions Regulatory Status of WaMu Bank Individual Development Accounts
• Federal Home Loan Banks Regulatory Reform of Government Sponsored Enterprises and Federal Home Loan Bank System (H.R. 1427, S. 1100, H.R. 3221) Conforming Loan Limits (H.R. 1427, S. 1100 H.R. 5140, H.R. 3221) RESPA reform (HUDs proposed regulation)Reporting of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data Mortgage reforms (H.R. 3915, H.R. 3012, S. 2296, S. 2153, S. 2452, S. 1299, H.R. 3221) Federal Reserve Boards Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act regulations Adjustable Rate Mortgages (H.R. 3915, H.R. 3012, S. 2452) Appraisal Reforms (H.R. 3915, H.R. 3837, S. 2452) Non-traditional Mortgage Products (H.R. 3915, H.R. 3012, S. 2452) National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3121, S. 2284) Mortgage Loan Modifications and Servicer Liability (H.R. 4178, H.R. 5579, H.R. 3221) FHA Modernization (H.R. 1852, S. 2338, H.R. 3221) Mortgage Broker Disclosure Licensing and registration of mortgage originators (H.R. 3221) Homeownership Rescue Plans Foreclosure Prevention (H.R. 5679) Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424)
• SEC Short Selling Reform Initiatives
• Mortgage Bankruptcy Reform Cramdown Provisions(H.R. 3609, S. 2136,H.R. 2636, S.Amdt. 4387 to H.R. 3221)
• Business Activity Tax (S. 1726) Non-qualified deferred compensation tax treatment
• Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime for financial employees
• Immigration Reform employment-based immigrant visas (S. 2611)
• Patent Reform (S. 1145, H.R. 1908)
• Protection of Attorney Client Privilege (H.R. 3013, S. 186)
• Arbitration (S. 1782, H.R. 3010)

Duration: April 1, 2008 to September 26, 2008

General Issues: Banking, Housing, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Bankruptcy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Immigration, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Government Issues, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection

Spending: about $610,000 (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 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), Federal Reserve System, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)