id,filing_uuid,filing_type,registrant_name,registrant_id,client_name,filing_year,filing_period,issue_code,specific_issues,government_entities,income_amount,expense_amount,is_no_activity,is_termination,received_date 743640,9d1d7a24-a201-4919-acd8-e67c6daa9da9,1T,CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA,11481,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2009,first_quarter,FIN,No lobbying this session,,,,0,1,2009-02-02T11:41:00-05:00 743642,a1356361-4e62-46f9-bfe4-aaf04e2202b8,1T,BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP,51560,CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Legislation involving Securities and Exchange broker-dealer issues,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),,,0,1,2009-02-02T16:26:39-05:00 743726,a9bced16-0da0-4be4-9ca0-ddb61dcadf44,1T,REED SMITH LLP,32932,CITY OF JERSEY CITY,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission within the Farm bill.,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,10000,,0,1,2009-02-24T11:16:36-05:00 743803,c7a43612-ed4c-4aa6-9c3b-db738691af68,1T,ROMAN BUHLER AND ASSOCIATES,90055,INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Financial services issues of concern to the mutual funds industry,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,1,2009-03-12T18:52:18-04:00 743818,6fcc71c2-a6eb-4feb-aecf-ce66ab56748e,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,TARP and TALF and other mortgage related bills as they effect the home timeshare industry.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-03-18T11:47:23-04:00 743940,d2201e48-291c-48c6-a6b8-8b3e74333a75,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Housing mortgage and financial services issues.,"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Treasury, Dept of",60000,,0,0,2009-03-25T14:03:01-04:00 743942,c0b72634-fb62-46ba-9993-4b1c3d077a84,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,HOULIHAN SMITH AND COMPANY INC.,2009,first_quarter,FIN,U.S. Treasury Department Troubles Asset Relief Program - TARP.,"Treasury, Dept of",20000,,0,0,2009-03-25T14:07:04-04:00 744060,fada1ea8-562f-4af1-a751-7a3db2404ce3,Q1,"THE VELASQUEZ GROUP, L.L.C.",53403,KPMG LLP,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 1-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill), any provision that relates to Financial Services in general especially as may pertain to regulatory oversight, transparency and accountability. Post passage monitoring of H.R. 1424-The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to purchase troubled assets from any financial institution, esp. any provision related to accounting standards.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-03-31T11:17:53-04:00 744063,471df217-4762-4c94-8d1c-0e0d2233cb22,Q1,"THE VELASQUEZ GROUP, L.L.C.",53403,VISA INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 1-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill), any provision that relates to Financial Services in general, especially any provision that may have been extracted from H.R. 5546 or S. 3086 of the prior Congress and seeking to impose de facto price controls on electronic payment card transactions.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-03-31T11:32:01-04:00 744065,03479226-0634-4d59-a826-c4c912c6aa39,Q1,"THE VELASQUEZ GROUP, L.L.C.",53403,CHARLES SCHWAB & COMPANY,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 1-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill), any provision that relates to Financial Services in general and specifically to the uptick rule; regulatory oversight; or FDIC insurance of money market funds and financial institution deposits..","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-03-31T11:44:08-04:00 744235,49380a4c-8339-4acd-8265-c9064c9a5fd7,Q1,JOHN SATAGAJ,23064,NATIONAL HOME FURNISHINGS ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Consumer Credit,"Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,,0,0,2009-04-01T17:09:32-04:00 744283,34943fc0-8aec-49ae-9f31-22a725910046,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Federal Indian policy.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-04-02T09:36:05-04:00 744296,13b0c4fc-4c8c-40e8-962f-8f423792bda9,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,AMSCOT FINANCIAL CORPORATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Legislation and policies affecting financial services; including pay day advances and check cashing.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2009-04-02T09:50:13-04:00 744523,a7074270-a8d9-4fc8-8866-8ef64db1edfe,Q1,COLLEEN KELLY,321338,WASHINGTON CREDIT UNION LEAGUE AND AFFILIATES,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy (S.61) (HR 200)(HR 1106) Emergency Homewonership and Equity Protection (HR 225) Credit Card Bill of Rights (HR 627) Responsible Subprime Lending 9HR 514)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",6000,,0,0,2009-04-02T16:13:15-04:00 744691,859bc7d2-d7b1-4fed-916e-930a6cf546e2,1T,"KSCW, INC.",21596,MILITARY BENEFIT ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Military Insurance Sales: Oversight and Regulations,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,,0,1,2009-04-04T11:55:39-04:00 744793,ea538671-bafa-4e8d-96ea-7d06d46e285c,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,CITIGROUP MANAGEMENT CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CITIGROUP),2009,first_quarter,FIN,General issues on financial services; deposit insurance reform; corporate governance.,"Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",60000,,0,0,2009-04-06T11:08:36-04:00 744812,d95be90a-0521-48d3-aaff-19fbdfbd1f51,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,CHARLES SCHWAB & COMPANY,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"General financial services industry issues; investment advice; privacy issues; market structure, market data","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",54000,,0,0,2009-04-06T11:25:48-04:00 744868,a027d987-5726-469b-aa3c-aaea46280cc7,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,SECURITIES INDUSTRY & FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSN.,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Corporate accountability; investment advice; spam; market data; deposit insurance; insurance reform; privacy,"Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",35000,,0,0,2009-04-06T12:38:33-04:00 744876,94e4e930-4759-4128-a313-a22d1d51466c,Q1,WESTERN UNION,323672,WESTERN UNION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Money Services Business Act; Bank Secrecy Act","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,133500,0,0,2009-04-06T12:44:05-04:00 745146,4d8b06c8-b034-4d3c-9414-d3e2c151620c,Q1,MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING (A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP),24486,MONUMENT POLICY GROUP LLC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Travel restrictions on financial services companies by Treasury or US Congress that accept government funds,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2009-04-07T10:16:25-04:00 745193,812e5d72-3f98-47d2-8541-a1db24288256,Q1,HOWREY LLP,18752,MONEY SERVICES ROUND TABLE (FKA THE NON-BANK FUNDS TRANSMITTERS GROUP),2009,first_quarter,FIN,Funds transmission disclosure,,,,0,0,2009-04-07T10:49:44-04:00 745254,71b9d0c9-1ba7-4cf2-8da3-ba79640c2647,Q1,"MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.",284950,DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Issuses related to Credit Default Swaps,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-07T11:56:25-04:00 745261,3909088d-ffa8-42e0-bb69-c1e34f0b9e5b,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,"AETNA, INC. (FORMERLY AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY)",2009,first_quarter,FIN,General financial services issues,"Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",60000,,0,0,2009-04-07T12:04:32-04:00 745441,1c7e36b2-c5ce-49b9-839a-3b298c51e3ec,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,AGSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES ACA,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"General representation for AgStar, primarily liaison between AgStar, Congress and agricultural trade organizations, including the Farm Credit Council.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-04-07T16:02:41-04:00 745449,181f6b62-4eb1-4e1b-94d0-8fcb80fef4f5,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,GAVIN ANDERSON,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Monitor government activities regarding energy policies (international and domestic); mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector; foreign relations regarding energy policy; and foreign investment in the U.S.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",80000,,0,0,2009-04-07T16:05:48-04:00 745463,7e659f20-5bdc-416e-b0d9-05bc2bbc87e7,Q1,LONG LAW FIRM,23111,RELATIONAL INVESTORS LLC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Corporate governance issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-07T16:21:02-04:00 745594,1e997cbc-b71a-4823-bce8-597388a509c5,Q1,"PUBLIC STRATEGIES WASHINGTON, INC.",32486,"NASDAQ OMX GROUP (FORMERLY ""THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET"")",2009,first_quarter,FIN,H.R. 977 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-08T10:22:01-04:00 746043,6c0fc2a4-d2a5-44cb-8b8d-5de1cf7200e1,Q1,LOCKE LORD PUBLIC POLICY GROUP LLC,300971,AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Legislation related to mortgages, economic stimulations and short term installment credit.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-04-08T18:08:58-04:00 746057,c2b5ac1d-6fb8-464c-bbd7-f211f9e98c49,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,ACE CASH EXPRESS,2009,first_quarter,FIN,HR.1214-Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2009-04-08T20:22:11-04:00 746131,0cc2f927-93c6-4d84-9b26-4fe045bb88b5,1T,BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP,51560,LEVINE LEICHTMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Asset manager provisions in TARP programs.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Treasury, Dept of",,,0,1,2009-04-09T11:08:42-04:00 746432,fdc9bf7d-9226-44b5-86ba-eb3a4fbff3c4,Q1,"MCKINNON GROUP, LLC, FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS RR&G, LLC",306135,CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Securities Market Structure, restoration of uptick rule, HR 302 and S 605","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-04-09T16:46:00-04:00 746440,cc82658c-c749-42b1-be27-2d1bd0d90413,Q1,"MCKINNON GROUP, LLC, FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS RR&G, LLC",306135,EDWARD JONES,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Data security, various bills including new versions of Data Security and Trust Act (legislation was previously HR 958 in 110th Congress).","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-04-09T16:58:08-04:00 746448,e026b9b0-fc3b-45ba-ad5a-fbc78eae7234,Q1,"MCKINNON GROUP, LLC, FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS RR&G, LLC",306135,FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Monitoring various policies that affect the U.S. housing market.,SENATE,20000,,0,0,2009-04-09T17:01:13-04:00 746450,17bc674e-7f89-4448-820d-c321cefc6c59,Q1,UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,39245,UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 384 - TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 200 - Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 H.R. 1106 - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 1728 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act H.R. 627 - Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 S. 61 - Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 S. 257 - Consumer Credit Fairness Act S. 414 - Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009","Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,2590244,0,0,2009-04-09T17:02:05-04:00 746462,4ec7364c-399c-4a24-8cb2-9c74d8781922,Q1,"MCKINNON GROUP, LLC, FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS RR&G, LLC",306135,GOLDMAN SACHS & COMPANY,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Financial services legislation,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-09T17:06:17-04:00 746463,21eadb7f-31bf-48e3-97c6-9dc611175af1,Q1,"MCKINNON GROUP, LLC, FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS RR&G, LLC",306135,INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Financial Services Legislation,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-09T17:08:18-04:00 746495,161a3a18-d30b-44ac-b603-d66ed96daf8c,Q1,"MCKINNON GROUP, LLC, FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS RR&G, LLC",306135,SUPERFUND USA INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Financial Services Legislation,"Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-09T17:15:28-04:00 746624,5ed276cd-648a-4b40-980c-9e3f2fbb3f2f,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Issues related to consumer lending and credit H.R. 1214; H.R. 1846; H.R. 1608; S.500 S. 582","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2009-04-10T10:48:52-04:00 746703,4cb2fcb6-8e9a-45c9-80a4-93458489f52e,Q1,"LAWRENCE J. ROMANS & ASSOCIATES, LLC",61072,CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Financial Regulatory Restructuring H.R.302, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-10T11:43:57-04:00 746769,f4c6f6bd-b53f-4b6e-9f6a-cb77aaff4122,Q1,"LAWRENCE J. ROMANS & ASSOCIATES, LLC",61072,JOHN T O'ROURKE LAW OFFICES,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Municipal Bond Insurance,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2009-04-10T12:21:08-04:00 746809,0cd76a17-0171-472d-9403-1a104acfdab9,Q1,"LAWRENCE J. ROMANS & ASSOCIATES, LLC",61072,PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Financial Regulation Optional Federal Charter for Insurance Companies","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-04-10T13:49:35-04:00 746850,520965dc-4cad-4b0d-8b33-774491fd4c6a,Q1,"LAWRENCE J. ROMANS & ASSOCIATES, LLC",61072,JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R.977 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes H.R. 627,Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 S. 414, Credit CARD Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-04-10T14:19:50-04:00 746899,9fc67884-7d90-4552-acbe-eb4f3eaeee95,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,BARCLAYS PLC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Mortgage servicing and modifications of mortgages. Financial system stability and liquidity, including implementation of the ""Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008."" Modernization of financial regulation.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2009-04-10T15:06:07-04:00 746904,def1df79-f5d3-4559-8c4e-4a5021807768,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Mortgage servicing and modifications of mortgages. Financial system stability and liquidity, including implementation of the ""Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008."" Modernization of financial regulation. Regulation of target-date funds.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",45000,,0,0,2009-04-10T15:07:09-04:00 747020,d87e868a-00da-476c-beff-afcaf65332a5,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,"EWT, LLC",2009,first_quarter,FIN,Delivery and settlement requirements related to trading of securities.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",60000,,0,0,2009-04-10T16:36:49-04:00 747041,8c9c4017-5ba7-42fb-a58e-d38e24df5e25,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Tax issues related to private equity,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-10T17:00:59-04:00 747042,01fa7eab-734f-48cd-a70d-a991b35d5d12,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,VESTAR CAPITAL,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Tax issues related to private equity,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-04-10T17:05:00-04:00 747045,4329e4f2-d947-408a-9005-46fb90ce06e0,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,VERI-TAX COM,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"S.386-Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 Income verification","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE",,,0,0,2009-04-10T17:09:06-04:00 747082,49127b3f-ccc1-45cc-9f51-7414d16838e1,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,INCO-CHECK INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"S.386-Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 Income verification","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE",,,0,0,2009-04-10T17:54:25-04:00 747083,5ff37b56-fcf4-4cd2-b4d4-06b6c84c5fe7,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,LPL FINANCIAL CORPORATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Regulation of investment advisers, including custody of customer assets.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-10T17:56:26-04:00 747098,1c0661bf-a82f-47f0-8147-a7f11ea342e2,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,"GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC",2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Regulatory reform - Investments Capital markets",Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),90000,,0,0,2009-04-10T18:27:38-04:00 747105,d6c0e6d7-7adc-43a1-901b-af7389b86016,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,GENSTAR CAPITAL LLC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Tax issues related to private equity,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-10T18:35:42-04:00 747109,42928896-de3f-41b4-805d-3d3a8a740db4,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI S.P.A.,2009,first_quarter,FIN,H.R.1746 - Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act 2007,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",90000,,0,0,2009-04-10T18:53:45-04:00 747115,f1952528-7673-439e-904f-8afd83718261,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,CITADEL INVESTMENT GROUP L L C,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Monitoring of miscellaneous regulatory interests to financial institutions,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-04-10T19:07:50-04:00 747126,2d92d0af-d79f-4f99-abea-fda66d936baa,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,"ARES MANAGEMENT, FORMERLY REPORTED AS, ARES MANAGEMENT LLC",2009,first_quarter,FIN,Tax issues related to private equity,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-10T19:46:58-04:00 747158,9b1f0374-d16d-4b12-8981-1adb2e0b5e9d,1T,ACG ADVOCACY,2057,"PEQUOT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.",2009,first_quarter,FIN,Senate Judiciary Committee issues as relates to the oversight of FEC investigation,SENATE,40000,,0,1,2009-04-11T07:54:24-04:00 747210,01a663f8-aa17-4348-9377-7a147982f276,Q4,ACG ADVOCACY,2057,MERCHANTS PAYMENTS COALITION INC,2009,fourth_quarter,FIN,Credit Card Inter-Change Fee Issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2009-04-11T11:59:55-04:00 747211,8a9ebe30-af37-4a15-a850-059f12bb9a85,Q1,ACG ADVOCACY,2057,MERCHANTS PAYMENTS COALITION INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Credit Card Inter-Change Fee Issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2009-04-11T11:59:55-04:00 747235,f71ae930-95a0-4338-850f-9da33835787f,Q1,ACG ADVOCACY,2057,SOVEREIGN BANK,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Banking and financial services issues. Credit Union Reform Act 2008","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2009-04-11T13:06:13-04:00 747271,7fc2664f-eef9-4ab6-8f50-0e42ae740846,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Regulation of predatory lending, including HR 1728, the ""Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2009."" Financial system stability and liquidity, including implementation of the ""Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.""","Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-04-11T17:55:33-04:00 747283,d73d3d13-148b-44d0-9569-f2e051aecef8,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,"FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY (""FINRA"" FORMERLY NASD)",2009,first_quarter,FIN,Structure of FINRA and private sector regulation of securities industry. Modernization of financial regulation. Arbitration of investor claims. Investor protection and investor education initiatives.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",40000,,0,0,2009-04-11T18:07:37-04:00 747285,fa2cff78-e1b9-4160-942b-01cc53f311de,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,REUTERS AMERICA LLC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Regulation of U.S. market data. Modernization of financial regulation.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",150000,,0,0,2009-04-11T18:22:40-04:00 747287,e5764b6b-1018-401d-993d-33c40d65a3fb,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,KCG HOLDINGS INC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS GETCO HOLDING COMPANY LLC),2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Regulations affecting electronic trading of securities, including market structure issues. Modernization of financial regulation, including regulation of derivative instruments. Regulations governing short sales of securities.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",80000,,0,0,2009-04-11T18:31:41-04:00 747675,8f893d5c-cff6-4c6f-a6d1-9c3050655e26,Q1,INVESTMENT ADVISER ASSOCIATION,40017130,INVESTMENT ADVISER ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Issues affecting federally-registered investment advisers","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",,10000,0,0,2009-04-13T10:57:27-04:00 747828,47a0e6f4-4dde-44f3-82bf-36946c493de6,Q1,"FORSCEY, PLLC",52880,SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Improve corporate governance and investor protections under U.S. securities laws; Enactment of infrastructure bank proposal; Increased regulation and enforcement of banking and securities laws,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",110000,,0,0,2009-04-13T12:28:46-04:00 747917,4f6fff30-5d49-498f-9a3f-37965ae58518,Q1,STRATEGIC HEALTH CARE,285255,COALITION FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTH COVERAGE (CAHC),2009,first_quarter,FIN,Issues relating to insuring the uninsured,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",45000,,0,0,2009-04-13T13:59:28-04:00 747935,7c762801-9d7e-4829-9dbd-69b65d6d0e86,Q1,"DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC",12868,WORLD TRADE CENTER PROPERTIES LLC (FORMERLY WACHTEL LIPTON ROSEN & KATZ),2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Lobby for the issues affecting the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, including tax and insurance issues. Monitored the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR1) as well as potential tax extender legislation.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-13T14:09:01-04:00 747986,3a8c1bb0-875e-4860-86c6-08119c9c2858,Q1,"KSCW, INC.",21596,CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Legislation dealing with credit card interest rates and security issues.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-04-13T14:41:58-04:00 747988,1b49efa7-e50e-4cf0-be09-28cc46011581,Q1,"KSCW, INC.",21596,"FITCH, INC.",2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Oversight and Regulations in the Credit Ratings Industry, specifically related to accountability, liability and due diligence, as well as TARP oversight.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-04-13T14:41:59-04:00 748004,f693959e-6418-43e5-9f26-7cc48506e3cf,Q1,"KSCW, INC.",21596,"STARK & ROTH, INC.",2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Implimentation of current law, proposed legislation and regulations as related to TARP oversight, mark to market accounting, shortselling and Net Operating Loss. Monitoring and participating in the placement of personnel in government agencies.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2009-04-13T14:47:07-04:00 748005,10531211-abed-44e5-8d8d-c783a64f42fa,Q1,"WHITAKER STRATEGIES (STEPHEN B. WHITAKER DBA WHITAKER SRATEGIES, FORMERLY WHITAK",314432,U S BANK (PREVIOUSLY FILED AS U S BANCORP),2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Issues affecting oversight of consumer credit cards; issues affecting payment of interchange fees; issues affecting mortgage ""cramdown""","Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",85000,,0,0,2009-04-13T14:47:09-04:00 748013,21c7bcd6-1666-4ee6-96b0-9e540568dfbb,Q1,GRANT CONSULTING GROUP,89155,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Legislation impacting the regulation of variable annuities,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-13T14:51:16-04:00 748017,14e78ed1-6519-429e-a439-2946caa2d90c,Q1,GRANT CONSULTING GROUP,89155,RAYMOND JAMES INSURANCE GROUP INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Policies related to financial advising and the sales of financial products and services,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2009-04-13T14:55:20-04:00 748045,e3f3548c-74d0-4679-acf0-436a62c7bde0,1T,"TIMMONS AND COMPANY, INC.",38164,VISA USA INC,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 627 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. S. 235 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. S. 414 - A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",33333,,0,1,2009-04-13T15:16:32-04:00 748211,edda9845-8e2d-4d79-a3a5-107911724031,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,FMR LLC (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS FIDELITY INVESTMENTS),2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Issues related to the retirement, mutual fund and securities industries. Specific issues include 401(k) fee disclosure (HR 3185 - Miller, the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act; HR 3765 - Neal, the Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act; and S.2473 - Harkin, the Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act). Monitored HR 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2009-04-13T20:14:50-04:00 748212,224875bb-5de4-4240-bb65-1e1337427ec5,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Real Estate Brokerage - S.413 Community Choice in Real Estate Act. Credit Cards - Industrial Loan Companies. Interchange and electronic payments networks. HR 5546 Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008. Monitored HR 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2009-04-13T20:19:52-04:00 748218,5c5f2359-93eb-45d0-acac-9743ba050751,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,AICPA,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting industry, including H.R. 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003. Monitor H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2009-04-13T20:24:53-04:00 748226,c786e700-ee39-49a5-92c3-09fff60aaea3,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,BLOOMBERG LP,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Market Data issues relating to consumer and investor access to information and financial market structure,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-04-13T21:46:59-04:00 748231,64b1cf67-6713-4f16-b862-b84a7f93aa1b,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007; Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act; HR 4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008. Monitor HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-04-13T21:55:02-04:00 748234,fa60179f-884b-4e29-acce-22bfc59fa298,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,DELOITTE & TOUCHE,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting industry, including H.R.1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003. Monitor HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-04-13T22:01:03-04:00 748238,4428f77a-813f-43d6-a89b-13d66dac66b3,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Interchange and electronic payments networks. HR 5546 Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2009-04-13T22:08:05-04:00 748241,c73d21b4-ec27-45a5-8a63-27c4351892c3,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,ERNST & YOUNG,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting industry, including H.R.1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003. Monitor HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",16000,,0,0,2009-04-13T22:13:06-04:00 748245,bce12942-b082-455b-aa31-631fd8951715,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE),2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Issues related to the retirement, mutual fund and securities industries. Specific issues include 401(k) fee disclosure (HR 3185 - Miller, the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act; HR 3765 - Neal, the Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act; and S.2473 - Harkin, the Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act). Interchange and electronic payments networks, HR 5546 Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008. Monitored HR1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 20008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-04-13T22:21:10-04:00 748250,12e1c6aa-cd23-481f-9131-4cb8a01ac87a,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Issues related to the retirement, mutual fund and securities industries. Specific issues include 401(k) fee disclosrue (HR 3185-Miller, the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act; HR 3765 - Neal, the Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act; and S. 2473 - Harkin, The Defined Contritution Fee Disclosure Act). Monitored HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2009-04-13T22:26:11-04:00 748253,3e3d4089-583a-4dea-bdab-4ae505827679,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,KPMG,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting idustry, including HR 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003. Monitored HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",16000,,0,0,2009-04-13T22:30:12-04:00 748264,85957be4-4b33-4d3c-877a-9505df542244,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting industry, including HR 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003. Monitored HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Acto of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",16000,,0,0,2009-04-13T22:46:17-04:00 748267,e973e22b-3908-4135-b5ac-eee413bddc8c,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Optional Federal Insurance Charter Monitor HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-04-13T22:51:19-04:00 748269,17788d43-665d-49cb-84dc-7bd6a27bdd07,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,SOVEREIGN INVESTMENT COUNCIL,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Promote and represent the common business interests and improving business conditions among members of the sovereign industry,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2009-04-13T22:55:20-04:00 748400,72f99caa-3fe4-4e98-8270-9a0d3e91519e,Q1,AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION,2354,AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Mortgage Lending, Credit Card Billing, Electronic Payments, TARP, TALF, Industrial Loan Companies, Bankruptcy Reform, Arbitration, Data Security","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,50000,0,0,2009-04-14T10:49:34-04:00 748605,9031b22f-3dc7-4377-bc29-0efa8853dad8,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION (EPC),2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.627-Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 S.414-Credit CARD Act of 2009","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",90000,,0,0,2009-04-14T12:14:57-04:00 748623,649f9f19-e822-43e4-bbd3-0c350b46cb92,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,GENERALI USA LIFE REASSURANCE,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Matters related to reinsurance and financial services,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2009-04-14T12:24:06-04:00 748697,c7958057-22c3-4aa5-b4ff-6f5164287956,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,WESTERN UNION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"International remittances / money transfers, data protection, and anti-money laundering","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2009-04-14T13:06:53-04:00 748701,1b64cc8b-ae25-45b3-a947-da36b0f0f2ec,Q1,"BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP",7257,PRIVATE EQUITY GROWTH CAPITAL COUNCIL (FORMERLY THE PRIVATE EQUITY COUNCIL),2009,first_quarter,FIN,General representation of the private equity industry,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",110000,,0,0,2009-04-14T13:09:55-04:00 748727,53686001-3758-4028-a6c1-69e05d68d90e,Q1,KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP,21745,FUTURES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Energy Market and Speculation Legislation Financial Market Legislation","Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",110000,,0,0,2009-04-14T13:46:38-04:00 748766,1956e3eb-d368-4eb9-8e5e-b63bbfdb428f,Q1,THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS),33875,AMERICAN COURT AND COMMERCIAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"No specific legislation -- issues relating to financial disclosures of financial institutions, generally.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",45000,,0,0,2009-04-14T14:12:12-04:00 748821,f4d9a215-4b69-4557-a65d-85057438b066,Q1,CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS,7691,CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R 476 - Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. H.R. 703 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000. H.R. 786 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to redefine the standard maximum deposit insurance amount and the standard maximum share insurance amount as being $250,000, respectively (thus making such increase permanent). H.R. 1105 - Including provision that would amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R. 1116 -To improve the process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs,and for other purposes. H.R. 1479 - To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial industry and that reinvestment requirements keep pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1728 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1754 - To create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. S. 241 - Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish the right of an eligible deferred-foreclosure consumer, defendable in court, to defer initiation of a foreclosure or related action, including a foreclosure sale, brought by any creditor, servicer, or holder of an eligible deferred-foreclosure mortgage, during a specified deferment period. S. 298 - A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes. S. 356 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. S. 365 - Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions. S. 376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). S. 541 - A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes. S. 566 - Financial Products Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Products Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline. S. 664 - A bill to create a systemic risk monitor for the financial system of the United States, to oversee financial regulatory activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. C.A.R. is also lobbying on the idea of having either Congress or the Treasury Department instiute a plan where they would create a federal mortgage interest buy-down program to bring down interest rate spreads to historical averages and reduce mortgage interest rates since the spread between mortgage rates and Treasury rates are abnormally high. C.A.R. lobbied concerning the future of the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and their future regulatory structure. C.A.R. lobbied on the issues of the loan limits for GSE's and FHA in both their size, scope, and duration.","Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,30000,0,0,2009-04-14T14:41:45-04:00 749023,03ee152a-9349-4211-81e4-a5207352a19e,Q1,"CGCN GROUP, LLC",76992,MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Interchange and electronic payments networks. HR5546 Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2009-04-14T16:03:38-04:00 749102,15af8ee1-05d7-4240-a1cc-347812079160,Q1,THE HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA,18672,HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA,2009,first_quarter,FIN,"HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, (sections 5001, 5002, 5003, 4301, 3001, 1301 to 1341, 4102, 1502, 4302, 6001, Title VIII) S 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, (sections 5001, 5002, 5003, 4301, 3001, 1301 to 1341, 4102, 1502, 4302, 6001, Title VIII)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,90000,0,0,2009-04-14T16:28:48-04:00 749135,6b48596d-edaa-4c3c-9911-863b772e6e2e,Q1,EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION,13767,EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION,2009,first_quarter,FIN,Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF),"Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,50000,0,0,2009-04-14T16:42:24-04:00 749323,2a4ffae3-5927-45a3-b339-7cbc41de2da4,Q1,"K&L GATES, LLP",32098,"RADIAN GROUP, INC.",2009,first_quarter,FIN,"Meet with members of Congress, personal staff, and committee staff to discuss policy issues pertaining to mortgage insurance, the government-sponsored entities, the housing market, foreclosure mitigation, and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",150000,,0,0,2009-04-14T19:17:07-04:00