1st Quarter - Report

ADVANTA CORPORATION for ADVANTA CORPORATION

Period 1st Quarter 2008 Filed Apr 16, 2008 Signed by Frank M. Salinger, Vice President, Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
ADVANTA CORPORATION
Client
ADVANTA CORPORATION
Income
—
Expenses
$230,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

One issue area, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Banking BAN

Discussion drafts on credit card, interchange fee and industrial loan corporation (ILC) issue. HR 698, S 1356, the Industrial Bank Holding Company Act dealing with ILC structure. HR 873, the Credit Card Payment Fees Act; HR 1461, the Credit CARD Act; HR 5244, the Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act; S. 1395, the Stop Unfair Practices in Cards Act; and S. 2753, the Financial Consumer Protection Act--all of which deal with credit card practices and disclosures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK SALINGER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 698 (110th), S. 2753 (110th), H.R. 5244 (110th), S. 1395 (110th), H.R. 1461 (110th), H.R. 873 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.