2nd Quarter - Report

HSBC TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES USA INC. for HSBC TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES USA INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$550,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

PL 111-024 - the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights (including HR 627, S 414 - the Credit Card Acco HR 1456 - the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act, S 541 - the Depositor Protection Act of 2009, S 392 - Credit Card Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 , HR 1105 - provision giving FTC authority to regulate mortgage loans, Crapo Amendment to increase FDIC's borrowing authority, proposals to affect credit card interchange calculations, PL 111-22 - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act - section 204, deposit insurance provisions (including HR 896) Obama Administration Regulatory Restructuring Proposal

Foreign entity interest: As the parent of HSBC-North America, HSBC Holdings, PLC, has interests in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MONIQUE FRAZIER —
J DENIS O'TOOLE —
THOMAS ROSENKOETTER —
JANET G ST AMAND —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1456 (111th), H.R. 896 (111th), H.R. 627 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1083 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 S. 1153 and H.R. 2625 - Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries HR 2452 and S 823 Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act Temporary repeal of withholding tax on interest paid on loans from foreign affiliates or banks - in general Apply the dividends received deduction to dividends paid by foreign corps to domestic corps - in general Improvements to the Administration proposals affecting Qualified Intermediaries - in general

Foreign entity interest: As the parent of HSBC-North America, HSBC Holdings, PLC, has interests in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MONIQUE FRAZIER —
J DENIS O'TOOLE —
THOMAS ROSENKOETTER —
JANET G ST AMAND —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1083 (111th), S. 1153 (111th), H.R. 2452 (111th), H.R. 2625 (111th)

Retirement RET

Proposals to make pension contributions more manageable in the short term (such as smoothing) and to help avoid benefit restrictions that hurt plan participants (such as requiring withdrawals) Proposals permitting companies to make new interest rate elections for plan years beginning in 2010, delaying funding regulations, extending the amortization schedule and temporarily expanding the corridor to 120%.

Foreign entity interest: As the parent of HSBC-North America, HSBC Holdings, PLC has interests in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MONIQUE FRAZIER —
J DENIS O'TOOLE —
THOMAS ROSENKOETTER —
JANET G ST AMAND —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Housing HOU

S. 6 - The Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 PL 111-022 - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act - (including S 896, HR 1106, HR 703, HR 786, HR 787, HR 788), except sec. 401- Foreclosure Moratorium section, HR 788 - To provide a safe harbor for mortgage servicers PL 111-005 - including HR 1 - The American Economic and Reinvestment Act (mortgage related provisions and Section 626 - providing state attorneys general additional authority to enforce the Truth in Lending Act.) HR 1728 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act S 386 - The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act

Foreign entity interest: As the parent of HSBC-North America, HSBC Holdings, PLC, has interests in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MONIQUE FRAZIER —
J DENIS O'TOOLE —
THOMAS ROSENKOETTER —
JANET G ST AMAND —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1728 (111th), H.R. 788 (111th), H.R. 703 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1106 (111th), H.R. 787 (111th), S. 6 (111th), H.R. 786 (111th)

Bankruptcy BNK

HR 1106 - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act - Modification of Residential Mortgages S 6 and HR 200 - Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy PL 111-022 - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (including S 896) S 257 - Consumer Credit Fairness Act

Foreign entity interest: As the parent of HSBC-North America, HSBC Holdings, PLC, has interests in the issues above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MONIQUE FRAZIER —
J DENIS O'TOOLE —
THOMAS ROSENKOETTER —
JANET G ST AMAND —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 200 (111th), H.R. 1106 (111th)

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.