4th Quarter - Report

BANK POLICY INSTITUTE for BANK POLICY INSTITUTE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,020,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to: Data Breach/Spyware; Cyberthreat Information Sharing; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; H.R 1560 Protecting Cyber Networks Act;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANCIS CREIGHTON —
JASON KRATOVIL —

Contacted: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to: Patent Reform; H.R.9 Innovation Act; S.632 Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth Patents Act of 2015 or the STRONG Patents Act of 2015; H.R 2045 Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act; S. 1137, Patent Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY J CIMINO —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 632 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to International Trade; S.819 Export-Import Bank Reform and Re-authorization Act of 2015; S.824 Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015; H.R.1314 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement and Trade Promotion Authority; S.1267 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; H.R.1295 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; S.824 A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes (All sections of Full text) H.R.597 Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act (All sections of full text)- Efforts in support of bill; Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY J CIMINO —
FRANCIS CREIGHTON —
GEORGETTE PERROS SIERRA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 819 (114th), H.R. 597 (114th), S. 1267 (114th), S. 824 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to: Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Regulator Relief; Financial Services and General Government appropriations; Credit Card/Interchange Fees; Retirement Security/Annuities, Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty; Data Breach; Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform; Automobile, Arbitration fairness; Regulatory Restructuring; Structure and Activities of the Office of Financial Research; Implementation of Proprietary Trading and Funds Investment Restrictions of the Proposed Volcker Rule; S. 433 Currency Undervaluation Investigation Act; S. 510 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act; S. 774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; H.R. 185 Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 601 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act; S.423 Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015; H.R.1233 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2015; S.819 Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015; S.824 Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015; H.R.1008 Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act; H.R. 1031 Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015; H.R.37 Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; S.1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015; S. 961 The Data Security Act; H.R 2205 The Data Security Act; H.R.1550 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015; H.R 1266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act; Federal Reserve Dividend Revenue provision contained in S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act; H.R. 1090 Retail Investor Protection Act; Federal Reserve Dividend Revenue provision within H.R. 22 DRIVE Act - Senate highway funding; H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016; S 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: S. 824 (114th), H.R. 1031 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), H.R. 601 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), S. 1647 (114th), S. 433 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 1550 (114th), S. 423 (114th), H.R. 1008 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 510 (114th), S. 774 (114th), H.R. 1233 (114th), H.R. 1090 (114th), H.R. 3738 (114th), H.R. 37 (114th), S. 819 (114th), H.R. 1266 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Tax Extender Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act; Mortgage Interest Reporting. Issues related to CBO 10 year budgets and scoring of retirement tax deferrals; S.1267 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; H.Con.Res.27 Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; S.Con.Res.11 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY J CIMINO —
FRANCIS CREIGHTON —
PAUL MICHAEL LEONARD —

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th), S. 1267 (114th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Issues related to Federal Disaster Planning; National Flood Insurance Program; H.R.1471 FEMA Disaster Reform Act; Flood Insurance Reauthorization; S. 1679 Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act; H.R 2901 Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act, and matters relating to crop insurance.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY J CIMINO —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2901 (114th), S. 1679 (114th), H.R. 1471 (114th)

Retirement RET

Issues related to Department of Labors proposed rule-fiduciary rule making, which defines when a person providing investment advice becomes a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA); Issues related to: Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 10 year budgets and scoring of retirement tax deferrals; H.R. 2029, Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2016; and H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY J CIMINO —
FRANCIS CREIGHTON —
JILL EDWARDS HOFFMAN —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1090 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th)

Housing HOU

Issues related to Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE); Federal Housing Finance Reform; Homeownership and responsible lending, HR 3192 Homebuyers Assistance Act; S.1711 A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, S.1356 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016; and S. 2393 Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY J CIMINO —
FRANCIS CREIGHTON —
JOHN DALTON —
TODD MICHAEL HILL —
PAUL MICHAEL LEONARD —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1356 (114th), H.R. 3192 (114th), S. 1711 (114th), S. 2393 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to: Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 10 year budgets and scoring of retirement tax deferrals; S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 and issues related to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, the Truth in Lending Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and other laws that regulate financial institutions and securities markets. Companion bill H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY J CIMINO —
FRANCIS CREIGHTON —
JOHN DALTON —
TODD MICHAEL HILL —
PAUL MICHAEL LEONARD —
GEORGETTE PERROS SIERRA —

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2995 (114th), S. 1910 (114th)

Insurance INS

Issues related to: Flood Insurance; H.R.1550, To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to improve the transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to improve the Systemically Important Financial Institution (SIFI)designation process, and for other purposes; H.R.1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015; S.1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015; H.R.141 Flood Insurance Premium Parity Act of 2015; H.R.1478 The Policy Holder Protection Act; S.1679 Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act; H.R 2901, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act; H.R 1550 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015; H.R. 2141 International Insurance Standards Transparency and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015; S.1086 International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act; H.R.1090 Retail Investor Protection Act; H.R. 2029, Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2016; and H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY J CIMINO —
FRANCIS CREIGHTON —
JILL EDWARDS HOFFMAN —
PAUL MICHAEL LEONARD —

Contacted: SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1478 (114th), H.R. 1550 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 1090 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), H.R. 2901 (114th), H.R. 3738 (114th), H.R. 141 (114th), H.R. 1309 (114th), H.R. 2141 (114th), S. 1086 (114th), S. 1679 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to: Data Breach/ID Theft/Spyware; Payment Fraud; Data Security Standards; H.R.189 Servicemember Foreclosure Protection Extension Act of 2015; H.R.601 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act; S.1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act; H.R 1266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act; H.R.1262 Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; S.812 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory(CLEAR)Relief Act of 2015; and issues related to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L.111-203); S.1484, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 all provisions; S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2016 and H.R.2995 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2995 (114th), S. 812 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), S. 1910 (114th), H.R. 1262 (114th), H.R. 601 (114th), H.R. 1266 (114th), H.R. 189 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform; Federal Housing Finance Reform; Department of Labor (DoL)/Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decision on the definition of fiduciary duty; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) issues and provisions within the National Defense Authorization Act; H.R.240 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015; S.1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015; H.R.1735 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016; S.1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015; H.R. 1090 Retail Investor Protection Act; H.R. 1550 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015; H.R. 2029, Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2016; H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTHONY J CIMINO —
FRANCIS CREIGHTON —
JOHN DALTON —
TODD MICHAEL HILL —
JILL EDWARDS HOFFMAN —
PAUL MICHAEL LEONARD —

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1550 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), H.R. 3738 (114th), H.R. 1090 (114th), H.R. 240 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th)

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.