1st Quarter - Report

MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION for MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$935,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

H.R.1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. Housing & Banking Provisions. Makes supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. {This Bill has become a Law} H.J.Res. 38, FY 2009 Continuing Resolution/Omnibus Appropriations Act. HUD/DOJ/Treasury Budget, Mortgage Fraud provisions. H.J.Res. 38 (Continued): HUD Budget, DOJ Budget, Treasury Budget, Mortgage Fraud, revenue provisions, especially mortgage interest deduction changes, GSE and FHA Loan limits, mortgage fraud. H.R. 788, To provide a safe harbor for mortgage servicers who engage in specified mortgage loan modifications, and for other purposes. All provisions. Shields a servicer of pooled residential mortgages acting in compliance with certain fiduciary duties under the Truth in Lending Act from liability for entering into a loan modification or workout plan in connection with any such mortgages initiated before January 1, 2012 H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009. HUD/FHA/FTC Budget provisions. Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. {This bill has become a Law} H.R. 1664, Grayson-Himes Pay for Performance Act of 2009. All Provisions. Amends the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); SENATE; White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1664 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.J.Res. 38 (111th), H.R. 788 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. Housing & Banking Provisions. Makes supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. {This Bill has become a Law} H.R. 200, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009. All Provisions. Amends title 11 of the United States H.R. 200, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 (Continued): with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes. H.J.Res. 38, FY 2009 Continuing Resolution/Omnibus Appropriations Act. HUD/DOJ/Treasury Budget, Mortgage Fraud provisions. HUD Budget, DOJ Budget, Treasury Budget, Mortgage Fraud, revenue provisions, especially mortgage interest deduction changes, GSE and FHA Loan limits, mortgage fraud. H.R. 1664, Grayson-Himes Pay for Performance Act of 2009. All Provisions. Amends the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards. S. 61, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009. All Provisions. Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income).

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1664 (111th), S. 61 (111th), H.R. 200 (111th), H.J.Res. 38 (111th)

Housing HOU

H.R.1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. Housing & Banking Provisions. Makes supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. {This Bill has become a Law} H.R. 200, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009. All Provisions. Amends title 11 of the United States H.R. 200, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 (Continued): Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes. H.R. 225, Emergency Homeownership and Equity Protection Act. All Provisions. Amends title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes. H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. All Provisions. Prevents mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability. H.R. 1728, Expand and Preserve Home Ownership Through Counseling Act. All Provisions. Amends 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.

Contacted: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1106 (111th), H.R. 200 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 225 (111th), H.R. 1728 (111th)

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 200, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009. All Provisions. Amends title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes. S. 61, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009. All Provisions. Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 200 (111th), S. 61 (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.