2nd Quarter - Report

INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA for INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,240,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

S 1356, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 S 1405, Communities First Act HR 3012, Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007 HR 1852, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 HR 1869, Communities First Act HR 1537, Credit Union Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007 HR 5519 Credit Union Regulatory Relief Act HR 1849, Credit Union Small Business Lending Act HR 2727, Small Business SOX Compliance Extension Act HR 1332, Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007 HR 111, Community Choice in Real Estate Act HR 873, Credit Card Payment Fee Act of 2007 HR 946, The Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act of 2007 HR 890, Student Loan Sunshine Act HR 323, Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2007 HR 3915, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 HR 3778 Home Owners Mortgage and Equity Savings Act HR 1550, Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act HR 2895, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 HR 1967, Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007 HR 3609, Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act HR 3506 Foreclosure Tax Relief Act S 1256, Small Business Lending Reauthorization and Improvement Act S 1260, The Data Security Act of 2007 S 486, Student Loan Sunshine Act S 1222, Stopping Mortgage Transactions which Operate to Promote Fraud, Risk, Abuse And Underdevelopment Act S 1100, Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2007 S 947, 21st Century Housing Act S 1299, Borrowers Protection Act of 2007 S 2452, Homeownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 S 2338, FHA Modernization Act of 2007 S. 2136, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act S. 2133, Home Owners Mortgage and Equity Savings Act S 2636 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 S 413, Community Choice in Real Estate Act HR 5244, Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act of 2008 HR 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 HR 3221, American Housing and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 HR 5841, Bank and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 HR 6312, Credit Union, Bank and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 S 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007 S 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 HR 5767, Payments System Protection Act of 2008 (Internet Gambling) S Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act S 2753 Credit Card Reform Act of 2008 HR 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008 Credit Card Protections and Disclosures Credit Card/Debit Card Interchange Fees Appraisal Policy for Housing GSEs Deposit Concentration Cap Federal Home Loan Bank System Issues ILC Applications by Commercial Companies Overdraft Protection Programs Payments System Issues Predatory Lending Issues Regulation of Industrial Loan Corporation holding companies Regulatory Relief Relief from Securities Law Requirements for Small Companies Sarbanes-Oxley Act Relief for Community Banks Separation of Banking and Commerce Subprime Lending Housing GSEs Expedited Funds Availability Dollar Limits Adjustment Act of 2008 Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection Payments Systems Internet Gambling Prohibition

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RONALD K ENCE —
CAMDEN R FINE —
ANN M GROCHALA —
WILLIAM IKE JONES —
JASON KRATOVIL Leg. Dir., Rep. Steven LaTourette, 2002-2007
PAUL G MERSKI —
KAREN M THOMAS —
STEPHEN VERDIER —
VIVECA Y WARE —

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Farm Credit Administration; SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5519 (110th), H.R. 1852 (110th), H.R. 1332 (110th), H.R. 3609 (110th), H.R. 2895 (110th), H.R. 873 (110th), H.R. 1869 (110th), H.R. 1550 (110th), S. 2133 (110th), H.R. 1849 (110th), S. 2136 (110th), H.R. 323 (110th), H.R. 890 (110th), H.R. 2727 (110th), H.R. 111 (110th), H.R. 1537 (110th), H.R. 3012 (110th), H.R. 5546 (110th), H.R. 1967 (110th), H.R. 6248 (110th), H.R. 946 (110th), H.R. 5244 (110th), H.R. 3915 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 6312 (110th), H.R. 3506 (110th), H.R. 5767 (110th), H.R. 3778 (110th), H.R. 5841 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

HR 2419, Farm Bill Reauthorization S 2302 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 HR 6124 Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Farm Credit Administration Processing and Marketing regulation Farm Credit Administration, Investments in Rural America Proposed Rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RONALD K ENCE —
CAMDEN R FINE —
WILLIAM IKE JONES —
PAUL G MERSKI —
MARK K SCANLAN —

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Farm Credit Administration; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Bills named: H.R. 6124 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2380, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (S corp. and small business tax relief provisions) H.R. 976, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4840, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2007 HR 1869, Community Banks Serving Their Communities First Act S. 1405, Community Banks Serving Their Communities First Act HR 3648, Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act (mortgage debt tax reform) HR 5720, Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 S.1988, First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2007 HR 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 (small business provisions) S 2566, Homebuyer Tax Credit HR 6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act HR 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act (small business provisions) S. 2886 AMT and Extenders Tax Relief Act HR 3874 Small Business Growth and Opportunity Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RONALD K ENCE —
CAMDEN R FINE —
PAUL G MERSKI —

Contacted: Farm Credit Administration; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2 (110th), H.R. 2380 (110th), H.R. 3648 (110th), S. 2886 (110th), H.R. 4840 (110th), S. 1988 (110th), H.R. 5720 (110th), S. 1405 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th), H.R. 1869 (110th), H.R. 6275 (110th), H.R. 3874 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1332, Small Business Lending Improvements Act S. 1256, Small Business Lending Reauthorization and Improvements Act H.R. 2829, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (Small Business Administration appropriations) S 2553, Small Business Stimulus Act of 2008

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAMDEN R FINE —
PAUL G MERSKI —

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Farm Credit Administration; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1256 (110th), H.R. 1332 (110th), H.R. 2829 (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.