1st Quarter - Report

POPULAR, INC. for POPULAR INC

Period 1st Quarter 2008 Filed Apr 21, 2008 Signed by Catherine Cruz Wojtasik, Director of Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
POPULAR, INC.
Client
POPULAR INC
Income
—
Expenses
$130,000
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

Reauthorization of 7A and 504 loan programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE CRUZ WOJTASIK —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Exemption from social security and unemployment taxes for residents of Puerto Rico for payments made under cafeteria plans which are exempted under the Internal Revenue Code [H.R.2238 and S.2373].

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE CRUZ WOJTASIK —

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2238 (110th), S. 2373 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Monitored money service business issue, Bank Secrecy Act, and non-prime mortgages issue.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE CRUZ WOJTASIK —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Transportation TRA

Development of light rail system for Old San Juan.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE CRUZ WOJTASIK —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

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.