2nd Quarter - Report

ADVANTA CORPORATION for ADVANTA CORPORATION

Period 2nd Quarter 2008 Filed Jul 18, 2008 Signed by Frank M. Salinger, Vice President, Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
ADVANTA CORPORATION
Client
ADVANTA CORPORATION
Income
—
Expenses
$200,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

HR 698, S. 1356, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act--which deal with commercial ownership of banks. HR 873, Credit Card Payment Fees Act, HR 1461, Credit CARD Act, HR 5244, Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act, S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices Cards Act, S. 2753, Financial Consumer Protection Act, S. 3252 Credit CARD Act--which deal with credit practices and disclosures. HR 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fee Act--which deals with interchange fee disclosures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK SALINGER —

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2753 (110th), H.R. 6248 (110th), H.R. 5244 (110th), H.R. 698 (110th), H.R. 1461 (110th), S. 1395 (110th), S. 1356 (110th), S. 3252 (110th), H.R. 873 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 5546, S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act--which deal with interchange fees and create antitrust exemptions for negotiated rates and for the regulation thereof. Oversight hearings on the antirust implications of interchange pricing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK SALINGER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 3086 (110th), H.R. 5546 (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.