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2010

Regulatory Restructuring: Letter to Senate Banking Committee (January 5, 2010)

2009

Small Business Lending: Memo to Senate Committee (December 15, 2009)
Data Breach: Joint Letter to House (December 8, 2009)
Regulatory Restructuring: Joint Letter to House on Bankruptcy (December 8, 2009)
Regulatory Restructuring: Memo to House (December 7, 2009)
Regulatory Restructuring: Memo to HFSC on Accounting Amendment (November 18, 2009)
Credit Cards: Memo to House on Expedited Card Act Dates (November 3, 2009)
CFPA: Letter to HFSC (October 13, 2009)
Tax Extenders: Joint Letter to Congress (October 8, 2009)
Data Breach: Joint Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee (September 29, 2009)

FDIC: Thank You Memo to Congress on S.896 (June 9, 2009)
Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to Senate Judiciary on Consumer Credit Bill (June 3, 2009)
Data Breach: Joint Letter to House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee (June 3, 2009)
FDIC: Letter to House on S.896 (May 19, 2009)
Credit Cards: Letter to Senate on H.R. 627 (May 12, 2009)
Interchange: Joint Memo to Senate (May 11, 2009)
Mortgage Reform: Memo to House on H.R.1728 (May 6, 2009)
Credit Cards: Memo to House on H.R. 627 (April 30, 2009)
Bankruptcy: Memo to Senate on Durbin Amendment (April 29, 2009)
RESPA: Group Trade Letter Requesting Rule Suspension (April 27, 2009)
Credit Cards: Letter to HFSC on H.R. 627 (April 21, 2009)
Credit Cards: Letter to Financial Institutions Subcommittee (March 31, 2009)
Credit Cards: Letter to Senate Banking Committee (March 30, 2009)
Executive Compensation: Letter to House (March 30, 2009)
TILA: Joint Letter to Senate re Crapo Amendment (March 4, 2009)
Interchange: State Bankers Associations Joint Letter (February 26, 2009)
Bankruptcy: Joint Trades Letter to House Leadership (February 24, 2009)
Bankruptcy: Letter to House Leadership (February 23, 2009)
Bank Lending: Memo to Congress re Background (February 10, 2009)
Bankruptcy: Joint State Assn Letter re Cram Down (February 5, 2009)
Tax: Letter to Finance Committee re Stimulus Provisions (January 27, 2009)
TARP/Capital Purchase Program: Memo Providing ABA Testimony (January 7, 2009)

2008

Tax: ABA Letter on Merger Loss Deductibility (December 10, 2008)
Tax: Joint Letter on Carryback Provision (December 9, 2008)
EESA: Joint States Memo on House Vote (October 1, 2008)
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Memo to Congress (September 29, 2008)
Asset-Purchase Proposal: Letter to Congress (September 26, 2008)
Bankruptcy: Joint Letter Opposing Mortgage Changes (September 23, 2008)
Bankruptcy: ABA Memo Opposing Mortgage Changes (September 22, 2008)
Credit Cards: ABA Memo Opposing Maloney Bill (September 22, 2008)
Credit Cards: Joint Memo Opposing Maloney Bill (September 22, 2008)
Real Estate: Memo to House Appropriations Committee (June 24, 2008)
Regulatory Relief: Memo to House Members (June 23, 2008)
GSE Reform: Memo Opposing Martinez Amendment (May 15, 2008)
GSE Reform: Letter Supporting Senate Legislation (May 14, 2008)
Housing/Preemption: ABA Memo to House re Miller Amendment (May 6, 2008)
Housing/Preemption: Joint Memo to House re Miller Amendment (May 6, 2008)
Credit Unions: House Memo Opposing H.R. 5519 (April 28, 2008)
Financial Literacy: Memo to House on Teach Childen to Save Day (April 15, 2008)
Card Reporting Proposal: Joint Letter to Farm Bill Tax Conferees (April 11, 2008)
Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to Senate Opposing Mortgage Changes (April 3, 2008)
Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to Senate Opposing Mortgage Changes (March 31, 2008)
Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to Senate Judiciary (March 12, 2008)
Credit Unions: Memo re Senate Bill Introduction (March 5, 2008)
Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to Senate Judiciary (March 5, 2008)
Bankruptcy: Letter to Senate Opposing Mortgage Changes (Feb. 25, 2008)
Credit Cards: Joint Letter Opposing House Legislation (Feb. 12, 2008)
ILC Legislation: ABA Letter Supporting Senate Draft (Feb. 12, 2008)
Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Opposing Student Loan Changes (Feb. 7, 2008)
Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Members Opposing Mortgage Changes (Jan. 23, 2008)

2007

Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Dec. 11, 2007)
Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to Senate Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Dec. 4, 2007)
Subprime Mortgage Lending: ABA Memo re "Pattern & Practice" Amendment (Nov. 15, 2007)
Subprime Mortgage Lending: Joint ABA-ACB Letter to House (Nov. 14, 2007)
Student Loans: Joint Letter to Education & Labor Committee (Nov. 7, 2007)
Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to House Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Nov. 7, 2007)
Subprime Mortgage Lending: Joint ABA-ACB Letter to House Financial Services (Nov. 5, 2007)
Trade Agreements: Letter to Congressional Leadership & Tax Committees (Nov. 5, 2007)
Data Breach: Joint Comments to House Science Committee (Oct. 15, 2007)
SILO Taxation: Joint Letter to Senate Finance Committee (Oct. 3, 2007)
Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Oct. 3, 2007)
Farm Credit: ABA Memo to Senate Agriculture Committee (Oct. 2, 2007)
Retirement Plans: Joint Letter on Fee Disclosures (Oct. 1, 2007)
Flood Insurance: ABA Memo to House Supporting Reform Bill (Sept. 26, 2007)
Farm Credit: Joint Letter to Senate Agriculture Committee (Sept. 25, 2007)
Overdraft: Joint Letter to Financial Services Comm. Opposing H.R. 946 (Sept. 24, 2007)
Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Sept. 24, 2007)
Bankruptcy: Joint Letter Opposing Mortgage Treatment Changes (Sept. 19, 2007)
SILO Taxation: Joint Letter to Senate Finance Committee (Sept. 19, 2007)
Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP): Letter to Financial Services Comm. (Sept. 18, 2007)
FHA: Letter to Senate Banking Committee (Sept. 18, 2007)
FHA: Memo Supporting House Reform Bill (Sept. 18, 2007)
Patent Reform: ABA Memo to House (Sept. 6, 2007)
Farm Credit: ABA Memo to House on Farm Bill Provisions (July 26, 2007)
Bankruptcy: Joint Letter on EOUST Funding (July 26, 2007)
Farm Credit: State Assn. Letter on Farm Bill Provisions (July 25, 2007)
Farm Credit: Joint Trades Letter on Farm Bill Provisions (July 24, 2007)
Student Loans: ABA Memo on Brown Amendment (July 23, 2007)
GSE Legislation: Joint Letter to Senate Banking Committee (July 23, 2007)
ILC Legislation: Joint Letter to Senate Banking Committee (July 19, 2007)
Real Estate: Memo to Senate Appropriations Committee (July 12, 2007)
Student Loan Bill: Letter to House (July 10, 2007)
Patent Reform: Letters to Senate and House Judiciary Committees (July 9, 2007)
Basis Reporting: Letter to Senate Finance Committee (June 29, 2007)
Section 404 Accounting: Memo to House (June 28, 2007)
ABA-ACB Merger: Memo to Congress (June 25, 2007)
Farm Credit: Joint Trades Letter to Agriculture Committees (June 22, 2007)
Student Loan Bill: Letter to Senate HELP Committee (June 20, 2007)
Real Estate: Memo to House Appropriations Committee (June 8, 2007)
ILC Legislation: Memo to House (May 21, 2007)
GSE Legislation: Memo to House (May 15, 2007)
Farm Credit: ABA-State Assns. Letter to House Agriculture Committee (May 14, 2007)
Social Security Numbers: Letter to House E&C Committee (May 9, 2007)
Small Business Lending: Joint Trades Letter on Lender Fees to Senate Committee (May 3, 2007)
FHA: Letter to Financial Services Committee (May 1, 2007)
ILC Legislation: Memo to Financial Services Committee (April 30, 2007)
Bankruptcy: Joint Trades Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee (April 30, 2007)
Credit Unions: Letter on CU Business Lending to Small Bus. Comm. (April 27, 2007)
Data Security: Memo to Senate Commerce Committee (April 24, 2007)
Small Business Lending: Letter to House Small Bus. Committee (April 20, 2007)
Executive Compensation: Letter to House (April 18, 2007)
Data Security: Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee (April 17, 2007)
GSEs: Letter to House Financial Services Committee (March 27, 2007)
ILC Legislation: State Associations' Letter to House (March 21, 2007)
Executive Compensation: Letter to House Financial Services Committee (March 20, 2007)
Credit Unions: Memo to House Opposing CURIA (March 15, 2007)
Disaster Preparedness: Letter to Senate Homeland Security Committee (Feb. 28, 2007)
Credit Unions: Memo on CURIA to House Freshmen (Feb. 26, 2007)
Credit Unions: Memo to CURIA Non-Cosponsors (Feb. 26, 2007)
Credit Unions: Memo to CURIA Cosponsors (Feb. 26, 2007)
SILOs: Letter to Ways & Means Committee (Feb. 14, 2007)
ILC Legislation: Letter to House Financial Services Committee (Jan. 30, 2007)

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