Issues lobbied + lobbyists
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's legal authority to draw its funding from the Federal Reserve Urging full funding of the Community Development Financial Institution Loan Fund's operations; Promoted Member support for an amicus brief on the CFPB's funding and draw obligations;
Lobbyists:- mr DAVID FERREIRA — covered position: Special Assistant, US Department of Energy, Schedule C appointee 1998-2000
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office
BAN — Banking
CFPB authority and functions, related to structure and supervision, research and enforcement priorities; Supervision and enforcement of unregulated "fintech" products and non-brank lenders; Treatment of personal financial information under Sec. 1033 of Dodd Frank Act; Concerns over FHFA Proposal for 50 year mortgage Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE's) and the secondary housing finance market H.R. ___, Opposing legislation by Rep. Steil that would expand payday lending through mobile applications; H.Res. 1007, Support a resolution on Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the use of artificial intelligence in the financial services and housing industries S.3538/H.R. 5912 - Support the Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act S. 3721, Support the Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2026 S. 3793, Support the Predatory Lending Elimination Act H.R. 7056, Oppose the Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring Act
Lobbyists:- mr DAVID FERREIRA — covered position: Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Energy, Schedule C appointee 1998-2000
Government entities lobbied: Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
HOU — Housing
Reform of the secondary housing finance system and government sponsored enterprises (GSEs); Support for HUD affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) to take meaningful actions, in addition to combating discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation; Advocate for full funding of affordable housing programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Supporting passage of important provisions within S. 2651, the ROAD to Housing Act; Supporting passage of S. 2651, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Supporting improvements to ADU bills from Rep. Liccardo - namely Title II and ROAD Sec. 303 Title in the Housing for the 21st Century Act Promoting the "show me fix" for FHA that was granted to VA
Lobbyists:- mr DAVID FERREIRA — covered position: Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Energy, Schedule C appointee 1998-2000
Government entities lobbied: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
EDU — Education
Opposing administration revisions to the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; Addressing the waterfall of student debt defaults; H.R. 4444 - the Student Loan Bankruptcy Improvement Act of 2025, supporting improvements. S. 405 - Supporting the Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act
Lobbyists:- mr DAVID FERREIRA — covered position: Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Energy, Schedule C appointee 1998-2000
Government entities lobbied: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE
VET — Veterans
Improving VA home loan loss mitigation efforts; Supporting technical improvements to improve FHA's ability to better manage partial loss mitigation claims; Inclusion of a temporary extension of eligibility to descendants of certain deseases servicemembers to access the VA Loan Program - within the National Defense Authorization Act for FY27 Support H.R. ___, supporting the VA Housing Loan Forever Act and its components; VA Partial Claims
Lobbyists:- mr DAVID FERREIRA — covered position: Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Energy, Schedule C appointee 1998-2000
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
FIN — Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Inclusion of a temporary extension of eligibility to descendants of certain deseases servicemembers to access the VA Loan Program - within the National Defense Authorization Act for FY27 Letter from coalition expressing concerns on the acquisition of Grasshopper Bank by Enova;
Government entities lobbied: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
DEF — Defense
Inclusion of a temporary extension of eligibility to descendants of certain deseases servicemembers to access the VA Loan Program - within the National Defense Authorization Act for FY27
Government entities lobbied: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)