Government Relations Comment Letters

Current Comment Letters | Archive

2003

• 10/20/03
  Vajs - Federal Government Participation in the Automated Clearing House Proposed rule with request for comment

• 9/30/03
  Johnson - Anti-Tying Restrictions of Section 106 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970

• 07/28/03
  Katz - Rating Agencies and the Use of Credit Ratings under the Federal Securities Laws. 

• 07/14/03
  Sarbanes - Deposit Insurance Reform

• 07/14/03
  Shelby - Deposit Insurance Reform

• 06/17/03
  Shelby - Check Truncation Act of 2003

• 05/08/03
  Enzi - Stock Options Roundtable

• 05/07/03
  Oxley - Check 21 hearings

• 03/10/03
  Oxley - Deposit Insurance Reform Hearing

• 03/07/03
  Crook - Letter to the IASB regarding stock options

• 03/04/03
  Johnson - Proposal to Expand the Operating Hours for the On-Line Fedwire Funds Service

• 02/25/03
  Toomey and Kanjorksi: Re: HR 859, Business Checking Freedom Act of 2003

• 02/01/03
  Bielstein - Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation: A Comparison of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and Its Related Interpretations, and IASB Proposed IFRS, Share-based Payment

• 01/31/03
  NACHA - Request for Comment on Corporate Check Conversion/Truncation

• 01/03/03
  Bielstein - Proposal for a Principles-Based Approach to U.S. Standard Setting

2002

• 12/09/02
  Katz - Comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposed rule Disclosure in Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)

• 10/25/02
  Powell - Letter to FDIC Urging Reform of Premium Pricing Methodology

• 08/30/02
  Bielstein - FASB: Exposure Draft of a Proposed Interpretation, Consolidation of Special-Purpose Entities, an Interpretation of ARB 51

• 08/26/02
  Katz - SEC: Additional Form 8-K Disclosure Requirements and Acceleration of Filing Date. The proposal requires the accelerated disclosure—within two business days—of 16 significant business events on Form 8-K.

• 07/24/02
  Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley: Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act

• 07/19/02
  Katz - SEC: Disclosure in Management´s Discussion and Analysis about the Application of Critical Accounting Policies. Proposal requires additional disclosure in the areas of accounting estimates.

• 06/24/02
  Katz - SEC: Form 8-K Disclosure of Certain Management Transactions. The proposal requires public companies to file reports describing directors´ and officers´ transactions.

• 05/23/02
  Katz - SEC: Proposed Rule: Acceleration of Periodic Report Filing Dates and Disclosure Concerning Web site Access to Reports

• 05/16/02
  Paul Sarbanes: Reforms to the Accounting and Auditing Profession

• 05/15/02
  Paul Sarbanes: Deposit Insurance Reform

• 04/09/02
  FASB:  Re: Proposal for a New Agenda Project, Issues Related to the Recognition of Revenues and Liabilities

• 04/08/02
  House Members: Re: HR 1009, Repeal of Regulation Q

2001

• 12/19/01
  House Members:  Re: HR 3211, the Financial Contracts Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001

• 11/16/01
  Federal Reserve System - Re: Docket No. R-1111, Policy Statement on Payments System Risk, Potential Longer-Term Policy Direction

• 11/15/01
  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Re: Proposed Statement of Position: Accounting for Certain Costs and Activities Related to Property, Plant and Equipment

• 11/09/01
  United States Senate - Re: Support of the Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act (S. 1567)

• 9/19/01
  Financial Accounting Standards Board - Re: Proposal for a New Agenda Project, Disclosure of Information About Intangible Assets Not Recognized in Financial Statements

• 9/18/01
  Financial Accounting Standards Board - Re: Proposal for a New Agenda Project, Reporting Information About the Financial Performance of Business Enterprises: Focusing on the Form and Content of Financial Statements

• 9/18/01
  Federal Reserve System - Re: Draft Check Truncation Act

• 8/14/01
  Moody's Investors Service - Re: Proposal for Enhanced
  Liquidity Risk Analysis

• 7/31/01
  Financial Management Service - Re: Federal Government Participation in the Automated Clearing House

• 5/31/01
  Federal Reserve/Basel Committee - Re: A New Capital Adequacy Framework

• 5/11/01
  International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) - Re: Proposed Amendments to the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement

• 5/4/01
  Internet Tax Letter to Rep. Cox

• 5/4/01
  Internet Tax Letter to Sens. Dorgan and Wyden

• 4/5/01
  Federal Reserve - Re: Draft Check Truncation Act

• 3/21/01
  Hon. Patrick J. Toomey - Re: Legislation Allowing Payment of Interest on Business Checking Accounts

• 1/31/01
  CIEBA Letter to the Department of Labor - Re: 2001 National Summit on Retirement Savings

• 1/30/01
  FDIC - Re: Deposit Insurance Options Paper (August 2000)

• 1/12/01
  CIEBA Letter to the Department of Labor -  Re: DOL Disclosure Obligations Under ERISA; Request for Information; Notice (09/14/2000)

2000

• 8/17/00
  FASB - Re: Pooling of interests accounting in business combinations

• 7/26/00
  Federal Reserve - Re: Docket No. R-1037; Modifying Federal Reserve ACH Operations and Pricing Practices Relative to Private-Sector ACH Operators

• 7/13/00
  SEC - Re: Proposed additions of Item 302(c) and Item 302(d) to
  Regulation S-K

• 4/24/00
  FDIC - Re: Roundtable on deposit insurance issues

• 4/12/00
  U.S. Senate - Re: The Financial Regulatory Relief and Economic Efficiency Act of 1999

• 4/10/00
  U.S. House of Representatives - Re: Business Checking Modernization Act

• 3/31/00
  Federal Reserve/Basel Committee - Re: A New Capital Adequacy Framework

• 3/27/00
  Hon. Jim Leach - Re: Business Checking Modernization Act

• 3/27/00
  Hon. John J. LaFalce - Re: Business Checking Modernization Act

1999

• 8/06/99
  Federal Reserve - Re: Docket No. R-1037; Modifying Federal Reserve ACH Operations and Pricing Practices Relative to Private-Sector ACH Operators

• 5/24/99
  IRS - Re: 26 CFR Parts 1, 20, 25, 31 and 40 Electronic Funds Transfers of Federal Deposits

• 5/11/99
  FASB - Re: Draft Standard - Accounting for Derivative and Similar Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

• 4/30/99
  Federal Reserve  - Re: Docket No. R-1034; Options for amending Subpart C of Regulation CC, rules governing the collection and return of checks

• 3/18/99
  Federal Reserve - Re: Docket No. R-1032; Settlement-day finality for Automated Clearing House credit transactions

1998

• 7/17/98
  Federal Reserve - Re: Docket R-1009; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (later presentment time)

• 5/04/98
  Financial Management Service - Re: 31 CFR Part 210; Federal Government Participation in the Automated Clearing House

1997

• 10/13/97
  FASB  - Re: Draft Standard - Accounting for Derivative and Similar Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

1996

• 10/11/96
  FASB - Re: Exposure Draft

• 8/06/96
  IRS - Re: EFTPS

1995

• 10/31/95
  Hon. James Leach - Re: Legislative Priorities

• 5/04/95
  Hon. James Leach - Re: Financial Services Reform

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