Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, which has a large mortgage banking and financial services practice, is in merger talks with a Seattle-based law firm that is focused on the technology industry.Preston Gates & Ellis and K&LNG are in "discussions aimed at a possible combination of their firms by year-end," the two companies said in a statement. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart merged with the London-based Nicholson Graham in January 2005.
The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
