Insights Archive - Polunsky Beitel Green

MortgageLaw Minute: NMLS Overhauls MU2 and MU4 Individual Disclosure Questions

On April 18, 2026, the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) will launch yet another significant milestone in its six-year Modernization Development Roadmap. The Individual Disclosure Questions appearing on MU2 (control persons) and MU4 (MLO) ... Read More

Client Memos

New Federal District Court Rulings on FinCEN Residential Reporting Rule

This is noteworthy because the two Federal District Courts ruled opposite of each other. The first case, rendered February 19, 2026, was in Florida: FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., et al., ... Read More

News

Marty Green Featured in the Media on Trump’s Fed Chair Pick, Kevin Warsh

President Trump’s nomination of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve has sparked immediate reaction across financial markets and the housing industry. With Jerome Powell’s term set to expire in May, the ... Read More

Client Memos

MortgageLaw Minute: 2025 Updates at NMLS and the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System Updates Next Phase in the Modernization Development Roadmap: On September 20, 2025, the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) launched Phase Two of its six phase, six year Modernization Development ... Read More

Capitol Connection

Capitol Connection Live: New Texas Bills Set to Become State Laws (Part 2) – July 7th, 2025

Texas 89th Legislature Update: Episode 10 In this episode of Capitol Connection Live, Director of Regulatory Affairs Doug Foster and senior associate Peter Idziak conclude their two-part recap of the 89th Texas Legislature by examining new laws ... Read More

Capitol Connection

Capitol Connection Live: New Texas Bills Set to Become State Laws (Part 1) – July 2nd, 2025

Texas 89th Legislature Update: Episode 9 In this episode of Capitol Connections Live, Director of Regulatory Affairs Doug Foster and Senior Associate Peter Idziak review eight new Texas laws from the 89th Legislature that focus on document ... Read More

Client Memos

New Texas Law Expands Homestead Exemptions for Homeowners

Marty Green Principal marty.green@mortgagelaw.com The Texas legislature has delivered on additional ad valorem tax relief for the citizens of Texas. On June 16, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation – Senate Bill 4 and Senate Bill 23 ... Read More

Legislative Updates

89th Texas Legislature

Issue 89.23 Final Bills of interest signed into Texas Law Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com For this final report, we have grouped the passed bills that we were tracking into shared subject ... Read More

Legislative Updates

89th Texas Legislature

Issue 89.22 Sine Die, Special Sessions, and Interim Charges Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com Monday June 2nd the 89th Texas Legislature adjourned Sine Die. This is a Latin term that ... Read More

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