Two career mortgage lenders walked into Hazim Ansari’s Newport Beach office at O’Melveny & Myers six months ago with a veteran Internet technologist and a plan to go online.

Despite having broad experience in the mortgage business, the pair needed help with their business plan. And in forming FCB Information Sciences, the mortgage lenders and their Web talent also needed legal advice in negotiating a couple of strategic alliances, help in licensing their planned services to realtors, and money.