SB 1323 passed though the Assembly Judiciary Committee on June 28th, but it has been referred to the Appropriations Committee before it can be sent to the Assembly floor. Because the recent amendments to the Bill propose the use of a database by trustees from which to randomly select a...

By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist Probably as long as nonjudicial foreclosure has existed in California, bills have been introduced to refine the process. Many of those bills have been sponsored by the California Trustees Association, and now, United Trustees Association. But never in memory has the...

By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist Most of you are familiar with the recurring discussions in Washington State among stakeholders about trustees – how the industry is regulated, whether trustees should be licensed, do trustees remain independent during the nonjudicial foreclosure process.  The industry has responded effectively...