By Mike Belote A surprising percentage of bills introduced in the California Legislature are designed to address prior actions, including technical corrections, extending “sunset” dates, repealing archaic laws, and the like. California is a highly-codified state, and it is often necessary to simply clean up the detritus of the past....

California Lobby Day 2026 On March 4th, California Mortgage Association and UTA held a successful California State Lobby Day in Sacramento. 24 attendees spent the day meeting with legislators to discuss matters impacting the real estate and lending industries at the State Capitol. Thank you to everyone who participated in...

Following the March 1, 2026 extended effective date of FinCEN’s 2024 Final Rule mandating expansive reporting regarding “non-financed transfers” of residential real property (“Rule”), UTA has continued to monitor the impacts of the Rule and communicate with FinCEN regarding needed clarifications about the Rule as applied to non-judicial foreclosures and...