Thank You UTA – Now On To Next Year!

By Cathe Cole-Sherburn, UTA President Can you believe that Thanksgiving is this week?!   The year has flown by, and what a year it has been. We just had our 42nd annual UTA conference, and I want to personally thank everyone involved in making it a success.  There were lots of...

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The Reviews Are In for UTA’s 42nd Annual Conference

UTA’s 42nd Annual Educational Conference, held November 5th-7th at the Peppermill Resort, Casino & Spa in Reno, California received very high reviews by attendees. The Education sessions received positive reviews from members; -On the ‘Trends Affecting the Distressed Market Industry’ session, sponsored by iMailTracking with Daren Blomquist: “Very informative –...

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UTA Honors Phil Adleson With Emotional Tribute

Watch Video Tribute to Phil Adleson Password: Phil The United Trustees Association honored Phil Adleson, UTA’s beloved long-time Corporate Counsel, and Past President on November 6th at the Association’s 42nd Annual Conference.  Adleson passed away on March 1st, after a deeply fought battle with cancer. “The loss to the association has...

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Michelle Mierzwa Honored with Inaugural Phil Adleson Award

Michelle Mierzwa is the worthy recipient of the inaugural (2017) ‘Phil Adleson Award’.  The award will be presented annually to a member who both educates and advocates on behalf of UTA and its membership. The stringent criteria for the award includes being a ‘master teacher’, who has presented and educated...

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California Appeals Court Reverses Denial of Motion for New Trial in Linza Case

Note:  This article was provided by Wright, Finlay & Zak Several years ago, a jury in a remote farming community outside of Sacramento sent a widely heard message to loan servicers when it awarded a borrower $16MM in damages over PHH’s alleged failure to properly implement a loan modification.  As...

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Calendar This Date For Confusion: January 1, 2018

By Mike Belote, California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist By now it is likely that most UTA members are aware of the enactment of SB 2, imposing a $75 surcharge on recording real estate documents, effective on January 1st of the new year.  What is not known is how fifty-eight different...

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Negotiations Ongoing in Washington State for Successors in Interest and Non-Monitory Interest

By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist First, thank you to those who attended the UTA Annual Conference in November, 2017.  I appreciate the input you provided throughout the conference on policies before the Washington State Legislature, including potential fee increases and active legislation we’re working on for...

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Joyce Copeland-Clark and Robert Forster II Receive Member of the Year Awards

Marsha Townsend of Mortgage Lender Services was awarded the Dorothy Schick Veteran Member of the Year Award while Andrew Boylan, Esq. of McCarthy Holthus was the recipient of the Association’s Suzanne Kelly New Member of the Year award at the UTA’s annual meeting, held November 7th during the Association’s 41st...

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Six Members Elected to UTA Board

The United Trustees Association held an election of the general membership at the Association’s Annual Meeting on November 6th, 2017. The election was mandated by the Association’s bylaws. Re-Elected as Directors were Martin McGuinn of Kirby & McGuinn and Elizabeth Knight of PLM Lender Services.  Joyce Copeland Clark of Wright...

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Tiffany & Bosco Completes Red Cross Fundraiser

The attorneys and employees at Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. (“T&B”) banded together and collected  $2,600 for  the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief effort to help the thousands of lives that have been affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Hurricane Irma in Florida and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. “We raised...

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