Orange County Dinner Addresses FDCPA and Successors in Interest

50 attendees enjoyed an informative dinner presentation on April 20th on FCCPA and the Impact on Foreclosure Trustees and Successors in Interest, led by Dean T. Kirby, Esq., Kirby & McGuinn and Kayo Manson-Tompkins, Esq., The Wolf Firm. The presentations and q & a addressed FDCPA issues such as ‘what...

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San Diego Dinner Set for June 21st

UTA’s next dinner event will be held on June 21st from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm in San Diego at the Hilton San Diego Mission Valley.  The topic will be the Nevada’s legislation, SB 490 – the Revised Nevada Mediation Foreclosure Program and how it will operate under new law...

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Ninth Circuit Gives Good News on Ho v ReconTrust and Mixed Results in Dowers v Nationstar Mortg. LLC.

Ninth Circuit Gives Good News on Ho v ReconTrust and Mixed Results in Dowers v Nationstar Mortg. LLC.[1] By Martin T. McGuinn, UTA General Counsel, Kirby & McGuinn On May 22nd the Ninth Circuit issued its amended Ruling in Ho v ReconTrust 2016 WL 9019610 (9th Cir.) confirming its prior...

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Nevada Super-priority Litigation Update

By Michael R. Brooks, Esq., Brooks Hubley UTA Nevada Representative The ongoing litigation surrounding homeowners associations’ superpriority lien rights is now five years old and still going strong. The biggest news is that the resolution of the issues surrounding HOA assessment liens may rest with the United States Supreme Court...

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Bill to Revive Foreclosure Mediation Introduced in Nevada

A foreclosure mediation bill has been drafted in Nevada.  The bill would revive the program.  Here is a summary of the bill, as provided by Ramir M. Hernandez, Esq. of Brooks Hubley, LLP, UTA’s Nevada Representative: 1)      The program would be administered by the Housing Division rather than the Supreme...

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Phil Adleson Award to Be Presented Annually to Deserving Member

-Award Honors Legendary UTA Past-President, Corporate Counsel and Member- UTA has announced that it will present the ‘Phil Adleson Award’ annually to a member who both educates and advocates on behalf of UTA and its membership. “This annual award will honor a member whose efforts on behalf of our association...

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Comped Conference Registration and Hotel Rooms For Members Who Refer New Members

Join the conference – for free! UTA is announcing an exciting new UTA Membership Drive effective immediately. “For every three new voting members (who were NOT members in 2016) recruited between now and June 1st, the recruiting member’s 2017 Annual Educational Conference fees will be COMPED by the United Trustees Association”...

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UTA Members Lobby in Sacramento

Fourteen UTA Members spent March 20th, vigorously lobbied members and staff of the California Senate Banking & Financial Institutions Committee; the Senate Judiciary Committee; and the Assembly Banking & Finance Committee – the committees with jurisdiction over legislation pertinent to UTA members. Members lobbied in support of SB 479, introduced...

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