This profile spotlights Michelle Mierzwa. Michelle is serving her third three-year term on the Board of Directors of the United Trustees Association. As Chair of the UTA Legislative Committee, Michelle has drafted legislation that became law in numerous instances. She has participated on speaking panels every year for UTA, continuously...
This profile spotlights Cathe Cole-Sherburn, our longtime active UTA board member powerhouse. Cathe is a multi-term past President of the United Trustees Association and currently heads up our Education Committee as Chair. Her role includes responsibility for the upcoming annual education conference on November 7-9 in Reno, Nevada. The following...
SB 159, the Nevada bill that mirrored California’s SB 1079 is ‘dead’. See a coalition letter from several Nevada groups that had been sent to the Nevada legislature expressing concerns with the proposed legislation. See recent story in UTA eNews that summarized the bill and its implications. UTA thanks Scott...
By Laura N. Coughlin, Esq, Wright Finlay & Zak, LLP HB 1108 – Revisions to the Deed of Trust Act’s Non-Judicial Foreclosure Process (“DTA”) and Foreclosure Fairness Act (“FFA”). Except where noted below, all changes became effective on May 3, 2021 as an emergency proclamation due to Covid-19. • This...
A Washington, D.C., district court judge said the coronavirus pandemic ‘triggered difficult policy decisions that have had enormous real-world consequences’ when he overturned the CDC’s eviction moratorium. The moratorium was supported by both President Biden and Trump. The impact of the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued two reports showing that more work needs to be done to help mortgage borrowers coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. The first report, “Characteristics of Mortgage Borrowers During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” documents that Black and Hispanic mortgage borrowers are much...
UTA’s 2021 Directory is available for members only. To gain access to the directory, simply contact Krisztie Benko at info@unitedtrustees.com and she’ll provide you with your login information. The Directory includes member information alphabetically by last name as well as alphabetically by company name, along with states serviced by each...
UTA’s Career Opportunities Page has a new listing – National Commercial Services. Check out the Career Opportunities Page.
By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist There is just no other way to say it: for the California Legislature, 2020 was HARD. Obviously, no one was completely unaffected by the pandemic, and we are certainly not comparing the legislative difficulties with layoffs or no food to eat. ...
By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist As a lobbyist, I’ve worked through some unique legislative sessions. A blue-collar labor union took over the Capitol building, sleeping on the floors every night for weeks demanding wage changes. I’ve seen protest rallies with bagpipes, with drums, with squirrels. I...