UTA’s 46th Annual Educational Conference held November 7th-9th at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada received very high reviews by attendees. The Education sessions received positive reviews from members; –  On the ‘Default Servicing Economic Forecast’ session, sponsored by First American Mortgage Solutions with Rick Sharga: “Rick is  a great...

After a tumultuous pandemic year in the Capitol, the California legislature is on fall recess until Monday, January 3, 2022.  As predicted, the 773 new laws enacted by the legislature and signed by Governor Newsom are almost double the number enacted last year, when the legislature was forced to close...

Work in Washington ramps up as we prepare for the 2022 legislative session.  After a great UTA conference in November, the input we received from members gives us good direction for policy proposals in Washington State. We continue to meet with various stakeholders to discuss the surplus funds bill and...

Robert Finlay is the worthy recipient of the 2021 Phil Adleson Education & Advocacy Award.  The award is 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...

Chet Sconyers of First American Mortgage Solutions was awarded the Dorothy Schick Member of the Year Award at the UTA’s annual meeting, held November 8th during the Association’s 46th Annual Education Conference. Sconyers received the award for serving as a Director to UTA and Treasurer for two years. “He has...

Nineteen Silent Auction items were sold during the Annual Dinner Event at the 46th Annual Education Conference raising $2,410, a record high, for the Association.  UTA thanks the companies who contributed the excellent and exciting silent auction prizes that led to such a successful event. –  Rande Johnsen gave the...

The United Trustees Association held an election of the general membership at the Association’s Annual Meeting on November 8th, 2021. The election was mandated by the Association’s bylaws. Re-elected as Directors were Randy Newman of Total Lender Solutions and Michelle Mierzwa of Wright, Finlay & Zak. Also elected were Elizabeth...

Speed Networking has been added to the UTA Conference Agenda. The session will be held from 8:15 am – 9:00 am in the exhibit hall during breakfast on Monday morning, November 7th. Groups of four will meet for six minutes and then quickly be re-assigned to a new ‘hi-top’. It’s...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two bills of interest into law. AB 1405 and SB 531 expand notification and collection debt settlement requirements. Read the summary provided by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

UTA’s California Basic Trustee Certification Class is Offered Sunday, November 7th at the 46th Annual Conference in Reno. The Basic Foreclosure Certification Course Syllabus includes: Outline of state foreclosure procedures; Monetary and non-monetary defaults; Judicial v. nonjudicial foreclosures; What a Lender provides to the Trustee; What a Trustee does; Notice...