Welcome and Congratulations!

Please welcome the following two members to UTA: – Heather Rich, First American Mortgage Solutions, Folsom, CA – David Tith, McCalla Raymer Leiber Pierce, LLP, Long Beach, CA   And congratulations to the following member on passing the California Basic Foreclosure Certification Exam: – Deborah Macias, Vacation Ownership Title Agency...

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UTA Drafts Legislative Wish List

UTA’s Legislative Committee has produced its 2020 Legislative ‘Wish List’ for California. UTA has drafted language providing statutory authority to charge a fee for Notice of Rescission of an NOD in a reinstatement quote. Because it is unclear (Civil Code section 2924c(c)) whether current law authorizes the collection of the...

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California CFPB Proposed in State Budget

Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus’ column (January 9) noted that California Governor Gavin Newsom … “unveil[ed] a California Consumer Financial Protection Law as part of his proposed 2020-21 state budget.” The proposed California Consumer Financial Protection Law would overhaul the existing Department of Business Oversight and rename it the...

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Washington State Bill Would Extend Tenant Protections After Trustees Sale

HB 2453, introduced in Washington State, would extend tenant protections to homeowners AFTER the trustees sale, requiring the purchaser of the home at auction to follow landlord/tenant laws for eviction. UTA’s Washington Lobbyist, Holly Chisa, has met with the bill’s prime sponsor, Rep. Nicole Macri (D-43) in order to discuss...

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UTA Officers To Continue in Positions for 2020

UTA’s Board of Directors has voted to have each of the Association’s Officers in 2019, serve another year in their positions. David Dutcher of iMailTracking, based in San Diego, California will continue to serve as the Association’s President.  The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association, and subject...

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UTA Committee Chairs Appointed

UTA President David Dutcher of iMailTracking, has announced the Association’s Committee Chairs for 2020. – Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps, will serve as the Membership Chair. – Randy Newman, Esq., of Total Lender Solutions, will serve as the Education Chair. – Katie TerBush of MK Consultants, will serve as the...

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UTA Unveils 2020 Calendar of Events

2020 will feature two new events. A social mixer on July 30th and an Angels game suite on August 18th.  Additionally, 2020 will feature dinner events in Orange County, San Diego and Dallas, as well as Lobby Day in Sacramento.  The 45th Annual Conference will be held November 8-10 in...

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Call for 2020 Conference Topics and Speakers

Members – if you have a particular topic or speaker that you would like presented at the 45th Annual Education Conference Sessions, to be held November 8-10, 2020 in Reno, Nevada, now is your chance to let us know. UTA’s Conference Committee is asking for suggestions both from potential speakers...

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Second Verse, Same as the First

By Michael Belote, Esq, California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist There is an old saying that if you remember the 1960s, you weren’t there. Through the fog (haze? smoke?) of time, though, some UTA members may recall Herman’s Hermits, Peter Noone and “I’m Henry VIII”, where the second stanza is identical...

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Five UTA Members Pass California Certification Exam

Congratulations are in order for the five UTA Members who passed UTA’s California Basic Foreclosure Certification Course and Exam, taken on November 10, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Randy Newman of Total Lender Solutions was the instructor. • Tina Biskupiak, Total Lender Solutions • Sheena Hunter, Foreclosure Specialists • John...

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