UTA will join and support the California Mortgage Association and the California Mortgage Bankers Association in an amicus brief to be prepared by Wright Finlay & Zak on the Tanaguchi case. The purpose of the amicus is to get the court to understand that a clear line must be established...

By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates Of all the issues pending in Sacramento, including wildfires, immigration, health care reform, taxation, housing water, and many more, perhaps no issue commands more attention than the broad subject of data.  Policymakers increasingly are aware of the monetization of information, and there are literally...

By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist The Washington State Legislature adjourned on April 28.  They finished on time, and they finished after raising over $2 billion in new taxes on Washington businesses and residents. The Legislature gaveled in with 30 new lawmakers between the House and Senate. ...

Members – if you are interested in speaking at this year’s 44th Annual Education Conference to be held November 10-12th, 2019 in Las Vegas, now is your chance to let us know. This year’s conference will feature sessions on Cyber Security and Title Fraud; Title Issues; a Bankruptcy panel featuring...

Members – are you able to identify vendors who would be interested in sponsoring UTA’s 44th Annual Conference?  This year, UTA is offering several new and fun sponsorship opportunities, including: – Custom Cocktail Sponsorship ($500) (Create a signature cocktail or mocktail that incorporates the sponsor’s brand into the drink name,...

The Arizona Trustee Association will hold its 32nd Annual Convention & Education Seminar August 21-23 at the Ak-Chin Hotel & Casino in Maricopa, Arizona.  The convention and golf tournament’s earlybird registration deadline is July 31st.  The room reservation guarantee deadline is July 21st.  Register for the convention.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the UTA position in the Obduskey case, by a unanimous vote of 9-0.  In essence, trustees and law firms providing non-judicial foreclosures are not debt collectors under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The Justices ruled 9-0 in the case,...

By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist Like foreclosures, litigation, and much of what we deal with every day, issues in Sacramento seem to have lifecycle to them.  Sometimes issues take years to percolate and then finally achieve critical mass, such that the Legislature must take action.  Obviously...

By Caren Jacobs Castle, Esq., The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation Effective January 1, 2019, Section 408 of the California Military and Veterans Code was amended.  The amendment, albeit slight, has a major effect on the foreclosure process as it applies to active duty service members in California. Prior to...

By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist It’s week seven of the Washington Legislative 2019 session, and it’s progressing about as we expected.  With large majorities in the Washington House and Senate, and a Governor announcing his presidential candidacy, it’s no surprise over 2000 bills have been introduced...