2019 will feature dinner events in Orange County, San Diego and Dallas, as well as Lobby Days in Olympia, Carson City and Sacramento – in addition to the annual conference, this year held again in Las Vegas at the renovated Green Valley Ranch, Resort, Spa & Casino. Read the 2019...

UTA’s Legislative Committee has produced its 2019 Legislative ‘Wish List’, with draft legislation and comments for California, Nevada and Washington.  For Washington, UTA’s wish list includes an exemption on reverse mortgages from the successor rules; For Nevada it includes legislation to adjust the tolling and expiration provisions in HOBR; and...

UTA will hold its 5th Annual Washington State Lobby Day on Tuesday, February 5th and its 11th Annual California Lobby ‘Afternoon’ on Tuesday, March 12th.  Additionally, UTA will hold a Lobby Day on Tuesday, April 2nd in Carson City, NV.  All lobby day appointments will be scheduled for attendees after...

Members – if you have a particular topic or speaker that you would like presented at the 44th Annual Education Conference Sessions, to be held November 10-12th, 2019 in Las Vegas, now is your chance to let us know.  UTA’s Conference Committee is asking for suggestions both from potential speakers...

UTA’s 43rd Annual Educational Conference, held November 4th-6th at the Green Valley Ranch Resort, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada received very high reviews by attendees. The Education sessions received positive reviews from members See conference photos       Breakfast during the conference was enjoyed and sponsored by...

Martin McGuinn is the worthy recipient of the 2018 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...

Randy Newman of Total Lender Solutions was awarded the Dorothy Schick Veteran Member of the Year Award at the UTA’s annual meeting, held November 6th during the Association’s 43rd Annual Education Conference. Randy Newman received the Dorothy Schick Veteran Member of the Year Award for the many California Certification classes...

By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist Experts predicted a wave of Democratic success in the midterm general elections in California, but no one expected the extent of the domination. To call the elections a “blue wave” is an understatement. “Blue tsunami” is more accurate. And remarkably, some...

UTA has filed an amicus brief in the case of Obdusky v. Wells Fargo et al., 879 F. 3d 1216 in the U.S. Supreme Court last week.  The brief was prepared by Martin T. McGuinn, of Kirby & McGuinn, UTA’s Corporate Counsel.  The case addresses the issue of protection from...

The United Trustees Association held an election of the general membership at the Association’s Annual Meeting on November 5th, 2018. The election was mandated by the Association’s bylaws. Re-Elected as Directors were Ben Levinson of The Law Office of Benjamin R. Levinson and Tai Alailima of Carrington Foreclosure Services.  Rande...