California Lobby Day Is March 12th!

Please join your colleagues for UTA’s California Lobby Day on Monday, March 12th in Sacramento.  UTA will be lobbying to express our concerns with SB 818, a bill that reinstates the provisions – and imposes more rigorous requirements – of the Homeowner Bill of Rights that expired on January 1,...

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Laurie Maggiano, CFPB Program Manager Has Passed

Laurie Maggiano, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s program manager for servicing and secondary markets, has died following a cardiac arrest, according to a family statement posted online.  UTA extends its sincere condolences to Laurie’s family.  Ms. Maggiano was a key speaker at multiple UTA events, including the 2014 educational conference...

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UTA Announces 2018 Officers

UTA’s Board of Directors has voted in the Association’s Officers for 2018.  They will assume their positions beginning February 1, 2018. Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps, based in Irvine, California will serve a second term as the Association’s President.  The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association, and...

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UTA Committee Chairs Appointed

UTA President Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps, has announced the Association’s Committee Chairs for 2018. –Robert Finlay, Esq. of Wright Finlay & Zak will serve as the Legislative Committee Chair. –Martin T. McGuinn, Esq. of Kirby & McGuinn, will serve as the Legal Resources Committee Chair. – Olivia Todd of...

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UTA Unveils 2018 Calendar of Events

UTA has announced its 2018 Calendar. This year features dinner events in Orange County, San Diego and Dallas, and a luncheon in Sacramento as well as Lobby Days in Olympia and Sacramento – in addition to the annual conference, this year held in Las Vegas at the renovated Green Valley...

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UTA Drafting Legislative Wish List

UTA’s Legislative Committee is producing its 2018 ‘Wish List’, developing draft legislation and comments for California, Nevada and Washington.  If you are interested in helping to develop the draft wish list, please contact Richard Meyers. Members are encouraged to join a committee in 2018. UTA committees are:  Membership, Education (conference...

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Washington State and California Lobby Day Events Scheduled

  UTA will hold its 4th Annual Washington State Lobby Day on February 1st and its 10th Annual California Lobby ‘Afternoon’ on Monday, March 12th.  Both lobby day appointments will be scheduled for attendees after a briefing provides with talking points from UTA’s Washington and California lobbyists – Holly Chisa...

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Call for 2018 Conference Topics and Speakers

Members – if you have a particular topic or speaker that you would like presented at the 43rd Annual Education Conference Sessions, to be held November 4-6, 2018 in Las Vegas, now is your chance to let us know.  UTA’s Conference Committee is asking for suggestions both from potential speakers...

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Thank You UTA – Now On To Next Year!

By Cathe Cole-Sherburn, UTA President Can you believe that Thanksgiving is this week?!   The year has flown by, and what a year it has been. We just had our 42nd annual UTA conference, and I want to personally thank everyone involved in making it a success.  There were lots of...

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The Reviews Are In for UTA’s 42nd Annual Conference

UTA’s 42nd Annual Educational Conference, held November 5th-7th at the Peppermill Resort, Casino & Spa in Reno, California received very high reviews by attendees. The Education sessions received positive reviews from members; -On the ‘Trends Affecting the Distressed Market Industry’ session, sponsored by iMailTracking with Daren Blomquist: “Very informative –...

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