Glenn Wechsler Receives Member of the Year Award

UTA President Ed Treder and Glenn Wechsler Glenn Wechsler, with Law Offices of Glenn Wechsler, was awarded the Dorothy Schick Member of the Year during the Association’s 50th Annual Education Conference. Wechsler has been an advent member of UTA and CTA for 30 years. Wechsler received the award for his...

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Gary Wisham Honored with Phil Adleson Award

Gary Wisham receives Phil Adleson Award from UTA President Ed Treder Gary Wisham is the worthy recipient of the 2025 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...

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2026 Conference Dates Set

Hyatt Grand Resort Scottsdale UTA President Edward Treder has announced the dates and location for the 2026 Annual Conference.  The Association’s 51st annual conference will be held at the Hyatt Grand Resort in Scottsdale, August 9-11, 2026. Registration materials will be online in April 2026. “Next year’s conference will be...

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UTA’s California Lobbyist, Mike Belote Inducted into Capitol Weekly’s Hall of Fame

Mike Belote UTA’s very own, Mike Belote, was inducted into Capitol Weekly‘s Hall of Fame 2025. The Hall of Fame is Capitol Weekly‘s way of honoring a few folks each year whose impact on the Capitol community has been so significant that they must be permanently acknowledged and honor them...

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Two Members Pass California Certification Exam

Congratulations! Congratulations are in order to two members who passed UTA’s Basic California Certification Exam. – Robert McDonald, Esq., Quality Loan Service– Sarah Morgan, Best Alliance Foreclosure UTA certification is designed so that employers and consumers alike will have the confidence in the recipient’s thorough knowledge of the nonjudicial foreclosure...

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Making Sausage

Mike Belote, Esq. By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist Like many aphorisms, the old saying that “those who enjoy laws and sausage should not watch either being made” has been attributed quite variously. For decades, Otto von Bismarck generally got the credit, but this has now been...

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Separate Registration Required for Three Saturday/Sunday Social Activities

This year, registration for UTA’s conference is made through our online registration system. You must register for the Saturday night and Sunday social activities separately. Sunday’s social activities – which run concurrently – are a Wine & Paint event and a Bowling event.  The Wine & Paint event is held...

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UTA Conference Fees As Low as $250

UTA’s Earlybird Registration fees for the 50th Annual Conference represent a fantastic value.  The conference will be held August 17-19, 2025 at the JW Marriott Resort in Las Vegas. Earlybird registration fees are $895 for the first person from a company/firm; $795 for the second person from the same company/firm;...

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California Basic Certification Course Offered at Conference

UTA’s Basic California Certification Course is offered on Sunday, August 17th at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa. Members who pass the exam earn the designation of certified Trustee Sale Officer. The class instructor is Randy Newman, Esq., President and CEO of Total Lender Solutions. Randy is a...

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