UTA’s 2017 Annual Dinner event paid homage to the 80’s with an evening of dinner, drinks, 80’s music and two games of ‘Family Feud’. Family Feud’s categories included ‘The Coolest Bands of the 80’s’; ‘The Most Admired People of the 80’s’ and the ‘Totally Bitchin’ Phrases from the 80’s’ as...

Seventeen Silent Auction items were sold during the Annual Dinner Event at the 42nd Annual Education Conference raising $2,500 for the Association.  UTA thanks the companies who contributed the excellent and exciting silent auction prizes that led to such a successful event. -Alan Burton gave the winning bid on an...

UTA held a bowling tournament in the private Kingpin Club at the National Bowling Center in Reno, Nevada on November 5th.  While the second game included fun bowling adventures – such as spinning before bowling; bowling between a teammates legs; and bowling while sitting down – the first game was...

UTA President Cathe Cole-Sherburn has announced the dates and location for the 2018 Annual Conference. The Association’s 43rd annual conference will be held at the newly renovated Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, November 4-6th, 2018.  Registration materials will be online July, 2018. “The 43rd Annual Conference will be held...

UTA members have four products to communicate their services to the membership in 2018. Electronic Advertising, via the UTA eNews and/or the UTA website The UTA Quarterly The 2018 UTA Membership Directory The 2018 Conference Program Book Members who advertise electronically, and in the UTA Quarterly and the Membership Directory...

UTA’s job board is currently listing a full-time job opportunity for a Foreclosure Assistant / Assistant Trustee Sale Officer.   If you are interested in posting a position on the Job Board, please contact Richard Meyers. View the UTA Job Board  

By Mike Belote, California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist As this column is written, the California Legislature has eight days remaining in the 2017 legislative year.  After the commencement of the fall recess on September 15, Governor Brown will have 30 days to sign or veto the 800-1000 bills which will...

By Ramir (‘Rami’) Hernandez, Esq., Wright Finlay & Zak On the eve that the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program was set to expire, the Nevada Legislature resurrected the Program on the last day of the 2017 legislative session.  The passed legislation provides that the Program will be administered through Home Means...

UTA President Cathe Cole-Sherburn and UTA Nomination Committee Chair Ben Levinson have announced that twelve members will appear on the ballot for the six seats that are up for election to the UTA Board of Directors.  Only “Regular” members have voting privileges. Terms for each of the Directorships is for...

By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington Lobbyist First, an update on foreclosure laws in Washington. Throughout the 2017 legislative session, the UTA and other stakeholders worked together to develop legislation to address the NationStar case. The 2016 ruling prohibits financial institutions and their contractors from taking action on a...