A foreclosure mediation bill has been drafted in Nevada. The bill would revive the program. Here is a summary of the bill, as provided by Ramir M. Hernandez, Esq. of Brooks Hubley, LLP, UTA’s Nevada Representative: 1) The program would be administered by the Housing Division rather than the Supreme...
-Award Honors Legendary UTA Past-President, Corporate Counsel and Member- UTA has announced that it will present the ‘Phil Adleson Award’ annually to a member who both educates and advocates on behalf of UTA and its membership. “This annual award will honor a member whose efforts on behalf of our association...
Join the conference – for free! UTA is announcing an exciting new UTA Membership Drive effective immediately. “For every three new voting members (who were NOT members in 2016) recruited between now and June 1st, the recruiting member’s 2017 Annual Educational Conference fees will be COMPED by the United Trustees Association”...
UTA’s Annual Orange County Dinner Event will be held Thursday, April 20th from 6 pm – 8 pm at the Embassy Suites in Santa Ana, California. The speakers are Dean T. Kirby, Jr., Esq., Kirby & McGuinn and Kayo Manson-Tompkins, Esq., The Wolf Firm. The dinner covers two topics. The...
Fourteen UTA Members spent March 20th, vigorously lobbied members and staff of the California Senate Banking & Financial Institutions Committee; the Senate Judiciary Committee; and the Assembly Banking & Finance Committee – the committees with jurisdiction over legislation pertinent to UTA members. Members lobbied in support of SB 479, introduced...
UTA’s Career Opportunities Page Has Two New Listings – One for a Trustee Sale Assistant; and one for a Publication Specialist. Check out the Career Opportunities Page.
UTA President Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps, has announced the Association’s Committee Chairs for 2017. –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. –Tai Alailima of Carrington...
UTA will hold its 9th Annual California Lobby ‘Afternoon’ on Monday March 20th. Members will meet with State Assemblypersons and State Senators after a casual luncheon briefing provides them with talking points from UTA’s California lobbyist, Mike Belote. Appointments will be scheduled by UTA. Register Now
By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington Lobbyist As of this writing, Washington State lawmakers are working with homeowner advocates, financial institutions, trustees, and state agencies to address multiple issues tied to foreclosure. With roughly seven weeks to go to the end of session, and hard deadlines for bill passage...
By Mike Belote, California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist In political circles, it is common to hear the comparison “As Texas was to Obama, California is now to Trump.” Texas sued the federal government dozens of times during the previous presidential administration, and California is just beginning to return the favor...