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...
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...
New proposed legislation in Nevada (SB 33) would extend the Soldiers and Sailors Act in Nevada. “Essentially, after the Soldiers and Sailors Act was revised – before the mortgage meltdown – Federal law was amended (and like the California HBOR, the Federal Act extending the soldiers and sailors act had...
UTA-sponsored legislation (SB 983) that provided an increase of $50 in base trustees fees in Civil Code Sections 2924c and 2924d was signed into law by Governor Brown with the fee increase to take effect on January 1, 2017. However, inconsistent language in the law conflated ‘$475’ in one section...
UTA’s Board of Directors has voted in the Association’s Officers for 2017. They will assume their positions beginning February 1, 2017. Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps, based in Irvine, California will serve as the Association’s President. The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association, and subject to the...
UTA has announced its 2017 Events Calendar This year features dinner events in Orange County, San Diego and Dallas, and a luncheon in Sacramento; and Lobby Days in Olympia, and Sacramento – in addition to the annual conference, this year held in Reno, Nevada. Read the 2017 Calendar of Events
UTA will hold its 3rd Annual Washington State Lobby Day on February 1st and its 9th Annual California Lobby ‘Afternoon’ on Monday, March 20th. 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 and...
UTA’s Legislative Committee is producing its 2017 ‘Wish List’, developing draft legislation and comments for California and Nevada. If you are interested in helping to develop the draft wish list, please contact Richard Meyers. Members are encouraged to join a committee in 2017. UTA committees are: Membership, Education (conference and...
Members – if you have a particular topic or speaker that you would like presented at the 42nd Annual Education Conference Sessions, to be held November 6-7, 2017 in Reno, now is your chance to let us know. UTA’s Conference Committee is asking for suggestions both from potential speakers who...
UTA President Randy Newman has announced the dates and location for the 2017 Annual Conference. The Association’s 42nd annual conference will be held at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada, November 5-7th, 2017. Registration materials will be online July, 2017. “The 42st Annual Conference will be held...