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...
Representatives from Freddie Mac will speak at the 41st Annual UTA Conference, held November 6-8th in La Quinta. Shannon Pastras, Associate General Counsel, Single Family Default Management Litigation with Freddie Mac will participate on a GSE panel addressing topics that are important to trustees and law firms, including the...
UTA’s 23rd Annual Golf Tournament will be held Sunday, November 6th at the beginning of the 2016 Annual Conference – with the tee time moved to 10 am. The tournament will be held on the La Quinta Resort Dunes Course at the La Quinta Resort & Club. This par-72...
UTA President Randy Newman and UTA Nomination Committee Chair Ben Levinson have announced that nine members will appear on the ballot for the four 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...
By Michael Belote, California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist As this column is written, just two days remain in the California Legislature’s 2016-2016 two-year session. To the uninitiated, this is sausage-making at its worst. There are groups which begin their legislative programs in the final days. Fortunately, most rumors of...
By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist The Washington State Legislature is focused on issues other than revisions to the Deed of Trust Act. With the economy improving and fewer foreclosures taking place, their attention has been diverted to other things, like tax increases to fund education...
Please note that the hotel room guarantee deadline for the UTA’s 41st Annual Education Conference & Trade Show is October 5th. The conference dates are Sunday, November 6th through Tuesday, November 8th. (Sunday is the Golf Tournament; the Cooking Class; the Hummer Tour and Opening Reception; the Conference Program...
UTA will pay homage to democracy and election day at this year’s annual dinner event held Monday evening, November 7th at the La Quinta Resort & Spa during the Association’s 41st Annual Conference. Attendees will enjoy a night of dining and networking at the Association’s annual dinner event. The...
The California Legislature this week passed and sent to the Governor, SB 1150, relating to successors in interest of borrowers. The bill is complex, but the basic intent is to extend many of the provisions of the Homeowner’s Bill of Rights (HOBR) to successors in interest of loans for...
On Monday, August 22nd, Governor Brown signed UTA’s sponsored bill, SB 983 into California law. The legislation, introduced by Senator Mike Morrell (R-40) increases the base limitations on the amount of trustee’s or attorney’s fees by $50 throughout the nonjudicial foreclosure process. The new law also made a clarifying...