By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist What is summer? Turns out it depends on who you ask.  “Meteorological summer” always occurs on June 1, which commences the three warmest months of the year.  But “astrological summer”, when the summer solstice gives us the longest day of the...

By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington Lobbyist The Washington Legislature wrapped up its 2023 legislative session with one bill with many changes to the foreclosure process.  For the first time since 2020, the session was fully in person.  While the option for remote testimony is here to stay, lawmakers...

17 UTA members enjoyed an evening of baseball on August 7th to root on the Angels (plus two Giants fans). Despite great company, a perfect breeze, a beautiful sunset, and a 3-2 lead, the Angels managed to give up six runs in the ninth and lose their seventh in a...

Representatives from Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac highlight the sessions at UTA’s 48th Annual Education Conference, held at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, November 5-7, 2023. Room rates are just $100 per night, Saturday through Tuesday (plus $20 resort fee). Dean Meyer, Director, Non-performing Loan Management, Freddie Mac,...

UTA’s California Basic Foreclosure Certification Class is Offered Sunday, November 5th at the 48th Annual Conference in Reno. The Basic Foreclosure Certification Course Syllabus includes Outline of state foreclosure procedures; Monetary and non-monetary defaults; Judicial v. nonjudicial foreclosures; What a Lender provides to the Trustee; What a Trustee does; Notice...

This year’s UTA annual dinner gala, held on Monday, November 6th at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino. Our ‘denim and bling’-themed night of roving dining and networking includes dancing with DJ Fresh and a LIVE auction to complement UTA’s always great Silent Auction items. So put on your denim and...

UTA’s hotel room guarantee deadline for the 48th Annual Education Conference & Trade Show is October 5th.  That means, after that date, we cannot guarantee that a hotel room will be available at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino for the UTA Conference after that date. To reserve your hotel room...

Washington House Bill 1349 was signed by the Governor on May 1, 2023. As previously reported, the Bill contains several provisions aimed at providing greater protections for borrowers and successors in interest in the non-judicial foreclosure process. Some of these provisions became effective immediately as of May 1, 2023. A...

UTA’s Dinner on Surplus Funds Fraud and Best Practices dinner event had 22 in-person attendees and 28 online registered attendees who participated via Zoom. The panel was Jonathan Fink, Esq., Wright Finlay & Zak; Edward A. Treder, Esq., Barrett Daffin Frappier Treder & Weiss, LLP; and John Steele, Esq., Steele,...

UTA will be holding a webinar in conjunction with NADP (formerly REOMAC). This one-hour webinar will begin with a fifteen-minute ‘state of the foreclosure market’, followed by a summary of the new ‘First Look Law’ in California on REO properties and the impact on the post-auction process. Topics covered will...