By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist Every year the California Legislature introduces approximately 2500 new bills to, ahem, improve our lives, making the state capitol a veritable bill factory. Perhaps forty percent ultimately are enacted and signed into law. Around 1000 new laws are “chaptered” into the...
By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist With the 2022 Washington legislative session in the rear-view mirror, the United Trustees Association now works with stakeholders and lawmakers on the 2023 agenda. But first, we must resolve out a trustee study in 2022 and get through a general election....
UTA has agreed to join the amicus brief effort by the Tennessee Bankers Association and the Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Association. Details of the UTA’s involvement in the briefing are still being finalized, but there will be no cost to the organization to participate. The case – Wilmington Trust, N.A. as...
UTA President Randy Newman and UTA Nomination Committee Chair Kate Eshenko have announced that eight members will appear on the ballot for the three seats that are up for election to the UTA Board of Directors. Only “Regular” members have voting privileges. Terms for each of the Directorships are for...
UTA Member Spencer Scheer of Scheer Law Group co-hosts Truth Serum a podcast “for Lenders, Landlords and Investors”. The podcasts have various guests and often discusses issues relevant to UTA members. Listen to Episode 20 which discusses SB 1323 and its defeat. Listen to Episode 21 which focuses on the...
UTA is hosting a holiday party this year! Join your friends and colleagues for a fun-filled holiday party. Heavy appetizers, your beverage of choice, raffle prizes, and beautiful breezes await. The party is held Tuesday, December 6th from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm on the Bayside Restaurant Patio in Corona...
UTA President Randy Newman has announced the dates for the 2023 Annual Conference. “The conference will be held November 5th to 7th at the Peppermill Hotel in Reno. “Because we canceled our conference in 2020 at the Peppermill due to Covid, in order to eliminate the payment of the cancellation...
View Conference Photos Code: 082222 UTA’s 47th Annual Educational Conference held August 20th-23rd at the South Point Hotel Casino & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada received rave reviews from attendees. The Education sessions received positive reviews from members; – On the ‘Default Servicing...
Elizabeth Knight is the worthy recipient of the 2022 Phil Adleson Education & Advocacy Award. The award is presented annually to a member who both educates and advocates on behalf of UTA and its membership. The stringent criteria for the award includes being a ‘master teacher’, who has presented and...
Ben Levinson of Law Office of Benjamin R. Levinson was awarded the Dorothy Schick Member of the Year during the Association’s 47th Annual Education Conference. Levinson received the award for his work on the Board for six years, including two years as Vice-President of the Association, and for leading UTA’s...