By Mike Belote, Esq., UTA California Lobbyist, California Advocates January 3 marked the return of the California Assembly and Senate to Sacramento, to begin the second year of the 2021-2022 two-year session. The first order of business in the second year of every session is to process the straggling bills...

With the Help of UTA’s Amicus Brief, the California Supreme Court Affirms That Loan Servicers Do Not Owe Borrowers a Duty of Care When Reviewing a Loan Modification Application. Many of you have been following the split in the California Courts of Appeals on whether loan servicers owe a duty...

UTA President Randy Newman has announced that the Association’s 47th Annual Conference will be held August 21-23 at the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa in Las Vegas. Registration materials will be online May, 2022. “We’re holding our conference this year earlier – in August – for a number of...

By Michelle A. Meirzwa, Esq., Wright Finlay & Zak UTA’s Legislative Committee has produced its 2022 Legislative ‘Wish List’ for California. The Committee is working with Mike Belote of California Advocates to secure a sponsor and has submitted the Bill proposal to Legislative Counsel in Sacramento as of January 22,...

UTA’s Board of Directors has voted to re-elect each of the Association’s Officers to a second-year term for 2022. Members may serve no more than two consecutive years in an Officer Position. Randy Newman of Total Lender Solutions, based in San Diego, California will continue to serve as the Association’s...

2022 will feature several UTA events including Orange County dinner events on March 8th and May 4th; a networking events on June 9th and a Holiday networking event on December 6th. This year’s annual conference is held on August 21-23, in Las Vegas at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa.

Members – if you have a particular topic or speaker that you would like presented at the 47th Annual Education Conference Sessions, to be held August 21-23, 2022 in Las Vegas, now is your chance to let us know. UTA’s Conference Committee is asking for suggestions both from potential speakers...

UTA is offering a 25% discount to new members and returning members who have not been a member since 2018. (Offer good only through April 30th) Members receive significant discounts on UTA’s annual conference fees (August 21-23rd in Las Vegas) and regional dinner events, as well as access to online townhall...

          UTA members have four products to communicate their services to the membership in 2022. (1) Electronic Advertising, via the UTA eNews and/or the UTA website (2) the UTA Quarterly (3) the 2022 UTA Membership Directory (4) the 2022 Conference Program Book Members who advertise electronically, and in the UTA...

Congratulations are in order for the seven UTA members who passed UTA’s California Basic Foreclosure Certification Course and Exam, taken on November 6, 2021. Randy Newman, of Total Lender Solutions was the instructor. – Matt Dayton, Ghidotti Berger – David Dutcher, iMailTracking – Josh Jacoby, Allied Trustee Services – Madeline...