Since its establishment in 1965, the Washington Deed of Trust Act (DTA) has faced many legal challenges. Over the decades, the Washington State Supreme Court (the Court) has shaped and reshaped the applicability of nonjudicial foreclosures in Washington and offered interpretations of the language used in the DTA and the...
This column has on occasion analogized the legislative process with features of our daily lives. This time the analogy is between the legislative process, which can seem mysterious to the uninitiated, to commercial fireworks displays. Follow us on this: just as fireworks start slowly and build towards predictable finales, two-year...
A surprising percentage of bills introduced in the California Legislature are designed to address prior actions, including technical corrections, extending “sunset” dates, repealing archaic laws, and the like. California is a highly-codified state, and it is often necessary to simply clean up the detritus of the past. Usually these bills...
On March 4th, California Mortgage Association and UTA held a successful California State Lobby Day in Sacramento. 24 attendees spent the day meeting with legislators to discuss matters impacting the real estate and lending industries at the State Capitol. Thank you to everyone who participated in fighting for these...
Following the March 1, 2026 extended effective date of FinCEN’s 2024 Final Rule mandating expansive reporting regarding “non-financed transfers” of residential real property (“Rule”), UTA has continued to monitor the impacts of the Rule and communicate with FinCEN regarding needed clarifications about the Rule as applied to non-judicial foreclosures and...
UTA welcomes our four new members for the 2026 year: Luis Alvarado, Best Alliance Foreclosure and Lien Services Corp. Olie Hamm, TD Processing Service Sheena Hunter, Foreclosure Specialists Jason Mathews, AVT Title Services
UTA welcomes our four new members for the 2026 year: Morgan Diaz, Total Lender Solutions Katy Holdeman, Default Resolution Network Miguel Ochoa, Trustee Corps Breana Powers, FSI
UTA is looking for members to join our five standing committees. UTA Members can help shape the association’s direction by participating on our committees. If you are interested in serving on one of UTA’s committees, please email the headquarters office and the appropriate committee chair will contact you. A summary...
As a follow-up to the issues discussed during the UTA-led coalition meeting with FinCen on January 30th, UTA submitted a supplemental letter to further support full exemption or further extension of the effective date of March 1, 2026, for non-judicial foreclosures from the Real Estate Reporting Rule. Along with the...
California Lobby Day 2025 Join UTA and California Mortgage Association Members at our Annual Lobby Day in Sacramento to educate legislators on the issues important to our organization. Lunch will be provided, and we will schedule appointments for members. Event is free, but must register online here.
