Online Silent Auction Held First Week of October

  UTA’s Annual Silent Auction will be held online this year. The silent auction  has brought in over $40,000 to the Association over the past 15 years.  The silent auction will open online October 1st and will close at noon on October 7th.  If you are interested in donating an...

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Session Will Focus on Servicer Concerns

Don’t miss ‘Servicing Through COVID’ at this year’s virtual conference. Over 3.6 million borrowers opted for forbearance given the loss of jobs nationally. Servicers Candace Russell of Carrington Mortgage Services, Christopher Carmen of BSI Financial Services, and Caitlyn Reynolds of Elite Commercial Servicing, join moderator Susan Pettem of Novare Settlement...

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UTA Jeopardy and Yappy Hour On the Virtual Conference Program

This year’s virtual conference will feature two full rounds of ‘UTA Jeopardy!’ as well as ‘Yappy Hour’. UTA Jeopardy! categories will include: Movie Quotes, Celebrities, Travel, and most exciting of all – Default Servicing. UTA Jeopardy! will be held Monday, October 5th from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm.  So brush...

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UTA Welcomes Three New Members

Welcome to the following new members of UTA Max Newman, Total Lender Solutions, San Diego, CA Jeffrey LaMotte, Val-Chris Investments, Irvine, CA Rachel Seropian, Total Lender Solutions, San Diego, CA

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New Foreclosure Moratorium Bill Introduced in California

A bill that would enact a foreclosure moratorium for up to 24 months, AB 1436, has been introduced in appears headed for consideration in the California Assembly. After failing passage in June, AB 2501, appears to be dead. That bill would have imposed a blanket one-year foreclosure moratorium and required...

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UTA Accepting Nominations for Board Director Seats

UTA is now accepting nominations for seats on the 2021 UTA Board of Directors. This year the membership will be electing six seats to the Board of Directors. Terms for each of the seats is for three years, beginning on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2023. The...

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Visions of Days Gone By, Or Reinventing the Wheel

In early January, Governor Gavin Newsom presented the Legislature with his proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, which commences on July 1.  Building upon nearly a decade of explosive growth in the economy and stock market, Governor Newsom proposed a $222 billion general fund spending plan, with very significant new...

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