UTA members can participate in three exciting social networking opportunities at the 43rd Annual Education Conference, held November 4-6th in Las Vegas.  On Sunday, November 4th, members may participate in the 24th Annual Golf Tournament, a fun Bowling Tournament and/or a Biking Adventure. The Golf Tournament, sponsored by Foreclosure Solution...

UTA Nomination Committee Chair DeeAnn Gregory of First American Mortgage Solutions, has announced that UTA is now accepting nominations for seats on the 2019 UTA Board of Directors. This year the membership will be electing five seats to the Board of Directors. Terms for each of the seats is for...

Governor Brown signed UTA sponsored legislation, SB 1183, into law today.  The legislation was introduced by Senator Mike Morrell (R-40).  The new law amends Civil Code Section 2920.7 to exclude reverse mortgages from the successor in interest provisions in current law, signaling that it is inappropriate to send non-borrowing survivors...

The 2018 Directory is now available to members only via an online .pdf. The Directory includes a listing of members alphabetized by both last name and by company name; a list of members certified in each state in which UTA provides certification; The Board of Directors; Advocate companies; and prominently...

By Michael Belote, Esq., UTA California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist The year 2018 may be less than half-over according to the calendar, but only nine weeks remain in California’s 2017-2018 two-year legislative session.  According to the state constitution, the legislature must adjourn by midnight, August 31, 2018. For better and...

Provided by T. Robert Finlay, Esq., Wright, Finlay & Zak As you may know, when California passed its far reaching Homeowner Bill of Rights (HOBR) in 2012, it was intended to only last through the mortgage “crisis”.  In fact, many of HOBR’s most onerous provisions were automatically repealed on December...

Home Means Nevada (HMN) issued information regarding their web-based portal for the Nevada FMP.  The first stage of the program will be launched in July, but you can register into the system immediately. The statement from HMN follows: Home Means Nevada, Inc. (HMN) is pleased to announce the launch of...

With plenty of time to prepare, the recording costs in Arizona are increasing. Effective July 1, 2019, Arizona Revised Statutes Section 11-475 will be amended to revise the fee structure for the recording of all documents.  Rather than charging five dollars for the first five pages, plus one dollar for...

It’s not too late to register for tomorrow’s San Diego Dinner Event. The topic is ‘Servicer/Firm Transfers’ and our panel will include Genail M. Anderson, Esq., Peterson & Price; Diane Weifenbach, Esq., Attorney Lender Services; and Nicole Cannis, Trustee Corps.  The panel will address: Topics: – How to avoid risk...

Please welcome five new members to the United Trustees Association: – Michelle R. Ghidotti-Gonsalves, Prestige Default Services, Santa Ana, CA – Jessica Lam, Guild Mortgage Company, San Diego, CA – Carl Palermo II, ServiceLink Agency Sales and Posting, Irvine, CA – Carla Ulufanua, Guild Mortgage Company, San Diego, CA –...