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The Western District Court of Washington has reversed the Bankruptcy Court’s decision in Meyer v. U.S. Bank in its entirety. UTA had filed an amicus brief in the case. Ann Marshall, Esq., of Bishop, Marshall & Wiebel, filed the brief on behalf of the Association.

Through a compromise or concession, depending on your viewpoint, the new version of the Arizona statute that defines the required content of your Notice of Sale now includes the following additional warning language.

UTA has submitted an amicus brief in the case of Yvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corporation. The brief was drafted and filed by Jonathan D. Fink, Esq., Wright Finlay & Zak, on behalf of UTA.

56 members attended UTA’s Orange County dinner on April 23rd. The dinner featured a discussion on Trustee File Transfers led by Robin Wright, Esq., of Wright Finlay & Zak; Chris Akin of Ticor Title; Chris Bolger of Pacific Coast Title; Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps; and Kayo Manson-Tompkins, Esq., of...

UTA will hold a dinner event on Thursday, June 4th at the Hilton San Diego Mission Valley. UTA President Randy Newman, Esq., Total Lender Solutions; UTA Corporate Counsel, Phil Adleson, Esq., Adleson, Hess & Kelly and UTA Legal Resources Committee Chair Martin T. McGuinn, Esq., Kirby & McGuinn will present...

UTA is holding a fun networking event at the Irvine Improv on June 24th. Join your friends and colleagues from UTA for an evening of laughter and great food. Dinner includes an appetizer, a burger/sandwich with fries and a desert of your choice. Then we’ll enjoy the hilarious stand-up performance...

The California Mortgage Association (CMA) provided detailed comments to CFPB in response to the agency’s proposed rules to expand foreclosure protections for mortgage borrowers - specifically surviving family members and other homeowners with the same protections as the original borrower.

For better or worse, the California legislature is back in action to begin the 2015-2016 two-year session, and some of the issues relating to UTA may carry a sense of, well, familiarity. Both on issues supported and opposed by trustees, at least four of the most important bills identified of...

On February 12, members of the Washington UTA met with lawmakers in the House and Senate to talk about issues of foreclosure. There were several issues to discuss - the long-standing problem with owner/holder/actual holder in the statute, a bill prohibiting secondary ownership of publishing newspapers, and the FFA as...