By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist In the last issue of UTA News, we talked about the major changes taking place in the California Legislature, including 31 new faces coming out of the November elections, new committee chairs, a new Speaker of the Assembly coming in a...

By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist March 8 represents an important cut off date for the Washington Legislature.  Bills must move from the House to the Senate or the Senate to the House by March 8 to be considered further – unless they impact the budget or...

73 UTA members attended a webinar held last month on ‘Changes To The Post-Auction Upset Bid Process: Implementing AB 1837’. The webinar was led by UTA’s Legislative Committee Co-Chairs, Michelle Mierzwa, Esq., Wright Finlay & Zak and Andrew Boylan, Esq., McCarthy& Holthus, LLP. The webinar addressed what trustees should red...

UTA President Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps has announced the Association’s Committee Chairs for 2023. – Randy Newman of TotalLender Solutions will serve as the Education Chair. – Michelle Mierzwa, Esq. of Wright Finlay & Zak and Andrew Boylan, Esq. of McCarthy Holthus will serve as the Legislative Committee Co-Chairs....

Please join us in welcoming four new members to the UTA. – Domenico De Los Monteros, Mortgage Connect, Moon Township, PA – Christina Leigh, The Foreclosure Company, Santa Cruz, CA – Ann Richardson, America West Lender Services, Tampa, FL – Erika Tucker, The Land Office, Shasta, CA

UTA’s two recent events were well-attended and positively reviewed. On November 9th UTA’s California Lobbyist, Mike Belote led a discussion on SB 1323; new rules effective January 1st; and UTA’s proposed legislative language to the legislature in 2023.  24 registrants attended the dinner in person at the Irvine Marriott, while...

UTA’s Board of Directors has voted in the Association’s Officers for 2023. Randy Newman, Cathe Cole-Sherburn, Ed Treder and Steve Hicklin all completed term limits for their positions as President, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, respectively. Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps, based in Irvine, California will serve as...

Stephen Hicklin of The Hicklin Group; Glenn Wechsler of Law Offices of Glenn H. Wechsler; and Gary Wisham of Allied Trustee Services, have been re-elected to new three-year terms on the Association’s Board of Directors. The election was mandated by the Association’s Bylaws. Terms for each of the Directorships are...

By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist Some things really never change in Sacramento.  The sheer volume of legislation proposed and passed into law by the Assembly and Senate is one example. When the legislature returns for the 2023-2024 two-year session in January, we can very confidently predict...

By Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy, UTA Washington State Lobbyist December is the common time for UTA to see legislative proposals for the upcoming session.  Some of the 2023 legislative proposals were rolled out at a stakeholder meeting for negotiation and discussion prior to session.  Here are some of the proposals...