President Obama has signed Senate Bill 3008, the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2014, into law, extending the 12-month, post-discharge, protection period of SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) for another year through December 31, 2015.

We have received the following good news from SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) with whom UTA joined along with an industry-wide coalition, against loan-related eminent domain efforts in 2012. Read a copy of the coalition letter

UTA has filed an amicus brief in the case of Torigian v WT Capital Lender Services. The case involves a trial court awarding hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees against a Trustee who recorded a Notice of Default when the borrowers had successfully contended the note had been...

UTA, in conjunction with California MBA and REOMAC, will hold a California Lobby Day, in Sacramento, CA, on Monday, March 16th. The event is sponsored by Boardwalk Properties. Boardwalk Properties

UTA has scheduled a Washington Lobby Day on February 12th in Olympia, Washington. Appointments will be arranged with legislators after a briefing provides UTA members with talking points from UTA’s Washington lobbyist, Holly Chisa.

The California Supreme Court has granted hearings on cases challenging assignments of deeds of trust in wrongful foreclosure cases. Phillip Adleson, Esq., and Lisa Parrella, Esq., Adleson, Hess & Kelly, UTA’s Corporate Counsel, provide an update cases related to defects allegedly rendering the assignment void. Read the full article

Don’t forget that UTA has a Job Board where members can post available jobs. The job board currently has a new position posted for a Bankruptcy Attorney. Read the job board now. Difficulty accessing the job board? Contact Reka Morvay of UTA’s staff team.

UTA’s Board of Directors has voted in the Association’s Officers for 2015. They will assume their positions beginning February 1, 2015.

UTA President Randy Newman of Total Lender Solutions, has announced the Association’s Committee Chairs for 2015. UTA Committee Chairs Appointed

This year features dinner events in Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County and Sacramento; Lobby Days in Olympia and Sacramento; Certification classes offered on two days; and two social networking events – in addition to the annual conference, this year held in Las Vegas.