Calif. Sen. Andy Vidak has introduced legislation that aims to correct both the Davis-Stirling Act and the Commercial & Industrial Common Interest Development Act by allowing a method to effectuate service of process in these instances

85 industry members attended UTA’s annual Orange County dinner event on April 17th, sponsored by Metropolitan News Company.

The UTA Board has approved a new membership category designed for previous UTA members who are no longer employed in the default servicing industry

Individuals from Servicer companies who do not provide trustee services will now be extended membership, per a UTA Board of Directors directive.

The Seattle City Council has released its report, ‘Principal Reduction and Foreclosure Prevention’, recommending that the Eminent Domain not be pursued by the city in addressing foreclosure issues.

A useful interactive graphic article on Bloomberg.com explains the differences in housing market trends in various cities nationwide in an examination of why the bubble-bust-recovery pattern varies in different locations.

The United Trustees Association welcomes the following new members: • Julie Brosterman of WFG National Title from Glendale, CA • Terrie Ceniceros, American Default Management, Beverly Hills, CA • Thomas Darnell of Federal Property Registration Corp. from Melbourne, FL • Benjamin Petiprin, Law Offices of Les Zieve, Irvine, CA •...

Contra Costa County Superior Court Presiding Judge, Barry Goode has extended the drop-dead date for trustees’ sales at the Contra Costa County Courthouse Grounds to June 2, 2014.

The State of Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program has changed their scheduled March 11, 2014 Beneficiary and Trustee Roundtable on FMP Rule Changes for Trustees from an in-person event to a Webinar event.

Heading into the deadline for introducing new bills in 2014, UTA California lobbyist Michael Belote looks at some of the current legislation being shaped in his state.