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...
UTA’s Lobby Day, February 12th in Olympia, Washington and UTA’s 7th Annual California Legislative Day, March 16th in Sacramento, California was successful and enjoyed by all participants.
UTA’s Orange County Dinner will be held Thursday, April 23rd at the Embassy Suites in Santa Ana. Chris Akin of Ticor Title; Chris Bolger of Pacific Coast Title; Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps; and Kayo Manson-Thompkins of The Wolf Firm will join moderator Robin Wright, Esq., of Wright Finlay &...
UTA will be offering an updated California Level 1 certification class on April 30th. The class will be held from 9-noon at Carrington Foreclosure Services in Santa Ana. Attendees may take the one-hour open book certification course after the class. (Only UTA Members may be certified.)
UTA is holding a wine and cheese networking reception at the Texas MBA Conference in San Antonio.
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...
