The State of Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program will be hosting a Beneficiary and Trustee Roundtable on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in Las Vegas and Carson City.

Please welcome four new members to the Association. • Tami Crosby, Miles, Bauer, Bergstrom & Winters, Santa Ana, CA • Jesse Hamilton, Pioneer Lender Trustee Service, Boise, Idaho • Amy Lanctot, Cal-Western Reconveyance, El Cajon, CA • Edward Schloss, Edward G. Schloss Law Corporation, Los Angeles, CA

UTA has contacted Presiding Judge Barry Goode of the Contra Costa County California Superior Court to address the court’s prohibition of nonjudicial sales at the courthouse.

In November 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced an increase in the allowable maximum attorney fees for legal work related to nonjudical and judicial foreclosures in several states.

UTA has scheduled a Washington Lobby Day on Tuesday, January 28th in Olympia, Washington. An informal dinner for participants will be held thereafter.Register Now!

UTA has finalized three programs that will provide members with information on provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and CFPB regulations impacting nonjudicial foreclosures.

UTA President-Elect Joyce Copeland of Wright, Finlay & Zak has announced the Association’s Committee Chairs for 2014.

UTA’s 39th Annual Educational Conference will be held November 9-11, 2014, in La Quinta (Palm Springs), California, at beautiful La Quinta Resort & Club.

For the 39th Annual Education Conference Sessions, to be held November 10-11 in La QuintaUTA’s Conference Committee is asking for suggestions from potential speakers who would like to present and from attendees who would like a particular topic to be addressed.

Nine new members have joined UTA: Ellen Cha; Eric Friedman; Andrew Hall; Christina Harper; Meriel Lee; James Lewin; Cherie Maples; Maria Moskver, Esq.; and Hongyu Shao.