UTA’s 51st Annual Educational Conference held August 9th-11th at the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort received rave reviews from attendees. The 51st Annual Education Conference was sponsored by Platinum Sponsors FSI, iMailTracking, and ServiceLink. By Gold Sponsors Daily Journal, Ghidotti Berger, MK Consultants, and Vylla Solutions, and by Silver Sponsors Allied...
AB 1957, sponsored by Assemblymember Blanda Pacheco (D-64) passed the California Assembly by a vote of 62-0 after passing in the Senate last week by a vote of 39-0. The bill now heads to the Governor for his signature, where he may sign the bill into law by September 30th....
Position for a full-time, remote Technical Support Specialist is currently up in UTA’s Career Opportunities section. Simply check the Career Opportunities page for more information.
Members – Have you downloaded the 2026 Membership Directory? The directory references all members alphabetically by last name and alphabetically by company. Members’ states serviced are noted with their contact information. The directory also includes UTA members who are certified Trustee Sale Officers in California, Nevada, Washington, and Arizona. ...
UTA welcomes six new members for the 2026 year: – Josh Bermudez, The Mortgage Law Firm – Steve Bonfiglio, Ghidotti Berger – Tamra Carpenter, First American – Leigh Ann Chmielewski, Ghidotti Berger – Pleshette Fields, Ghidotti Berger – Luke Lorenzini, Esq., Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP
Since its establishment in 1965, the Washington Deed of Trust Act (DTA) has faced many legal challenges. Over the decades, the Washington State Supreme Court (the Court) has shaped and reshaped the applicability of nonjudicial foreclosures in Washington and offered interpretations of the language used in the DTA and the...
This column has on occasion analogized the legislative process with features of our daily lives. This time the analogy is between the legislative process, which can seem mysterious to the uninitiated, to commercial fireworks displays. Follow us on this: just as fireworks start slowly and build towards predictable finales, two-year...
A surprising percentage of bills introduced in the California Legislature are designed to address prior actions, including technical corrections, extending “sunset” dates, repealing archaic laws, and the like. California is a highly-codified state, and it is often necessary to simply clean up the detritus of the past. Usually these bills...
On March 4th, California Mortgage Association and UTA held a successful California State Lobby Day in Sacramento. 24 attendees spent the day meeting with legislators to discuss matters impacting the real estate and lending industries at the State Capitol. Thank you to everyone who participated in fighting for these...
Following the March 1, 2026 extended effective date of FinCEN’s 2024 Final Rule mandating expansive reporting regarding “non-financed transfers” of residential real property (“Rule”), UTA has continued to monitor the impacts of the Rule and communicate with FinCEN regarding needed clarifications about the Rule as applied to non-judicial foreclosures and...
