By Mike Belote 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....
California Lobby Day 2026 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...
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...
UTA welcomes our six new members for the 2026 year: Luis Alvarado, Best Alliance Foreclosure and Lien Services Corp. Olie Hamm, TD Processing Service Justine Irish, Mortgage Connect Sheena Hunter, Foreclosure Specialists Jason Matthews, AV Title Services Christopher Rubio, Rubio Real Estate
UTA welcomes our four new members for the 2026 year: Morgan Diaz, Total Lender Solutions Katy Holdeman, Default Resolution Network Miguel Ochoa, Trustee Corps Breana Powers, FSI
UTA is looking for members to join our five standing committees. UTA Members can help shape the association’s direction by participating on our committees. If you are interested in serving on one of UTA’s committees, please email the headquarters office and the appropriate committee chair will contact you. A summary...
As a follow-up to the issues discussed during the UTA-led coalition meeting with FinCen on January 30th, UTA submitted a supplemental letter to further support full exemption or further extension of the effective date of March 1, 2026, for non-judicial foreclosures from the Real Estate Reporting Rule. Along with the...
California Lobby Day 2025 Join UTA and California Mortgage Association Members at our Annual Lobby Day in Sacramento to educate legislators on the issues important to our organization. Lunch will be provided, and we will schedule appointments for members. Event is free, but must register online here.
Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco UTA has worked with Assemblywoman Pacheco (D-64) who has introduced AB 1957 in the California Assembly, which will advance the sunset date of SB 1079 Statutes to 2027. Existing law represents a well-intentioned effort to broaden access to residential housing through the foreclosure process, but unfortunately abuses...
Congratulations to new Board members are in order. Josh Jacoby of Allied Trustee Services, and Laura Coughlin, Esq., of McCalla Raymer Leibert and Pierce were elected to the Board of Directors for three-year terms, ending in 2028. Gary Wisham of Allied Trustee Services, and Glenn Wechsler, Esq., of Law Offices...
