UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June~~January 2824, ~~2016~~2017

United Mortgage Trust (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

000-32409

75-6493585

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1301 Municipal Way, Grapevine, Suite 220 Texas 76051 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (214) 237-9305 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

(214) 237-9305 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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~~ITEM~~Item 47.01 ~~Change~~Regulation inFD ~~Registrant's Certifying Accountant.~~Disclosure

On ~~June~~January 2824, ~~2016~~2017, ~~the Audit Committee of~~ United Mortgage Trust (the “Company”) ~~engaged~~distributed ~~EisnerAmper~~a ~~LLP~~communication asto ~~the~~its ~~Company's~~shareholders and is simultaneously ~~independent~~making ~~registered~~this ~~public~~information ~~accounting~~available ~~firm~~through this filing.

~~During the two most~~A ~~recent~~copy ~~fiscal~~of ~~years~~such ~~ended~~communication ~~December~~is ~~31,~~furnished ~~2015~~herewith ~~and~~as ~~December~~Exhibit ~~31,~~99.1 ~~2014~~to ~~and during the subsequent interim period through the date of~~ this Current Report on Form 8-K,. ~~neither the~~Pursuant ~~Company~~to ~~nor~~the ~~anyone~~rules ~~on its behalf consulted EisnerAmper LLP~~and regulations ~~regarding~~of ~~either (i)~~ the ~~application~~Securities ofand ~~accounting~~Exchange ~~principles to a specified transaction~~Commission, ~~either~~such ~~completed~~exhibit orand ~~proposed, or~~ the ~~type~~information ofset ~~audit~~forth ~~opinion~~therein ~~that~~are ~~might~~deemed beto ~~rendered~~have onbeen furnished ~~the Company's financial statements,~~ and ~~neither~~shall anot ~~written~~be ~~report~~deemed ~~nor oral advice was provided~~ to ~~the~~be ~~Company~~“filed” ~~that~~under ~~EisnerAmper LLP concluded was an important factor considered by~~ the ~~Company~~Securities inExchange ~~reaching a~~Act ~~decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject~~ of ~~a disagreement or a reportable event~~1934, ~~each~~ as ~~defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v), respectively~~amended.

~~SIGNATURE~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Pursuant to the requirements~~(d) ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~Exhibits.

	United Mortgage Trust
Dated: June 30, 2016	By:	/s/ Stuart Ducote
		Stuart Ducote
		President and Chief Financial Officer

99.1 Letter to shareholders dated January 24, 2017.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	United Mortgage Trust


Dated: January 25, 2017	By:	/s/ Stuart Ducote
		Stuart Ducote
		President and Chief Financial Officer

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