After implementing policies and procedures designed to meet the ALTA Best Practices standards, your company is ready to undergo an assessment. Refer to the assessment option that best fits your company's needs.

Self Assessment

A self assessment requires companies to internally review and test their policies and procedures to determine whether they meet the Best Practices standards. Use the tools below to conduct your self assessment and embark on the road towards compliance!

• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Title Insurance and Settlement Company Best Practice (v. 4.0 - Effective 05-23-2023)
  

  Version 4.0: Publication 01-23-23 | Effective 05-23-23)

• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework - Overview Presentation
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Assessment Procedures (v. 4.0)
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Internal Assessment Report and Letter (v. 4.0) [M]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Third-Party Assessment Report (v. 4.0) [M]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Pillar 1-7 Assessment Readiness Guide [M] [C] [A]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Policy and Procedure Creation Guidance [M] [C] [A]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Policy and Procedures Sample Table of Contents [M] [C] [A]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Template for Policy and Procedures [M] [C] [A]

Assessment Readiness Guides

The Pillar 1-7 Assessment Readiness Guide is designed to help title and settlement companies collect information required to perform a Best Practices Assessment utilizing either the Best Practices Framework v. 4.0 or the Best Practices Assessment Procedures v. 4.0. It is not a required document, and does not need to be completed to perform the Best Practices Assessment, but does provide a structure to collect important information to evidence compliance with Best Practices.

Resources for Certification Specialists

Using the tools below, a certification specialist may also perform an assessment of a company's policies and procedures to help determine whether the company meets the Best Practices standards.

• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Title Insurance and Settlement Company Best Practice (v. 4.0 - Effective 05-23-2023)
  

  Version 4.0: Publication 01-23-23 | Effective 05-23-23)

• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework - Overview Presentation
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Assessment Procedures (v. 4.0)
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Internal Assessment Report and Letter (v. 4.0) [M]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Third-Party Assessment Report (v. 4.0) [M]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Pillar 1-7 Assessment Readiness Guide [M] [C] [A]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Policy and Procedure Creation Guidance [M] [C] [A]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Policy and Procedures Sample Table of Contents [M] [C] [A]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Template for Policy and Procedures [M] [C] [A]

• AICPA Guidance
  CPAs may refer to Technical Questions and Answers produced by the AICPA to help guide any Best Practices engagements.

Key Documents

Some of these documents are only available to ALTA Members and Full Best Practices Subscribers (marked [M]), Assessment Readiness Guide Subscribers (marked [A]) and Compliance Management Report Subscribers (marked [C]).

If you are not an ALTA member and would like to purchase a Best Practices Subscription, please visit our Publications Page and select the Best Practices Subscription that best suits the needs of your company.

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• Announcement: Best Practices 4.0 Effective 5/23/2023 | Note that additional documents for use by ALTA Members and ALTA Best Practices Subscribers were made available on 5/20/23
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Title Insurance and Settlement Company Best Practice (v. 4.0 - Effective 05-23-2023)
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework - Overview Presentation
• ALTA Insights Webinar 03-08-2023: Introduction to Best Practices 4.0
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Assessment Procedures (v. 4.0)
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Internal Assessment Report and Letter (v. 4.0) [M]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 Framework: Third-Party Assessment Report (v. 4.0) [M]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 FAQs
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Pillar 1-7 Assessment Readiness Guide [M] [C] [A]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Policy and Procedure Creation Guidance [M] [C] [A]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Policy and Procedures Sample Table of Contents [M] [C] [A]
• ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Template for Policy and Procedures [M] [C] [A]

FAQ Portal

To help ensure industry receives consistent guidance about the Best Practices, ALTA will be publishing answers to frequently asked questions on its FAQ Portal. If you do not see an answer to your question, you can fill out the FAQ Question Form below.

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