Are you new to ALTA Best Practices and unsure of how to start implementing the Best Practices standards? Check out the links below and get started on the path towards Best Practices compliance.

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• NEW: ALTA Best Practices Framework - Version 4.0 Overview Presentation
• Assessment Guide & FAQ Resource (v 3.0)
• Best Practices 3.0 - Implementation Process Overview - Flowchart (Single Page, 12-23-2021 v1.9)
  

  Implementation Process overview document.  Some hyperlinked documents can only be accessed by logged-in ALTA members.  Holding down "Ctrl" while clicking on a link opens the link in a new window.

• Frequently Asked Questions (3.0)
  

  These FAQs are designed to give you a better understanding of the ALTA Best Practices.

• Assessment Readiness Guides - Pillars 1 -7 (v. 3.0)

Key Documents

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• Announcement 1/23/2023: Best Practices 4.0 Published on 1/23/2023| Effective 5/23/2023
• New: ALTA Best Practices Framework: Title Insurance and Settlement Company Best Practice (Version 4.0)
• NEW: ALTA Best Practices Framework - Version 4.0 Overview Presentation
• New: ALTA Best Practices Framework: Assessment Procedures (Version 4.0)
• New: ALTA Best Practices Framework: Internal Assessment Report and Letter (Version 4.0) [M]
• New: ALTA Best Practices Framework: Third-Party Assessment Report (Version 4.0) [M]
• New: ALTA Best Practices 4.0 FAQs
• Title Insurance and Settlement Company Best Practices Framework V 3.0 (10-17-2019)
• ALTA Best Practices Framework - Assessment Procedures V3.0 (07-08-2020)
• Best Practices 3.0 - Implementation Process Overview - Flowchart (Single Page, 12-23-2021 v1.9)

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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