Educational Resources
The Best Practices Educational Resources provide additional information about the ALTA Best Practices to give you a better understanding of how you can adopt policies and procedures that will meet the Best Practices standards.
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- 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 - Pillar 1-7 Assessment Readiness Guide [M]
- ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Policy and Procedure Creation Guidance [M]
- ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Policy and Procedures Sample Table of Contents [M]
- ALTA Best Practices 4.0 - Template for Policy and Procedures [M]
- Webinar on How to Document Your Escrow Trust Account Policies
- Tips on Documenting Your Escrow Trust Account Policies [M]
- Escrow Accounting Procedures Course
- Webinar on Implementing a Plan to Protect Non-public Personal Information [M]
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Data Security Best Practices
- FTC Guidance for Mobile Apps on Privacy and Truth-in-Advertising Laws
- FTC Guidance on Privacy and Security
- Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery
- FTC: Avoid ID Theft
- Webinar on Recording and Pricing Policies [M]
- Webinar on Policy Production, Delivery, Reporting and Remittance Standards [M]
- PDF of Webinar Presentation [M]
- PDF of Webinar Presentation [M]
- Webinar on Understanding the Pitfalls of Title Agent Professional Liability [M]
- Webinar on Developing a Process to Resolve Consumer Complaints [M]
- Better Business Bureau Code of Business Practices
- State Complaint Log Requirements [M]