Crescent Title Receives ALTA Best Practices Certification Through HA&W’s ComplianceSuccess Program

October 20, 2015

Crescent Title LLC, a title insurance company in the New Orleans metropolitan area, has been certified as compliant with ALTA Best Practices through an examination performed by the independent accounting firm of HA&W through its ComplianceSuccess Program. 

HA&W provides ALTA Best Practices compliance benchmarking, readiness and reporting services across all seven ALTA Best Practices pillars. The program delivers independent third-party assurance using CPA professional standards.

“Crescent Title recognized quickly that compliance with ALTA Best Practices was crucial to the continued success of their business,” said Lee Fields, managing director of HA&W’s ComplianceSuccess Program. “Agreement to become compliant was unanimous across all six Crescent Title offices. Their collaborative team approach combined with the diligence required to pass an examination using CPA professional standards showed their commitment to providing their lenders a high level of assurance.”

Crescent Title assembled a core group of professionals to lead the firm’s implementation of ALTA Best Practices. Becoming compliant with ALTA Best Practices has changed the way Crescent Title does business and ensures continued quality and consistency in their policies, procedures and customer service, the company said in a release.

“Compliance with ALTA Best Practices is a continuous process, but we are confident that we will be able to stay compliant and keep up with changes as they come due to our relationship with HA&W’s ComplianceSuccess Program and their deep industry knowledge,” said Bob Bergeron, owner of Crescent Title. 


Contact ALTA at 202-296-3671 or communications@alta.org.