ALTA provides several resources for our industry partners to use to help us explain the benefits of title insurance to the consumer. Feel free to link or even customize these docs for your own use.
Don't Let Your Deal Crumble
HomeClosing101.org is a consumer-friendly resource that explains the closing process, title insurance, and how to protect your property rights when buying or selling a home.
The ALTA Forms are developed by the ALTA Forms Committee and approved by the ALTA Board. ALTA has released forms that cover fraud issues that may arise during and even after the closing.
More and more consumers are requesting digital closings. Access tools including a digital closing readiness checklist and resources to educate your staff about the technological advances such as remote online notarization.
Wire transfer fraud and mortgage closing scams resulted in losses of nearly $150 million in 2018. And that's only the tip of the iceberg as the FBI says only 10 percent of all incidents are reported. Access resources and tools to educate your customers and staff to help protect money.
Video Resources to Share
Wire Fraud Tips Video
Share this 1-minute video with homebuyers so they know how to protect their money.
This 2-minute video offers four tips for consumers to protect their money and provides guidance on what to do if they've been targeted by a scam. You can link to this video from your website, include it in your emails, or share it on social media.
Red Flags to Spot Seller Impersonation Fraud
ALTA's Title Insurance and Settlement Company Best Practices are a benchmark for the real estate settlement and mortgage lending industries. Lenders want to be confident they are working with third-party service providers that follow policies and procedures to ensure a compliant mortgage process.
ALTA, the Mortgage Bankers Association and MISMO have been working to create uniform closing instructions. Learn more about the templates.
Benefits of Title Insurance
ALTA has developed many resources for you to use to educate consumers about the benefits of title insurance.
Protect Your Money from Home Closing Scams
Warn your customers about the dangers of Mortgage Closing Scams. Available in multiple languages:
English | Arabic | Chinese - Cantonese | Chinese - Mandarin | Filipino | Haitian - Creole | Hindi-Urdu | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
FAQs of Title Insurance
FAQs of Title Insurance
ALTA created this flyer for reaching consumers with this simple message, "A home is the single largest investment most of us will make in our lives. Available in multiple languages:
Spanish | Korean | German | Vietnamese | French | Chinese - Mandarin
Break down the steps to purchasing a home, and get to the point of protecting your home with owner's insurance.
What to Expect at Closing
This document helsp explain to your clients what happens at closing.
Buying a home is an exciting time. Help your customers learn what it takes to get the keys to their home by linking to this consumer education website. Consumers can also search for title and settlement companies to help with the closing or title needs.
This survey provides details on state laws relating to the licensing and operating requirements of title insurers, title agents, abstracters, and escrow and closing agents.