Bring greater consistency to your settlement operations. You’ll explore written closing procedures, staff training, and transaction controls through ALTA’s fourth Best Practice pillar, with attention to the processes that support accurate and dependable settlements.

Recognize the digital threats that can disrupt a title transaction and expose sensitive information. You’ll explore phishing, compromised accounts, and other cybercrime scenarios while strengthening your approach to verification, information protection, and incident response.

Explore the choices that define ethical conduct in the title industry. You’ll consider fairness, transparency, and professional judgment through situations involving consumers and business partners, with attention to protecting trust throughout the transaction.

Prepare to begin your career in title insurance with Real University’s Title Insurance Pre-Licensing Course. You’ll explore how title insurance protects property ownership and supports a successful real estate closing. You’ll learn the fundamentals of title searches and examinations, deeds, liens, encumbrances, ownership interests, and title insurance policies. You’ll also examine the responsibilities of title insurance professionals, including escrow handling, settlement procedures, ethical practices, fraud prevention, and applicable laws and regulations. Through practical examples, you’ll build your understanding of common title issues and how they affect buyers, sellers, lenders, and other parties to a transaction. You’ll strengthen the foundation you need to prepare for your licensing examination and take your next step toward becoming a title insurance professional. Licensing requirements and course hours vary by state. Select the course approved for the state where you intend to become licensed.

Explore how fraudulent activity can enter a title insurance transaction. You’ll examine warning signs involving documents, identities, ownership claims, and funds while building your awareness of verification practices and the importance of escalating suspicious activity.