By: Anna Batten, Executive Director One of the initiatives of David Townsend, Immediate Past President of American Land Title Association, was to create a closer…
By: Rebecca Manasco, Fidelity National Financial The Alabama Association of REALTORS® 2026 Conference at the beautiful Grand Hotel in Point Clear brought real estate professionals…
By: Gulf Coast Media A Gulf Shores nonprofit is among 20 organizations nationwide receiving a share of $120,000 in grants from the ALTA Good Deeds…
Law firms and title agencies rely heavily on websites, online forms, customer portals, and other internet-based systems. Many of those systems use PHP, a common…
By: The Title Report The title insurance and mortgage lending industries continue reacting to President Donald Trump’s executive order calling to expand the Federal Housing…
By: ALTA State lawmakers are stepping up efforts to combat deed theft—and the momentum is expected to accelerate in 2027. States including Arizona, Texas, New…
Melissa VanNoy, Norman-Spencer Insurance Melissa has been an associate member of LTAAL since it was formed. She has sponsored every conference LTAAL has hosted, which…
By: Hayes Ellett, Area Counsel, Fidelity National Financial Quick Summary of What Settlement Agents Need to Know Trigger: • Only for Class III property, vacant…
By: Crystal Chappell, WiT Alabama Chapter Chair Last week, as I looked around a table filled with women from across Alabama’s title industry, many of…
By: American Land Title Association Advocacy Toolkit ALTA’s Government Affairs team is excited to announce we have released a new advocacy toolkit (attached)! This resource…
Wyatt Huggins, Counsel, Old Republic Title Wyatt Huggins is a new LTAAL board member in the Underwriter #1 position. He is Associate Underwriting Counsel at…
Our attendees recently met at the Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook August 23-24, 2026 for our third annual Summer Conference. Click on the link to see the schedule…
Tammy Madden, Owner of Homeland Title Homeland Title opened its doors in January 2021 with one simple goal: to make the closing process easier, faster, and…
By: ALTA, American Land Title Association The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) filed a notice of appeal to a ruling by the Eastern District of Texas that…
By: ALTA, American Land Title Association The legal and regulatory future of FinCEN’s Residential Real Estate Rule remains uncertain following a federal court decision in Texas vacating…
Joey Crews, First Choice Title and Closings Joey Crews grew up in Weaver, Alabama, just north of Anniston. He began his career in clothing retail…
We have a spectacular line-up of title industry leaders who will share their expertise with us on current topics of interest like the Alabama Property…
Per the By-Laws posted on our website, there are a few positions that the current Board will nominate to be voted on by the membership…
By: Kelly Youmans, Title Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL Pictured above: Kelly Youmans, Kaylee Gawronski, and Amanda Gentle Title Searching needs new eyes training for the…
