Resources
Guides for title and settlement teams
Practical, sourced guides to the dates and rules that cause the most trouble on a closing.
TRID business days, explained
Which business day definition applies to the Closing Disclosure, the Loan Estimate, the mailbox rule and rescission, with worked examples.
A wire fraud callback checklist
Which number to call, what to confirm, the red flags that mean stop, and what to do in the first hour if a wire goes wrong.
Virginia closing deadlines
Disbursement and recording rules, settlement agent registration, trust accounts and the notices Virginia requires, with Code of Virginia citations.
Maryland closing deadlines
Lender funding rules, title producer licensing and bonds, trust money and MAHT reporting, and what a deed needs before recording.
DC closing deadlines
The 30-day recording rule, title producer licensing and coverage, escrow rules and Recorder of Deeds requirements.
ALTA Best Practices 5.0: what changed
Every change from 4.2 and what a small office should update in its written policies.
Preparing for an ALTA Best Practices assessment
The evidence to gather for each of the seven pillars before a lender certification or assessment.