HA&W, LLP, a nationally recognized tax, audit and business advisory firm headquartered in Atlanta, has certified 24 title agencies as compliant with ALTA Best Practices.
These agencies, along with more than 400 others, have partnered with HA&W through its ComplianceSuccess Program. Developed in partnership with ALTA, the AICPA and the industry’s top title agents, ComplianceSuccess certification assures lenders that a title agent or settlement firms meets the highest standards in compliance benchmarking, readiness and reporting across all seven ALTA Best Practice Pillars.
“HA&W stands with its clients by only issuing attestation-level ALTA compliance certificates, unlike other CPA firms in the market,” said Lee Fields, managing director of Business Consulting Services at HA&W. “Our services are the gold standard, as non-attest reports do not provide an opinion and do not follow the assurance standards of the AICPA.”
According to AICPA standards, lenders can fully rely upon attestation certificate programs such as ComplianceSuccess to help meet their regulatory obligations. The standards, however, do not support “consulting engagement certifications” or other less rigorous programs that are offered by many in the ALTA compliance industry.
Firms that have recently achieved ALTA Best Practices certificates through HA&W’s ComplianceSuccess Program include:
- Action Title Services LLC (Naples, FL)
- American Abstract Company of McClain County, Inc. (Purcell, OK)
- Birthright Title & Escrow, LLC (Goodlettsville, TN)
- Borders & Borders, PLC (Louisville, KY)
- Celebrity Title Company, LLC (Houston, TX)
- Closing Edge Title, LLC (Newport News, VA)
- Core Title Services, LLC (Lake Success, NY)
- Cottrell Title Group (Naples, FL)
- Gore, Kilpatrick & Dambrino, PLLC (Grenada, MS)
- Heritage Title Company (Crystal Lake, IL)
- Homestead Title & Escrow, LLC (Goodlettsville, TN)
- Inwest Title Services, Inc. (West Haven, UT)
- Langdon Title Agency, LLC (New York, NY)
- Lori Ellen Ward, PL dba Priority Title (Miramar Beach, FL)
- Meyer Closings, LLC (Atlanta, GA)
- Monarch Title Company, Inc. (Columbia, MO)
- Precision Title Company (Schaumburg, IL)
- Republic Title of Texas, Inc. (Plano, TX)
- Southern Title, Inc. (Harvey, LA)
- Surety Land Title, Inc. (Mobile, AL)
- The Law Office of R. Steven Calhoun (West Monroe, LA)
- Thomas N. Jones & Associates (Franklin, TN)
- Title Stream, LLC (New Orleans, LA)
- Top Tier Title, LLC (Mandeville, LA)
“These title agents and settlement firms are leading the industry and taking important steps to ensure that their business operations are secure, efficient and effective,” Fields said. “As title agencies become more accustomed to their compliance requirements, they are increasingly looking to ALTA Best Practices and programs like ComplianceSuccess to improve their businesses and ultimately drive a clear competitive advantage.”