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Bulletin: CT2018001
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Bulletin: CT2018001
Dear Associates:
The American Land Title Association (ALTA) recently adopted and/or revised the following form:
ALTA Short Form Commitment for an ALTA Short Form Residential Loan Policy (12-01-2017). According to ALTA, this new commitment will replace the current version (last revised effective 10-16-2008 with a technical correction dated 08-01-2015) and be a companion form to the 2016 ALTA Commitment. This form will be available for use in Connecticut as of April 12, 2018.
It incorporates by reference the substantive conditions of the offer of lender's title insurance on a residential loan transaction and is commonly used to streamline the transfer of the data necessary for a Short Form Residential Loan Policy to be issued.
Please note that the "Notice" provision should be included in the form.
As a reminder, other forms should not be used if a comparable ALTA version is available. If a comparable ALTA version is available, the most current version of the ALTA form available in each state should be used, unless approved by a Stewart underwriter.
Please contact Property Info Customer Care or your title production software vendor to get the new forms uploaded to your system.
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References
- Bulletins Replaced:
- None
- Related Bulletins:
- None
- Underwriting Manual:
- None
- Exceptions Manual:
- None