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ALTA is currently reviewing all comments.  The intended effective date of the revised forms is July 1, 2021. Download the forms to review the proposed changes here: [Proposed ALTA Form Changes](https://www.alta.org/policy-forms/) \*No login or password is required to download the forms. Additionally, the ALTA Board of Governors approved revisions to existing Closing Protection Letters (CPLs) and adopted two new addendums and four new endorsements.   Endorsements: - ALTA Endorsement 47\[-06\]: Operative Law Owner's Policy Endorsement  - ALTA Endorsement 47.1\[-06\]: Operative Law Loan Policy Endorsement  - ALTA Endorsement 47.2\[-06\]: Operative Law Homeowner's Policy Endorsement - ALTA Endorsement 47.3\[-06\]: Operative Law Expanded Coverage Residential Loan Policy Addendums: - ALTA Addendum: Short Form Residential Loan Policy - ALTA Addendum: Short Form Expanded Coverage Residential Loan Policy  Closing Protection Letters: - ALTA Closing Protection Letter - Multiple Transactions (04-02-2021) - ALTA Closing Protection Letter - Single Transactions (04-02-2021) Topics: [Regulatory and Compliance](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/regulatory-and-compliance) #### Stay up-to-date on the information about industry regulatory requirements, events, customer successes, company updates, and more! ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts [see all](https://blog.softprocorp.com/)   ### Posts by Topic - [Regulatory and Compliance (243)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/regulatory-and-compliance) - [Integrations (82)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/integrations) - [Saved You a Seat Webinars (74)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/saved-you-a-seat-webinars) - [Guides & E-books (67)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/guides-e-books) - [Testimonials & Case Studies (66)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/testimonials-case-studies) - [Best Practices (61)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/best-practices) - [Webinars (61)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/webinars) - [Company News (55)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/company-news) - [Events (40)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/events) - [Technology (21)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/technology) - [Reconciliation (16)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/reconciliation) - [1099 (11)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/1099) - [FinCEN (9)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/fincen) - [SoftPro Select (7)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/softpro-select) - [ClosingsLIVE (5)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/closingslive) - [Commercial (1)](https://blog.softprocorp.com/topic/commercial) see all ## Ready to streamline your closing, title and escrow process? 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