ALTA Awards National Title Professional Designations

The ""American Land Title Association"":http://www.alta.org/ (ALTA), the national trade association for the land title insurance industry, awarded three ""National Title Professional"":http://www.alta.org/ntp/ (NTP) designations Tuesday during its Federal Conference in Washington, D.C.

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The NTP designation recognizes land title professionals ""who demonstrate the knowledge, experience, and dedication essential to the safe and efficient transfer of real property,"" according to a release from ALTA. The designation has several elements, including industry and compliance prerequisites and training requirements.

On Tuesday, the honor was awarded to Marianne Mathieu (Fidelity National Title Group, Mineola, New York); Sarah Sutton (Fidelity National Title Group, Cleveland, Ohio); and David Townsend (Agents National Title Insurance Company, Columbia, Missouri).

""I congratulate this extremely talent group of land title insurance industry professionals,"" said ALTA president Frank Pellegrini. ""Their experience, dedication and knowledge is more than deserving of this prestigious designation. I appreciate their hard work and encourage all members of the land title industry to apply for the NTP designation today.""