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VA Certified Title Settlement Agent - 225677

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The Virginia Certified Title Settlement Agent course is an OPTIONAL course designed to offer advanced training to licensed title insurance agents & attorneys.  This is not the required pre-licensing course for the Virginia title insurance license.

The Virginia Certified Title Settlement Agent™ course is the only formal instructional program available for title settlement agents in Virginia. VLTA developed the VCTSA course to promote higher standards and skills for title settlement agents to benefit the land title industry and real property consumers. Those who complete this course are awarded the VCTSA designation, a voluntary accreditation currently not required by Virginia law.

NOTE: This course DOES NOT count toward the mandatory 16-hour pre-licensing training course for the title insurance license. To learn more about Virginia licensing requirements, consult the Virginia Bureau of Insurance. The Title Insurance Pre-Licensing Course required to sit for the Title Insurance Licensing Exam is available here.

Course time limit: VLTA highly recommends that you start the course within 30 days of purchase. Students have 120 days from the date of purchase to complete all the course components.

This course has been approved for:

  • 16 hours of CE (13 Title + 3 Law/Regulations)
  • 15.5 hours of CLE (Title)
AGENTS: SATISFY ALL YOUR CE REQUIREMENTS IN ONE COURSE!

Students who complete the course and pass the final exam also earn the only universally accepted designation in title settlement in Virginia.

Continuing Education: Virginia Certified Title Settlement Agents are required to complete 16-hours of continuing education each biennium, ending in odd-numbered years. VCTSA Continuing Education courses are mid- and advanced-level courses designed to offer depth and insight into common problems faced by settlement agents; reduce claims; and provide resources for closers to resolve issues.

Course Content

The VCTSA program is organized is a generally chronological approach. Covered topics include:

  • Real Estate Transactions and the Role of the Settlement Agent
  • Explaining the Deed and Owner's Affidavit
  • How to Become a Settlement Agent (RESA Registration Requirements)
  • Explaining FIRPTA
  • Three Sets of Instructions for the Settlement Agent to Follow: Sales Contract, Title
  • Commitment and Lender's Papers
  • Explaining the R-5 and 1099 Reporting
  • Pre-Closing Activities: Giving & Gathering Information
  • Processing the Information
  • Handling the Money
  • Closing Protection Letters
  • The Method and Authority to Sign for Oneself and On Behalf of Other Individuals and Entities
  • Preparing Documents that Summarize the Transaction Financially: CD, ALTA Settlement Statement and HUD-1
  • Post-closing Activities
  • Managing a Settlement Conference
  • Managing & Protecting the Escrow Account
  • Explaining Documents that Summarize the Transaction Financially: CD, ALTA Settlement
  • Statement and HUD-1
  • Restraints on Marketing and Fees
  • Explaining the Lender’s Papers
  • Everything "e" and the Future Role of the Settlement Agent

Instructor

Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq.
Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq. serves as First Vice President and Virginia State Manager, Northern Division at Old Republic National Title Insurance Company. In his capacity as Virginia State Manager, Kevin regularly speaks as an instructor before various groups, including attorneys, real estate agents, title examiners and title settlement agents. Kevin is also a Past President of the Virginia Land Title Association and is the proud recipient of VLTA's Distinguished Service Award for 2017 and the 2021 VLTA Presidential Award for Service.

Reminder: Only the account holder can receive credit/certification for the courses completed. Employers cannot purchase courses for their employees from their personal account – the employee must create and/or login to their own account to purchase and complete this course. If you have any questions, please contact VLTA Program Director at 800-564-8582 or by email at vlta@vlta.org.

For course specific questions please contact the Instructor, Kevin Pogoda at instructor@vlta.org.

$310.00 - $570.00
Standard Member
$440.00
Non-Member
$570.00
All Inclusive Member
$310.00
Items Included in the Purchase of this Course

COURSE INTRODUCTION STATEMENT

Document: VLTA Course Introduction Statement - VCTSA course

VCTSA Unit 1: Overview, History, and RESA Registration

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 41 min 21 sec

VCTSA Unit 2: Three Sets of Instructions

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 54 min 25 sec

VCTSA Unit 3: Pre-Closing Activities Part 1

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 62 min 21 sec

VCTSA Unit 4: Pre-Closing Activities Part 2

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 65 min 37 sec

VCTSA Unit 5: Closing Activities

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 28 min 39 sec

VCTSA Unit 6: Explaining the Final Documents

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 54 min 4 sec

VCTSA Unit 7: Explaining the Lender's Papers

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 61 min 40 sec

VCTSA Unit 8: Explaining the Deed & Owner's Affidavit

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 56 min 18 sec

VCTSA Unit 9: FIRPTA

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 62 min 49 sec

VCTSA Unit 10: Explaining R-5 & 1099

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 66 min 44 sec

VCTSA Unit 11: Handling the Money

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 63 min 54 sec

VCTSA Unit 12: Method & Authority to Sign

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 62 min 33 sec

VCTSA Unit 13: Method & Authority to Sign Part 2

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 58 min 52 sec

VCTSA Unit 14: Post Closing Checklist

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 9 min 59 sec

VCTSA Unit 15: Managing & Protecting the Escrow Account

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 55 min 20 sec

VCTSA Unit 16: Restraints on Marketing & Fees

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 62 min 16 sec

VCTSA Unit 17: Everything "E" & the Future Role of the SA

Presentation: Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq., VCTE, VCTSA, 59 min 7 sec

VCTSA: Student Certification

Survey: 6 questions

VCTSA: Course Completion Certificate

Certificate: 0/37 Course items completed

Attorneys - Virginia CLE Certification of Attendance

Document: Certificate of Attendance VA MCLE

OPTIONAL - Printable Practice Questions

Document: OPTIONAL - Practice Questions (PDF)

OPTIONAL: Course Satisfaction Survey

Survey: 8 questions
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