In these troubled times there is much that needs to be done to improve the lot of the abstractors. Some things that NALTEA may or may not wish to consider...
1. Expanding the function of the Education Committee to include
education of the lenders and title companies as to the
shortcomings of outsourcing to third world abstractors with
little or no credentials nor quality control. Many of these
potential clients may be unaware that their abstracting is being
outsourced or of the problems presented by outsourcing.
2. Provided the funding can be obtained ...a protracted public
relations campaign to teach the virtues of using experienced,
insured and licensed abstractors. Promote the virtues of using
skilled as opposed to unskilled abstractors. Possibly some
government grant could be obtained or possibly restructuring
NALTEA to qualify for small business funding. Once some
positive results can be shown it may be easier to attract new
members willing to pay the membership fee.
3. A lobbying effort of local and/or federal governments to end
outsourcing. The current problems with identity theft present a
real opportunity to limit or eradicate outsourcing. I would
recommend recruiting Dave Bloys in this project. His excellent
work in the field seems to be producing positive results.
4. Exploring new fields in which the abstractors can market their
search skills for information gathering. Possibly providing
training for abstractors interested in venturing into these new
fields.
Just some thoughts. Hope they are helpful.
"Thus spake Zarathustra."
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