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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