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civey
North Carolina
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 Posted - 12/20/2008 : 6:28:51 PM
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I have read this and another post you made recently. Please take the advice that someone else gave you and learn what your role is in making a signing happen. I understand what you are saying, however the form you are signing is simply a way for the company to know that you have visually inspected and recorded identification information first hand. They will need a copy, but you should be seeing the original. You are not the closing agent (you should certainly change it to signing agent), but this is a form that you need to fill in, it is part of your job to properly ID the people who are signing the loan.
We all had to learn somethings along the way, but it really sounds as though you have not familiarized yourself enough to be doing signings yet. Take the time to get to know the documents, it will make your job much easier. 123 does have a great course to help you familiarize yourself with the documents.
Remember you are not just a notary. Loan signings are confusing to most people and it is your responsibility to be confident at the signing. When you are not confident it can cause the borrower to question what they are doing, which is not a good thing. |
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PWinFL
Florida
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Posted - 12/20/2008 : 07:45:32 AM
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I beg to differ with you, Jeremy. If you are signing a statement validating or certifying facts or conditions, and doing so as "John Doe, Notary Public", then you are implying that you are doing so in an official capacity of that office.
You should never use the title "Notary Public" after your name when you are signing in an individual capacity, or any other capacity other than a notary, unless specifically authorized to do so. However, signing your name as "John Doe, Signing Agent", is acceptable since the capacity stated is what you call yourself when you do everything but notarize signatures (and a few other authorized functions).
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jbelmont
California
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Posted - 12/19/2008 : 11:44:47 PM
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A notary is not a closing agent. You are signing agents. However, the profession of "signing agents" is not a very clearly documented profession. The government has no distinction of what a signing agent is. A notary is formally commissioned by a state and has a commission number, so it would not be a mistake to refer to yourself as a notary by any standards.
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raquel Towarnicki
Florida
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Posted - 12/19/2008 : 07:39:24 AM
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Thank you Linda
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LindaH
Florida
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Posted - 12/18/2008 : 7:38:33 PM
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Raquel:
I'm not familiar with this person or this company so I can't speak to that..but..
As for the ID Form - what I usually do is line through the word "Closing" and print "Signing" so I'm signing as a Signing Agent. This isn't a notary function - it's a function of your Signing Agent role.
Linda
www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah
http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell
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raquel Towarnicki
Florida
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Posted - 12/18/2008 : 5:20:05 PM
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Dear Carmen I am souposed to go to a singnig on saturday 12/20/08 please I am not sure about this title service agency ... the name is
STEVE AMADIO title services, is located in New Jersey on 907 pleasant
ave., also in the form called "identification letter", that is the
form I write the borrowers name and date of birth ID, etc. it states
that I was the closing agent for the borrower...(I belive I am only
a notary), should I bring this to their attention?.
Thank you for your time.
RAQUEL TOWARNICKI
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