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1. Where can I find notary signing agent courses?
123notary.com has a large variety of notary signing agent courses on our loan signing course page. The LS#3 combo is the most popular and most thorough and comes in a printable format, or online ecourse, or take home book format.

2. How can I find signing agent work?
The best way to get signing agent work is to advertise on online notary directories such as 123notary.com as well as physical and online yellow pages.

3. How can I find certified notary signing agent jobs.
The best way to get certified signing agent jobs is to advertise on online notary directories such as 123notary.com as well as physical and online yellow pages. It also is beneficial to be certified by 123notary.com as a loan signer which is not expensive and can be done in a few hours. 123notary's loan signing certification test is a timed online test and comes with a prep book. Please contact us at info@123notary.com for more information.

4. Which signing agent message boards are the most popular?
123notary.com has a very informative signing agent message board with posts about signing companies, mentoring, notary law, and much more. In addition, 123notary.com has a rated list of signing companies accessible from the resource page.

5. What type of site is Signingagent.com?
Signingagent.com is a popular directory of signing agents run by the National Notary Association.

6. What is the background check for notary signing agents?
Background checks for signing agents are popular, but it is unclear how many signing and title companies require the notary to have a completed background check. Before you pay for a background check, you may want to ask potential employers if they require it.

7. Do I need Notary signing agent certification?
123notary.com's research indicates that notaries who have the notary signing agent certification designation get close to double the amount of visits to their listing than those who don't. We highly recommend getting certified by 123notary.com. 123notary.com does not recognize certification's from other agencies as their testing standards vary greatly from ours.

8. Where can I get notary signing agent training?
123notary.com has a large variety of notary signing agent courses on our loan signing course page. The LS#3 combo is the most popular and most thorough and comes in a printable format, or online ecourse, or take home book format.

9. Where can I find signing agent companies?
123notary.com has a list of several hundred signing agent companies ( called signing companies ). Please find that information in our resource page.

10. What are loan signing agents?
Loan signing agents are notaries who specialize in loan signing. We generally recommend that you take a course to become knowledgeable about loan signing before accepting jobs. Please visit our loan signing course page for more information about courses to help you become a loan signing agent.

11. What are normal notary signing agent fees?
Notary signing agent fees vary from roughly $40 to $200 per job. The amount of compensation you get can vary greatly depending on what type of contacts you have, and how much experience you have. Being an expert at marketing your services is also very helpful to help you command the highest notary signing agent fees.

12. Is there such thing as a notary signing agent salary?
There are very few companies that hire signing agents on a salary basis. The vast majority of notaries are independent contractors and are paid separately for each job and do not receive anything like a notary signing agent salary.

13. Which notary signing agent websites do you recommend?
123notary.com, notary rotary, and notary cafe are the most popular sites as of 2008. Gomobilenotary, and notary.net are also popular. We have various posts on our form about which notary signing agent websites our notaries think the most highly of.