Backdating means to put a false date on a document that precedes the actual signing of a document. Lenders will sometimes try to coerce a notary to backdate so that the borrower can keep a low interest rate promised to them that they would not be able to keep if they put the real date on their signatures or notarization. Don't backdate. Its illegal and you can get caught and lose your notary commission as a result.
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