Years back I looked into being a Notary Public, but never went through with it. I used to know someone about 10 years ago who owned her own business doing it and thought it was pretty cool. So I thought why not look into it as a way to make extra money on the side. And tie it in with my business. So I have signed up to take a 6 hour course/seminar on May 19 to be followed by the 90 minute state exam, get my fingerprints done and await the results from the test which I know I will pass. I am also going to take the extra exam (taken online) to be a Notary Signing Agent. I figure being how I know a few people in Realty, that it can be a bonus…
Who are these? (in case you don’t know)
A notary public is an officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Generally speaking, a notary public in the United States of America has powers that are far more limited than the role of a civil law notary in the rest of the world, with the exception of Louisiana. For the purposes of authentication, most countries require commercial or personal documents which originate from or are signed in another country to be notarized before they can be used or officially recorded or before they can have any legal effect.
A Mortgage Notary Signing Agent is a commissioned Notary Public who specializes in the process of obtaining and notarizing the signatures of the party(ies) involved on real estate loan documents for the purpose of closing a real estate loan transaction. Lenders who offer correspondent loans across the country rely heavily on competent Mortgage Notary Signing Agents to complete the signing and notarizing portions of the real estate loan transaction in a professional, reliable and accurate manner.
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