http://www.nationalnotary.org Notary News en-us Copyright 2007 National Notary Association Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:00:00 PST <p>Following a presidential proclamation of June as "National Homeownership Month," the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is encouraging homebuyer education programs to prepare consumers for ownership and prevent mortgage problems.</p> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1426 <p>HOPE NOW, an industry alliance of mortgage lenders, servicers, investors and counselors, announced that its members have agreed to adopt new procedures to get faster help to homeowners in danger of foreclosure.</p> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1425 <p>The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released a white paper this week addressing basic security components recommended for protecting sensitive information handled by financial services.</p> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1424 <p>NEW ORLEANS, LA – Delivering the National Notary Association's annual "State of the Notary Office" address at its 30th Conference, President Milt Valera reported that new requirements for identification verification and security in global transactions are serving to dramatically increase the value and significance of American Notaries.</p> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1423 <P>The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in a malpractice case that affidavits for a minor were acceptable even though they were notarized outside Michigan's borders.</P> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1422 <P>The Judiciary Department of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expanding its Notary Public services and opening up new Notary offices as part of an overall modernization plan.</P> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1421 <p>In an important special announcement during Conference 2008, the National Notary Association in partnership with the Science Application International Corporation (SAIC), a Fortune 500 company, unveiled a unique partnership to offer the most secure and reliable Electronic Notary Seal (ENS) for the nation's 4.8 million Notaries.</p> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1420 <p>During a credential enrollment, you have two functions. As a Trusted Enrollment Agent (TEA), you act as an identity proofer. As a Notary, you execute a jurat for the Authorized User Agreement (for Exostar assignments) or the Applicant Identification Verification (for SAIC assignments). However, SAIC and Exostar accept a wider range of identification documents - such as Social Security cards or voter registration cards - than many states permit for notarizations.</p> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1419 <p>Although all Trusted Enrollment Agent (TEA) credentialing assignments are currently paper based, the Electronic Notary Seal (ENS) will be used to carry out most credentialing in the future, as attendees at the National Notary Association's 30th Annual Conference in New Orleans were reminded.</p> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1418 <p>The National Notary Association requires all Trusted Enrollment Agents - regardless of their state Notary laws - to keep a paper or electronic journal.</p> http://www.nationalnotary.org/news/index.cfm?Text=newsNotary&newsID=1417