
By
NNA Staff
Flawed Notary practices can put you at serious risk. No matter how urgently a document needs to be notarized, or how demanding a client or employer is, violating the essential rules of notarization leaves you exposed to lawsuits.

By
Michael Lewis
Financial institutions and the third-party contractors that service loans are still liable for the improper notarization and document signing practices exposed by the “robo-signing” crisis, even after the $25 billion national mortgage settlement with federal agencies and 49 state attorneys general.

By
David Thun
With the $25 billion national mortgage settlement announced between government officials and major banks, the financial industry is taking a hard look at changing widespread shoddy document practices that precipitated the national “robo-signing” crisis — and the NNA is addressing the growing need for best practices training for Notary employees and supervisors.

By
David Thun
If you have not yet participated in the NNA’s 2012 Notary Census survey, we want to hear from you!

By
NNA Staff
Deficient documentation over mortgage ownership is causing a mess for financial institutions in state courts and, as a result, borrowers in a number of states have won recent court rulings over foreclosure actions.

By
David Thun
Notaries looking for clarity on the difference between various notarial acts can find help on Feb. 24 when the NNA presents the latest webinar in its continuing series, titled: Acknowledgments and Jurats — What’s the Difference?

By
NNA Staff
Am I allowed to assist a signer in deciding what type of form — acknowledgment or jurat — is to be notarized?

By
David Thun
The National Notary Association is currently conducting its 2012 Notary Census, and we are asking all Notaries to participate by completing our 2012 Notary Census Survey.

By
NNA Staff
What does the “SS” I see on some notarial certificate wording mean?

By
NNA Staff
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has announced that DOCX, LLC — a key mortgage document processing firm at the center of the foreclosure “robo-signing” crisis — and its founder have been charged in sweeping felony indictments that accuse them of forgery and making false declarations related to mortgage documents.