
By
David Thun
As next month’s income tax deadline draws near, officials in a number of states are cracking down on tax preparers moonlighting as “Notarios” — people who pose as legal professionals to scam immigrants.

By
NNA Staff
The NNA’s 2005 Notary of the Year, Carol Salter, shares why it’s important for Notaries everywhere to attend NNA 2013.

By
NNA Staff
The NNA joined Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto to present a $1,000 donation to the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN).

By
NNA Staff
NNA 2013 Conference offers an unprecedented opportunity for participants to directly engage with leading mortgage and banking industry representatives — the first time experts in this field will jointly address the changing world of notarization at a single event.

By
David Thun
Keeping a journal of your notarial acts is essential to protecting your signers from fraud and yourself from liability. Do you know the best methods for recording entries, protecting the privacy of signer information and how to deal with requests to see entries? Take our quiz and test your knowledge of journal best practices.

By
NNA Staff
A client came in with five different documents to be notarized, including two grant deeds and three affidavits. I wrote out all five separate entries and had him sign each one separately in my journal, but the process was very time consuming. Is there a more efficient way of handling several document notarizations at once, if it is the same signer?

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NNA Staff
NNA 2010 Notary of the Year, Daniel C. Lewis, talks about why he’s looking forward to attending NNA 2013 Conference in Austin, Texas.

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NNA Staff
Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler and Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch will participate in a special panel discussion at NNA 2013 Conference.

By
Moses Keshishian
The National Notary magazine reached out to several Notary-entrepreneurs and asked them to share how cultivating relationships through Facebook has been beneficial for them.

By
Michael Lewis
A record number of identity theft complaints were filed with the Federal Trade Commission in 2012, and many of the identity fraud scams involved transactions that could require notarizations.