Posted by Calnotary on 12/1/07 3:05pm
Msg #223891

Survey: Been stiffed by a SS,Title,Escrow,etc? Name it!

In my 3 years doing this the only company I was stiffed was:

EFS.-$ 175.00 Dollars.

Reply by Lee/AR on 12/1/07 3:15pm
Msg #223893

A&M Closing Svc. $200; EFS $150. Both this year & both signings done within 2 days of each going belly-up.

Reply by ME/NJ on 12/1/07 3:18pm
Msg #223894

Never stiffed but had to work hard to collect from a few n/m

Reply by Sandra Clark on 12/1/07 4:31pm
Msg #223899

2 this year - none last. US Title out of Cary (crooks) for $275. by Eddie Billers and Bill the owner; and Professional Loan Signing Services for $125. Dennis Scroggins is a deadbeat. Will not work for any signing services that I have not worked for in the past. No new ones in the future. Cured me!

Reply by OR on 12/1/07 7:01pm
Msg #223921

Accurate Signing Service-Beverton Oregon-Mike LasCano. It took taking him to court and collections to got my money.

Reply by JinCA on 12/2/07 12:07pm
Msg #223962

3 Scumbags this year: Lynelle Soto- Certicor USA, Darrin Brown- Redwood Empire Mobile Notary, and most current problem is with Notaries To Go, Inc. Each company only got me for one signing each, but it hurts...

Reply by DianeCipa on 12/2/07 1:01pm
Msg #223968

clarification

By being stiffed, do you mean not paid because a transaction did not close or do you mean the transaction closed and you were still not paid?

Reply by Lee/AR on 12/2/07 1:13pm
Msg #223969

The latter...

Tho', if one is a prudent IC, you either accept the no-fund/no pay as a 'cost' or you make prior arrangements as to what is acceptable to you/them in that eventuality. For example, if I'm doing a lot of time/miles, I want to get paid regardless. I'm more flexible 2 miles from home.

Reply by DianeCipa on 12/2/07 1:52pm
Msg #223973

Re: The latter...

Thanks, Lee. So if everyone included the printing, driving and other work done for deals that do not close, they'd be chatting about significantly higher number of non-payments?

Reply by dickb/wi on 12/3/07 12:31pm
Msg #224001

PRO LINK CLOSINGS--$200..........N/M n/m

Reply by kate_nortca on 12/3/07 12:48pm
Msg #224004

X.P. Doc Svcs $150.00 and Charles Frost $75.00 n/m

Reply by marko727 on 12/3/07 2:21pm
Msg #224018

Re: X.P. Doc Svcs $150.00 and Charles Frost $75.00

Signatures Plus 8/06 for $200......Passkey closings (James Hamp) out of Macon for two closings last Fall totalling $700.00!.....And I am quite worried about Gary at Final Step, who has stopped taking my calls but owes me for four closings this year...Oh, and Closings on Call out of Frorida, I had to go directly to title companies to get paid, but am still owed $100....(At least with SOX I know I will get paid eventually!).

Reply by WDMD on 12/3/07 6:14pm
Msg #224055

Re: X.P. Doc Svcs $150.00 and Charles Frost $75.00

"Signatures Plus 8/06 for $200......Passkey closings (James Hamp) out of Macon for two closings last Fall totalling $700.00!.....And I am quite worried about Gary at Final Step, who has stopped taking my calls but owes me for four closings this year...Oh, and Closings on Call out of Frorida, I had to go directly to title companies to get paid, but am still owed $100....(At least with SOX I know I will get paid eventually!)."

How in the world does an attorney get screwed out of that much? Attorneys around here would never put up with that much B.S. from that many different companies.

Reply by MistarellaFL on 12/3/07 9:09pm
Msg #224089

Jim Rush DBA Founder's Lending, Grand Rapids, MI

A broker, from April...$75 for an executed subordination agreement.