Msg #652964
5 replies | My First Mavsign appointment was also my LAST | By Abigail Ferris on 7/24/26 4:47pm
I've never seen anything so convoluted. The scheduler told me two days ago that I was supposed to print the documents from that dashboard in addition to the 54 pages that I was to receive from FedEx. Then, today, she said the opposite, that the contents of the "Dealer Checklist" on the website should MATCH what I received via FedEx. Nope. She had someone from the dealership call me and he said the only things I would need were in that FedEx pack and I didn't have to notarize ANY of it. So, off I went to the appointment. More than one document required notarizations, but because they had left blanks pertaining to the vehicle, the price and other critical information, I made sure he knew I am NOT permitted to notarize them. So, he told me to just "have her sign and we'll notarize it here when we get it back from you." THEN, they website won't let me close the order without a photo of the Affidavit of Identity, which I didn't have in the stack they sent me. It was all very uincomfortable. I'll be deleting my profile from their website.
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Msg #652958
7 replies | FBI warning against remote closings | By SReis on 7/23/26 9:48pm
Local article from FBI Boston re arrest of 3 individuals tied to deed stealing/fraud etc. attached to the article was an FBI notice for homeowners and realtors re how to protect yourself from falling victim. One of the cautions… AVOID remote closings and do in person id verification. Interesting since remote notarization is being pushed so hard.
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Msg #652954
0 replies | this is part of the executive order that was recently | By  canotaryhere on 7/23/26 4:05pm
signed
Digital Mortgages: Directs housing agencies to remove wet-signature mandates and embrace electronic signatures, e-notes, and remote online notarization.
So I would imagine that will affect all of us CA notaries.
also BTW there was a guy in Southern CA who is somehow doing online notarizations
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Msg #652940
6 replies | BGC timing predicament. | By Susan/CA on 7/21/26 9:28am
I caught the BGC thread below a little too late. How are all or any of you handling title and signing companies that pressure you to update your BGC weeks ahead of it's due date? One company I am sure many of you work with freezes my profile 10 days prior to my BGC background expiration date. The past couple of years (maybe more) I panicked, rushed and updated my BGC early. So now I am having to update 2 months+ before my License expiration date, which is early October. I decided (since work is so slow anyway to hold out a little longer this year). I have been doing loan signings 26 years this October so this is a newer thing I see happening. How do you all handle this?
TIA! ;-)
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Msg #652937
3 replies | Trouble with kids at closings? | By Suzanne/OH on 7/21/26 6:44am
I bought party favors on amazon for kids.
Give them something to play with.
Problem solved!
( Ask parents' permission first...)
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Msg #652932
2 replies | Certified Signer Nationwide, Tempe AZ G/B/U? | By FeliseSoCal on 7/20/26 7:12pm
Has anyone worked with them lately? It sounds like there were previous issues getting paid but most reviews are favorable.
Thanks in advance!
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Msg #652931
1 replies | Accountable Agents, LLC | By Integrity Notary Service Inc. - Jacqueline on 7/20/26 9:31am
ALWAYS A GREAT COMPANY TO WORK WITH.....ALWAYS!
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Msg #652926
1 replies | just found this | By canotaryhere on 7/19/26 11:50pm
https://www.kcra.com/article/california-residents-can-now-delete-personal-data-from-brokers-through-new-online-platform-ca-politics-360/73174313
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Msg #652905
10 replies | Let me try this again | By canotaryhere on 7/17/26 5:02am
There are alot of companies advertising for wills & trusts, one of them stated that they wanted to partner with notaries, so I figured they wanted to have notaries ready to do the final step before the trusts get filed. Actualy what he wanted was to have the notaries convince people to make a will and trust. I explained to him that at the very least it could be considered UPL, so then he said we should be able to give people a flyer about it. He said I could make the flyer, not going to, so then he resorted to telling me I should be able to get away with it because I have been a notary for so ong. Sometime in there he even said that notaries could make $400 for promoting it. Problem is that these newer notaries will see the dollar signs before they remember the laws.
And a side note- what is up with the mobile printers? Too hot for one in summer and also how many are scanning back over an open network?, & besides that, I don't need equipment getting stolen
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Msg #652903
6 replies | OMG it is like the wild west out there | By canotaryhere on 7/17/26 4:52am
1) Alot of these newer notaries think loan signing is a marathon- they finish them in 15 minutes. I believe it is related to other statements that some have made. They are filling out all the notary blocks before they even get to the appointments, or wait to fill them out after the appointment, & making lots of mistakes, causing the rest of us to print out 10 pages of "dont do" instructions.
2) All of a sudden they are experts and start training sessions, & some are training incorrectly or think notary laws are the same every where.
3) It is unbelievable how many states don't require training, or journals, or stamps, or back round checks
4) In states where they do RON, how can they be sure if it is a real ID? I was reading about how to check & one way is to feel the raised letters, another is to hold it up to the light or have a blacklight behind it. How can they be sure the signer is lucid or not being coerced?
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Msg #652893
1 replies | Precision Signing Agency | By AME Signings AME Signings on 7/16/26 7:59am
Any info on this company. I know there are a few with the name Precision; this one is named Precision Signing AGENCY
TIA
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Msg #652891
5 replies | Update to Msg #652557 - I will not do this again... | By Alz on 7/15/26 7:27pm
Took the notary public exam on June 4. Received results on June 23. Application process on July 8. New commission arrived in the mail some time between the postmarked of July 8th and today.
I'm sure how I really feel about this, as I needed an excuse to take a brief little break. IMJS.
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Msg #652884
0 replies | Love adoptions! | By Cheryl Elliott on 7/15/26 8:53am
This week I had the pleasure of assisting a couple in their adoption process. They are exuberant. The process has been long and tedious, and they are at the final gate. It could be any day. Their home is ready and so are they! It will be a wonderful event for both sets of grandparents, parents and their biological daughter. They may be blessed with two, or only one, or a boy or a girl, from 1 month to 6 months.
Best signing I had all year! or in my signing career! Memorable and truly heartwarming to see how excited they are.
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Msg #652880
4 replies | Estate Sales | By PJM/MI on 7/14/26 8:20am
Are there any notaries who are notarizing a bill of sale at Estate Sales?
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Msg #652872
4 replies | Online forms in California | By missbella on 7/11/26 2:22pm
I have in the past been able to use a site, and that is what I need, where I was able to populate my name and county on the form and print standard CA verbiage Ack and Jurat. Anyone help. Thanks
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Msg #652862
8 replies | Update on renewal process with SAdotcom | By Cheryl Elliott on 7/8/26 6:09pm
Passed certification exam July 3
BGC completed Monday July 6
SAdotcom database and listed updated July 8
In plenty of time not to be deleted from vendors active list.
VOILA! Good for another year. I have added it to my calendar for 2027. Call me cutting it close. All is calm, all is bright.
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