| I have been a Notary for over 25 years, but have only be a Loan Signing Specialist for about two and a half. My first closing was performed with Premier Notary. At the time I didn't know how much to charge, and Carol was very nice in getting me through my first few signings. $75 was all that they were willing to pay, but I felt to get my feet wet it was worth it. I later discovered that was a very low fee for a 200 plus document with a 2nd copy printed for the client. They do not budge on payments, and are extremely slow with paying. I had a client that I spent 2 hours with, and in the last 5 pages of the doc she decided she didn't want to go through with it. Premier didn't take into consideration that I spent time printing out the docs, travel, and the 2 hours that I spent go over everything with the client. After sending them several past due invoices, I had to hire a collection agency to get the meager $50 that they claimed I didn't deserve because I didn't close the deal. Carol claimed that I didn't follow their procedures, but in fact I have documentation that states otherwise. She stated that all Notaries know that if you don't close, you don't get paid. Well, I think that most decent companies take into consideration of the time you have spent, ink, paper, travel and pay you the agreed upon fee if you have spent two hours with the client. Consider this if you go to get your oil changed on your car, you don't go in there and say, "I need my oil change, but I'm only going to pay $30." What makes the companies think that it is ok to do that to Notaries? A ream of legal paper runs about $14.99, cartridges $20 each, gas and your time. It was a lesson learned, and I have added them to my black list of low pay, slow pay, no pay companies. This is Premier Notary out of Margate Florida. |
