Posted by Mdene_AZ on 2/8/07 8:40am
Msg #174655

Loose Acknowledgements

I have been asked for a "Loose Acknowledgement". Why would a company ask for one and why would I send it?

Reply by Lee/AR on 2/8/07 9:01am
Msg #174661

So they can attach it to anything they want. Don't do it. Sometimes you will even see a 'loose ack' in a package--return it the same way you got it. If they are telling you that you made a mistake & that's why they 'need' the loose ack., ask them to fax the 'mistake' to you. Odds are you'll never hear from them again about this nor will you get a fax.

Reply by Mdene_AZ on 2/8/07 9:05am
Msg #174662

I have done acks after the fact when the doc was faxed back showing where I forgot date, signature or other important info. Never will I do a loose one...thanxs

Reply by jojo_MN on 2/8/07 9:20am
Msg #174664

I always draw a line through the document and tell them that I WILL NOT sign blank acknoledgements, then sign my name. I have never gotten in trouble for it, and they have always called me back. It is a bad practice. JMHO

Reply by Jeffrey Sestilio on 2/8/07 4:30pm
Msg #174766

What do you mean by loose acknoledgements, everything is blank?

Reply by MikeC/NY on 2/8/07 7:51pm
Msg #174799

"What do you mean by loose acknoledgements, everything is blank?"

Loose acknowledgments are forms that comply with your state's notarial wording and can be attached to a document in the event there's a problem with the notarial block of the document (wording is wrong, no room for your seal, only one party appeared before you, etc). It's fairly common, and you should have a supply of these with you.

When you're asked to supply a loose acknowledgment after the fact, it means they want you to give them a certicate signed and sealed with no reference to who or what it is you're notarizing. That would be roughly equal to taking an acknowledgment over the phone...