Posted by Faith Brown on 4/27/09 8:55am
Msg #286428
Nations Direct
Anyone having problems with payment? I did a closing on 4 hours notice and have not been paid for almost 2 months.
| Reply by Teddog/CO on 4/27/09 9:05am
Msg #286429
Faith check under the Search tab. Lots of information Re: Nations Direct.
| Reply by Teddog/CO on 4/27/09 9:06am
Msg #286430
Faith look at Signing Central also! n/m
| Reply by Kay/IL on 4/27/09 9:26am
Msg #286433
I'ver never had a payment problem with Nations Direct. They pay as promised. They pay the following month after closing and send a lump sum payment for all the closings you completed for the month. For example, if you did a closing for them in early March, and a couple more towards the end of March, you should receive a check totalling all the March closings by the end of April/very early May.
| Reply by SharonMN on 4/27/09 10:20am
Msg #286439
I agree with Kay. They are very straightforward with their process - you may not like it, but you know what to expect. Their business model revolves around hiring the very cheapest notaries and handholding them by calling to check on them at every step. Payment is at the end of the month AFTER your appointment, so you can expect to go 60 days if you do a signing at the beginning of the month. It's up to you whether they are worth the hassle or not (and whether you can get a decent fee in your area).
| Reply by Notary/Guy on 4/27/09 10:02am
Msg #286438
4/26/2009 These guys want to pay dead cheap rates. CA
4/17/2009 Very low fees, they definitely do want to hassle you for your fee, very slow pay MO
4/10/2009 LOW BALL FEES; TRIES TO HAGGLES FEES; EXCESSIVE PHONE CALLS; EXCESSIVE FAXES VA
3/30/2009 paid within 30 days low pay PA
3/30/2009 Professional TX
3/30/2009 Low Low Pay- they offered me $25 CA
3/30/2009 Pays very slow, 60 days plus, and they shop for the cheapest. No loyalty. HI
3/27/2009 Good company to work for. Pay fair to good. Pay extra if a lot of pages. AL
3/19/2009 just offered me $30 for a signing. i laughed. TX
3/16/2009 Steady work but the pay is extremely low compared to other companies. IL
3/14/2009 cheap, cheap, cheap and will strangle you with excessive phone calls CA
3/13/2009 They pay good NY
3/12/2009 CHEAP and Horrible Attitudes from Reps GA
2/20/2009 Great to with with but low pay...took 45 days to receive payment TN
2/18/2009 low pay but keeps you busy, too many phone calls but the staff is friendly PA
1/31/2009 too bothersome , too many phone calls, low ballers. TN
1/28/2009 Base rate $60 is low & policy is they don't pay you til end of following month! TX
1/27/2009 Just called me for a $40 signing, $20 edoc. I seriously laughed out loud. CA
12/9/2008 60+ days for payment, steady work. PA
12/4/2008 Great service to Borrower and Lender...all over the notary, but thats good biz. CA
12/2/2008 Called tonight at 8 PM, for a email signing at 11 AM, 36 miles away for $60. OH
11/20/2008 One of the worst out there. Scum. Lowest fees in the market MS
11/17/2008 Good communication. Professional. Takes 60+ days to pay!! LA
10/17/2008 LOW FEES told them I wanted more, they removed me off their list. MD
10/5/2008 low pay but consistent, steady work load and pays on time CA
9/24/2008 At this point we call them slow pay (7 weeks over due at this point) FL
9/12/2008 Actually tried to get me to backdate a document and I am still owed money. CA
9/12/2008 pay is consistent, but too low on their fees & too much faxing. AK
9/3/2008 cheap, cheap, cheap and will strangle you with excessive phone calls FL
8/21/2008 60$ eDocs? Told em Id rather go2 the Mall, No wonder they lost their Anch person AK
8/8/2008 Low fees, require a lot of work, not worth it PA
7/11/2008 LOW PAY LOW BALL COMPANY.Long time to pay. CA
7/10/2008 Low fees, got me started & do pay. Learn to ask questions before accepting. LA
5/23/2008 Very low pay. MO
4/29/2008 $75 for huge edocs( my fault) ,many faxbacks, but paid within 30days PA
4/9/2008 low fees, fax backs required, too much hassle for too little pay MA
3/10/2008 LOW PAY,SLOW PAY,LOT OF WORK,TO LITTLE MONEY CT
2/25/2008 alot of hand holding and very cheap, very pushy NM
2/21/2008 Low payoffered but will pay more. Always pay without fail NH
2/18/2008 Very demanding, very cheap and yet expect a lot from you. GA
2/12/2008 Lowest pay offered yet. $40 + $20Edocs. Told them No! TX
1/24/2008 don't accept their flat rate...will not keep you busy AL
1/7/2008 They treat their notaries like idiots!! They need to close their own loans!!! OH
12/6/2007 Ok if your new and need experience but not for a non rookie FL
11/8/2007 Cheap, cheap. cheap! Fast pay and friendly. PA
11/7/2007 What a joke. Called 2 wks ago 4 70mi r/t for $30, dont care if it was only 3pgs WV
10/4/2007 Low (very slow) pay. A LOT of hand holding. Won't do it again. ME
10/3/2007 For 7 years I have found Nations to be very reliable. They pay weekly. AZ
10/3/2007 Low paying, lie about fee when promised a certain amount to pay MD
9/27/2007 Extremely low fee for a lot of work CA
9/26/2007 Wont pay you enough to put gas in your car, much less your time. TX
9/25/2007 Absurd $40 payments - told them to STOP calling me for these fees. NM
9/25/2007 lowest fees in the country - want a lot for very little fee AZ
8/30/2007 Terrible!!! LOW fee and No pay, I would NEVER work for them again! IN
8/15/2007 Low paying - Not worth it CA
8/8/2007 Lowered their rate and they expect you to do the same! GA
8/7/2007 Low Fees and Slow Pay PA
8/3/2007 too much work for too little $$, fax backs, hand-holding, although they do pay CT
7/29/2007 worked for them for 2 months and still not paid.... MT
7/27/2007 Low paying WI
7/18/2007 Low Fees - not worth it OR
7/10/2007 low fee's, slow payments, and yes they hound you TN
7/10/2007 Always in a pinch - Jump thru hoops for the lowest fee out there FL
7/9/2007 You bet, lowest base fee and too much hand holding FL
6/26/2007 They're always asking you to "help them out" and then constantly hound you. CA
6/17/2007 An insult to notaries across the country with a base fee of $40! Disgraceful.
| Reply by Teddog/CO on 4/27/09 12:44pm
Msg #286453
Re: Nations Direct Notary/Guy
Couldn't of said it better Notary/Guy. Just plain old "Bad Rep" or as the birdie say's "Cheap, Cheap." 
| Reply by John Schenk on 5/19/09 8:51pm
Msg #289201
They called me the third time now for a closing that was supposed to be at 6:00, then 8:00, now 9:00...and I turned them down all three times. Didn't want to pay me $150 to drive 20 miles with about what I estimate to be a 30 page faxback. Docs still aren't ready. I'd do it in my office for $125, but not walking out the door for less than that.
I've NEVER done a closing for these folks, and after reading the comments, I can see why. LOL
She just called me back and said they'd pay $150. After reading the comments on here, I told her I'm going to have to pass. Some signing companies just aren't worth working for. Don't know what the page count is on Edocs, buy I also charge an extra $25 for Edocs over 110 pages. I'd rather get some other work done than mess with these folks. You guys print and sign away! Enjoy!
I think I'll just skip this company.
JJ
HOW can folks possibly be doing this crap for $30 - $60? Are you insain? LOL I'm over the minimum and nearing the maximum with my basic print fee and faxback fee! I wouldn't take a closing for these folks on my worst day for less than $100. I think I'll just pass on them altogether and put them on my NO list. PLUS you don't bill at the time of closing, you have to send them a monthly bill? BS
It appears to me that ONLY EXTREMELY DESPERATE NOTARIES do closings for this company. Go work an hour at McDonald's washing dishes for an hour and you will net more than what you can net on the minimum closing fee for this company.
I'm NOT saying I will never do a closing for them, but I won't do one unless they agree to my full fee as well as agree to pay it Net 30, with billing at closing.
| Reply by Les_CO on 4/27/09 2:09pm
Msg #286468
Just say NO!….By the time you add up your time, printing, equipment, gas, insurance, and other expenses, You will make more (gross) by staying home. To say nothing about the $125 signing that you may have to turn down because you are committed to these cheepo’s! Things are changing…Let’s all keep our fees to where we can keep doing this…PLEASE!
| Reply by Kay/IL on 4/27/09 3:59pm
Msg #286487
I have no qualms with canceling a Nations Direct closing and taking an assignment from another company that pays much more and quicker than them. Believe me I have done that. And I did let them know as recently as last week that they need to get with the times and pay notaries a decent wage if they expect folks to work for them.
| Reply by doglover/CA on 4/27/09 6:00pm
Msg #286496
They have deactivated my work file pending management review because a borrower got ticked off with me. I guess it will be no big loss if it turns out to be a permanent deactivation, based on what some of you are saying.
| Reply by Carole Breckbill on 4/28/09 7:24am
Msg #286513
Sorry, I don't agree with you. A contract is a contract. My word counts for something.
| Reply by sue_pa on 4/28/09 7:49am
Msg #286515
TERRIBLE
way to run a business and a great way to put yourself out of business. Where do you draw your line? $5 increase, $25? How about mileage? Take an order an hour's drive away ...get another call for a 10 minute drive ... cancel the first? What about taking an order for a full FHA with 150+ pages and then getting a call for a 50 page HELOC? Do you cancel the first because the HELOC is easier? Just wondering, again, how and where you draw that line.
As for telling them how to run their business, get real ... they've been in business before you were and will last long after you do.
If you don't like their fee, don't take their work.
| Reply by Kay/IL on 4/28/09 11:13am
Msg #286531
Re: TERRIBLE
Sorry, but Nations Direct does not offer much loyalty to their long standing, best notaries either. If you've been working with them for years and they refuse to give an increase in pay for at least traveling to the far places (and why are they calling me to drive 25+ miles for only $40-$60 when there are supposedly other notaries on their roster closer to the location they want to send you?) and instead choose to move on to another notary, then hey, that's what they get!
That's why I'll only consider doing closings for them which are super close to home (within 7-8 mile radius or up to a 15 minute drive). They now know better than to call me for anything further than that (and some of their people have already gotten the message and only send me closings as such, which, by the way, are quite a few, thank you).
| Reply by BEEJ on 5/28/09 7:37am
Msg #290153
Sarah insured me that payment would be disbursed on 20th or 25th. Today is 28th and no payment received. Will keep you updated. C,mon Nations Direct pay your notaries as agreed.
| Reply by BEEJ on 6/1/09 10:02pm
Msg #290748
Received pay today 6/1/2009. Thank you Sarah at Nations Direct.
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