Posted by John/CT on 5/13/10 12:48pm
Msg #336276

NASA

Sylvia and I have been exchanging PM's on the subject, which brought back good memories of Susan and Scott Pense ... and that many of us helped contribute towards Scott's significant medical expenses. I wonder if, at the end of the day, this was the reason they had to "sell out" to NNA?

Ah, yes, those were the days when the designation, "Certified Signing Agent (CSA)" had a certain cache ... not the current commodity that NNA has created. In order to earn your CSA back then, you had to have at least a year in the trenches (as I recall), and completed a number signing engagements (100, I believe). And the test: answered solely on the basis of experience and first-hand knowledge ... not with a handbook in one hand and computer mouse in the other, as is case nowadays.

This also got me to thinking: How many of us here today are alumni of NASA?

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 5/13/10 12:57pm
Msg #336280

Raising hand:)

Good days, good memories.

Reply by Ilene C. Seidel on 5/13/10 2:26pm
Msg #336350

Re: Raising hand:)

Ditto for me too

Reply by dickb/wi on 5/13/10 7:33pm
Msg #336416

Re: Raising hand:)...... n/m

Reply by Julie/MI on 5/13/10 1:00pm
Msg #336285

I am an NASA alumni nice blast from the past

but life DOES go on...I remember the following people:

Kathy Poston
Sylvia
Dennis
Sue/PA
Tula/MI
Mike Cooper/TN
Joe Ewing/CA
Janet Lynch--a lot of respect for her!!!
Teri/Pa
Deb/CO
Maureen/NH -my first time "meeting" a justice of the peace
and who could forget Suzanne Neely from NV????
Victoria Rivera aka without predjudice
jamie jessup


I never heard of "the Organization" and could not figure out why so many were enticed by them.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 5/13/10 1:08pm
Msg #336299

Re: I am an NASA alumni nice blast from the past

Gee Julie, did you have to mention JJ!!!

I miss seeing Tula:)

Reply by Dorothy_MI on 5/13/10 1:23pm
Msg #336314

Re: I am an NASA alumni nice blast from the past

I too am an alumni, although I was only a member for a short time when they sold to the NNA. All of those names brought back memories and in the case of JJ mostly not so good ones. I am however thankful for a number of posts he made on how to efficiently conduct a signing. (one of which was learning to read upside down. Wish I could still do it, but my eyesight is not what it was 8 years ago. There was nothing I did that impressed the borrowers any more than reading and pointing out the information on their docs upside down.) Some of those were real pearls, so I do owe him at least a small debt of gratitude (many of you may not agree, but in my case is was a big help)

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 5/13/10 1:14pm
Msg #336305

Hey, Julie, what am I, chopped liver?? and don't

forget the best name on NASA, Peaches Veech.
I am still proud on my NASA CSA designation.
In all group modesty, many of the current "proper" NSA proceedures
were originally developed via discussions on the NASA board
I still have my copy of Victoria Rivera's Just Point and Sign"
As I recall , Victoria was the first (and as I recall only) NASA "Notary Of The Year"
honoree. The sale to NNA, occured the following year, and Susan was designated as the NNA
Notary Of The Year, for that year.
As I understand it the Pense's health issues were the percipitating cause of the sale.

Reply by Julie/MI on 5/13/10 5:11pm
Msg #336390

Re: Hey, Julie, what am I, chopped liver?? and don't

No Bob, you are filet.....:)

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 5/13/10 5:18pm
Msg #336392

Re: Hey, Julie, what am I, chopped liver?? and don't

is that filet of fish or filet mignon? LOL

Reply by Ernest__CT on 5/13/10 1:06pm
Msg #336294

Good days indeed! n/m

Reply by Robert/FL on 5/13/10 1:09pm
Msg #336300

Isn't there some other NSA organization? Can't think of name n/m

Reply by Robert/FL on 5/13/10 1:22pm
Msg #336311

I was thinking of APN&CSA - are they any good? n/m

Reply by John/CT on 5/13/10 1:30pm
Msg #336321

Who?!?! n/m

Reply by Robert/FL on 5/13/10 1:34pm
Msg #336324

http://www.apncsa.org/ n/m

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 5/13/10 1:44pm
Msg #336329

From a quick look at their website, I would say, useless.

Also you should not be posing links on NOTROT to rival sites.

Reply by Ernest__CT on 5/13/10 1:46pm
Msg #336330

I'm with Bob_Chicago. Useless AND Forum violation. n/m

Reply by Robert/FL on 5/13/10 1:49pm
Msg #336334

I didn't know they were an NR rival.

I don't really know anything about them - I thought it was the equivalent of former NASA.

Reply by John/CT on 5/13/10 2:19pm
Msg #336348

NR rival/ Equivalent to former NASA? Not a chance!

Here's a sampling from their "Notary Talk" board. General: "Play free Jackpot USA", ".... Dependable sex." Signing Agent Questions: "Honda FCX World Green Car" How can I earn notary $$$ now?: "buying viagra in austrailia ... no prescrition...." Tips and Tricks: "Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Info"

Not a single listing for Florida or Connecticut to "Find a Notary". No surprise.

Robert, you said: "I don't really know anything about them." How come you didn't take a look first, before asking about them? Had you done so, you would have soon found out they're certainly not in the same league as other professional organizations like NR, et.al.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 5/13/10 3:11pm
Msg #336362

Re: I didn't know they were an NR rival.

However as NASA is no longer in existence (other than the Space Administration of course) it is not a rival to NR.

Reply by PAW on 5/13/10 1:12pm
Msg #336303

The absorption of NASA by the NNA is what prompted Kathy Poston to start the Signing Registry. The skill exam offered by the SR is a test of knowledge developed in the field. Not necessarily by signing agents, though the thrust is in that direction, but seasoned loan officers and many title officers can usually pass the exam. New comers to the community have a very difficult time passing it, even with the NNA's book and/or the excellent training guide that Kathy authored and/or any other SA instructional book.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 5/13/10 7:35pm
Msg #336417

Paul
I believe you and I helped with that training guide if memory serves me correctly.

Reply by PAW on 5/13/10 8:04pm
Msg #336441

You are absolutely correct. (As usual! )

Reply by Notarysigner on 5/13/10 1:23pm
Msg #336313

Thanks for that bit of info.....