Posted by Ireneky on 9/13/11 11:45am
Msg #397205

Signature page of mortgage??

Just seen a notary put her seal no the signature of mortgage and on the notary page??
Is this something new?
Never seen anyone do this before.

Reply by janCA on 9/13/11 12:12pm
Msg #397210

Sounds like that notary doesn't know what he/she is doing. notary stamp should only be placed on the certificate.

Reply by Saul Leibowitz on 9/13/11 12:59pm
Msg #397214

Re: Signature page of mortgage?? One possible answer

If it is an embosser, not an ink stamp, it may be an attempt to show that the Notary was present and did not get the signatures and there was no switching of documents.
I recall seeing some discussion of this here six-ten months ago and also in the articles at NNA.
People in those items had suggested this crimping or embossing as an added attempt to show the integrity of the work.

Reply by HisHughness on 9/13/11 3:29pm
Msg #397234

My guess

I'm with Jan; the notary did not know what she was doing.

Odds are great the signature line was "___________________(seal)" and the notary thought that meant her.

One would think, considering the range of documents requiring notarization and magnitude of the transactions those notarizations affect, that the individual states would require far more training than they do. Sadly, that is not the case.