Posted by sigtogo/OR on 6/28/12 5:35pm
Msg #424964

seriously? Title Source?

"Documents must be signed in blue ink, exactly as stated below the signature line, unless otherwise indicated. Use black ink for all hand printed or stamped information."

I have done other Title Source signings but had not received this particular instruction.
good grief! so all signers must have a blue and black pen during signing.
Ridiculous!! imho : )

ummm. and if you want the docs all printed on legal why are you sending them to me on letter?

Reply by MistarellaFL on 6/28/12 5:38pm
Msg #424966

Standard instructions from Title Source, IME

Except I've never had to print, they've always been O/N'd

Reply by jba/fl on 6/28/12 5:42pm
Msg #424968

I am only addressing the second comment: They ask that they be printed on legal as they do not want anything 'shrunken', but if you have dual tray, then let the printer choose the way it was scanned. I have never encountered adverse comments for letting the printer choose.

My pet peeve: when all are scanned to legal and there are less than 10 pages of actual legal but all must go to legal as the scanner was not aware of their settings.

Reply by HisHughness on 6/28/12 5:53pm
Msg #424972

I wear a blue shepherd's cap to signings.

I use a blue-ink pen.

I use a blue-ink stamp.

I send a partially blue business card back with the packet.

I have never had a complaint, and never had one turned back.

It's been blue sky all the way.

Reply by MikeC/TX on 6/28/12 6:55pm
Msg #424980

I don't recall who it was for, but for one signing in NY I received instructions that everything had to be signed in blue ink - no exceptions. The problem was that I knew this particular county required all recordable documents to be signed in black ink only. After 10-15 frustrating minutes of discussion on the phone, I finally had to email a link to the client so they could see the county recorder's requirements for themselves.

Their solution: Have the recordables signed in black, everything else in blue.

And yes, I always carried both color pens in my notary bag - it's not that big a deal, even though switching pens in the middle of a signing was a pain...

Reply by MichiganAl on 6/29/12 12:50am
Msg #425007

It's really not that difficult

Sign in blue, print in black (including line outs and corrections if needed). Many of us in Michigan do it all the time. All my local title companies require it. Some counties in Michigan (where Title Source is located) require printing in black on recordable docs. Just give the borrower a blue pen. There's nothing for the borrower to print on the mortgage or deed. Use your black pen to print your notary info on the acknowledgment. You get used to it. It's certainly not a reason turn away good business.

I've done at least 5000 Title Source closings over the last 10 years. They actually instructed me long ago to just use a black pen for everything I do. Borrower uses blue for everything, I use black for everything including my signature. It's not a big deal.

Reply by Barb25 on 6/29/12 7:50am
Msg #425018

Same situation in NY, Mike

it was them I think. Suffolk County.. Must be black to record

Reply by MikeC/TX on 6/29/12 4:54pm
Msg #425105

Re: Same situation in NY, Mike

Suffolk County is exactly where I was referring to. Nassau County preferred black ink, but didn't require it.

What Al said about the signer using blue ink and the notary using black makes sense, but it wouldn't fly in Suffolk - ALL signatures have to be in black. I just changed the stacking order so the ones requiring black ink were signed as a group before we switched to blue ink pens.

Reply by PegiT_MN on 6/28/12 7:03pm
Msg #424982

They are saying that the borrowers are going to sign their names in blue ink, but all the hand printing needs to be in black ink. That means that when you print stuff (e.g., Ferdinand Wilbur Magillicutty and Mildred Christine Magillicutty, husband and wife on the mortage it needs to be in black ink) and when you notarize stuff it needs to be in black ink. I guess I couldn't work for them because my notary stamp is in blue ink.

Reply by Roadie_MD on 6/28/12 7:47pm
Msg #424989

PegiT- Never, ever heard of this...

and I can't imagine why you would do such a thing? So if a property is located in another city and state, you leave the property venue information on the notary acknowledgement? I am having a hard time believing they go through like that. Just goes to show the county recorders don't care a whit about the content of the documents they record.

Reply by Roadie_MD on 6/28/12 7:49pm
Msg #424990

Sorry, meant this for the post below. n/m

Reply by Lee/AR on 6/28/12 7:34pm
Msg #424986

Yep...yesterday Re: seriously? Title Source?

Annoys Bs to the extreme. They think the Title Co/Lender are crazy.
Frankly, so do I.
However, the B said she wondered if they did this blue/black ink thing to keep a B so focused on ink color that 'things' got slid past them. Hey, it's one lady's opinion.

Reply by Jessica Ward on 6/28/12 11:22pm
Msg #425004

I've never seen a switch like this, but I do often get

I do often get TWO sets of instruction (one from lender: black ink only and one from Escrow: Blue ink only).

I carry six black pens for the sake of Provident and Bank of American's Wisconsin office, which seems to be the only one who ever asks for black ink.

I have two different SS's that I work for that every time send signing instructions contrary to the lender's instructions, which rather cracks me up.

I stick with blue in those cases. I've never had a document sent back for ink color issues.

I have had GNW documents questioned though (when they go overseas) because my seal ink is black--especially in Africa they prefer PURPLE ink! (Tough luck). While docs have been questioned, they've never been rejected.