Posted by Jennifer Brown on 11/28/12 10:02am
Msg #444880

New Notary

Hi, I am a new notary to Tx, currently in Austn. I worked for a title company in Va and was a Va notary. I know Tx is different and has differant rules, can anyone tell me if there is anything specific I should know or is there a link I should look at for any details. I am also wondering what is the best way to get more signings and closings ? Thanks

Reply by JENNY/TX on 11/28/12 10:22am
Msg #444881

Jennifer, use the orange search button and type in newbie. A world of info will come up. Good luck.

Jenny

Reply by mwm143 on 11/28/12 10:49am
Msg #444882

Think she's looking for specific info for Texas.

Not a newbie to the business...just the State.

Reply by HisHughness on 11/28/12 10:52am
Msg #444884

She's new, with no training, and wants to do closings. n/m

Reply by MistarellaFL on 11/28/12 10:55am
Msg #444886

She's new to TX, and worked for TCs in VA

I'll bet she knows her way around a closing.
She's obviously looking for TX caveats.

Reply by HisHughness on 11/28/12 11:27am
Msg #444900

Well, no, that's not my impression

She called, I told her to come to NotRot and spend the next six weeks reading the forum. Instead, she came to NotRot and asked us to instruct her. She has not worked as a signing agent before, she's never taken a course in what is required, and that she has worked for a title company means little in knowing how to complete an owner's affidavit, unless her job required her to do so.

What she needs to do is take an NSA course, and spend weeks mining NotRot for what it can offer.

Reply by MistarellaFL on 11/28/12 11:54am
Msg #444909

Re: Well, no, that's not my impression

Well, if she called an gave you that info, I agree with you.

Her OP here didn't give me that impression or share that particular info.

Reply by MW/VA on 11/28/12 12:34pm
Msg #444919

I also am not reading this that way. It doesn't say she's a

new NSA, just relocated. I'm surprised at you, Hugh! I thought you would treat a lady better than that. ;-) LOL

Reply by Linda Juenger on 11/28/12 2:37pm
Msg #444947

Hugh, I did NONE of what you mentioned in your post

when I started 7yrs ago. I spent a couple hours with the owner of a SS, which happened to be my cousin. He sent me home with 2 sets of docs to go through over and over and over. I was up and running in 1 weeks time with supplies bought etc etc. Of course, each signing I did, I went over those docs many times before I headed out the door. I admit though I had someone to call that helped me a lot. After about 10 or so, I was real confident.

Reply by bagger on 11/28/12 2:40pm
Msg #444948

She CLEARLY stated that she was a Notary in VA n/m

Reply by MistarellaFL on 11/28/12 10:52am
Msg #444883

One "different" thing I know about TX signings

Garnered from years of reading here, is that HELOCs must be signed in an att'y or title co office.
Other than that, I would wait for a Texan who comprehends your question.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 11/28/12 11:54am
Msg #444910

I also believe there is something about it being

required that borrowers get a copy of the "executed" package - not just the blank copy the rest of us can print. Not sure if that's all loans or limited to HELOCs - Brenda posted about it.

Reply by Harlee - Brandon on 11/28/12 11:37am
Msg #444905

So you want more "details"? What are these "details" you speak of ma'am?