Posted by Notary - Premier on 10/13/12 11:36am
Msg #438430

Site for rating Notaries

Is there a site out there that rates Notaries? We Notary Rotary to rate companies, just curious is there a site out there that rates Notaries?

Reply by BrendaTx on 10/13/12 11:50am
Msg #438433

I have a source that says there is not.

Reply by Notary - Premier on 10/13/12 11:52am
Msg #438434

Thank you Brenda. I was just curious.

Reply by GOLDGIRL/CA on 10/13/12 1:41pm
Msg #438443

I recall that a long time ago a couple of psycho EOs created their own site and invited other psycho EOs to join in what what apparently an attempt to skewer a few notaries in some kind of vendetta. It was truly horrible some of the things they said. Totally out of control. They'd rant on and on in what had to be complete and total libel. And it wasn't anything about "missing signatures" or blurry seals. Our little one-liners in SC read like pre-school foot-stomping compared to the viciousness of their site. Anyway, I also vaguely recall there was such outrage that the site "disappeared." I'm sure there was discussion on NR about this at the time ... you could search.

I know the numbers site has an option for reporting good stuff about a notary. The notary asks somebody to write something nice and then the site owner posts it, or something like that. I guess the implication is that if you don't have anything good written about you, you either didn't ask for any or nobody would give any ....?

Reply by Roger_OH on 10/13/12 1:51pm
Msg #438444

The coffee site also shows how many companies (but not which ones) that use their platform have you as a "preferred" notary.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 10/13/12 3:25pm
Msg #438447

You can also get bad reviews on the numbers site

too - all reviews, good or bad, or screened by the owner first - and I think he tries to mediate the bad ones

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 10/13/12 3:26pm
Msg #438448

blah..should read "are screened". n/m

Reply by CJ on 10/14/12 12:37am
Msg #438489

What one SS told me.

I had a problem with a signing, I forget what happened, but it didn't go well, and I could just see the borrower calling to complain about me. I called the company that hired me (LSI) and told them my side to give them a head's up. I said I was sorry, I wouldn't do it again, and I hoped that if someone called and complained that they would reconsider. They said if they dropped every notary that someone complained about, they would have no notaries working for them.

Reply by GOLDGIRL/CA on 10/14/12 1:15pm
Msg #438529

Re: What one SS told me.

And if they didn't have something to complain about, they make something up. Either they or their Realtor or LO ... most always to get out of paying the notary fee.

SS owners and TCs are used to this, as LSI told you. If just half the lies I have heard that these people tell about us were true, nothing would ever get done in the loan-signing business.

BTW, you were probably good to be proactive if you know there's going to be fallout. A SS owner once told me the first person in, wins. In other words, if you get your side of the story in first, then the other person is playing catchup.

Reply by CentralNY on 10/14/12 2:16pm
Msg #438535

There is a person in my area on the #'s site

that has many reviews. i would never ask a bo/client to do that for me and take up their time. spare me i think it's cheesey. i know, just my opine.

Reply by NVLSlady/VA on 10/14/12 4:50pm
Msg #438548

"First person in . . .

wins!" I Like! Reminds me of the days in banking call center where occasionally a customer would have a tantrum; I'd say, "these calls are recorded." Of course, as soon as call ended, my supervisor would get an email of my complete/detailed account.

Reply by roseIN on 10/14/12 5:06pm
Msg #438550

Re: What one SS told me.

I have experieinced the exact situation with LSI, and I did the same thing you did; however, LSI has been AWOL ever since I called. Used to do about 40-50/mth with them, now down to 2/mth