Msg #651637
3 replies | Smoking hot Deal on paper! | By anotaryinva on 11/2/25 3:45pm
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Msg #651627
5 replies | Any ChatGPT users out there in Notary Land? | By  Cheryl Elliott on 10/30/25 12:24pm
I received a call from another notary recently asking if I had given any thought of using ChatGPT in promoting my business.
Actually, no I haven't and I am not sure how it works.
Any thoughts from my notary colleagues?
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Msg #651611
2 replies | Chase Title Services | By Doris_CO on 10/28/25 12:36pm
Chase Title Services out of Reynoldsburg, OH has contacted me for a signing. They are listed in Signing Central but there are no comments or ratings. I found one note in the forum from 2015, bur no other information. Has anyone worked with them recently?
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Msg #651594
1 replies | Title Producer License | By kcg on 10/25/25 11:29am
Anyone who is renewing their TPL, where are you going for this? The comany I always used is closed or not doing it anymore. Appreciate all answers.
Katreena
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Msg #651588
13 replies | Notarizing an in-law | By JustANotary on 10/24/25 7:32pm
My mother-in-law needs to sign a paper for her bank. Her bank is OK with me notarizing the form. My wife would be signing the same form in front of the banker, her signature does not need to be notarized. My wife is a beneficiary of her mom's trust, but I am not.
So, am I allowed to do the notarization? Is it prudent? All of the siblings involved would be OK with me being the notary.
My mother-in-law is under hospice care, she is still very competent but sleeps about 22 or 23 hours a day. she would co-operate if we have to have a stranger come in to do the notarization, but it would be much more pleasant if I could do it.
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Msg #651583
6 replies | Acceptance of counter a day later?/no can do now! | By Lee/AR on 10/24/25 10:51am
TWICE this week with different companies. They lowball, I counter with much higher rate (and don't expect they'll accept). 24 - 30 hours later--BAM--Order & docs appear.! Well, I've since accepted, confirmed w/B, have docs for another one at the same time. No can do. The 2nd 'too late' one sent the Order & docs 1 hour before for a location 1 1/2 hours away! No can do now as my time is committed elsewhere. C'mon folks--no excuse for this delay in acceptance and expectation that 'my time is your time forever'.
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Msg #651580
2 replies | Townsgate loans | By Kathleen Pyke on 10/23/25 8:21pm
Does anyone have the place you go to put in your information when you finish a towngate loan so you get paid. My computer crashed awhile ago and I lost it.
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Msg #651579
0 replies | Pacific Northwest Signings | By LKT/CA on 10/23/25 1:43pm
Received an email invitation from Eric D. Hall at Pacific Northwest Signings. The webs address does not have the S at the end, as shown below.
20183 Kinslie Court
Oregon City, OR 97045
503-567-4228
PacificNorthwestSigning dot com
There is an Oregon State business registry # 2476238-95, started 10/08/2025. You can pull up an image of the application. Not sure if he’s a commissioned notary or not. Payment terms are net 30 and only after PNS is paid by title/escrow…in spite of that they may still have reserves. Personally, not worried about submitting ACH info because I have a free online bank account (not business, just regular personal checking) dedicated to only keeping $150 max - no overdraft - and all funds beyond $150 are transferred out to a different bank. Hackers wouldn’t get much since usually, there’s not even $150 on it (LOL). It was my "lunch money/gas card" when I worked in the field and only took my DL and one card with me - has served me well over the years. I’ve emailed questions and Eric answers same or next day. New business, registered with its state, and presented professionally. New isn’t necessarily bad - gotta start somewhere.
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Msg #651570
1 replies | Cykix Non-payment | By Superior Signature Notary Service - Carla on 10/21/25 10:04am
After completing a loan signing for Cykix on August 25, 2025, and it is now October 21, 2025, I have not been paid. My invoices for have gone without responses. According to my the results of my Google search, it appears that Cykix is out of business. However, it appears that they were in business earlier this year, perhaps even as recently as this summer, and they obviously were in business in August since I received the signing order from them through Snapdocs. I plan to attempt to get paid for services rendered.
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Msg #651566
3 replies | Revised password advice from NIST | By VT_Syrup on 10/20/25 3:02pm
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a new document about controlling access to computers, including passwords.
https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-4/sp800-63b.html
I suggest skipping ahead to Appendix B, "Passwords". It's written from the point of view of an organization that want's to make its employees and users choose good passwords, but you can easily look at it as how you should protect yourself.
A few takeaways, in my opinion:
If a password is the only thing protecting something, it should be at least 15 characters.
-Length is more important than including special characters such as digits or punctuation.
-Also, from paragraph 3.1.1.2, organizations shouldn't use questions like "What was the name of your first pet?" in conjunction with choosing a password.
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Msg #651565
2 replies | Not all TCs are using RON | By Yoli/CA on 10/20/25 9:20am
I had a seller's package signing Saturday. Seller is a real estate broker who sold an investment property in OR. In conversation, she mentioned she'd inquired about RON for her transaction. TC informed her they don't use RON and would proceed with a mobile notary.
YAY for me!!  Great to know not all title companies are jumping on the bandwagon and exposing their clients to additional fraud risks!
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Msg #651543
10 replies | Sending bill to collection | By SeawolfNY on 10/18/25 11:59am
Last month, I traveled approximately 40 minutes to see a client. We had made the commitment a few days earlier. When I arrived he sent me a text that canceled as he had an emergency and afterward he would have the notary work done at his office. I advised him a $50 cancellation fee for the time I spent, to which he demurred. I then informed him that after ten days of nonpayment, I would send the bill to collection. Do. you think I have a good case or am I wasting my time?
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Msg #651542
6 replies | Downpayments | By SeawolfNY on 10/18/25 11:50am
Twice in the last month I committed to finance/mortgage deal. Both times, at the last minute, the appointments were cancelled. Now I require a non-refundable down payment in order to have my time committed in advance.
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