I disagree that we should pick and choose what we print for a signer’s copy. I delete pages of notary instructions, but I include all forms.
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Pick and choose, folks.
Yesterday, received a text from Mortgage Connect asking if I was available for a 10am HELOC in a town 45-minute drive from me. That text came through at 9:45am. Umm … nope. Earliest I can make it is at 12pm and my fee is $250. Response: Okay, I’ll send it right over.
It was a 57-page package (including shipping label) and required scans. No problem with my ScanSnap ix1500.
My business; I set my fees. 
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@earl226 if you’ve read Joe’s comments previously about his procedure you’d find that, although it’s different, it’s pretty efficient. However, that said, I agree and I would not allow signers to just “sign away” without my introducing the document and making sure there are no questions.
Yes, a 250+ page signing will take time - a LOT of time. I had one, an FHA, many years ago with that kind of volume - signers saw the size of the package and said “Just keep flipping papers” - well, I did, but not until I’d told them the document and it’s purpose (keeping within the guidelines and not UPL) - I kept control of the signing.
I recieved this text this morning.
Offering Pay $75.00
Our Client’s Instructions
**New Process, Please read*Offering Pay $75.00
Our Client’s Instructions
**New Process, Please read**
You are being contracted by our company to notarize signatures only. Do not provide legal advice or provide details surrounding the documents. Please do not handle any funds. The borrower is to submit funds directly through with Navy Federa directly through with Navy Federal Title Services.
Thanks for the comment, Linda my sisters name is Linda.
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Just wow. It may as well say point and tell them to sign.
@johnsonps306 I think you need to search here for Joe’s comment on how he conducts a loan signing - it does make sense and seems very efficient. I don’t believe Joe is a “point and sign” notary
I never said he was Linda you read a lot of things into comments that just aren’t there. I was talking about the instructions received on an order that somebody posted.
Went back and looked and my apologies, you’re right. Sorry for the misunderstanding -
It’s not a problem. I don’t take very much personally, not in these parts.
Our state, NC has the allowable charge for printing per page. Check with your state and stick to your guns. Of course, I don’t think that includes things such as toner, etc. so I make sure that’s part of “my charge”.
Well, if you read my bio, you’d know that I’ve been witness to closing loans for 25+ years. When I first started, Title would mail all the documents to the client and the client hired The Notary. Usually out of the yellow pages where I had a huge ad. Then for a while, Title would fax us all the loan documents so you had to have a plain paper fax to get work. This pushing paper documents across the table was started by us back in the early to mid 2000s and now it’s pretty much an industry standard. But back then we were getting $250 per signing so you could easily justify explaining every document to the signers, especially since the first time they saw the Settlement Statement and the Truth in Lending was when you showed up. Nowadays, the better part of the signing is done online and they get their settlement statement three days early so they’re much more informed than they used to be. And for that reason. the signers want us out of the house as quickly as possible. So that’s how I roll. Sadly, some of you just can’t seem to evolve.
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Joe, I certainly don’t mean any offense when I say it’s ironic to hear you chastise someone about evolving when you lament the good old days hey just an observation. Have a happy Thanksgiving.
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NC_Mike
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