Background check
Just wondering which background check does everybody go through
There are severalā¦Sterling, NotaryRotary & NNA. Thus far, the universally accepted one is NNAā¦But be aware that you do NOT have to be an NNA member to obtain both the BGC and a listing in the SigningAgent directory; nor do you have to take the Certification testāthat nobody seems to care about (thoā you still have to pay the āpkg. price for bothā).
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Iāve gone through Crimcheck on a recommendation from Notary2Pro, which was $40. Iām finding that some signing companies only accept NNAās background check. To-date, I have not gone through NNA, but I am considering it.
If you havenāt gone through a background check yet, Iād recommend the more-expensive but universally-accepted (@Arichter, thanks!) NNA check from experience so you donāt pay twice.
A note: from what Iāve seen, Notary2Pro is not happy with only NNA-official background checks being accepted at some companies and is speaking up. If anybody else can shed light on that situation (or if I misunderstood), some clarification would be welcome.
Think you most likely heard it right. It is a āshameā (for lack of a better word) that one āfor-profitā (YES, they are) co. is ārecognizedā as being THE place to obtain a BGC, when, in fact, others are just as good but not āacceptable to allā. Frankly, the only thing the NNA does best is promote themselves TO the people who hire us as the end-all, be-all. It would be nice to have a real choice, but, regardless of the lobbying being done, I just donāt see it happening. Every year I just hold my nose & pay them as little as possible.
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Again so agree with your comments. Iām in WA State and the CA Lobbyists where NNA is based are probably well paid and well versed in the method of āGreedā. It is our fees paying for this service. Grrrrr !!