Hello everyone. I am a little perplexed as to how I should respond to this rebuff and could use some thoughts from seasoned professionals.
A good friend of mine is buying a home. They have opened an escrow account with a local title company and have asked that I be the notary to notarize their loan package documents. I contacted the title company to notify them of their request and they responded telling me that corporate policy requires them to only use a particular signing service that has been vetted through their corporate office. I am an independent mobile notary and trained LSA. I stopped accepting assignments through signing agencies due to their high performance costs and low reimbursement rates. This is the second time I have encountered this response. The first time I was able to work with the signing company because I was already registered with them, however, I am not with this one and I really don’t want to be.
Have you encountered a rebuff like this? Am I correct in understanding that my friend has the right to use any notary he chooses regardless of title company policy? I don’t want to alienate the title company but I am tempted to remind them of this right, if I am correct. How would you respond to this title company? Your thoughts are appreciated.