Save your money. They are close to a scam.
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I agree 100% there are many reasons to stay with the NNA as a LSA but I do take the cheapest package, the one for the background check.
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agree, the NNA designation is the key to so many doors in this business. A lot of SS and Title company’s won’t work with PSA’s who aren’t NNA certified . I do utilize their help line but am acutely aware they aren’t always correct . It’s not enough to stop me from being a member.
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I get mine from Notary Rotary
No one should be able to dictate where we get our certifications or supplies unless they provide options. Otherwise, it looks like they are in cahoots with that one organization and I think there are laws about this.
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If you like working with certain companies, I would also renew your “Certification”
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Your question “Is the nna necessary for signing agents?” is a subjective and depends on your risk tolerance level and what the rules are for your state. I am in Washington. For me, it is certainly worth it to maintain my National Notary Association (NNA) membership because like it our not, NNA has become the gold standard for signing agent certification. I prefer the convenience of using the NNA annual criminal background checks and annual signing agent training (more risk mitigation efforts) and being listed on the NNA’s SigningAgent.com and FindaNotary.com websites, where many hiring companies find us for assignments.
Like others have stated, I obtain my state notary bond and my signing agent E&O insurance elsewhere – not through NNA. I pay CNA Surety $366/yr for $125,000 signing agent E&O (different from notary public E&O) which I consider money well spent.
You will also encounter signing agents in here who have just their state notary bond and either minimal or ZERO Signing Agent E&O insurance. They have a different risk tolerance level than I do. I am not comfortable risking my family’s home in the event I am sued for a loan signing error.
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