Yes, I searched the forums for a similar experiences with NotaryGO, and I’m really just wanting to vent. I’m in the Bay Area.
long story short, I did a signing last week where the Deed of Trust had three names on there. The signers were present and they all signed and I stamped, no problem.
The problem began this week when NotaryGO said the lender wanted me to cross out of one the names on the deed and initial it. The lender had made a mistake adding that third name. HA, no!
I replied with several citations of CA statutes that explicitly indicate doing otherwise would result in a felony, fines, losing commission, county recorder rejection, etc. I said I would happy to go back with a redrawn DOT in hand. That was yesterday.
Today, NotaryGO came back with an option to just provide an “all-purpose acknowledgement” so I wouldn’t have to go back. Nopity, nope.
I replied back firmly, reiterating CA statute citations, and added that coercing or influencing me as a CA commissioned Notary Public is a misdemeanor, that she needs to educate the lender and her team at NotaryGO, and that the only way out of this to go back with redrawn DOT in hand! How hard is that to do? That the lender messed up is NOT my problem, check your docs next time!!
NotaryGO came back AGAIN today with another request to “strick” out the third name on the wet signature package. Are these people just really dumb or do they just have no spine to tell title/lender that it’s a HARD NO???
This time, I replied back with a cease and desist of the egregious and illegal requests, full redraw or nada, I cc:ed the title manager at DOMA. Good lord!
Title knew, and tried to wipe their hands of it, “I am just passing on what the lender told me…” she then had the audacity to threaten me with, “do I need to bring in my legal team?”
Me:
“Yes, you should absolutely bring in your legal team. Have your counsel call me directly (■■■) ■■■-xxxx.”
