For whatever its worth. I use binder clips. All docs and checks are on tve binder clip. I package it at home and take a picture. Less chance of loosing docs or checks.
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Wow! Thats not the first time Iâve heard that unfortunately 
It is not fraudulent. I know who owns that signing service. Worded a bit weird, but not fraudulent
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Thats good to know! Thank you that makes me feel alot better.
Wording is everything and I know these signing companies have to deal with some irresponsible acts by notaries, but most of us care about our work quality.
At this point the threats can be over the top and to the point where they can send red flags to those of us who arent going to take chances in these situationsâŠno matter how slow things are right now.
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Hmm, if you lose a check, if the signers cannot stop payment and replace it, someone should. I staple all of my checks to the order and copy it. They must have had lost checks in the past. It is a general statement âregardlessâ if money if due or not. If money is not due it clearly has that on the CD. I would not get all up about it.
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To me a lost check is a lost check. Whether $1k or $100k. A loss is a loss and you can be held reliable in the same manner regardless of the amount simply by accepting the job and marking it complete and successful. The value of the check is meaningless when it comes to liability and responsibility. If the deal doesnât fund and settle, thatâs what they would be suing for, and the amount of the check is already included in that.
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Definitely agree here. Wording is everything, and always look for those âred flags.â Food for thought: Confidence and comfort in what we do only enhances our âwork quality.â Meaning, I always do my homework with due diligence, with the best of my ability prior to going to the client with questions or concerns. The last thing I want to do is give them the impression I donât know what I am doing, or that their expectations arenât clear (if I can help it). If they worded their request a little âweirdâ and Iâm still âfoggyâ after doing my homework, Iâm going âold fashionedâ and picking up the phone. Then I follow up on any significant changes from my initial understanding to CMA.
Good post!
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Well put!
I wholeheartedly agree with your follow through! Taking peventive action is where its atđ
Iâm so grateful for this platform and all the different options and perspectives!
I learned alot from this post and appreciate all the awesome information!
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As the Military saying goes, âI got your six!â
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Thatâs awesome! Much appreciated!
If you donât make mistakes then itâs just a rule. I had a signer hand me a $275,000 check (made out to the Title Company) as I was walking out the door with their signed documents. Naturally, I crossed out the title companyâs name and cashed it at the nearest check cashing kioskâŠNOT. That just goes to show how much responsibility a signing agent must assume when they accept an assignment.
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Oh my gosh that is ridiculous WOWOWOW
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Itâs not âjust a ruleâ if somebody makes a mistake and you canât prove it wasnât you.
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Hi. Signing Order did not do any investigations on NotaryZoom. They never even emailed or called me. We have three years of business on their platform and they know us very well. Iâve already explained all of our procedures and policies to you when this happened. You may choose not to sign for us. Thatâs fine. Itâs your business. But this is a very small industry and all the SS owners share notaries, the good and the bad, we are all in these forums as we are signing agents ourselves, and we all use the same verbiage for our policies that notaries must agree to. I have never legally gone after a notary for anything and Iâm very fair, which is why you wonât find any complaints other than yours online :). I understand being careful but telling everyone youâre started a major investigation isnât really truthful. I wish you all the best.
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Hello,
Iâm really glad you say you run a fair business. Unfortunately, there are some SS companies that donât.
Personally, the minute I see something sketchy or something that throws up a red flag to me, I will not touch it. That is my preference. I chose to share this particular experience I had with your company, that is also my preference to do so.
The notaries on this forum have saved me alot of wasted time and possible issues by warning of bad companies and those who are fraudulent. Thats why I am active here and take my time to post in order to share experiencesâŠhence why its a forum. I had a questionable experience with your company, so I am going to share that. Thats what we do here.
If you donât want to have your statements perceived to be fraudulent, this could be a great opportunity to clean up your wording so your company doesnât appear to look that way.
Perhaps you have dealt with some bad notaries in the past, however, when you start of an interaction with language that can be considered aggressive and threating, it makes people think twice about working for your company. Some people just donât entertain the threats and will walk away from companies that treat people this way for that reason alone.
At the end of the day, it is personal preference. Some notaries will take anything because they want the money. Some read into legal liabilities and dont wish to be a part of it. Some see the threating language itself as a deterrent to working with you, some donât care about the threats and will work with you. Its up to the individual.
Also, if you go back to my post I never said I started a âhuge investigationâ . I reported it as possible fraud, they responded and said they will investigate it. I donât work for signing agent so I dont know thier protocol is, this is simply what I was told.
AgainâŠwording is everything.
Thank you for your response. We have scheduled over 10,000 orders in the past few years with zero legal issues or complaints. Iâm confident in my business practice and legal language. Thank you for your concern though. Take care.
Thank you for your research.
Iâve had law firms send a settlement check that I was to hand over to their client after all documents were signed. I usually recommend we sign in their bankâs lobby and immediately deposit the check.
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I like that response. Yep
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