In 2011, Virginia pioneered digital notarizations with House Bill 2318/Senate Bill 827, marking a shift from in-person to online notarizations. Now, 40+ states embrace this safer, simpler, and smarter way to authenticate documents. Remote online notarization (RON) employs audio-video tech,…
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You have a client in Europe who needs to sign a document before a notary public. Generally, you would instruct your client to appear before the United States Embassy for notarial services similar to the functions of a New York…
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The House on Monday passed an MBA-supported bill that would create minimum federal standards to complement more than 40 current state remote online notarization laws. The House passed H.R. 1059, the SECURE Notarization Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Kelly…
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As Congress looks to provide solutions amidst the evolving economic challenges faced by consumers and businesses, Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Mark Warner (D-VA) have introduced S. 3533 and Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) have introduced H.R. 6364. These bipartisan…
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The housing market continues to cool as increasing mortgage interest rates quickly diminish housing affordability. In September, home sales fell more than 15 percent over the year. Under the aggressive monetary policies, housing demand will not recover any time before…
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