MERS expansion to include RON video storage

Posted December 1, 2021

ICE Mortgage Technology announced MERSCORP Holdings Inc. is expanding its capabilities to include storage of remote online notarization (RON) videos for lenders, investors and servicers.The MERS RON video storage solution will provide a secure way to store, provide access to,…

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MISMO RON-Certified Platforms Increase 40 Percent

Posted July 23, 2021

MISMO®, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, today announced that 14 technology platforms have now successfully completed MISMO Remote Online Notarization (RON) certification. DocuTech, OneNotary, Pro Notary and SimplySecureSign join 10 previously certified platforms, representing a 40 percent increase in the number…

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National remote online notary bill reintroduced in Congress

Posted June 3, 2021

A bill that would permit immediate nationwide use of remote online notarization was reintroduced in the current session of Congress, after failing to gain traction last year. A number of states have had RON available for several years. Then as…

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Federal and state governments work quickly to enable remote online notarization to meet global crisis

Posted January 12, 2021

As more businesses are forced to work remotely due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, several federal and state governments are moving quickly to enable fully electronic processes to keep businesses operating. On March 18, 2020, Senate Bill 3533, the…

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The changing laws on remote online notarization

Posted August 22, 2020

On July 25, 2000, the first paperless real estate transaction took place in Broward County in Florida. That transaction involved a home purchase and financing and took less than five minutes to record. Immediately, recorded documents were returned to the…

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