House Passes MBA-Supported Federal RON Bill

Posted March 2, 2023

The U.S. House of Representatives has officially passed H.R. 1059, the SECURE Notarization Act—a bipartisan, MBA-supported bill that establishes federal minimum standards for Remote Online Notarization (RON). This marks a significant milestone in creating a unified national framework to complement…

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New York state makes remote online notarizations permanent

Posted January 5, 2022

As more states allow RON, California and North Carolina are among notable holdouts. After allowing remote online notarizations as an emergency measure during the pandemic, New York state has passed a law permanently legalizing the practice in a move welcomed…

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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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