Nationwide Use of Remote Online Notarization (RON)

Posted February 28, 2023

As Congress continues exploring solutions to support consumers and businesses through ongoing economic challenges, new bipartisan efforts are underway to expand access to Remote Online Notarization (RON) nationwide. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced Senate Bill S….

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Settings Expectations for a RON Signing Experience

Posted April 20, 2021

Identity Verification Step 1 is identity verification that requires all signing parties to pass knowledge-based authentication prior to a system performed credential ID test. A user’s ID can consist of a driver’s license, a government issued photo ID or passport. Audio-Video…

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Electronic Notarization vs. Remote Notarization

Posted June 16, 2020

It’s important to distinguish between eNotarization and remote notarization. While they sound similar, there’s a key difference. The first allows documents to be signed and notarized digitally BUT requires the signer to be present in the same room as the…

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Why Can’t I Just Slap an E-signature on a PDF Note

Posted April 24, 2020

With the industry ramping up their use of remote online notarization, emergency video notarization and remote ink-signed notarization for security instruments, the natural question is when will we see new legal authority to make it easier to electronically sign mortgage notes? The…

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