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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RON Executive Orders or Emergency Legislation – State by State

Posted April 20, 2020

RON legislation has been changing rapidly over the past few weeks. From emergency legislation to Executive Orders, there are an abundance of new states allowing some form of remote notarization. Information on states that have not enacted RON legislation in…

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Remote Online Notarization Progress

Posted April 16, 2020

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the American Land Title Association (ALTA) have collaborated to prepare model legislation that would provide the framework for any state to adopt an remote online notarization process. This model legislation was developed with input from an ad-hoc…

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New Texas Online Notarization Law Allows Remote Acknowledgement in Domestic and Cross-Border Transactions

Posted July 13, 2018

The 85th Session of the Texas Legislature passed H.B. 1217 to allow online notarization, making it the third state (after Virginia and Montana) to allow notaries to perform remote notarial acts. Effective on July 1, 2018, the new law enables…

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