Blog by Denise O'Dell, Real Estate Agent/Notary

A question was posed to me in an email from someone who read one of my posts on Active Rain.  I would appreciate your thoughts on the matter.  I have set forth my reply below. Question:  "I heard testimony yesterday that a notary did not get a fingerprint for a signature done in 2005. The documen...

Hi Everyone! I have been on Active Rain for over 6 months now.  I've written a few blogs, read a lot of comments and made a lot of comments.  I've introduced friends and have invited others to join.  When I first became an AR member, I didn't know what it was all about, I just jumped in feet firs...

See what happened to this guy who bought something from the store "Best Buy." "If you purchase something from, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, JC Penny, Sears etc. and you return the item with the receipt they will give you your money back if you paid cash, or credit your account if paid by plastic. Well, ...

Someone sent this to me and I thought I'd pass it along... Remember the election in 2006?   A little over one year ago: 1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high; 2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon; 3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.   Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 200...

...Robert Lustig of 1Evictions as a new member to Active Rain  He's not only new to Active Rain, but new to the whole blogging thing, so please be a little patient with him.  I'm sure he'd appreciate any suggestion.  Thank you kindly! Thank you all in advance for taking time out of your busy sche...

Signing Agent E&O insurance is now being offered by CNA Surety in some states.  It's supposed to "fill the gap left by a traditional notary E&O policy, when notaries provide signing agent services in a real estate loan closing."  It "covers the notary signing agent's unintentional errors or omiss...

"We thought of you with love todayBut that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterdayAnd days before that, too. We think of you in silenceWe often speak your name. Now all we have are memoriesAnd your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsakeWith which we'll never part God has you in H...

From the National Notary Association newsletter "...Several states have introduced bills to substantially increase the fees Notaries may charge. Delaware has passed legislation taking effect in February 2009 increasing maximum notarization fees from $5 to $10, and allowing Notaries to charge $25 ...

Unbelievable... I just heard that because of high gas prices, people are now stealing license plates to get free gas and  putting them on their car, then getting gas and running. The gas station will have "your" license plate # and you could be in trouble for "pump and run." Check your car period...

Although we are almost half way into 2008, loan documents submitted by lenders and title companies still contain the old notarial wording.  This is especially the case when it comes to Jurats.  As a notary signing agent, I have been attaching forms with the new language for almost six months now....