Colorado Springs Mobile Notary - Leon Austin

In a recent closing that I did on a FHA loan, the borrower saw the abbreviation 'MIP' on one of the documents and asked me what that meant. I told him that it stands for 'Mortgage Insurance Premium'.Last night I had a closing and there were some questions the borrower had regarding the 1-4 Family...

It seems almost unnecessary to have to say this, but there are people who believe that a notary public can draft legal documents for them.I just received a call from a woman who needed a Power of Attorney notarized. No problem. I do it all the time. Then she told me that she doesn't have the docu...

As with just about any occupation, there are pros and cons to being a mobile notary. THE PROS:Mobile notaries provide a valuable service. People depend on notarized documents for many things: getting a job, taking care of financial matters, estate planning, health matters, travel, ... and a lot m...

It's a responsibility that notary signing agents are entrusted with, and a responsibility that should be taken seriously.  Without a photocopy of the borrower's ID, there could be a delay in the funding of the loan.One might argue that it's the borrower's responsibility to provide a photocopy of ...

Last week I was given an assignment to do a closing, but was not given a phone number. The signing company told me that they would contact the title company and get it for me.  The truth was that the broker didn't want the borrower to be contacted.I have learned my lesson about showing up at a cl...

I got a call last Friday to do a closing at 8 PM. I turned it down because I was scheduled to do a closing at 6 PM. Both closings were in Colorado Springs. It usually doesn't take more than a half an hour to get from one end of town to the other.  So one might think that I should be done with the...

The professional designation -- Certified Notary Signing Agent -- is one that many notary signing agents feel isn't worth achieving, or isn't necessary. One of the reasons is that, they are never asked by signing services or title companies if they are certified. That's a good point. Out of the h...

I will be honest with you in saying that, the primary reason why I became a Colorado notary public was so that I could work as a Notary Signing Agent.  It's how I make a living.Another reason why I became a notary public was so that I could serve the public.  One of the ways I do that is by provi...

Every once in a while a company will do something that will have me clutching my heart like Fred Sanford.I got a call yesterday to do a closing. It's scheduled for Thursday. They sent the loan documents a few minutes after I received the confirmation. Why is this such an incredible thing?Notary s...

Not necessarily. If a document is legal, it's not because it has a notary stamp on it.I once received a call to notarize an IOU. The person making the request wanted to make it a 'legal' document. This way, if the person didn't repay the loan, they could do all sorts of bad things to him.There's ...