The National Notary Association, the leader in best practices, training, and advocacy for the nation’s community of 4.4 million Notaries, has named Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto as its 2012 March Fong Eu Achievement Award recipient for her dedication to protecting homeowners and consumers nationwide, and for acting as a model of conduct in the midst of the foreclosure crisis...More

The National Notary Association announced this week that the number of Notaries Public in the United States declined by 9.3 percent in the past five years, caused by the worst recession in 80 years. Yet, there are still 4,380,351 commission-holders protecting America’s consumers and businesses from fraud...More

We have surpassed 10,000 “Likes” in our national campaign to fight breast cancer, but we need more! The program closes this Sunday—Mother’s Day—so tell your fellow Notaries, families, friends and co-workers about our benevolent campaign...More

An Upland, California, man is facing multiple counts of forgery and real estate fraud after a local Notary reported to authorities that her seal and signature had been forged on a grant deed, the San Bernardino District Attorney’s office announced. The case is the latest in a string of fraud investigations to uncover the use of forged Notary seals...More

The NNA has added two new webinars to its May series — the first one will focus on strategies that Notaries can use when faced with improper notarization requests in the workplace; the second will provide timely information and updates regarding this year’s NNA Conference 2012, to be held in San Diego, California on June 3-6. Both webinars will take place live on Friday, May 18^th and are offered free of charge to NNA Members...More

With the foreclosure ‘robo-signing’ crisis and the National Mortgage Settlement sending shockwaves through America’s mortgage industry, three nationally prominent Secretaries of State will convene a special Keynote Panel at the National Notary Association’s 34th Annual Conference this June to discuss the growing demand for trusted, legal notarizations, and what Notaries need to do to increase public protections and reduce liability risks...More