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NNA Staff
A federal report criticized the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which is tasked with overseeing mortgage giant Fannie Mae, for failing to have procedures in place that would have identified and prevented much of the improper conduct and flawed notarial practices that led to the “robo-signing” crisis.
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NNA Staff
Since she was honored as Notary of the Year in 2004, Jamie Johns-Smith has relocated from California to Louisiana where she’s taken on several new challenges.
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NNA Staff
Now, through a new member benefit, you have exclusive access to online NNA “badges” that display your membership status, and demonstrate your commitment to notarial excellence.
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NNA Staff
Are Notaries in Illinois allowed to use loose certificates? If so, how should they be handled?
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NNA Staff
Mortgage fraud investigations jumped 88 percent in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year.
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NNA Staff
The Pennsylvania Department of State is now accepting online applications for Notary commissions.
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NNA Staff
In an effort to protect consumers from immigration scams, the state of New York recently passed a law regulating how non-attorney Notaries can advertise their services in foreign languages. As more states institute similar measures to combat the unauthorized practice of law, Notaries can take guidance from the New York law and follow a similar protocol to protect both yourself and your signers.
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NNA Staff
A former high school teacher, Carol Salter of Colorado has always had a passion for education.
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NNA Staff
Florida this week enacted a new “Power of Attorney Act” that mandates significant changes to how they are handled, and the methods by which they must be executed and notarized.
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NNA Staff
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a new law that establishes one of the country’s most far-reaching sets of requirements for Notaries who advertise their services in foreign languages.