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NNA Staff
Expectations are running high that the Federal government and a group of state Attorneys General are near a settlement with a number of major financial institutions over the improper notarization and document signing practices at the heart of the “robo-signing” crisis.
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NNA Staff
Under a new plan proposed by President Obama, undocumented immigrants with parents or spouses in the United States would not be required to leave the country before they file paperwork that would prevent deportation because of family hardship.
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NNA Staff
The Healthcare Professionals Section spoke with Dr. Moshe Lewis, a physician and pain management specialist in San Francisco, California, to discuss practices healthcare workers can follow to reduce risk of exposing private data, and the roles Notaries may play in the future in privacy protection.
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NNA Staff
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Justice has issued a directive to all Notary Public offices requiring them to verify the identity off all people seeking notarial services.
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NNA Staff
NNA 2007 Notary of the Year Joan Sampson and Ed Newsom, a long-time Notary and owner of a UPS store in Calabasas, California, both know what it’s like to have their Notary identities co-opted by scammers trying to commit fraud.
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NNA Staff
Independent Notary have a crucial interest in protecting their livelihoods from unforeseen occurrences. Business consulting firm Small Business Authority offers a few suggestions that every small business owner should consider.
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NNA Staff
Data losses at two healthcare organizations were listed among the top six most serious information security breaches of 2011, according to a privacy advocacy organization — and both involved the theft of electronic data storage devices.
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NNA Staff
Many companies pay for their employees to become Notaries, including the application and training fee, the cost of the surety bond, Notary stamp and other necessary supplies. However, this investment can create confusion for Notaries and employers alike over who owns or controls the commission and how it is to be used.
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Michael Lewis
A Sacramento, California, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to helping orchestrate a $19 million mortgage fraud scheme that at one time had co-opted the identity of the National Notary Association’s 2007 Notary of the Year Joan Sampson.
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David Thun
The mortgage servicing firm accused of running a massive 'robo-signing' scheme in Nevada and directing Notary-employees to improperly notarize thousands of documents has been named in a class-action lawsuit by local homeowners.