![Hotline Tip: Journal Entries For Multiple Documents](https://www.nationalnotary.org/Image Library/NNA/Bulletin/HotlineTip.jpg)
By
Kelle Clarke
on December 12, 2013
I have been asked to notarize three different types of documents, all for the same signer. Do I need to create three separate journal entries, or can I simply list all three document types in the appropriate journal column?
![NNA Speaks At Indiana Notary Public Day About New Mortgage Signing Standards](https://www.nationalnotary.org/Image Library/NNA/Bulletin/Bill.JPG)
By
Bill Anderson
on December 12, 2013
Bill Anderson, Vice President of Legislative Affairs for the National Notary Association, spoke with Notaries and answered questions about the new SPW Standards December 7 at Indiana Notary Public Day.
![Do's and don'ts of successful Notary self-promotion](https://www.nationalnotary.org/Image Library/NNA/Bulletin/Dos-and-donts-of-successful-self-promotion-2023-list.jpg)
By
Kelle Clarke
on December 12, 2013
Notary entrepreneurs must find creative ways to leave a lasting impression.
![Through the eyes of a Signing Agent](https://www.nationalnotary.org/Image Library/NNA/Bulletin/Bull-Day-In-Life-Art-Danielle-Finger-12-12-13.jpg)
By
David Thun
on December 12, 2013
For Danielle Finger of San Francisco, California, life is a juggling act. In addition to working as a full-time paralegal, she has maintained a career as a Notary Public, taking on loan signing assignments since 2003.
![Hotline Tip: Thumbprinting Coworkers For Notarization](https://www.nationalnotary.org/Image Library/NNA/Bulletin/HotlineTip.jpg)
By
Kelle Clarke
on December 05, 2013
If I notarize my coworkers' signature on a general “Release of Lien” document, do I need to get their thumbprint?
![WWYD Answers: The Case Of The Birth Certificate And The Near Newlyweds](https://www.nationalnotary.org/Image Library/NNA/Bulletin/Bride---Groom-Paperwork.jpg)
By
Kelle Clarke
on December 05, 2013
Last month we posed a scenario about a Notary who was asked by a pair of near-newlyweds to notarize their birth certificates in order for them to get a marriage license. The question: Is this an act that a Notary is authorized to perform, and, if so, how would you go about it?
![CFPB: Simpler mortgage disclosure forms coming in 2015](https://www.nationalnotary.org/Image Library/NNA/Bulletin/disclosure-form.jpg)
By
David Thun
on December 05, 2013
New mortgage disclosure forms that will potentially make loan signings run smoother will be rolled out in 2015, according to an announcement last month by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
![Notary Maria Torres-Lopez: Serving her community, one client at a time](https://www.nationalnotary.org/Image Library/NNA/Bulletin/lopez.jpg)
By
Kelle Clarke
on December 05, 2013
When Maria Torres-Lopez first began performing notarizations as a small part of her job at Bank of America, she didn’t realize it would eventually lead to a full-time career. She now runs her own business, providing a variety of services to clients in her Florida town.
By
Michael Lewis
on December 03, 2013
Higher interest rates and a surge in federal regulations will throw a bucket of cold water on the refi market in 2014, driving down refi activity by 70%.