It’s Time for a New Definition of Equity
Originally published in MBA NewsLink // March 21, 2022 It’s not often that society as a whole collectively agrees to assign a word to describe an entire year, but that’s exactly what we did in 2020 with the word “unprecedented.” However, the mortgage industry more aptly seemed to agree to assign the word “historic” to…
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By jack
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21 March, 2022
Worried About RON Storage? Stream It
Originally published in MBA NewsLink // November 21, 2021 With every new technological advancement and update, there will be early adopters, latecomers, and questions about how innovation will alter the status quo. One of the most powerful examples of this was the shift in the early 2000s in how consumers bought and listened to music….
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By jack
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12 November, 2021
RON: The mortgage industry’s Field of Dreams
In August 2021, Major League Baseball made a lot of dreams come true by building a baseball field in a cornfield and then having the Yankees and White Sox play an actual game. Much like Field of Dreams, remote online notarization has seen its own “If you build it, they will come” moment begin to…
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By jack
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29 October, 2021
Proven a 2020 Best-Practice, RON Poised for Standard Operating Procedure in Mortgage Closing
Originally published in MBA NewsLink // June 23, 2021 Long drilled into our high-performance psyches as a positive attribute, some say multi-tasking has had its day and been found wanting. Neuroscientists now tout single-tasking as up to 500% more productive than multi-tasking, with leadership consultants and ordinary working folk confirming in practice. Even our fast-paced,…
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By jack
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23 June, 2021
Why is hybrid closing still a thing?
If COVID-19 was the No. 1 topic of conversation amongst real estate professionals in 2020, remote online notarizations was arguable No. 2, like lenders, title/settlement agents, and real estate agents all scrambled to keep their pipelines moving in the face of social distancing requirements and/or stay-at-home orders. As the pandemic extends into 2021, much remains…
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By jack
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14 April, 2021
For Immediate Release: Attorney-facilitated online closings
Real estate agents enamored by Federal Title’s new attorney-facilitated online closings Customers of the D.C.-based title company don’t have to sacrifice quality experience of in-office attorney closing when opting for convenience of remote online closing Washington, D.C. (November 2, 2020) – Federal Title & Escrow Company, an independently owned title company in the Capital Region with…
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By jack
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10 November, 2020
Impediments to Interstate Commerce Eliminated by Passage of The Secure Notarization Act
Originally published in MBA NewsLink // October 19, 2020 By: Rachael Sokolowski and Rick Triola What ever happened to Senate Bill 3533, the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (the “SECURE Act”), bipartisan legislation to authorize and establish minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations (RON), which was introduced in…
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By jack
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19 October, 2020
The lack of RON standardization creates industry confusion
The need for nationwide remote online notary standards becomes more apparent each day. Because RON laws are passed at the state level, each state has a different law, and those laws are interpreted differently from company to company and across state lines. The lack of RON standardization not only results in confusion surrounding the notarial…
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By NotaryCam
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30 September, 2020
How to Avoid Leaving an Empty Seat at the Closing Table
Originally published in MBA NewsLink // July 15, 2020 Approximately two years ago, mortgage industry advisory firm STRATMOR Group published data illuminating just how important it is for loan officers to attend their closings. We live in a very different world than we did two years ago, and while the nature of closings may have…
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By NotaryCam
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15 July, 2020
Webinar – Remote Online Notary (RON) — Where it Stands Now and How to Get Started
The first quarter of 2020 proved to be an unprecedented time for the mortgage industry. As cities and states across the U.S. enforce stay-at-home orders, more organizations are looking to take advantage of eClosing opportunities. In this webinar, implementation and technology experts provide implementation best practices and recommendations for Remote Online Notarization (RON) technology. Company: DocMagic…
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By jack
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24 April, 2020