Colorado Springs Mobile Notary - Leon Austin

It seems like such a severe and drastic measure to refuse to pay the closer because the borrower was not able to provide a copy of their ID.  But that is exactly what some companies threaten to do.  This was in the instructions for the closing I did recently: It's not our fault if we tell the bor...

I got a call to do a closing. I agreed to do it. I waited for a closing confirmation so I could start preparing. None came. An hour later. Still no confirmation. I called the company. Someone other than the person I spoke to answered and told me that they are still getting the loan documents toge...

Two minutes into the closing last night the borrower found a problem on the HUD Settlement Statement, called the loan officer, and was instructed by the loan officer to not sign the documents -- that they would be re-drawn.  I hardly had a chance to finish filling out my notary journal. I had spe...

In the topic: Why notary signing agents get burned, I wrote about signing service contracts, and the need to read them carefully.  Not only should notary signing agents read the contracts, they also need to read the instructions that come with the closing assignment.  Failure to read and understa...

It usually goes like this:  I'll have a closing at 4 p.m.  I'll have another closing at 6 p.m. Normally there would be no problem handling those two assignments.  Colorado Springs isn't that big.  I can finish the 4pm closing, then go straight to the 6pm closing. There's just one problem: I haven...

I got a call yesterday to do a Reverse Mortgage closing.  The closing is scheduled for next Monday at 10 a.m.  I checked my calendar and saw that I had that time slot open.  I have another closing scheduled for 12:15, but I believe I can fit the reverse mortgage closing in.  I told the caller tha...

I have a RESPA signing this evening at 6:30 (point A). There aren't that many pages to sign, so it shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.  That would allow me enough time to drive to the FedEx Center in the north end of town (point B) and deliver the documents.  This way they would go out tonight a...

I got a call this morning to do a Reverse Mortgage closing.  No problem. I have a lot of experience with reverse mortgages. Out of that experience I have learned that, because of the age of the reverse mortgage borrowers, there are certain things that I want to keep in mind. Of primary concern is...

I received a letter from a signing service I recently did a closing for.  It offered an opportunity to earn more money. I'm always interested in earning more money.  Tell me more. It works like this.  If there is a title company that I work directly with, I give that signing service their name an...

I had a RESPA signing last night out in Peyton, Colorado.  It was cold, and it snowed recently -- the kind of conditions that make people appreciate the warmth and comfort of their home. The borrower had just come home from work and was preparing dinner.  In a little while the food would be ready...