E-Signatures and Remote Online Notarization: The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (“UETA”) proposed by the Uniform Law Commission (“ULC”) in 1999 presented ways for states to effectuate electronic ...

Bipartisan voice vote brings federal legislation of RON closer to reality. Mortgage industry organizations were celebrating Monday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to allow ...

Notarizing documents entirely over video was a matter of safety at the beginning of the pandemic, when people were eager to refinance their homes or take out loans but hesitant to congregate in person ...

Prior to the enactment of the temporary Emergency Video Notarization law in 2020, all notaries were required to be in the physical presence of signers—even during electronic notarization. The physical ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill late Wednesday creating federal minimum standards, which would allow notaries nationwide to perform remote online notarizations. The legislation passed ...

Q: I'm in the process of closing on the sale of a home. I was able to do the document review electronically, but as the settlement approaches (in a few days) I just had to leave our self-quarantined ...

In Japan, the word for “improvement” is kaizen. In business, kaizen refers to activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the top down. One area in the mortgage ...

SACRAMENTO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 21, 2024 / SimpliGov, a leader in digital forms, workflow process automation, and electronic signature solutions for state and local government, today announced ...

Missouri senators have proposed updates to the state’s laws for public notaries, and Secretary of State John “Jay” Ashcroft said changes would make transactions easier. “Notary laws have not been ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — The Illinois Secretary of State's office is launching a new Electronic Notary system that allows residents to notarize documents remotely. This system, also known as ...

On Dec. 22, 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul authorized remote online notarization in New York. This article discusses the significant data privacy questions that must be addressed as we navigate through this ...

New York has enacted the permanent use of remote electronic notarizations in the state. The legislation, introduced by State Sen. James Skoufis and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic in January, was signed into ...