Topic : Escrow Education
Identity Theft and The Notary Seal:
A Personal Experience
by Joan Bergstrom, Certified Loan Signing Agent and Teacher, Author
Notaries in California are required to keep their Notary Seals/Stamps under their own personal “lock and key.” The Notary is responsible for both their Journal and Commission Seal.
This secured “lock and key” requirement is normally thought to be for employees in California whose Journal and Commission Seal are purchased by their employer to be used […]
Anyone Have the Time?
by Daniel C. Jones, Founder, NotaryClasses.com and APN&CSA
Could your journal lack important information? If you are not entering the time of notarization along with the date, your journal is not in compliance and you may be leaving yourself vulnerable to serious repercussions. Many notaries, especially long-time notaries, fail to enter the time of notarization in their journals, either because the notary never […]


