Shauna Nelson is a notary public, mobile notary, & mortgage loan signing agent in the Western Washington state area.  Shauna wrote a wo...

This year's Captain Obvious award goes to Presidential adviser Paul Volcker, who boldly stated that the mortgage industry is dysfunction...

Closing Costs - The 5 cheapest states & the 5 most expensive for mortgage closing costs (New York, Texas, & California I expected, ...

If you use social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogger, etc. to connect with people and share your thoughts, here are some abs...

We've recently added two new members to the Michigan Notary Network .  A few months ago we added Art Gresser .  Art covers mobile closin...

Stop it already.  No seriously, I mean it.

Unemployment, crime, poverty, foreclosures, plummeting home values.  Welcome to Detroit - The most stressed out city in America . Update...

Having a mortgage calculator can sometimes come in handy at a closing.  If you have a smart-phone like an iPhone or Droid, there are many mo...

Several people contacted me this weekend asking for information on how to perform e-signs for Fiserv (Flagstar loans).  Fiserv offers video ...

The dominoes are still falling. What started out as a case of notary fraud has turned into a brewing (insert Tea Party pun here) controvers...

Sales of newly built homes drop to the lowest level ever . E-V-E-R. Ouch.

The third and final stage of the Credit Card Accountability and Responsibility and Disclosure Act takes effect today. The new rules put a ...

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) will receive an additional $128.4 million in funds to assist unemployed homeowners...

There are several states that use notary networks as a way to promote each other and connect with other qualified, experienced notary signin...

I typically get several calls a week from someone looking for a mobile notary public outside of my usual travel area. I always direct them ...

The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws has approved the final wording for the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts ....

My hometown of Plymouth, Michigan was recently transformed into the fictional town of Woodsboro for the filming of Scream 4 (also known as ...

With foreclosures continuing to rise, U.S. homeownership has fallen to a 10 year low of 66.9%. Conversely, apartments are filling at doubl...

If you're looking to start as a notary signing agent or if you've recently started, Brenda Stone's free eBook is a terrific pla...

This week, some of us received a notice regarding a settlement in a class action lawsuit involving the National Notary Association and Signi...