They closed up shop at the end of April 2008. Their accountant is finalizing all invoices and is suppose to send them out around the middle of May. They sent an email out about it on April 16th. FlBrit  FlBrit

I did one for Mario in November and was paid promptly (overnight check) The info I have is: Phone number:562-903-5820 Fax number: 562-903-5547 The 2 e-mails I have for him are: NOTARYEXCHANGE@VERIZON.NET OR MARIO@NOTARYEXCHANGE.COM Address 15068 ROSECRANS AVE. #323 LA MIRADA, CA 90638 Hope some of that helps. Kathy Bond  bondmobilenotary

Did one in early 2007 - he paid me more than fair, and promptly. Even paid me full fee when borrowers refused to sign the first time. But, did one in Oct '07 and was paid in Dec '07. Ck bounced. I contacted him and he immediately paid me through Paypal. IMO, a nice person struggling with this business' downturn.   JustSign

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Yes, I have. I accepted a signing on 12/20/07, and was paid on 12/18/07. It was a two page, Quitclaim Deed. Three signatures, one notarization. I agreed to $60.00. The home was 4 1/2 miles away, one way. Yes, I would do work for them again.[:D]   pattybhat

Thumbs up. Did only one in 2007. Easy to work with. Signing 4/30/07, paid 5/16/07. Would work for any time.  JustSign

Do not work for Notary Connection. I haven't been paid for signings I did in January and February. They owe me $265.00 and have given me excuses, such as "I have been detained in another state for two months," and the "prior accountant ripped off the company so I'm trying to straighten out the accounting." This is another company that I will have to hound through the BBB, SOS, Attorney General's office, and most like small claims court. Notary Connection says you'll get paid in 30 days and then the poor excuses follow. I was even told that a check was sent. Never received a check. I filed a BBB complaint and noticed that another complaint for nonpayment had been previously filed by another notary who had to take this company to court and won!  Cathy Wagner

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Located in Orange, CA. This company got on a list of "good" signing companies that one of our notaries posted. Has anybody got any experience with them?

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I did work for them alot in the begining of 2007 they started to be rude and very damanding around summer I just refused to work for them in november she called and implored and of course here we are and still have not been paid  signagent

yes i have and they are a very good company i am out of coos bay oregon. patsy patsy ann thomas  patsy4

I have done several signings for TransUnion. They recently changed their to pay amount. Not real happy with that. They do quite a bit of HELOC's which are very easy. I liked their old rates much better. They pay according to the contract, also are negotiable with rates.[:)] Maureen Lazar 1st Choice Mobile Signings Lancaster, Ca   maureenlazar

I have done well over one hundred signings for TU. Their people are first rate, their documents are on time and they pay on a timely basis without my having to bill them. I wish all the companies I work with were as good.  jkobleur

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I have done well over one hundred signings for TU. Their people are first rate, their documents are on time and they pay on a timely basis without my having to bill them. I wish all the companies I work with were as good.

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jkobleur - are you an attorney? I hope so, seeing as Georgia is an attorney-only state and all....if you're not, you AND any company you do signings for may want to rethink your business practices as you're all breaking the law. Or..this being your first post here....do I smell a troll?? Linda www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell   LindaH

It would appear my reply has fallen into a black hole so I'm going to re-post..and make some additions to my original reply. jkobleur - are you an attorney? I hope so, seeing as Georgia is an attorney-only state and all....if you're not, you AND any company you do signings for may want to rethink your business practices as you're all breaking the law. Unless, of course, seeing as this is your first post, you have a working relationship with TU and are here to merely defend them... Makes me sick when I know I've done all I can to operate within the laws of my state and I hear of people like this who don't... Linda www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell   LindaH

Everything that's been said...with one caveat: About 1/4 of COs from this co. come thru with their 'standard' (very low) fee shown, despite having agreed to a higher fee. If you don't correct it immediately with them, it becomes a 'gotcha'.  Lee-AR

That's why my name never appears on an airbill....I have no courier accounts and won't have them. Package recipient is always package sender. A few people got burned by EFS for hundreds of dollars after they shut down and left FedEx or UPS holding the bag - the couriers charged back to the shipper - the SA. Let your credit card company know you're disputing the charge - they should fight it out with them. If not, I'd send the company an invoice for the amount charged with a copy of your credit card bill/invoice and if they don't pay it, file a small claims action - they'll end up paying court costs and interest on the amount due, too... Good Luck!! Linda www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell   LindaH

I'm just not sure about small claims in a different state, that seems like a difficult thing to do. And it's too late to dispute the charges with my credit card company and Clearsource is ignoring my bills and statements and acting like they are "working with UPS" -- totally not doing the right thing. THank you for the advice tho!!  Simone

Has anyone worked for this company recently?  jbelmont

Has anyone worked for this company recently?  jbelmont

They are great! Pay on time and nice to work with.  s2cusa

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The only ones I could comment on are MyeMax, Ocean Pacific, Statewide Document, and Century Document. Ocean Pacific and Statewide were slow paying, about 60 days. As far as Century Documents, read my posts about them and their business practices. I'll never work for them again and told them to take me off of their vendor list. I'd work for MeyMax anytime. They're easy to work for, pay well and on time. I wish they'd call more!

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Ocean Pacific Notary Services Gina DePriest SERVICING WASHINGTON & OREGON!! opnotary@yahoo.com Ocean Park, WA www.opnotary.com Voice (360) 244-0090, 360-665-3090 or 360-665-6322 efax (270) 818-8385   Gina

We pay every two weeks and who ever Ohionotary is - they have not contacted our company requesting payment. It would be nice to allow a company that pays to be able to respond for non-payment issues. In fact, 99% of the phone calls we receive in regards to payment or for notarie that have been paid, cashed the check and not posted in properly at their end. I am not sure why that makes us the bad guy. IF anyone in this forum has had a payment issue with our company CALL ME NOW 360-665-3090 an ask for Gina.

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The only ones I could comment on are MyeMax, Ocean Pacific, Statewide Document, and Century Document. Ocean Pacific and Statewide were slow paying, about 60 days. As far as Century Documents, read my posts about them and their business practices. I'll never work for them again and told them to take me off of their vendor list. I'd work for MeyMax anytime. They're easy to work for, pay well and on time. I wish they'd call more!

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Ocean Pacific Notary Services Gina DePriest SERVICING WASHINGTON & OREGON!! opnotary@yahoo.com Ocean Park, WA www.opnotary.com Voice (360) 244-0090, 360-665-3090 or 360-665-6322 efax (270) 818-8385   Gina

Re Gina: I invoiced you 2 or 3 times and called at least 3 times. Regardless, it took 60 days before I got paid. That rhetoric of "we pay every two weeks" is just the same old, same old that we hear all the time. There are very few companies that actually live up to it. Maybe you do pay most of your notaries in that time frame. Who knows? That wasn't my experience.  ohionotary

I have no idea who you are and we NEVER PAY in 60 days. We issue checks every Friday and I regularly have to chase notaries down to send us the completion report. This is what we pay off of - So at least send me an email with the date of signing/borrowers name so I can research this issue. I am sorry it was not your experience with us - at least have the courtesy to identify yourself as possibly there is no validity to your claim. Please do not confuse our company with Pacific Closing Services also located in Ocean Park, Wa who donot pay their notaries and 60 days would be early for them to issue a check. We are not the same company.

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Re Gina: I invoiced you 2 or 3 times and called at least 3 times. Regardless, it took 60 days before I got paid. That rhetoric of "we pay every two weeks" is just the same old, same old that we hear all the time. There are very few companies that actually live up to it. Maybe you do pay most of your notaries in that time frame. Who knows? That wasn't my experience.

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Ocean Pacific Notary Services Gina DePriest SERVICING WASHINGTON & OREGON!! opnotary@yahoo.com Ocean Park, WA www.opnotary.com Voice (360) 244-0090, 360-665-3090 or 360-665-6322 efax (270) 818-8385   Gina

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Re Gina: I invoiced you 2 or 3 times and called at least 3 times. Regardless, it took 60 days before I got paid. That rhetoric of "we pay every two weeks" is just the same old, same old that we hear all the time. There are very few companies that actually live up to it. Maybe you do pay most of your notaries in that time frame. Who knows? That wasn't my experience.

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Ocean Pacific Notary Services Gina DePriest SERVICING WASHINGTON & OREGON!! opnotary@yahoo.com Ocean Park, WA www.opnotary.com Voice (360) 244-0090, 360-665-3090 or 360-665-6322 efax (270) 818-8385   Gina

I do not who you are and have the courtesy to identify yourself. I can tell you NO ONE has have waited 60 days to be paid. We issue checks every Friday and I chase down notaries until I get thier completion report faxed to me by the end of the week of their signing. I cannot reply to your accusation without more information: borrowers name/date of signing/etc. If we made an mistake, I would certainly like to APOLOGIZE pubically. Do not confused my company with Pacific Closing Services who are also in Ocean Park. We are not the same company and for them to pay in 60 days would be a miracle. If there was an issue with payment, I would like to reply in this forum since you have publically said we are a slow payer. At east extend that courtesy. Ocean Pacific Notary Services Gina DePriest SERVICING WASHINGTON & OREGON!! opnotary@yahoo.com Ocean Park, WA www.opnotary.com Voice (360) 244-0090, 360-665-3090 or 360-665-6322 efax (270) 818-8385   Gina

Okay - to OHIONOTARY - real quick here...Gina has requested information to research your invoice, and that info should NOT be posted here (borrower name and other particulars of the signing)...click on her name and you'll see you can send her an e-mail reply (something not provided if she were to click on YOUR name)...send her an e-mail and provide her with more contact info for yourself so you can get this resolved. And for the record - I've done one assignment for Gina - fantastic experience, generous and quick payment...no issues - I'm very inclined to believe this is a case of mistaken identity..:) TO GINA - you don't call, you don't write!! <<sniffle, sniffle>>;...:) Linda www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell   LindaH

I have never had a problem with Gina or her company but another one named Pacific Document Services with Paul being the contact. He always has some excuse as to why the check is not sent on time and the last one that was nearly 60 days old was short $10.00. That money missing was a slap in the face. He claims to send checks on the 30th of the following month, but he always seems to add a few days to that to drag it into 60 days. No thank you  jfsobers

Hi Linda - sorry for not calling you [:0]- I double checked the database and you are there. We just have not had anything in your area - but when we do, you are first call. And thanks for the kind words, it is very appreciated.

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TO GINA[/b] - you don't call, you don't write!! <<sniffle, sniffle>>;...:) Linda www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell

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Ocean Pacific Notary Services Gina DePriest SERVICING WASHINGTON & OREGON!! opnotary@yahoo.com Ocean Park, WA www.opnotary.com Voice (360) 244-0090, 360-665-3090 or 360-665-6322 efax (270) 818-8385   Gina

I would like to throw my two cents in for Ocean Pacific...I have worked for Gina on more than one occasion and was paid quickly! Another notary in my area also does a lot of work for Ocean Pacific and has also only had good experiences with them. [:)] I would also like to add that unlike many signing companies that I have worked for Gina answers the phone promptly and returns calls just as quickly. We need more signing companies like hers!  mpower

Yes and I have never had a problem getting paid. Maria King  mking326

Pacific Document Services owned by Paul Gambs out of California used to pay me but when the big crunch began twice he sent me checks that bounced. He always has a "good" reason for it and issues checks from a different account and those bounced too. I get charged $10 for every bounced check. He promised to send me the total amount owed plus the charges from the bank. When the check came it was only $165. He also underpaid me for a job and agreed to make an adjustment and send me a check for $320. One of his people called me the other day to do a job and left a message on my phone. I won't work for them anymore. Kaleihanamau Johnson  kaleijohnson

This post is about Pacific Document SIGNING in Los Angeles, and NOT about Pacific Document SERVICES which is a different company. Thanks!!!  jbelmont

I did a closing for Pacific Document Signing last year and didn't have any problems. Paid right on time, 30 days. I would work with them again. Geoffrey Zimmer  gzimmer

I did a refi signing, got paid beginning of 2007. Maureen Lazar 1st Choice Mobile Signings Lancaster, Ca   maureenlazar

I did a closing for them 3 weeks ago and the check just arrived today. This is my only experience with them. The seemed nice enough over the phone and paid when they said they would. I like it when people do what they say they are going to do. Edward Fadden Orlando Notary Covering all of Central Florida, Orange-Lake-Seminole-Osceola and Volusia Counties. 407-619-7777 orlandonotary@embarqmail.com  a1etron

Although I personally wouldn't have presented it the same way as fl_notary, I have to agree with the spirit of the post only regarding fees that ss's pay to LSAs vs the signing fee on the HUD. It doesn't matter how much the ss is getting -- if an LSA agrees to "X" amount of dollars for a signing, then that's the agreed fee. Of course, the ss has the right to make money- that's called business. The $25 an hour fee for a closing is ridiculously low. Having been in our industry for many years, that quote to me is outrageous. We can and do make a lot more than that amount. I will also add that if fl_notary would identify themselves and present their posting professionally, their opinion would have more positive attention and respect. It's always been difficult for me, personally, to respect the opinion of others who don't identify themself. It's cowardly and as an anon poster, anyone can say anything and not have to be accountable for their statemennts. Additionally and perhaps most importantly, fl_notary forgot to say, "thank you" to all the great notaries out there because without those notaries, they would not have a database and they would not have a business. Kelly Robertson Coach - Mentor - Instructor One-of-a-Kind, "How To" Workshops for New Notaries & Signing Agents http://www.SigningAgentCoach.com   Kelly

OK. Using your figures--explain why I cannot accept $90 for an o/n pkg. that involves 120 mile RT & 3 1/2 hours travel time plus approx. 1 hour at the signing and 10 faxbacks. Get the point?  Lee-AR

FL Notary there are a few things you forgot to mention in your cost scenario. What it cost to do a closing lets review the facts not the fantasy that all I need is gas, Ink and paper and subscriptions. What you really need is, of course the fee to become a notary and the 100,000.00 e&o insurance cost, a cell phone bill and home phone and fax line bill, a car payment, car insurance pay or they cancel, one or more laser printers a fax, a scanner and of course the electric bill to power the printers fax and scanners, then you have to have an office of some sort that includes rent, after you pall all of that and i amsure i have missed a few, then you need gas at $375.00 per gallon, legal paper at $69.99 a case and of course HP toner that is $85.99 per cartridge. WOW FL notary what does that add up to now and not to mention the brain power and knowledge to do all types of closings right. Hey, I forgot to mention my cost so I can support my family and maybe make a profit, because, rest assured everyone else down the line is making a profit or they would not be in business. And if you can make a living and a profit on $25.00 an hour you must work 7 days a week 18 hour days. So in the future deal with reality not fantasy. Ed Edward Fadden Orlando Notary Covering all of Central Florida, Orange-Lake-Seminole-Osceola and Volusia Counties. 407-619-7777 orlandonotary@embarqmail.com  a1etron

Lee, I said $25 an hour as a basis of what my time is worth. Your example would be 3 1/2 hr travel,plus 1 hour closing time plus the time it takes to print and fax back. Who asks you to travel 120 miles r/t? Thats insane. There are too many notaries out there looking for work. If you have a local signing with confirimng appointment time, print package time, drive time( yes iknow gas is at an all time high, but i dont drive a gas guzzler), sit down time, return time and fax back time I base this on $25.00 an hour. Do the math on the "average " closing and it works out to $125-$150. What do you think, the notary should make $50-$75 an hour, please I would rather get a lawyer who is qualified to answer any questions the borower may have. Instead of "im only a notary" I cant answer those questions call your l/o. Thank you to all the wonderfull notaries out there, additionally I would personally like to say that people from this site do a better job notary wise than people from other sites. Its a true testament to the people who run this place. Have A Sunny Day!!!!!  fl_notary

A1, what do you charge for an average closing? Have A Sunny Day!!!!!  fl_notary

My minimum is $100.00 for current customers if they over night the docs to me. I have one client that gives me all there closings in the 6 county area I cover they pay $175.00. When a signing companies call me its real simple "what are authorized to pay me" if they quote less than $100.00 I try to negotiate higher fee if they wont go higher I tell them what it cost to do the closing (reality check) if they do not go higher I say have a nice day. When a title companies calls I tell them my fee is $250.00 if they cannot pay that, then once again how much are you authorized to pay. They typically go $200.00 then I am in. Face it whoever you are (FL Notary) everything is more and more expensive just to surrive when we really want is a decent living not to just surrive. When a ss calls and needs it done right away quick stop everything, email, download, print, call to confirm time, call to confirm copies of ID, confirm note rate is right, payment amount is correct, prepayment penalty is not there all the thing that will kill a closing, confirm with ss when you arrive, confirm when you leave, fax back docs right after closing and all the other thing they need done right away, then they say we pay $65.00. I asked them how long do you think the closing will take, how much gas and tolls do I have to pay, what about paper, toner, gee wiz Santa,it all adds up to over $100.00 so I refuse to work with companies that do not understand that being a CNSA is not cheap or easy, Gas, Ink and subscriptions only a fool would believe that is all you need to be a real signing agent. Edward Fadden Orlando Notary Covering all of Central Florida, Orange-Lake-Seminole-Osceola and Volusia Counties. 407-619-7777 orlandonotary@embarqmail.com  a1etron

FL Notary one more cost i forgot to mention is you must also have a high speed internet connection bill. So how many different cost does that add up to know versus the all you need is gas, toner and a subscription. Edward Fadden Orlando Notary Covering all of Central Florida, Orange-Lake-Seminole-Osceola and Volusia Counties. 407-619-7777 orlandonotary@embarqmail.com  a1etron

Thanks Carmen, after all the good advise on the other board. I do feel better about it. I was real upset because this was the first call I've ever gotten like this and it really threw me for a loop. Thanks again.  radonotary

For us, its a lot of work to make our $50. Our $30 trip fee includes a lot of hassles sometimes, lots of driving time, not to mention expenses. But, for them, its very expensive. On top of their bills, they have to pay us. That cuts into their expendable income. Lets do the math: $50 buys seven luncheon specials at "The Thai and I". They are sacrificing seven lunches, just to pay us. Ouch. Thats why we have to depend on their "notary friend" being out of town or sick. Then they have to use us!!! Everybody has bills unless you are a cat, and then someone else pays your bills. Cats don't realize how good they have it. All they have to purr and smile at people, and they get endless love and food.  jbelmont

"NEVER MIND MY WIFE HAS A FREIND WHO'S A NOTARY CLOSE TO US WHO WILL DO IT FREE!!!" Look on the bright side. In Connecticut there are OVER 53 thousand notaries public plus every attorney, justice of the peace and a few others who can perform notarizations at "up to $5 per notarization and 35 cents per mile for travel." Every bank branch, real estate office, law firm, most doctor's offices, hospitals and nursing homes has a least one or two notary employees .... who notarize regularly for free. Your local bank branch notarizes for FREE for bank customers, while UPS and Kinkos charge $5. Most real estate office notaries don't charge; it's marketing! No education, no requirement to update notaries on changes in state laws, no background check, $60 for a 5-year commission, no journal (Secy. of State has objected to requirement and Legislature's Nov 2007 research report stated "no one in CT has ever been harmed by a notary not having a journal"), seal and "stamp" optional (commission & supplies traditionally paid for by the employer). The first application includes a write-the-answers-from-the-enclosed book mail-in test/application. The test is to see if you read at least the introduction to the notary handbook. When an applicant fails, s/he can immediately re-apply; the boss will give you the correct answers. Because for years they have never charged and are not required to keep up with notarial laws, most notaries don't know what the statutory fee is and don't know what the ID requirements are. Much easier to get a free notarization than use one of us fussy NSAs. [:)] And you thought you had competition[:)] Hope this cheers you up. Sorry if this sounds like whining. It's just a fact that I live with. Community colleges and I even tried a notary class; interested notaries do NOT want to pay for it - why pay for something we don't need, that's not required, that the Conn. Secretary of State doesn't feel is necessary, and our employer doesn't require. Good points.  BobbiCT

I must say I am very happy to see that my 11 word question on this board has generated so much response. My business has picked up ever so slightly but last month was horrible. I am located in Orlando FL and I cover the 6 counties surrounding Orlando, Orange, Seminole, Volusia, Lake, and Osceola. The worst county is Seminole county no refi's or any type of activity. Orange county which includes Orlando is on life support at best a few here or there. Voulsia county includes Daytona Beach a very few on the west side of the county. Lake county a few people buying foreclosures but the roads in and out are under full construction and the drive in and out is horrible. Osceola county forget it. Good luck and prayers to all who are trying to hang in there like myself. Ed Fadden orlandonotary@embarqmail.com ed fadden  a1etron

Are any of you approaching the Title Companies or Signing Compaies about the price of gas. I know all of us have been just absorbing that cost, I drive a Scion XB BOX and I get 35 in the city so it has not been that big of a problem so far, gas in Orlando is now 3.20 a gallon some places $3.50 a gallon. I have asked a few of my lower paying companies for compensation of $10.00 to $15.00 and have received mixed response. FEDEX gets it, UPS gets it, why do we have to eat it? Ed Fadden orlandonotary@embarqmail.com ed fadden  a1etron

Peter, this might cheer you up: At the end of February I got a call from an exhausted loan officer at Wells Fargo who had a client living way out in the boonies about 70 miles out of town. He mailed a first set of docs with sign/notarize stickies. Borrower signed and got docs notarized but missed the signature on the note. Loan officer sent docs again to borrower, made sure all signature lines were flagged, and gave borrower a lecture about signing EVERYWHERE. Borrower returned docs with all signature lines signed, but no notarizations. Borrower says, "What do you mean I had to go get the docs notarized again? Don't you already have one set of notarized docs?" My response to the loan officer after hearing this: "I'm so sorry, this must be very frustrating for you." ($$ KACHING $$, teehee). I was worried about stickies too, but after this I don't think stickies are going to be that big of a threat to my income. -Mike  AZSigner

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OK. I see. I agree with you that most likely most will never make a living solely at this anymore. I encourage all who I mentor/speak too to find other things to do in conjunction with this to supplement their income. I never believed in putting all your eggs in one basket anyway no matter what you do. Carmen

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HERE I GO! I totally agree Carmen. I do want to do this full-time and I had a part-time job (25 hours a week), which was from 9:00 until 2:30. They bounced my check (they're history). I had to decline a few morning jobs, but for the most part the times requested were always after my job, so it was never a big deal. I am trying to expand this business. I recently did two deals off this site in one day that I made $100.00 from and all I did was notarize two documents (I also got paid on the spot). That's it! I printed nothing, I overnighted nothing and it took me less than 5 minutes to do each. My drive time was my time involved (and it wasn't far). I didn't think that was too bad! Notaries will always be a necessity and a mobile notary/signing agent can make a decent living. We can charge $5.00 in NC and no travel fee, but I do not leave my driveway for less than $40 (it depends on my time). I charge a convenience fee for driving to them and they don't mind paying it if they truly need the convenience. I let them know that if they came to me the most I can charge is $5.00, but coming to them will cost atleast $40 for the CONVENIENCE. I did take this inspection job for $35 ea, but there are 2 and I will leave one and go straight to the next. I can also do home loans. I started using my notary because I saw the housing market slipping and most of my loans were purchases not refinances, so I took a part-time job and started doing notarizations. It was a natural thing to do for me. I always went to my closings, so I already knew how to handle the closing part by watching the attorney's/parallegals and dealing with the inital loan papers (alot of them are repeated during the closing). It was never a requiement to be there, but I did it for my client and it really helped me just jump right into the loan signings. I don't think I would have tried this without having that experience or I would have had to take some classes. There is just too much that most people don't understand about the final process of closing a loan. My point is you should always have something to fall back on. The part-time job I had did government contract work and they bounced my check (it was not a banking error, they didn't have the money). No job is full proof.  civey

Well, a number of things are going on, and all at once. Firstly, signing companies are getting rid of "defective" notaries - those that don't know what they are doing and keep sending loans back with errors, etc. Then, their fees are being cut by some (not all) lenders that they work for. The title companies are realigning their fees (but again, not all). Notaries who clump along waiting for the phone to ring can't seem to figure out why it doesn't. Others have no imagination, so they just sit around and moan. Other notaries, perform additional duties or work different fields. For example: With the opening of movie studios here in town, and the constant need for mobile notaries by production companies, I placed myself in the number one spot and I ALWAYS respond (even at 11:00 PM) when they need me - the movie people are weird but they pay extremely well. I am their Primary Contractor for Notary Services. The also pay NOW. I also now work for the State Land Trust as their Primary Notary. I am always ready when they need something. They also pay very well, and also reimburse you for travel. I also now do property inspections, take Pix, take some measurements, fill out an Excel form, do a simple drawing and send the stuff back to the company. Reverse Mortgages are wonderful and they are on the rise! I let companies know that I KNOW how to NOT screw up their paperwork, and have studied the Reverse Mortgage program materials from HUD (guarantors of the program). I get calls from Loan Officers who tell me that I am the only one they will trust to send to a Reverse Mortgage Signing alone. Lastly, I QC all of my work three times - absolutely no errors. If I make an error, the signing is free. It's my guarantee. If notaries had some imagination and bothered to learn proper signing techniques, they would garner more business. As they say, "As you sow, so shall ye reap." It's true.  rwedertz

I never really thought I could make a "living" with this, but as a retired person, it was nice for extra funds. Right now, in Lee County Florida, I am not getting much of anything. Even companies that I regularly had calls from are not calling. Maybe when the foreclosure issue settles down it will get better.   LIZBETH

I find it rewarding to be a loan signing agent. The nice people that I meet. I do find that gas is expensive however, I find that you have to be smarter about driving. I find that my Hybrid takes less gas to run. I also understand I pay more for it at the beginning, however gas keeps rising I will make money faster than two years. The signings has picked up for me since January. I am also making more per signing than before. So, I think that this was a wise career move. Supplies are expensive, but free advertising is a good way, Vflyer.com is a good free way to advertise. I have a lot of free ads all over the internet and they are starting to pay off. Margaret L. O'Daniel NNA Certified Notary Loan Signing Agent Background Screened Albuquerque NM 505.249.0329 modaniel4@aol.com www.nmnotaryloansigningagent.com 24 Hour Service   maagggie

Closing Quest stuck it to me bigtime. They owe me for 4 signings. At the time, I thought it was strange that they would give me so many signings, one right after the other. Now I know why. They wanted to rack up as many as they could because they had no intention of paying me. They told me I would be paid in about 6 months because they're behind. When I objected to that, Todd flat out told me he wasn't going to pay me. So, long story short, I'll be going to small claims court against them. I gave them 3 days to get my money to me. Someone else on here mentioned something about Internet Fraud. I'm going to pursue every avenue open to me. So, we'll see what happens. They are truly the scum of the earth and should be put out of business. I'm going to try to make that happen. Take care, everyone. D.D.  surferwoman1

closing quest owes me for five signings I was wondering they was giveing me so many closings,one right behind the other now I know why I am going to try and get a collection agency to collectwhat ever they can even if all the money goes to the collection agency.I am also e.mailing everyone in my district telling them about them. john h miller  jhmiller

John - I'm really curious how you managed to do signings in the first place, GA being an attorney-only state and all.. And good luck collecting - I think they're at the 90-day mark or so now as far as payments are concerned. And since you've posted here, once they pay you they're going to want you to post some positive feedback about them. Linda www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell   LindaH

Closing Quest told me it would take at least 6 month for my payment. DD  surferwoman1

Closing Quest needs to get their story straight! I accepted a signing on Feb 7, docs were late and borrower refused to meet-wanted to sign next day. Informed Closing Quest and they offered a printing fee. Spoke to the borrower the next day and he said another notary is coming. Closing Quest said "Title decided to use their own notary." So why do I have to find this out from the borrower!? I call March 10 about the printing fee thats due, to be told the payment cycle is 60 days. Still waiting as of May 5. What boggles my mind is the time these people waste answering all the reminders and inquiries; the record keeping must be enormous. You'ld have to be very thick skinned to tolerate the constant "harassment" for money. I won't be working for them again - can't be trusted!  Shelly_F

I just received a call from Closing Quest and thank goodness for all the comments on this site I turn down this closing. Keep sending comments on the no pay companies, it saves many notaries the hassel of trying to collect from the no pay companies.  dfiddler

Thank you, dfiddler. You won't be sorry you passed them up! I just spent two months trying to get them to pay a messly $15.00 for printing edocs. The check finally arrived May 5 for the Feb 7 appointment. For those that have not been paid yet, keep on their tail! Towards the end I was faxing a 3 page invoice (saved from their mandatory web confirmation form) nearly every day to two different fax numbers.  Shelly_F

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They do pay slow, their working on paying my December signings now. At least I know I will be paid. They are wonderful to work with, they've always been very nice and helpful. DJF

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So I 'should' be receiving payment for my January signing soon, huh? I won't hold my breath. I even brought up the non payment of the January invoice when they called me in March. They told me to contact Rikki which I did. Dummy me took the March respa. I contacted Rikki leaving a message but no return call came. I have notes that I talked to her later, my notes as follows: 4/14/08: Spoke to Ricky. She thinks it may be on a check run for the 15th but not sure. They pay 1st and 15th of month but this is from January and it appears to be the norm to just now be paying January invoices. I don't need this kind of headache and will do no more work for them. They actually left a voice mail for one recently and I just didn't return the call. I am not their financier and whatever problems they are or have had in their office or accounting department is an internal issue, not mine. Monitoring collections takes time which takes away from my profits. Linda Kassis United Notary Association (UNAA) www.unitednotaries.org www.halitek.com If you are not riding the wave of change, you may find yourself under it. Ride the wave with the UNAA.  lkassis

At the risk of being redundant, "Closing Quest needs to get their story straight!" Their response to my complaint on this board claims that they told me the printing fee is customarily included with the next assignment's payment. If they had said this, I would have requested payment regardless, since I have no intention of accepting another signing from Closing Quest!  Shelly_F

I completed a RESPA signing for them on 1/22/2008. I got paid 5/10/2008. Rikki does not like to talk to notaries or give a straight answer. I receive replies for my emails with the same email she had sent before. Just be careful with them or stay away. I will do the latter for now on. Margaret L. O'Daniel NNA Certified Notary Loan Signing Agent Background Screened Albuquerque NM 505.249.0329 modaniel4@aol.com www.nmnotaryloansigningagent.com 24 Hour Service   maagggie

TERRIBLE company. Owner is V. Martin. I completed a signing for them Nov. 26, 2007...still haven't been paid. Numerous messages via e-mail and v-mail. I even threatened to turn them over to collection (which I sadly am going to have to do). Their owner is also their accounts payable coordinator. I'm not holding my breath.  bwright

Oh Well, looks like I got the luck of the draw bummer. I started working with them this month.[V] So, I pray they are starting to pay their bills. I will let you know. Happy Signings all! Margaret L. O'Daniel NNA Certified Notary Loan Signing Agent Background Screened Albuquerque NM 505.249.0329 modaniel4@aol.com www.nmnotaryloansigningagent.com 24 Hour Service   maagggie

Great....I just did a closing for them at the end of March. I guess I better start checking the forum before accepting jobs from unknown companies.  venturanotary

I did a closing on Feb 18 and still waiting for the check that was sent out on April 4. Didn't answer my last email and doesn't answer the phone. I sent a follow up email stating that if I didn't hear from him by days end that I would be submitting his dead beat information to all the websites and named three of them. He sent me an email back asking me to hold off until Friday to see if the check arrived. Not looking very promising. Just say No thanks to him and tell him why.  anita0208

Today is 4/28 and I have received payment from them. Hope the check clears  anita0208

I got paid for my signings. The payment was $20.00 short. The first signing dropped $10.00 for not calling, I wrote an email instead. The second signing she said that I missed a signature. If I was told about the problem I would have flew back and made sure that it was corrected. I was never informed of a problem with my work at all. Joe Codding never said anything. The third signing was perfect. So third time was a charm. Happy Signings to all and a happy end of the month to all! Margaret L. O'Daniel NNA Certified Notary Loan Signing Agent Background Screened Albuquerque NM 505.249.0329 modaniel4@aol.com www.nmnotaryloansigningagent.com 24 Hour Service   maagggie

Has anyone worked for this company recently?  jbelmont

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I did a signing in march 2008 darrin has not returned any emails or calls I just reported him to the BBB hopefully I 'll get paid   signagent

Darrin Bobier contacted me to do a refi on 2/07/08 for $110. and again on 2/19/08 to revisit for the amount of $50 on a notarization not included in the same borrower's package. Countless phone calls, emails and faxes have all gone unanswered. I even posted an inquiry directly through his website, www.ocactionnotary.com.   Shelly_F

Still waiting on payment from beginning of February. He was paid 2 weeks after I did the signing and still no payment. No responses from him and many calls and emails.  1notary

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Darrin Bobier contacted me to do a refi on 2/07/08 for $110. and again on 2/19/08 to revisit for the amount of $50 on a notarization not included in the same borrower's package. Countless phone calls, emails and faxes have all gone unanswered. I even posted an inquiry directly through his website, www.ocactionnotary.com.

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we need to report Darrin Bobier to the BBB the title company Ticor Title still uses him apparently they must not care about their reputation. We need to put deceiving people out of business!  signagent

Marina, keep in mind that legal paper is most often times higher in cost than standard. (unless you can find some great sales) :) C  crtowles

FASS is another that I used to work for that I will no longer another is Upstate Capital they use notaries to complete their loan applications for reverse mortgages, this can take over two hours at a time the people are old and confused sometimes they cant find stuff and you end up routing through boxes of papers for them not an easy task though and sometimes I would go up to 60 miles each way they just reduced their fees by almost 50.00, not me no more I worked for over two years with them and that was my thank you, most times I was the only contact these people had and it required my efforts to assure them this company was legitimate.  jbowden123

I too was working for Upstate Capital taking the applications and I quit working for them. I had several thousand dollars outstanding and they took too long to pay me. They started out good but got worse as time went on. They spent a lot of money in my area to market, they did seminars with free buffet dinner. They approached me to do the seminars for $250 for an hour. I agreed to do them but they stopped. People were coming for the free meal.

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FASS is another that I used to work for that I will no longer another is Upstate Capital they use notaries to complete their loan applications for reverse mortgages, this can take over two hours at a time the people are old and confused sometimes they cant find stuff and you end up routing through boxes of papers for them not an easy task though and sometimes I would go up to 60 miles each way they just reduced their fees by almost 50.00, not me no more I worked for over two years with them and that was my thank you, most times I was the only contact these people had and it required my efforts to assure them this company was legitimate.

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FASS is not one of the best paying companies, that's true, but they do pay promptly. As far as printing everything on legal, I find that to be very costly, since legal paper is now about double the price of 8 1/2 by 11. If they would pre-sort their docs before scanning them, it would be a big help. And, I don['t believe they are struggling too much as a company, since FASS stands for First American Signature Services which is part of the First American Title empire. Sharon Hopkins  NotarySharon

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How many of you are sick of the companies that are reducing the fees that they pay us, I personally think that we still do the same work our supplies cost more and more and gas continues to rise, therefore a reduction of our fees is an insult to those of us who do a decent and professional job, I will no longer work for companies doing this and I think if we all stuck together and let each other know when a company is doing this then these people would not be able to just switch to another notary for a lesser fee. We need to stick together in this industry to prevent abuse of our services.

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Lois M Kerr  LMKERR

I agree. Many companies that I have dealt with paid a normal fee - 75.00 plus 25.00 for e docs, this at times included a fax back of ceretain documents. Recently, this same company has started to try and get my service for 75.00 only, no additional for e docs and wanted fax back of certain documents. We work hard to make sure the documents are correct, providing 2 sets of documents, the rising prices, and do not feel a company should do this to people who are trying to make a living. Lois Lois M Kerr  LMKERR

I worked for FASS for five years as one of there notaries. At first They were paying me $50.00, then I told them I just couldn't do signings for less than $75.00. When I took the issue us with the assistant VP,Tish Bush, she deleted me right out of there system. Out of that 5 Years I never made a mistake on any signings, and that is the way this company says Thank You! They are a very impersonal company,and really could care less about you unless you are willing to work for $50.00. Notaries need to stand up to companies like this. FASS is a fortune 500 company. They are ripping notaries off. They get paid $125 to $325 per order and are only paying the notaries who do all the work $50.00 of that. The more notaries that make a stand not to accept less than $75.00, the better for everybody. If you demand more, these companies will have no choice but to pay what we deserve.  sonomanotary

I got $125 for a rush eom in April. Just quted my price and they sent confirmation for the $125  jlissem

I've done about 4-5 for FASS in the last month and I haven't had any problems with them trying to loball my fees. If the client is within 15 miles, $80 to sign and $20 to print. Outside of 15 miles, I calculate an additional charge for milage. Geoffrey Zimmer  gzimmer

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FASS is not one of the best paying companies, that's true, but they do pay promptly. As far as printing everything on legal, I find that to be very costly, since legal paper is now about double the price of 8 1/2 by 11. If they would pre-sort their docs before scanning them, it would be a big help. And, I don['t believe they are struggling too much as a company, since FASS stands for First American Signature Services which is part of the First American Title empire. Sharon Hopkins

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I don't think the company should have to sort docs into legal and letter size for us. If you choose the printer setting to recognize the size that each page was scanned in it will all print on the correct size of paper if you have a dual tray. Once printed, flip through the documents to see that nothing is cut off. Unless instructed to print all on legal, I do not. This is taking away from my bottom line since legal size is more expensive. For those who ask what to charge for print fee? Call Kinko's or Staples and ask what they would charge to print two copies on all legal size and the avg amount of pages in any given loan pkg that you have had. Granted the office supply store is working on volume so your price should be at least what theirs is, IMO. When I first started as a Signing Agent I called and got these figures. The price to print two copies, all legal for a 100 page loan was $18. That would compute to a per page charge of $.09. I charge $25 for edocs up to 125 page loan pkg. So I am charging $.10 to $.13 per page. Otherwise consider the cost of a ream of paper per page and a per page toner cost and multiply that times the amount of pages you print in a given loan pkg including borrower copies and set a print fee from there. Don't forget to account for a little for wear and tear on equipment. It will not work forever. Linda Kassis United Notary Association (UNAA) www.unitednotaries.org www.halitek.com If you are not riding the wave of change, you may find yourself under it. Ride the wave with the UNAA.  lkassis

Closing Quest pays really slow. Have an outstanding invoice from Jan. and a reply to collection by email. Rikki Cogdill, Accountant says they are running behind. Thanks for your patience. Then they have the nerve to continue calling and asking you to do more closings. Who is the fool? Not me.....  youngster

I did a signing for N3 Notary on 2/29/08 and as of 4/21/08 stil no payment. When I called to check on payment the 'dude' that answered got rude and hung up on me. Ironically, the staff wants you to fax docs prior to mailing and they called and called and called for this page, that page, not that fax number, this fax number,hurry up, etc. After worrying me to death, no payment!  carol2442

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Please tell me what you can about N3Nationwide Notary Network. Thanx[quote]Originally posted by flighinhigh N3 Notary is the worse that I have dealt with in 12 years doing signings. Worry you to fax 30 pages of closing docs, called back and wanted me to refax to another number, called back said she didn't get this page and that page, called my cell, called my home "several times". 2 months later I called to check on payment, this dude slams the phone down, I explained they promised $125.00 and I have been waiting patiently, he yells "I don't want to hear it!" How do they stay in business?  carol2442

Never ever use Accusigning they do not pay I did a signing for them last Sept 2007 & still have not been paid. Their paperwork also is a mess and when the customer had a question they refused to answer the phone. Sharon Talladira  Sharon T

I have never had a problem with Service Link. They keep me very busy when things are slow.  lgreen2727

I performed a signing for Madison Credit Management at the end of of 2007. The check for my services was included in the paperwork for their client. Donna[:)] Best wishes, Donna  Donna405