I did my first loan document signing this evening. I got a call from Mobile Docs around 4:45pm asking if I was available for a 7:00pm signing appointment in Rosemead, and I agreed. They e-mailed the documents — as about eight attachments in five e-mails — and I printed them out at work. I reviewed my old signing agent lessons to brush up, and called the clients to confirm the time and remind them about the ID requirements.
I arrived on time, and things began well. I followed the standard process, and there were no problems, even with a set of documents that needed to be back dated. We used a small, circular table; I had the husband sit to my immediate left, with the wife directly across. We did the journal entries first (per the standard plan). As they signed each document, I collected them in the open space on my right.
At the end, I gave them their copies, and told them to call their loan agent if they had any questions about the loan, but to call me if they had any questions about the signing process.
As I gave the docs a final review I noticed that I'd missed a signature, so the next day I drove to their offices (her's in Rosemead, his in Vernon) to fix it up.
All in all, a good start. I should get a check for $100 in a week or so.
My notary commission expired in March, and I've been meaning to complete the mail-order training manual for months now. I finally finished it up during lunch today, and mailed off the completion certificate.
