New Thumbprint Requirements For Real Estate Documents

New Thumbprint Requirements For Real Estate Documents: In the wake of the robo-signing scandal and National Mortgage Settlement, states have been tightening laws to better prevent fraud and abuse of real estate documents. A new law in California, effective January 1, 2013, requires Notaries to obtain a signer’s thumbprint for their journals for any document affecting real property.

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