On March 30, 2020, we released an article which provided a brief overview of Remote Online Notarization (RON). That article also links to several resources that provide updates on the adoption and ...

Notarizing documents entirely over video was a matter of safety at the beginning of the pandemic, when people were eager to refinance their homes or take out loans but hesitant to congregate in person ...

In real estate transactions, any document intended to be recorded needs to be notarized. Until recently, in most jurisdictions that meant the signer and notary had to be physically present together.

New York finally has a technologically advanced notary law with robust anti-fraud protections for remote notarization equal to or better than those of every other state. During the pandemic, New ...

In Japan, the word for “improvement” is kaizen. In business, kaizen refers to activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the top down. One area in the mortgage ...

The way people go about their daily routines has changed. With various levels of social distancing restrictions in place for most, everything from grabbing a morning cup of coffee to going to the ...

As attorneys and their clients adjust to the current realities of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most pressing issues facing estate planners is how to have documents ...

Remote online notarization (RON) continues to stake its claim as a critical innovation for real estate professionals and homebuyers, opening the door for faster closings and largely eliminating the ...

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Legislative initiatives are being undertaken in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to join the growing list of states that have authorized the use of remote online notarizations (remote e-notarizations) by ...

The Internal Revenue Service has released guidance temporarily allowing remote signatures and notarization via live videoconferencing platforms on retirement plan elections for certain retirement plan ...