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The new report from the Urban Institute examines how access to notaries varies state-by-state and highlights gaps in access in the nation’s largest state.

More on how Notarize recently helped make legislative history in the state of Massachusetts

We introduced a new user experience across the Notarize platform designed to make our product more intuitive for you and your team.

Workflow efficiency just got a whole lot easier.

Conditional Fields encourage document accuracy and completeness by offering a signing experience that tailors itself to your customer.

Notarize Panels help companies provide the best possible customer experience at the highest scale with notaries they can trust.

Notarize is committed to building a product that supports the long-term success of the Real Estate market.

As the preferred remote online notarization (RON) provider for the Real Estate industry, here's how Notarize gives realtors more while costing them less.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts just became the 43rd state to pass legislation authorizing remote online notarization (RON).

HELOCs are giving homeowners the financial flexibility they need to prepare and build for the future. Here's how:

While the world keeps a close watch on an unsteady Real Estate market — Notarize’s winning position is stronger than ever.

He’s a top-rated notary with an entrepreneurial spirit that empowers and a willingness to make a difference. In a sit-down spotlight interview, Larry Anderson shares his story of finding success. (Hint: “It’s all about what you make it.")

Notaries in the Empire State can now return to the Notarize platform following temporary access restrictions in light of updated New York Department of State regulations.

The House-passed SECURE Notarization Act will expand access to RON for all Americans.

Making the Notarize platform available across all device types allows us to better serve signers anytime, anywhere, with a more frictionless experience.

Notarize Founder and CEO Pat Kinsel weighs in on New York's newly adopted online notarization regulations that went into effect this week.

You're just a few clicks away from transforming your business by digitizing your spousal consents for plan distribution entirely online through Notarize.

Here's what you can expect to see from the Real Estate industry in 2023 and beyond.

Here's what you can expect to see from the financial services industry in 2023 and beyond.

Here's what you can expect to see from the business services industry in 2023 and beyond.

Here's what you can expect to see from the auto industry in 2023 and beyond.

Notarize is excited to announce its newest product offering, which creates an even more efficient and streamlined process for its real estate customers.

Buy-Now for Business is bringing retail customers to get started on the Notarize platform on their own terms and with their specific business needs in mind.

The past year brought many changes to the financial services industry — in customer expectations and in how banks operate. Here are the top 5 trends we saw 2022.

All eyes were on the real estate market this year, and for good reason. Here are the top 5 trends we saw in 2022.

After a year of new advancements, 2022 revealed many patterns that can help the auto industry plan for the future. Here are the top 5 trends we saw in 2022.

As the world moved towards more in-person work and operations in 2022, the business services industry saw a lot of changes. Here are the top 5 trends we saw in 2022.

Notarize is proud to donate $5,000 to Bridging Tech in support of its 2022 Holiday Campaign working towards bridging the digital divide and address inequitable access to education and learning.

Both platforms streamline lender and title workflows to deliver a better, more integrated digital consumer experience.

At its core, digital wealth management is the process of automating services for clients so that wealth advisors can make investing efficient for customers. Learn more.

As the year comes to a close, we take stock of things that matter the most: good health, close friends, and a loving family. Here at Notarize, we’re kicking off the holiday season by spreading joy about one other thing we’re thankful for — online notarization.

Notarize celebrated #GivingTuesday by pledging $10,000 to help Title 1 teachers clear their Amazon wishlists.

The concept of identity is complicated, but the ways in which we verify it can be far more simple.

By using eClosings, lenders can process significantly more HELOCs in the same amount of time while providing a better customer experience.

In honor of National Notary Public Day, three featured independent notary business owners share their stories of their experience on the Notarize platform and the path that led them here.

Convenience is a major contributor to digitization trends in the financial services industry as customers rely on technology to make their lives easier.

Buying a car online can reduce time and costs. Here's everything you need to know for a seamless, digital car buying experience.

Digital identity management is a must in today's digital-first landscape. Here is everything you need to know.

Here's how Senior Director of Notary Partnerships & Quality, Tyi Whitcomb, spent her well-deserved sabbatical.

From a shift in loan types to defining success with technology, industry players like UWM are quickly adapting to keep a leg up on their competition.

With digital signatures, businesses can establish legally binding documentation. Here are the different types of signatures you should know.

The auto industry is one of the first places that consumers experience new technology. Here are some of today’s emerging auto technology trends.

Notaries play an important role in transactions across the world, however it's important to note the differences when notarizing abroad.

Digital identity verification is an important step in businesses' digital transformation journeys. Here's what you need to know.

This is what some of our Stampers got up to during our second annual Chillax week, allowing them to recharge with friends, family, and fur babies!

We're adding to the list of states where notaries can enjoy the business benefits of Notary Sourced Transactions on the Notarize platform.

Document digitization and process automation allows organizations to break free from the weight of paper-based documentation and streamline their entire system.

According to the law, notaries based in Washington, D.C. can perform online notarizations, allowing them to serve clients in the district and beyond.

Any proof of identification used in addition to an individual's primary ID.

A notary that works as an independent contractor on the Notarize platform as a member of the On-Demand Notary Network. Learn more here.

A legal document used to transfer the assets of an individual's personal estate to their beneficiaries after their death.

An electronic signature that is authenticated to ensure that it was applied to a digital document by the intended signer.

To sign with pen and paper.

A declaration made under oath or in the presence of a notary public that statements within a given document are true.

The act created by the Uniform Law Commission that gives electronic signatures related to business, commercial, and government transactions the same legal effect as traditional handwritten, wet-ink signatures.

An act created by the ULC that permits for the recording of documents in electronic form.

A nonpartisan, nonprofit association of practicing lawyers, judges, legislators, legislative staff, and law professors. For over 125 years, the members of ULC have been appointed by state governments to research, draft, and promote enactment of uniform state laws in areas of state law where uniformity is desirable and practical.

The name for each individual order placed on the Notarize platform.

A standard notarization requires individuals to appear physically before a commissioned notary public where they must demonstrate proof of identity, sign (or acknowledge their signature on) a document, and, if their document requires a sworn statement, be placed under oath.

The process by which property ownership is legally changed.

A feature on the Notarize platform that allows account holders to annotate a document once for use multiple times. This can streamline the transaction creation process when you frequently send the same document to multiple signers.

A signing process where signers are in different locations and are either unable or unwilling to join the same online notary meeting. This is also known as a Sequential Signing.

A functionality that enables users of an organization to login to multiple different applications using a single username and password.

A method of authentication where the signer provides a code that has been sent to their phone via text as proof of their identity.

A notary public who has been specially trained to handle loan documents.

A feature on the Notarize platform that allows users sign documents that do not require notarization prior to meeting with a notary.

A signing process where signers are in different locations and are either unable or unwilling to join the same online notary meeting. This is also known as a Split Signing.

Evidence which is sufficient to induce a belief that something thing is true.

An act created by the ULC that includes provisions and infrastructure requirements to perform notarial acts using electronic records and signatures.

A feature on the Notarize platform that populates state-specific elements and templates of a notarial certificate and enables them to be dropped seamlessly into the document.

Someone who signs a document on behalf of an individual who is physically unable to do so.

A notarized form that grants a person the legal ability to act on behalf of another person in a limited capacity.

A written arrangement to repay a sum of money under certain terms and conditions.

A form of identity verification that relies on personal knowledge. On the Notarize platform, signers who can be identified through personal knowledge do not need to complete KBA or Credential Analysis. However, they must still upload an ID as additional assurance of their identity.

The signer is personally known to the notary.

Information that directly identifies an individual (e.g., name, address, social security number or other identifying number or code, telephone number, email address, etc.) or by which an agency intends to identify specific individuals in conjunction with other data elements, i.e., indirect identification.

A feature on the Notarize platform that allows signers who are traditionally served by In-House notaries to be connected with On-Demand notaries. Learn more here.

A capability exclusive to Notarize which enables signers to reach out to pre-designated contacts before or during the notary meeting without ever leaving their documents or meeting should questions arise.

A person promises to perform an act faithfully or affirms the truth of a statement; may be written or verbal.

A type of estate planning through which an individual explicitly provides advance directive on their preferences for medical treatment should they become unable to give informed consent or refusal.

An optional feature on the Notarize platform that automates state-specific alerts if certain elements of a compliant transaction are missing or incomplete.

Notarization requests that are brought to the Notarize platform and serviced by independent notaries. Learn more here.

Notaries public (often abbreviated as “notaries”) are public officials authorized by their state government - typically by their state’s Secretary of State’s Office - to perform a variety of official acts (notarial acts). As public officials, notaries are typically trusted to verify the identity of signers and to act as disinterested and impartial witnesses to transactions.

A record of the notarial acts performed by a notary public.

Notary adherence to the protocols, regulations, and requirements of their commissioning state.

An official act by a notary public that assures to those involved in a transaction that a particular document is authentic and may be trusted.

A signed statement completed by the notary at the end of every (online) notarization which certifies that the notarial act was properly and compliantly performed.

Any act that a notary public of the commissioned state is authorized to perform.

A comprehensive standard and guide for public officials who are establishing rules to govern the notarization of electronic records. MENA is the latest NNA model act that weaves best practices for reliable authenticity and fraud deterrence with the high ethical norms expected of a notary public.

The mortgage industry’s standards development body. The organization is responsible for developing a common data language for exchanging information for the residential finance industry.

A notarial certificate that is contained on a separate sheet of paper and is not part of the original document, allowing a notary to apply the correct notarial statement by act and all state required annotations.

A legal agreement through which a signer agrees that all outstanding dues have been paid, thereby forfeiting their right to seize property or goods.

A notarized form that grants a person the legal ability to act on behalf of another person in a limited capacity.

A step in the identity verification process of an online notarization where the signer answers a series of questions designed to confirm their identity.

The territory or realm of power through which a court or government agency may hear or determine cases.

Record within the Notary Journal which includes the date and type of notarization; type of document; name and address of the signer; and how the signer was identified.

An agreement made between states to legally honor transactions and notarial acts performed in accordance with the laws of the originating state.

A feature on the Notarize platform that offers enhanced accessibility for individuals with hearing and speech impairments, and provides a secondary option for communication if technical issues arise.

A notary that works on behalf of their employer to execute transactions and service their organization's internal and external customers.