Notary Trade Group: Foreclosure Fraud Crisis Highlights Need For Legal, Trusted, Ethical Notarizations

The National Notary Association recently announced:

• With the foreclosure 'robo-signing' crisis and the National Mortgage Settlement sending shockwaves through America's mortgage industry, three nationally prominent Secretaries of State will convene a special Keynote Panel at the National Notary Association's 34th Annual Conference this June to discuss the growing demand for trusted, legal notarizations, and what Notaries need to do to increase public protections and reduce liability risks.
• Secretaries of State Elaine Marshall of North Carolina, Beth Chapman of Alabama, and Ken Bennett of Arizona are at the forefront of developments transforming the role of Notaries Public. Their insights will be a highlight of Conference 2012 -- especially in light of mounting nationwide concerns over notarial compliance and risk management.
• "We are pleased that these three influential Secretaries -- all of whom are among the top minds in notarial issues -- will join us to address the nation's Notaries and their employers during this critical time," said NNA President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Heymann.
• "The foreclosure crisis put the spotlight squarely on the high value of legal and ethical notarizations. These Secretaries will provide their perspectives on what needs to be done to strengthen the notarial process and avoid these types of financial crises."

For more, see Secretaries of State to Address Notary Compliance, Liability, Consumer Protection Following National Mortgage Settlement (Distinguished State Leaders Will Convene Keynote Panel at the National Notary Association's 2012 Conference in San Diego).