A notary public to sign your loan or real estate closing documents with you, at our Van Nuys office 7 days a week or at your home, in English or Spanish. Escrow officers, title companies and signing services can request a signing by phone.
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A loan signing is the appointment where borrowers sign the documents for a refinance, a home purchase or a home equity loan in front of a notary public. The notary who handles it is called a loan signing agent: we check each signer's ID, show you where every page is signed, notarize the documents that need it and record them in our journal.
Your escrow officer, title company or lender prepares the documents and arranges the signing. If they tell you to meet a notary yourself, call us or book a time.
For most mortgages, your lender must give you the Closing Disclosure at least three business days before closing. Compare it with your Loan Estimate and take any questions to your lender before the appointment.
Every signer shows a photo ID. We go through the package page by page, notarize the pages that need a notary and take your thumbprint in our journal for the deed of trust, as California law requires.
The signed package returns to escrow, the title company or the lender, following the return instructions that come with it. They handle funding and recording from there.
A California notary must identify every signer, and an ID document is the usual way. A California driver's license or DMV ID card, or a U.S. passport book or card, is accepted if it is current or was issued within the last five years. Other IDs are accepted when they show a photo, a physical description, a signature and an ID number: a driver's license from another state, Mexico or Canada, another state's ID card, or a consular ID or passport from your country of citizenship.
Your lender or title company may set stricter rules, such as requiring an unexpired ID, so follow their instructions. If the name on your loan documents is different from the name on your ID, for example a missing middle name or a married name, tell your escrow officer before the appointment.
Each person whose signature is notarized must appear in person. California does not allow a deed of trust to be notarized on the word of a witness who saw you sign in place of your own appearance, and a video call is not a personal appearance. If co-borrowers cannot come at the same time, ask your escrow officer whether separate appointments are allowed.
Bring your copy of the Closing Disclosure so you can compare it with the final documents. If escrow asked you to bring a check or other items, bring them as instructed. Instructions about money always come from your escrow officer or lender, never from the notary.
Print It is a notary office, not a law firm or a lender, and cannot give legal or financial advice. California notaries may not practice law, which includes advising on any legal document, and every notarial certificate states that it verifies only the identity of the signer, not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of the document.
Verify each signer's identity, tell you the name of each document as you reach it, and show you where to sign, initial and date. We administer any oath, complete the notarial certificates and record each notarization in our journal, with your thumbprint where the law requires one.
Questions about your interest rate, monthly payment, fees, cash to close or loan terms, and whether you should sign at all. Your lender or escrow officer answers those, and an attorney answers legal questions. If something in the package does not match what you were told, call them before you sign.
California Government Code §8206 requires a notary to take the signer's right thumbprint in the journal when the document is a deed, quitclaim deed, deed of trust or other document affecting real property, or a power of attorney. A refinance or home equity loan includes a deed of trust, and a sale usually includes a grant deed, so expect to give a thumbprint at most loan signings.
The notarized pages in a loan package carry either an acknowledgment or a jurat. An acknowledgment, used on the deed of trust, confirms that you appeared before the notary, proved who you are and acknowledged that you signed. A jurat, used on affidavits, confirms that you signed in front of the notary and swore or affirmed that the statements are true.
If you are more comfortable in Spanish, we can conduct the whole appointment in Spanish: checking your ID, telling you which document comes next and where to sign, giving the oath and taking your thumbprint. The California Secretary of State's notary handbook says a notary must be able to communicate directly with the signer and should not work through an interpreter, so a signer who speaks Spanish is best served by a notary who does too.
Speaking Spanish does not change what a notary may do. We do not translate or explain the terms of your loan during the signing. Whether your documents come in Spanish, and any explanation of what they say, is up to your lender, so ask them before closing. A written translation of a document is a separate service: see English and Spanish translation.
Federal law gives you a right to cancel, called the right of rescission, on most refinances and home equity loans secured by your principal home. You have until midnight of the third business day to cancel, and the clock starts after the last of three things: you sign the loan contract, you receive your Truth in Lending disclosure (usually the Closing Disclosure), and you receive two copies of the notice of your right to cancel.
For rescission, business days include Saturdays but not Sundays or federal holidays. The CFPB's example: if the last of those three things happens on a Friday with no holiday in between, you have until midnight the following Tuesday. Your lender does not release the loan funds until the period ends.
The right does not apply to a loan used to buy or build your principal home, or to a refinance with your same lender that borrows no new money. To cancel, you notify the lender in writing as the notice explains. This is general information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; questions about your own deadline go to your lender or an attorney.
Scammers send emails that look like they come from your escrow officer, title company or real estate agent, with last-minute changes to wiring instructions. Before you wire money, call your escrow officer at a phone number you already know, never one from the email, and confirm the account name and number. The CFPB warns that email is never a secure way to send financial information.
Instructions about money come from your escrow officer or lender, and we will never send you wiring instructions. If you think you have wired money to a scammer, call your bank immediately to ask for a wire recall, and report it to the FBI at ic3.gov.
Our Van Nuys office is open 7 days a week, including Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 2pm, a short drive from Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, Encino and Panorama City. Call or book a time so your signing has a reserved slot.
We also come to you within roughly 40 miles of Van Nuys, and sometimes further: to your home, a hospital or a nursing home. Same-day and emergency visits are welcome. Read how visits work on our mobile notary page. If you have a single document rather than a loan package, our in-office notary service takes walk-ins.
California law sets the most a notary may charge for each signature notarized. For a mobile signing, the quote also depends on the distance, the time, the day and the location. Call us with the details, including how many people are signing, and we will give you a quote before the appointment.
Print It is a bilingual English and Spanish notary office in Van Nuys with more than 15 years in the industry, open 7 days a week and able to travel roughly 40 miles for a signing. Call to check availability for a borrower anywhere in the San Fernando Valley.
We confirm whether we can take the signing before you send documents.
A loan signing agent is a notary public who meets borrowers to sign the documents for a mortgage, refinance or home equity loan. We verify each signer's ID, guide you to every signature and initial line, notarize the documents that need it and record them in our journal. The loan itself is handled by your lender and escrow.
No. A notary cannot explain loan terms or give legal or financial advice. We can tell you what each document is called and where to sign it. Questions about your rate, payment, fees or terms go to your lender or escrow officer, and legal questions go to an attorney.
A government photo ID for each person signing, your Closing Disclosure, and anything your escrow officer asked you to bring. A California driver's license or ID card, or a U.S. passport, is accepted if it is current or was issued within the last five years. Your lender may require an unexpired ID. Other accepted IDs.
Every person whose signature is notarized has to appear in person with ID. California does not accept a video call as a personal appearance. If co-borrowers cannot come together, ask your escrow officer whether separate appointments are allowed.
California Government Code section 8206 requires it. When a document affects real property, such as a deed of trust or a grant deed, or is a power of attorney, the signer places a right thumbprint in the notary's journal.
It depends on the size of the package and how many people sign. If you read your Closing Disclosure beforehand and call your lender with any questions, the appointment is spent signing rather than waiting on answers. Ask us for an estimate when you book.
For most refinances and home equity loans on your principal home, federal law gives you until midnight of the third business day to cancel, counted from when you sign, receive your disclosures and receive two copies of the notice of your right to cancel, whichever comes last. Saturdays count; Sundays and federal holidays do not. It does not apply to a loan used to buy your home. Questions about your deadline go to your lender. More on the right of rescission.
Yes. We can conduct the appointment in Spanish, from checking your ID to the oath and the thumbprint. We do not translate or explain the terms of your loan, so ask your lender whether Spanish documents or explanations are available. Esta página en español.
Yes. We travel within roughly 40 miles of Van Nuys, and sometimes further, to homes, hospitals and nursing homes. Same-day and emergency visits are welcome. The quote depends on the distance, the time, the day and the location, so call us with the details.
Yes. Our office is open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 2pm, and Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. Call or book a time so your signing has a reserved slot.
Not before a California notary yet. California law requires you to appear in person before the notary, and a video call does not count. The state's online notarization law, SB 696, takes effect when the Secretary of State finishes the system it needs, which the law expects by January 1, 2030.
Only to the account your escrow officer or lender confirms by phone, at a number you already know. Scammers send fake wiring instructions by email. We never send wiring instructions. If you think you wired money to a scammer, call your bank immediately and report it to the FBI at ic3.gov.
A short drive from Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, Encino and Panorama City.
