CLOSING PROTECTION LETTER
Acknowledgements. Carefully review the notary acknowledgement on all instruments including, but not limited to, deeds, mortgages, affidavits, and composite mortgage affidavits to verify that the acknowledgement includes all the following:
(1) state
(2) county
(3) date of acknowledgement
(4) name of the person(s) executing the document, and
(5) representative capacity and name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed, as applicable.
Common acknowledgement errors observed by ITG:
(1) notary omits the signor name(s) in the notary block
(2) notary writes in their own name rather than the signor name(s) in the notary block
(3) notary omits the representative capacity of an individual who is executing on behalf of an entity or trust in the notary block
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