Education

All signing agents are notaries, but not all notaries are loan signing agents. Becoming an LSA requires additional certifications and extensive trainings.

A loan signing agent in North Carolina may also be called a notary signing agent. You will need to become a notary public and get the right training to be successful.

A certified loan signing agent is a notary public with a level of certification that allows them to walk a borrower through a set of mortgage loan documents.

Loan signing agents can not provide any legal or professional advice, however they can verify identities and provide notary services for general notary work. Also making sure an individual sign and initial in the correct place while completing a mortgage transaction.