Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Individuals buying a home, adopting a child, completing estate planning documents such as wills and advanced health care ...

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a bit about the arcane tradition of notarizing documents and how the practicality of the notary and their metal squeeze stamper may belong to another era, even advocating ...

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the real estate industry to lean more heavily on a digital notary process to close transactions. Some banks are accepting digital signatures but others are refusing ...

The movement to allow consumers to use electronic notaries is gaining momentum. Iowa recently passed legislation that will allow notaries to sign documents electronically, and more than a dozen other ...