notary at bank refused to notarize a quit claim deed

lindagorsuch · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 1 1.47 Dollars($)

My husband and I went to the main branch of Washington Mutual Bank in our town in Washington state. We did some business and then asked the bank manager to notarize a quit claim deed. We were quit claiming some property into our revocable trust. Immediately, she said, oh, we no longer are permitted to notarize quit claim deeds-- when we asked why she said it was bank policy. She even went so far as to say that the title companies were refusing to do them unless the document was drawn by their own escrow dept. What is going on? I thought the only thing a notary seal asserted was that the folks signing the document acutally were the people named on the document. If quit claim deeds are being abused, why would it be the fault of the notaries???

larry · Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Posts: 3328 473.51 Dollars($)

Hi lindagorsuch,

Welcome to the forum.

When you make any property transfer you should better take help from attorney. The attorney will prepare the deed for you. And for the notarization you can go to the court directly and there you can take help from the notary public for notarization.

Best of luck,
Larry

blue · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject:

Hi,

Welcome to Mortgagefit discussion board.

How can she decline you to notarize. A notary public is actually a public servant who can't decline anyone only for the sole reason that the person is not his client.

Do let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks
Blue

jenkin7 · Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 939 140.80 Dollars($)

Hello Lindagorsuch,

There are legal issues associated with notarization so the bank might have changed their policy and may not want to involve themselves in legal complications.

You may consult an attorney and get the deed notarized.

Guest 0.10 Dollars($)

She was on company time and that was company policy.
Other than that, she probably could have notarized on her own time if she did notary work privately.
As long as the laws of the state of Washington were followed and it was a proper form according to your state statutes there was no other reason to decline it.

Caron · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:54 am Post subject: RE: why bank refuses to notarize

Hi Redrobin,

Welcome to the forums.

I will agree with you here. Perhaps the notary being a part of the bank couldn't notarize because the former may have changed it's policies or it's notarization isn't approved by the state anymore.

Linda, regarding the title companies asking to get the deed drafted by their escrow dept, I would say that's not unusual. If you avail the notary services of a title company, naturally it would want you to get the deed drafted too, by their attorney.

I think it's better if Linda approaches an attorney to draft the deed and then either through him or herself seeks the services of a private notary.

Good luck!

lisascherzer · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 755 1.03 Dollars($)

Go to another notary.

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