In this episode, Mary talks with Jeb Hart, SIGNiX Director of Strategic Partnerships. Jeb offers insight about the ramped-up adoption of electronic and digital closings in recent months and the impacts of this acceleration on the process and takes a closer look at both the risks and rewards of what is, unquestionably, becoming the new norm for real estate closings. You can reach Jeb via email at jhart@signix.com

During the interview, Jeb or Mary mentioned the following:

• SIGNiX explains the differences between electronic and digital signatures.
• Here's a quick description of PKI-based digital signatures.
• RON versus RIN is defined in this article and this one includes more on hybrid closings.
• ALTA can help you find states with RON or RIN legislation.
• This American Banker article expands Jeb's thoughts on whether or not RON will be widely adopted.
• Wikipedia describes cryptographic hashes.
• Here's an overview of how the CFPB initially supported a "Wack the Stack" initiative.
• ALTA supported the March 2020 Federal RON bill.
• Need help finding an approved vendor list for your state? Try ALTA Marketplace.
• RamQuest has a number of Remote Online Notarization (RON) and Remote Ink Signed Notarization (RIN) resources available. To see more, visit RamQuest.com/Resources and use the topic filter tools.

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