Step 1 — Choose a Certified Notary Signing Agent Package
- You will receive an email from the NNA Training Center shortly after your purchase telling you how to access your training course (if purchased) and the NSA exam.
- A score of 80% or higher is required to pass the certification exam.
- You can begin filling out your SigningAgent.com profile (see below) after package purchase, however it will not be active until you pass your background screening.
Step 2 — Start your Background Screening
- Within 48-72 hours of your package purchase, you will receive an email from Backgrounds Online with instructions on how to begin your background screening process.
- The background screening process generally takes up to 2 weeks but can take as long as 30 days for complex records.
- The background screening is comprised of both criminal and motor vehicle records.
- Download the Background Screening Standards to learn how your background screening will be scored, and to see if you have the qualifications to pass.
- Within 48 hours of passing, your listing will be live on SigningAgent.com. Step 3 — Complete Your Certification
- Once you successfully pass your NSA background screening AND our NSA Certification exam, you will have earned your NNA Certified and Background Screened Certification and your Certification will appear next to your listing on SigningAgent.com.
- If you also successfully complete our NSA Certification Training eLearning Course, you will earn a higher level of NSA Certification; NNA Trained, Certified and Background Screened, making you stand out above the others. Update Your Profile on SigningAgent.com
- Log in to NationalNotary.org.
- Click on the link “My Signing Agent Profile” in the menu on the left.
- Add additional information to make your profile stand out.
NNA NSA Certification
NNA NSA certification designation is accomplished by successfully completing the NNA Background Screening and achieving a score of 80% or higher on the NNA Notary Signing Agent Exam. The NSA certification designation will be displayed on SigningAgent.com for 12 months after the background screening pass date.
Listing on SigningAgent.com
A listing on SigningAgent.com gets your name in front of the nation’s leading title and service companies. Title and Service companies search the SigningAgent.com directory and/or download names and related information into their internal systems. Listings on SigningAgent.com are presented randomly in the following order: 1) NSA Certified and Trained listings, 2) NSA Certified listings, and 3) Standard listings. A Certified and Trained listing is achieved by attaining NNA NSA Certification and completion of either the Certified Notary Signing Agent Online Training Course or the NNA NSA Continuing Education Course. A Certified listing is achieved by attaining NNA NSA certification. A Standard listing is achieved by successfully completing the NNA Background Screening. A listing on SigningAgent.com is valid for 12 months after the background screening pass date.
Important: NSA certifications and background screenings are available only to residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, not for customers in U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and Minor Outlying Islands)
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How much can you make as a Notary and Signing Agents.
In conclusion a part-time notary making $100 a file makes roughly $2,200 a month and a full-time signing agent that makes $100 dollars a file makes $6,500 a month. And if you learn how to get business directly from escrow officers, mortgage officers, and real estate agents you can give yourself a 50% raise.
| Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | |
|---|---|---|
| Top EarnerTop Earner | $81,464 | $6,788 |
| 75th Percentile | $71,300 | $5,941 |
| Average | $57,893 | $4,824 |
| 25th Percentile | $42,800 | $3,566 |