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		<title>PAN President to Speak at National Convention</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/05/pan-president-to-speak-at-national-convention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc. L. Aronson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NACRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Becker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Association of Counties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Association of County Recorders Election Officials and Clerks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Notary Dos and Don'ts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pittsburgh PA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president of PAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Records Industry Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marc L. Aronson, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Notaries (PAN), will present a lecture on "Notary Dos and Don'ts" at the annual conference of the National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks (NACRC) on July 14 in Pittsburgh. ]]></description>
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		<title>How to Recognize an Affidavit</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/05/how-to-recognize-an-affidavit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Know-How]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affidavit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affirmation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jurat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notary public]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pennsylvania association of notaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[title]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Affidavits are one of the most common acts performed by notaries. Yet, oftentimes it is difficult to distinguish between different variations of affidavit forms. 

To recognize an affidavit, look for the following information:
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		<title>Update to Notary Reappointment Seminar in Reading, Pa</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/04/update-to-notary-reappointment-seminar-in-reading-pa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2012/04/update-to-notary-reappointment-seminar-in-reading-pa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Notary Reappointment Seminar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notary reappointment seminar of May 23]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Association of Notaries (PAN)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reading]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PAN's Notary Reappointment seminar in Reading, PA on May 23, 2012 is sold out.

However, we have added an afternoon session starting at 2 p.m. To register for this seminar or to switch from the morning class please contact Ruth at 1-800-944-8790, Ext. 114 during our normal business hours of 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday.
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		<title>Notary Education Seminars Scheduled for Mercer County</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/04/notary-education-seminars-scheduled-for-mercer-county/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2012/04/notary-education-seminars-scheduled-for-mercer-county/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everyday Notary Challenges Seminar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Time Notary Seminar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ID Theft Seminar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercer County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motor vehicle agents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motor vehicle education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motor vehicle employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notary education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Notary Reappointment Seminar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pennsylvania association of notaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=1272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Association of Notaries (www.notary.org) will hold several educational seminars this month for Mercer County notaries.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Legislation Introduced to Improve Pa. Notary Laws</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/04/legislation-introduced-to-improve-pa-notary-laws/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2012/04/legislation-introduced-to-improve-pa-notary-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acknowledgments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Bar Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apostilles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deceptive advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraudulent notarial practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notario publico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notarizations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Property Records Industry Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uniform law commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unsworn foreign declarations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[State Representative Glen R. Grell of the 87th Legislative District introduced legislation to update and improve Pennsylvania laws on notarization, acknowledgments and unsworn foreign declarations. ]]></description>
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		<title>Former Franklin County Notary Fined $20,000+</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/03/former-franklin-county-notary-fined-20000/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2012/03/former-franklin-county-notary-fined-20000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[codicil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department of state]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[false information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franklin County former notary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notary commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perjury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restitution]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=1264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A former Franklin County notary who pleaded guilty to perjury and forgery was sentenced and ordered to pay more than $20,000 in restitution. ]]></description>
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		<title>National Mortgage Settlement Mandates Foreclosure Processes</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/03/national-mortgage-settlement-mandates-foreclosure-processes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2012/03/national-mortgage-settlement-mandates-foreclosure-processes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aly Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citibank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loan servicers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Mortgage Settlement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notarizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robo-signers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[settlement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=1262</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An agreement was reached on a joint state-federal settlement with the country's five largest loan servicers.            ]]></description>
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		<title>Notary Best Practices for Recordable Documents Adopted by PRIA</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/03/notary-best-practices-for-recordable-documents-adopted-by-pria/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2012/03/notary-best-practices-for-recordable-documents-adopted-by-pria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commissioning authorities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc. L. Aronson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notaries public]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Records Industry Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recordable documents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recorder of deeds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=1258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Property Records Industry Association board of directors formally adopted the white paper, "Notary Best Practices for Recordable Documents"  that encourages specific standards to assist recorders, notaries who handle recordable documents, and the commissioning  authorities who appoint and oversee notaries.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Venue</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/03/understanding-venue/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2012/03/understanding-venue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affidavit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notarize documents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notary wording]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pennsylvania association of notaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preprinted venue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proper venue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rubber stamp seal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venue]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.notary.org/?p=1254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A notary from Washington County traveled to Jefferson County to notarize documents for residents of a nursing home. On the first document - an affidavit - the notary became confused as to the proper venue. Should it be Washington County where she took her oath of office or Jefferson County where the notarization was taking place? ]]></description>
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		<title>Identity Theft Ring Busted</title>
		<link>http://blog.notary.org/2012/02/identity-theft-ring-busted/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.notary.org/2012/02/identity-theft-ring-busted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PAN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth certificates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[combat fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity theft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity theft ring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Puerto Rico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[selling identities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. citizens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fifty people in Puerto Rico and 15 states, including Pennsylvania, were charged with conspiring to sell the identities of Puerto Ricans. ]]></description>
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