Notary suffix

I am a new notary and sometimes I hear the term certified public notary does this mean I can use the suffix CPN after my name?

Personally, I’ve never heard of the term or title, ”... Public Notary”. My commission here in CA is, “Notary Public”. Perhaps it’s different in your state? Regarding the term, “Certified”, I guess it depends on where you earned your “designation” and I only refer to being “certified” as a Loan Signing Agent, not a Notary Public. Kelly@LoanSigner101.com

I believe “Public Notary” is a common mistake the general public makes. So common in fact that the Yellow Pages cross references Public Notary and Notary Public. Do a search in Google for a Public Notary and you’ll see what I mean.

Each state is different. I’ve been a Notary Public in New Jersey and California. In NJ I was “appointed” in CA individuals are required to complete a background check and pass a State mandated exam. I’ve never heard that here in CA that we are “certified” in fact, most instances when I hear or think of certified, I think of a Certified Public Accountant, but not a Notary Public.

That’s my 2 cents :)

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I believe that Certified Notary Signing Agent, Certified Loan Signing Agent and Certified Signing Agent are a few of the titles that Notary Publics can add to their titles. I do believe that now a days more and more lenders and escrow want a Notary Public that is specifically been trained on the loan docs. I have even had to fax my certification to a loan officer before. The most widely recognized is from the NNA.