By Lisa A. Tyler
National Escrow Administrator

"Where there is a will, there is a way" is a saying meant to inspire someone to higher achievement. Unfortunately, it applies just as easily to motivate a thief! Read the story about a desperate identity thief who was caught red–handed with stolen escrow documents in the story titled "OFF–SITE shredding is dangerous." The story provides some helpful hints about using a National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) certified shredding vendor.

Read "TAKING photos of identification" to discover how a mobile signing agent exposed borrowers to identity theft by snapping pictures of their identification and then transmitting the photos back to the office.

The borrowers in this story had every right to be angry with the signing agent (as well as our Company) since our employees selected and arranged for the signing agent to meet with them. In this story you can also discover methods of securing borrowers' non–public information, this story is especially important to those readers who are commissioned notaries.

"FREAKY friday" features a mix–up of gigantic proportions. Read the story to discover how two buyers of two different properties had their non–public personal information delivered to the wrong closing.

The story serves as a great lesson to all settlement agents to double–check document copies before delivering them to the consumer to ensure they are the documents they were intended to receive.

SAFETY CORNER provides helpful information to keep you safe while you are in your home. Read "GARAGE door safety" to learn how accessible your home might be to crooks that use garage door openers to break into homes.