Document Updates: New Notary Field for Affidavit of Consideration in Maryland Security Instruments

There are two notary certificates that print in Maryland security instruments:

1. An acknowledgment for the borrowers to acknowledge signing the security instrument (which is located directly beneath the borrower signature lines); and
2. A certification for the lender to certify the sum total of funds being paid (which is located in either the Affidavit of Consideration or the Affidavit of Consideration & Disbursement, which prints directly beneath the notary acknowledgment regarding the borrower signatures).

Since the lender is often not present at Closing, it is highly likely that the notary who oversaw the borrowers signing at Closing will not be the same notary to oversee the certification of the lender that occurs after Closing.

With this in mind, Docutech has created the new Field 193595 “Maryland Print Affidavit of Consideration Notary Fields”:

• When Maryland Print Affidavit of Consideration Notary Fields is set to “No”, the notary fields will only populate for the notary acknowledgment, and the notary fields will NOT populate for the Affidavit of Consideration/Affidavit of Consideration & Disbursement.
• Otherwise, when Maryland Print Affidavit of Consideration Notary Fields is set to “Yes” or is not set, the notary fields will continue to populate both the notary acknowledgment and the Affidavit of Consideration/Affidavit of Consideration & Disbursement.

Consequently, the following documents have been updated with this new functionality:

Cx25299 3021 MD Deed of Trust 2021
Cx26136 FHA MD Deed of Trust 2021
Cx487 MD Deed of Trust Second
Cx3040 HELOC Deed of Trust – MD

These changes are available for testing on Stage & Stage 2 servers and will take effect on May 9, 2025. If you have any questions or concerns about these changes, please contact Client Support at 1.800.497.3584.

COM-5974
DR-180104

UPDATE:

When Maryland Print Affidavit of Consideration Notary Fields is set to “No”, the eSign fields for Notary Signature and Notary Seal will only populate for the notary acknowledgment, and the eSign fields for Notary Signature and Notary Seal will NOT populate for the Affidavit of Consideration/Affidavit of Consideration & Disbursement.

COM-6129
DR-183540

The preceding is for informational purposes only and is not and may not be construed as legal advice. No third-party entity may rely upon anything contained herein when making legal and/or other determinations regarding its practices, and such third-party should consult with an attorney prior to embarking upon any specific course of action.