Notarize, the platform for legal online notarization and the first company to enable an entirely online real estate closing process, has partnered with Stewart Title to give its direct offices and independent agents the ability to offer fully online and hybrid closings powered by Notarize.
“Since completing the first online closing in the country with Notarize back in 2017, we’ve spent the last few years understanding how we can bring a transformational digital process to consumers that enhances the customer experience for how they want to close on their home,” said Scott Gillen, senior vice president of industry relations and marketplace strategy for Stewart Title. “Notarize has been our top partner in the space, not only from an advocacy and enablement perspective, but because we share the same vision on putting convenience and experience first.”
Since their first online closing in 2017, Stewart and Notarize have completed thousands of closings — both fully online and hybrid — for buyers and sellers from across the country and while traveling abroad. Stewart has approved online closings in more than half of the states, and this partnership ensures that as more states pass legislation, Stewart and Notarize can bring rapid deployment and adoption across the country.
“Scott and the team at Stewart were the first title underwriter to see the promise of online closings,” said Notarize Founder and CEO Pat Kinsel. “They created a vision for the future and worked tirelessly to provide consumers a better closing experience. We’re proud to deepen our relationship with Stewart to take online closings to full scale in 2020.”
