✍️ Why I Don’t Align with the NNA — and Why I Stand INDEPENDENT…
📅 Posted by West Virginia Biker Chick | True Blue Signings
🧩 Not Every Notary Fits in the Same Box
I didn’t start this business to play by someone else’s rules — especially rules that seem more about membership dues than actual integrity, training, results or THE LAW!
Let’s be real for a second:
🚫 I Don’t Belong to the NNA
- The National Notary Association (NNA) operates like a gatekeeper.
- They control the flow of signing agent jobs through their affiliates and partners.
- You must pay to take their exam, then pay again for their background check — and then pay again to get listed.
- They even circulate the answers to their own test inside their “approved” network.
That’s not excellence — that’s a subscription model.
🧱 They are part of the SPW (Signing Professionals Workgroup) — a self-governed board where lenders make up the rules. There’s little transparency, no democratic process, and no flexibility for notaries who work in niche spaces like mine.
🛠️ What Makes Me Different
I run my business based on actual experience, transparency, and lived truth. I don’t need a corporate membership to prove my value — my work speaks for itself.
And so does my honesty.
Let’s talk about background checks and my past.
⚖️ My Background — The Whole Truth
Years ago, I made a mistake. I was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, and I panicked. I gave the officer the wrong name. It wasn’t smart. It wasn’t right. But it happened.
I was nervous, young, and unprepared for how fast a moment could turn into a criminal record.
Since then:
- I’ve complied with the law
- I’ve obtained my Medical Marijuana Card from the State of West Virginia
- I’ve become a certified Cannabis Friendly Notary
- I’ve passed a thorough, transparent background check with Trust-Me-ID
- And most importantly: I’ve built something real
🌿 Cannabis-Friendly, Felony-Free, Fact-Driven
I support:
✅ Patients who use marijuana legally
✅ Business owners in the cannabis space
✅ Clients who’ve been overlooked because of a record or stigma
✅ Fellow notaries who believe in honesty over corporate checkbox culture
💬 My Message to Clients and Colleagues
I’m not here to be perfect.
I’m here to be real.
I’m here to be certified by truth — not by corporate paywalls.
I’m here to offer you dependable notary and signing services — no judgment, no games, no false pretenses.
💙 True Blue Means:
- ✔️ Integrity
- ✔️ Independent credential verification (Trust-Me-ID)
- ✔️ CertiPro Certified
- ✔️ Cannabis Friendly Notary
- ✔️ Client-first mentality
- ❌ Not NNA certified
🖱️ Book a mobile or remote notarization today.
Your Notarial Officer at True Blue Signings ~ Chief Signing Agent… Andrea Denise Lopez
