Let me start with this, I understand that an incomplete signing or a signing full of errors can cost a mortgage officer a rate lock, a buyer to miss a close of escrow, or just cause everyone involved headaches.

That is why I don't ever miss any dates, initials, or signatures. I actually walk your borrowers through all of the important docs: the closing statement, note, the deed, and CD. Unlike other notary's, I don't just shovel the loan docs in front of the borrower and say, “sign here, I am just a notary.”
I understand that I have to be impartial, but not uneducated. I always make sure your borrower knows what they are signing by guiding them the the loan docs. I always make sure that the borrower initials any corrections to the notice of right to cancel. Or if the lines are blank, I'll have the borrower fill in the dates themselves.

Don't worry, If you ever have a provident funding signing I know how crazy particular there are about the dates being insanely neat.