Notary/Signature
Guarantee Services

Notary Services

Austin FCU offers the following notary services to members and non-members for a fee. See our fee schedule for the current fee.

• Acknowledgements – typically required for contracts, agreements, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and other documents.
• Oaths/Affirmations – document transactions that require the signer to swear an oath or affirm to a notary, under penalty of perjury, that the contents of a document are true.
• Copy Certification – we will provide a notarized statement confirming a photocopy is a true, accurate, and complete reproduction of an original document. We are not permitted to provide certified copies of recordable documents (including birth certificates, marriage licenses, death certificates, and/or divorce decrees). Certified copies of recordable documents may be obtained by contacting the government agency that maintains record of the document.

Austin FCU is unable to provide witnesses for signatures, so please be prepared to bring your own witnesses for any document that requires them.

Notary services are provided free of charge to members, there is a small fee for non-members, check our fee schedule for the current fee.

Medallion Signature Guarantee Services

Signature Guarantee is a free service provided to members ONLY to assist in the purchase, sale, or transfer of their stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other securities.

To allow securities transactions, a signature must be “guaranteed” for the benefit of the member’s stockbroker or other financial representative. We follow strict guidelines when guaranteeing a signature, using the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP) certification to ensure that the guaranteed signature is covered within the monetary limits of our bond. Our bond company limits this service to our being able to guarantee signatures for only Austin FCU members.

To help facilitate the signature guarantee, Austin FCU members must provide the following:

• Austin FCU account number.
• VALID Government issued picture ID (driver’s license, state ID, Military ID, etc.)
• The form letter from your brokerage firm or financial institution on their company letterhead requesting the signature guarantee.
• A current and complete statement of the security to verify ownership showing the account holder and total value.
• Any document requiring the Signature Guarantee must be signed by all owners in our presence, not beforehand.
• We may need to review additional supporting documents depending on the specific transaction under review.

Appointments are not required, but are recommended as only certain staff are able to perform the Signature Guarantee. If you have any questions about Signature Guarantee, please contact us at 512-444-6419 or email [email protected].