Required Documents
To obtain a MSG or SVP, you will need to present the following documents:
- Your photo identification.
- Proof of name change as a result of marriage, divorce or legal name change.
- Documentation showing the exact and complete ownership of the security.
- Documentation showing the value of the transaction (valuation is not needed for the SVP stamp as it is used for non-securities related events).
- If you are signing on behalf of another individual, documentation showing your legal authority.
These documents are required to protect both parties in a securities transaction. By providing the Signature Guarantee, Union Bank & Trust is validating that:
- Your signature is genuine.
- You are the appropriate person to endorse the document.
- You have the legal capacity to sign the document.
- By ensuring your signature is genuine, you are protected from the threat of unauthorized individuals accessing your funds by forging your signature on your securities certificates or related documents.
Frequently Asked Questions
Signature Guarantee services are available by appointment at several Union Bank & Trust locations. For the nearest location of an authorized employee, please contact our Customer Support Team at 402.323.1777 or 800.297.2837.
Issuers of securities and Transfer Agents rely upon the Signature Guarantee/Validation process for the transfer of securities. The Transfer Agent is liable for improper securities registration, but cannot witness you signing your documents or review the documentation showing your legal authority and capacity to sign the documents. The Signature Guarantee/Validation provides this service as well as protecting the individual signing the securities from fraudulent action.
Our surety bond limits the value of the transaction we are permitted to guarantee. If we guarantee an amount over our limit, you would not be adequately protected.
In addition to guaranteeing your signature, we are also validating:
- You are the appropriate person to endorse the document.
- You have the legal capacity to sign the document.
- Therefore, we need documentation showing the owner(s) of the security. If you are acting on behalf of someone, we must have documentation showing your legal authority.
You may sign a Specific Power of Attorney for multiple security owners. We will affix the Medallion Signature Guarantee on this document for you to then forward to your co-owner living in another state.
No. We must warrant that the signature is genuine at the time of signing. Therefore, we request you sign the document in the presence of an authorized Union Bank & Trust employee.
