Who We Are

A boutique practice, built on doing it right.

Good Standing & Co. is a Michigan-based notary and multi-state mortgage compliance consultancy. Two services under one seal.

Natasha Carmichael, Founder
Natasha, Founder
Michigan Notary Public & Licensed Mortgage Loan Officer

Credibility earned, not claimed.

Our compliance work is grounded in real mortgage-industry experience and deep relationships across the ecosystem, not a services menu assembled overnight.

Mobile notary is our front door: dependable, local service for anyone in Metro Detroit who needs a document notarized. Behind it, we help mortgage professionals get licensed, compliant, and operationally sound.

Attentive, careful, and genuinely invested in getting it right.

OUR STORY

Behind the seal

Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator · Michigan Notary Public · M.S. in Accountancy, DePaul University, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business

Even before the seal, my work was always about accuracy and documentation, about helping people get through processes where the details matter. Accounting, a field where I hold a Master of Science, sharpened that instinct. And mortgage processing taught me how to apply it somewhere regulated and personal at the same time.

That experience took on a new shape when two friends came to me with an idea: opening their own mortgage brokerage. They had a vision, but no mortgage experience and no licensing of their own. But their ambition was inspiring and I agreed. I took on all of the complexities of compliance and regulations for their new license, built the systems and procedures the office needed, and made sure they understood every decision along the way. The process stayed collaborative. Nothing happened around them, and nothing got handed back once it was done.

Since then, I have worked with brokers and processing teams across multiple states, each with its own structure, its own needs, its own gaps to close. Strengthening a compliance program or meeting a client for a notarization, the approach doesn't change: prepare carefully, communicate clearly, get the details right, and treat every document with the seriousness it deserves.

What working with us looks like

The details clients notice

01 · On time

Appointments start when they're scheduled. If something changes, you hear it first, not after the fact.

02 · Informed, not buried

Clear explanations, real answers, no jargon. You get what you need to know, not a stack of paperwork to sort through yourself.

03 · NO SURPRISES

Costs, steps, and timelines are set upfront and honored, every time.

04 · ACCOMMODATING

Same day, evenings, and weekends when the moment calls for it. On the compliance side, we stay in step as your needs and your business change.

What we stand for

Our standard

01 · Precise

Details are the work. We get filings, documents, and deadlines right the first time.

02 · Attentive

You work directly with us, not a queue. Boutique by design, and staying that way.

03 · Confidential

Sensitive documents, handled with care and confidentiality every time.

04 · Dependable

On time, on record, and in good standing. The name is the promise.

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