This could vary depending on your state. Closing agents prepare documents, disburse funds, and coordinate the consummation of a real estate transaction. (Other titles used in conjunction with or in addition to Closing Agent are: Settlement Agent/Officer, Escrow Officer/Agent, Disbursement Officer/Agent)

Closer/Signing Agents work for closing agents; they are involved only with the closing/signing and delivery of loan documents. The Closer/Signing Agent does not draw documents, disburse funds or provide abstraction of titles. They act mainly as couriers and impartial witnesses for signings, depending on the individual state law.