In plain English
This status means the paperwork is no longer waiting for the required signature or for return to the sender. The needed person has signed it, and it has been sent back to whoever issued it.
In context
Here, it shows that the document has been signed by the person required to sign it and sent back to the person or organization that issued it.
- Situation
- Following home-purchase, mortgage, valuation, survey, and closing administration
- What it communicates
- shows that signed documents have been sent back.
Meaning limits
It refers only to the document being signed by the required person and sent back, not to any further result.
Examples
“The rental agreement was signed and returned to the owner, but the move-in date was still undecided.”
“We are still waiting for the guarantor form to be signed and returned.”