Arkansas appraisal management bonds.
$200 flat.
Arkansas requires every appraisal management company to file a $20,000 surety bond with its registration — ours is $200 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Arkansas appraisal management bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
Upload with your AMC registration
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to upload with your AMC application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An appraisal management company bond is a compliance-and-payment guarantee. An AMC sits between lenders and the appraisers it engages — Arkansas wants a financial backstop that the company follows appraiser-independence law and pays the appraisers on its panel.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Arkansas (the obligee), with harmed appraisers and consumers as protected parties. If an AMC violates the appraisal-management rules, a harmed party can recover against the $20,000 bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your registration. If your surety cancels it, Arkansas rules require you to file a replacement bond promptly — generally within ten calendar days — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $20,000 filing continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $20,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
Upload with your AMC registration. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to upload with your AMC application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $20,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$200 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.