CO appraisal management company bonds.
$250 flat.

Colorado requires every registered appraisal management company to file a $25,000 bond with the Division of Real Estate. Ours is $250 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, the same for every AMC. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.

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Required to register a CO appraisal management company — new registrations and renewals through the Division of Real Estate

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Fixed price, fixed amount — $25,000 bond, $250, no quote process

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Multi-year terms available — set it up once, forget it for up to 3 years

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

AMC registration bonds are among the simplest in surety. Here’s the entire process:

NOW · ONLINE

Apply online

Company details and an effective date. That’s the application — no financials, no credit section.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Fixed-amount registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the Division of Real Estate

Your executed $25,000 bond arrives by email, ready to file with your AMC registration or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

An appraisal management company hires and oversees independent appraisers for lenders. Federal law (Dodd-Frank) directs states to register and supervise AMCs, and Colorado does so through the Division of Real Estate (Department of Regulatory Agencies), conditioning registration on a $25,000 surety bond.

The bond is a consumer-and-appraiser-protection guarantee. Its aggregate liability is capped at $25,000, and it backs the AMC’s compliance with the law — including damages someone suffers from the AMC’s fraud, forgery, criminal impersonation, or fraudulent impersonation while operating as an appraisal management company.

It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond runs one year and renews annually, and the surety can cancel on 30 days’ written notice to the AMC and the Division — so keeping it continuous keeps your registration intact.

CO Division of Real Estate — AMC bond ($25,000)Colorado registers appraisal management companies through the Division of Real Estate (DORA) and requires a $25,000 surety bond, payable to the people of Colorado, with total aggregate liability limited to $25,000. The bond backs compliance with the AMC law and damages from fraud, forgery, or criminal/fraudulent impersonation; it renews annually and the surety must give the Division 30 days’ notice to cancel.

You need this bond if you are

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Registering a CO appraisal management company — the bond is filed with your registration

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Renewing your AMC registration and your bond is expiring or your surety non-renewed

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A national AMC entering Colorado that must register and bond to operate here

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Reinstating a lapsed registration after a bond cancellation

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn’t have one.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Colorado AMC bond?The premium is $250 — set by our carrier’s rate book for the fixed $25,000 bond amount, the same for every AMC. The $25,000 is set by the state, so there is no quote process.

Do I pay the $25,000?No. You pay $250. The $25,000 is the surety’s maximum aggregate liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

Who requires this bond?The Colorado Division of Real Estate (DORA) requires it as a condition of registering an appraisal management company. No active bond, no registration.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information for this bond — there is no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount registration bonds like this one don’t need one.

When does it renew?The bond renews annually and must stay active for your registration. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so it never lapses over a missed email.

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$250 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

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