IL appraisal management bonds.
$750. Five minutes.

Illinois requires every appraisal management company to post and maintain a $25,000 surety bond as a condition of registration with IDFPR. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, with no credit check.

Required for AMC registration under the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act (225 ILCS 459/50)
Fixed amount, fixed price — $25,000 bond, $750, no quote process
Continuing obligation — the bond must stay in force the whole time you are registered
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

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 IDFPR

Your executed bond (IDFPR form IL505-0721) arrives by email, ready to file with your AMC registration application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it. The AMC registration has a common 12/31 renewal date on even-numbered years.

1-year term
$750
2-year term
$1,500
3-year term
$2,250
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Illinois requires appraisal management companies to register with IDFPR under the Illinois Appraisal Management Company Registration Act (225 ILCS 459). An AMC oversees panels of real estate appraisers for lenders, and the state conditions registration on a $25,000 surety bond filed under 225 ILCS 459/50.

The bond is for the recovery of expenses, fines, or fees due to or levied by IDFPR under the Act. If the AMC fails to pay sums due within sixty days, the surety pays the Department. You are the principal, the surety stands behind you, and IDFPR is the obligee.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Maintaining the bond is a continuing obligation of registration, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $25,000 filing continuous.

225 ILCS 459/50 (AMC Registration Act, IDFPR form IL505-0721)The Illinois Appraisal Management Company Registration Act (225 ILCS 459/50), administered by IDFPR, requires every registered AMC to post and maintain a $25,000 surety bond for the recovery of expenses, fines, or fees due to or levied by the Department. If the AMC fails to pay within sixty days, the surety pays the obligee. The registration carries a common 12/31 renewal date on even-numbered years — confirm your renewal cycle on your IDFPR registration.

You need this bond if you're

Registering an appraisal management company with IDFPR for the first time
Renewing your AMC registration and your current bond is expiring or non-renewing
An out-of-state AMC ordering appraisals on Illinois properties
Re-registering after a lapse that requires a fresh bond filing

Five minutes. The whole thing.

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

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Illinois AMC bond? +
The premium is $750 — a flat 3% of the fixed $25,000 bond amount, the same for every AMC. The $25,000 is set by the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act, so there is no quote process.
Do I pay the $25,000? +
No. You pay $750. The $25,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
What does the bond cover? +
It covers expenses, fines, or fees due to or levied by IDFPR under the Act. If your AMC fails to pay those within sixty days, the surety pays the Department — and you repay the surety.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Fixed-amount registration bonds like this one don't need one.
When does it renew? +
Maintaining the bond is a continuing obligation of registration, and the AMC registration carries a common 12/31 renewal date on even-numbered years. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out so your registration never lapses over a missed email.
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Finish your AMC registration today.

$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$750
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