The City of Anthony requires a $3,000 bond as a condition of its contractor license. Ours is $100 — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The application collects no credit information. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
















License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Small fixed license bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
A contractor license bond is a compliance guarantee. The City of Anthony wants a financial backstop that you'll follow its building codes and ordinances and that the public is protected from harm caused by your work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Anthony (the obligee). If you violate the city's contractor ordinance and someone is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and your license is in jeopardy, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →$100, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.