Louisiana appraisal management company bonds.
$200 flat.
Louisiana requires every appraisal management company (AMC) to file a $20,000 bond with the Real Estate Appraisers Board — ours is $200 flat, one-time. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Louisiana appraisal management company bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License 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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your AMC license
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your LREAB appraisal management company license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the AMC bond actually guarantees
An appraisal management company hires and manages independent appraisers for lenders. Louisiana regulates AMCs under the Appraisal Management Company Licensing and Regulation Act (R.S. 37:3415.1 et seq.), administered by the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board (LREAB), and conditions the license on a $20,000 bond.
It is a compliance-and-payment guarantee: the bond stands behind your faithful performance of the AMC Act — including paying appraisers properly and following the Board’s rules. Under R.S. 37:3415.3(D), every applicant for an AMC license or renewal must file a corporate bond, cash bond, or other security with the Board to secure compliance with the Act.
It is not insurance for you — if a claimant (such as an unpaid appraiser) recovers against the bond, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your license; we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $20,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you are
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
File with your AMC license. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your LREAB appraisal management company license 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$200 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.