South Carolina appraisal management bonds.
$250 flat.
South Carolina requires a $25,000 surety bond from an appraisal management company registering with the Real Estate Appraisers Board — ours is $250 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a South Carolina appraisal management bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 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 registration
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your AMC registration application or renewal at the Real Estate Appraisers Board. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina registers appraisal management companies through the Real Estate Appraisers Board at LLR, under the appraisal management company act. As a condition of registration, an AMC must maintain a $25,000 surety bond (or, as an alternative, submit a detailed statement of its financial condition).
The bond is a consumer-and-appraiser-protection guarantee: it stands behind the AMC's compliance with the act and the Board's rules, for the benefit of any person who sustains loss or damage. You are the principal, the surety carrier stands behind you, and the State and harmed parties are protected.
The bond must stay active for as long as you are registered — let it lapse and your AMC registration is at risk. We track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your $25,000 filing continuous. It is not insurance for you; if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
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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 $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
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 registration. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your AMC registration application or renewal at the Real Estate Appraisers Board. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 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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$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.