SC 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 review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Finish your AMC registration today.
$250 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.