Tennessee appraisal management company bonds.
$200 flat.
Tennessee requires every appraisal management company to post a fixed $20,000 bond with the Real Estate Appraiser Commission to register and renew — ours is $200 flat, the price you see is the price you pay. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Tennessee appraisal management company bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Registration 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
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your registration
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your AMC registration or renewal at the Real Estate Appraiser Commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An appraisal management company is a middleman: it manages a panel of independent appraisers for lenders. Tennessee's Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act conditions registration on a $20,000 surety bond filed with the Real Estate Appraiser Commission at the Department of Commerce & Insurance.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Tennessee (the obligee). The bond guarantees you'll faithfully perform an AMC's obligations under the Act and its rules. By statute it cannot be used to help appraisers collect fees the AMC owes them — it backs your statutory compliance, not commercial disputes.
The bond must stay active for the life of your registration. Let it lapse and your registration is at risk — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $20,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
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 registration. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your AMC registration or renewal at the Real Estate Appraiser Commission. 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.
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$200 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.