Utah appraisal management bonds.
$250 flat.
Utah requires every appraisal management company (AMC) to file a $25,000 bond to register with the Division of Real Estate. Ours is $250 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every AMC. No credit check. The bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Utah appraisal management bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to registered.
Your AMC registration is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply once, online
Company details, owner information, effective date. No credit check.
Approved
Approved as soon as you apply. There is no underwriting queue.
E-sign & file with the Division of Real Estate
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your AMC registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An appraisal management company hires and manages independent appraisers for lenders. Utah registers AMCs through the Department of Commerce's Division of Real Estate under the Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act (Utah Code Title 61, Chapter 2e), and conditions registration on a $25,000 surety bond.
The bond runs to the benefit of the appraisers the AMC works with and the Division. It backs the AMC's obligation to pay appraisers the fees they are owed and to comply with the Act — if the AMC fails to pay an appraiser, that appraiser can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for the AMC — if the surety pays a claim, the AMC repays the surety. The $25,000 amount is set by statute and rule (R162-2e), so every AMC posts the same figure and pays the same $750.
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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 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
E-sign & file with the Division of Real Estate. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your AMC registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
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 underwriting fields. No credit check — submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$250 flat, no credit check, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.