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Texas Escrow Officers Schedule Bond

October 1, 2018

A Texas escrow officers schedule bond is required by the Department of Insurance before a license will be issued. The bond can be in one of 3 amounts, and is as low as $100 a year! Call AmeriPro Surety Bonds at 844-589-9732 for your bond now.

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AmeriPro Surety Bonds provides surety bonds for new and renewal Texas escrow agents alike.

 

 

 

Texas Escrow Officers

 

 

 

Non-attorneys residents and nonresidents who wish to work as escrow agents are required to be licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance.

The same Department requires licensed escrow agents to maintain a surety bond in one of several amounts.

The Department of Insurance is also the obligee, that is, they are the agency which requires a surety bond to be active and on file as a prerequisite for licensing.

The surety bond’s legal provision is also found under Title 11, Subchapter D, Chapter 2652.

 

 

 

Texas Escrow Officers Schedule Bond: Amount Required

 

 

 

The amount of Texas escrow officer schedules bond required depends on where an applicant lives; or, it is in an amount determined by the Department of Insurance.

The amounts are as follows:

  • Residents of Texas are required to maintain a $5,000 surety bond;
  • Nonresidents of Texas who live in a state adjacent to Texas are required to maintain a $10,000 surety bond;
  • The bond requirement in no cases shall be greater than $50,000.

 

 

Texas Escrow Officers Schedule Bond: Purpose

 

 

 

The purpose of requiring the surety bond is a financial guarantee to protect Texas consumers --- persons other than the escrow officer --- from wrongful, fraudulent, or otherwise criminal acts committed by an escrow officer in the discharge of their professional duties.

 

 

 

Texas Escrow Officers Schedule Bond: Premium

 

 

 

The premium required for both

  • the $5000 escrow officers bond;

OR

  • the $10,000 escrow officers bond;

may be as little as $100.00.

Applicants who are required to purchase a $50,000 surety bond may pay as little as $500.00

The cost for the surety bond may depend on a credit check, particularly for the $50,000 surety bond amount.

In all cases, AmeriPro Surety Bonds will work to find you the best surety bond licensing.

 

 

 

Texas Escrow Officers Schedule Bond: Duration

 

 

 

The purchased bond will be active for one year from the date designated by the purchaser (principal) as active.

Escrow agents in Texas will want to maintain a bond for as long as the escrow agent license is active, without any lapse in coverage.

The rules for Texas escrow agents licensing Chapter 4003 of the Insurance Code details when an escrow agent's license renews.

Applicants will want to be thoroughly familiar with licensing expiration and renewal requirements.

 

 

 

Becoming a Texas Escrow Agent:

 

 

 

A person who wishes to become an escrow agent licensed in Texas, whether as a resident or nonresident of the state must:

  • Complete the TX escrow officer application;
  • Include the nonrefundable $35.00 application fee;
  • Have the sponsor complete their required section;
  • Indicate if the applicant is a resident or nonresident of Texas;
  • Purchase the correct surety bond amount required.

Applicants who are unsure as to which surety bond they are required to purchase should call the Texas Department of Insurance at 512-676-6475 for further clarification.

 

 

 

AmeriPro Surety Bonds

 

 

 

Purchasing the required surety bond through AmeriPro Surety Bonds will be both quick and easy.

When you call us, our agent can take the application from you right over the phone.

Depending on when we speak with you, the process may be complete within an hour.

If we speak with you on a Saturday, the application and premium amount can be determined by the following business day.

 

 

 

Call AmeriPro Surety Bonds for your surety bond today:

 

 

 

844-589-9732

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