If you have a business, you might have a surety bond. If you are a consumer, you might need to make a claim against a surety bond. Here’s all the information you need to know about surety bond claims.

Short on time? Read our other posts on Car Dealer Bond Claims or Mortgage Bond Claims.

There are situations where you might have secured a surety bond, only to find out you no longer need it or you would like your money back. Is this possible? Can you get a refund for a surety bond you’ve already purchased?

The short answer is: it depends.

Please note that this post is a generic overview about getting money back for all types of surety bonds. If you are looking for information on getting money back specifically for a Bail Bond or a Probate Bond, please read our respective articles:

• What is a Bail Bond?
• Probate Bond: You Don’t Get The Money Back

A surety bond cannot be cashed. A common misconception is that surety bonds function similarly to an investment-type bond or savings bonds. These products are very different.

This blog post was originally inspired by an Arvo post and a Quora post.

Credit scores are roughly classified as follows:

• 750+ – excellent
• 700-749 – above average
• 675-699 – good
• 650-674 – fair
• 550-649 – subprime
• 549 or lower – poor

If you have bad credit, don’t worry. This doesn’t mean you can’t get a surety bond. Follow these steps below to get a bad credit surety bond. 

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When you apply for a surety bond, you might be approved instantly. But, some bonds require a underwriter to review your information. This is known as surety bond underwriting.

Find out what surety bond underwriting is, how it affects your bondability, and what it means for the cost of your surety bond.

Most people never hear the term ‘surety bond’ until they are told they need one. Bonds, in a business context, are a guarantee for your customers that you will follow through with your obligations.

You can learn more about how surety bonds work.

A good rule of thumb is that if you are told you need a bond, you most likely do.

Here are the top four reasons you would need a surety bond.

Having no credit means you do not have any credit history with one of the three nationwide credit reporting companies. Often, this means you haven’t taken any steps to establish your credit, such as opening a credit card account or taking out a bank loan.

Those with no credit are often called “credit invisible”.

While credit invisible individuals can take steps to establish credit, you might be on a tight timeline. Here’s what it means for surety bond if you have no credit.