Surety Bond News

Unfinished roads in the city of Murfreesboro, TN seem to be giving many residents some rage. Surety bonds were obtained to help get these roads finished in multiple subdivisions, but the city council is considering using taxpayer money to complete a job that is the housing developer’s responsibility.
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New York legislators have implemented a new bill concerning combative sports. The new bill, which is titled SB 2811, requires individuals conducting combative sports matches to acquire a surety bond to guarantee that they follow state regulations. The specific bond amount is not yet established.

Postsecondary schools in New Hampshire are affected by a new law that was enacted this past June. The new law is named HB 2 and requires a private postsecondary career school to obtain a surety bond to guarantee the fulfillment of their obligations relating to contracts for tuition and other fees between the school and the students. The bond will be calculated by 10% of the gross tuition it received, but can be no less than $10,000. Should a school not fulfill its obligations, HB 2 states that the bond will be canceled and its proceeds will be dispersed by the Commissioner of the Department of Education.

Nevada mortgage broker surety requirements have been changed due to a new bill. The bill is labeled AB 77 and alters the bond amount required of mortgage brokers. The previous law stated that the bond amount was calculated by the number of branches that the broker had or its yearly loan volume. The set bond amount was $50,000 plus $25,000 for each branch, but was capped at $75,000; or the bond had to be $50,000 if the broker had less than $20 million in loan volume and $75,000 if the broker’s loan volume was over $20 million. AB 77 does away with the bond amount calculation using the number of branches. It’s now calculated by loan volume only. The new legislation also terminates the option to post alternative forms of security in place of a bond and changes the state bond form to require the signature of a Nevada Licensed Insurance Agent instead of a Nevada resident agent.

There are a lot of businesses out there trying to cut corners in order to save money in this tough economy, but unfortunately this often hurts their clients as a result. A construction contractor in California claimed he had bonds to cover multi-million dollar jobs; but it turned out the contractor possessed surety bonds that were completely fraudulent.
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