What Is a Term Bond? Term bonds are notes issued by companies to the public or investors with scheduled maturity dates. The term of the bond is the amount of time between bond issuance and bond maturity. On the maturity date of a term bond, the bond's face value, the principal amount, must be repaid to the bondholder.
Tax Preparer Bonds Tax preparers in California must post a $5,000 surety bond to get licensed. The bond acts as protection to clients of tax preparers, as the latter have access to sensitive information.
A bail bond is a surety bond, which is posted by a bail bond company to the court as a guarantee for an arrestee's appearance at all court dates. The court will release an arrestee from detention upon posting of the bail bond.
To get a bondability statement or letter of bonding capacity you'll need to talk with your surety agent and have it provided with the surety's approval.
A performance bond is issued to one party of a contract as a guarantee against the failure of the other party to meet the obligations of the contract. A performance bond is usually issued by a bank or an insurance company. Performance bonds can also be used in commodity trades as a guarantee of delivery.