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Old 11-16-2007, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Bond Magician
Why is it that you can issue commercial bonds for people with bad credit, but not contract bonds? What is the difference?
Contract bonds are in a different category than commercial bonds. A contract bond is for the entire value of the contract. Because you could be personally responsible for the contract, Surety wants to make sure that if there is a problem and they have to complete a project on your behalf, that you have some financial way to reimburse them for any costs. If you have bad credit - there is probably nothing there to reimburse with.
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