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		<title>Consumers – Make Sure Your Collection Agency is Bonded</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The brutal national economy has created a busy season for one American industry: collection agencies. Collection companies have been hopping during the last 18 months, trying to recover funds and erase bad debts from scores of consumers. Another industry has followed close behind: scammers. Fraudulent collection agencies are cropping up across the country. So are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview on Green Building with Chris Cheatham</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The nation&#8217;s capital passed a landmark Green Building law in 2006. But Washington&#8217;s Green Building Act has proved problematic for the surety industry because of its language involving surety bonds. The team at SuretyBonds.com recently explored the issue with Washington, D.C. attorney Chris Cheatham, a green building expert who&#8217;s followed developments at his excellent blog, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suretybondsblog.com/interview-on-green-building-with-chris-cheatham.html</link>
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		<title>Bonds for Private Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Surety bonds have become an important topic in education circles after a spate of recent private school closings. Education information hub Edu In Review has a look at the issue with a post from Chris Birk of SuretyBonds.com. You can check out the piece here.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suretybondsblog.com/bonds-for-private-schools.html</link>
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		<title>Primer on Probate Bonds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out an informative article on Probate Bonds by Chris Birk of Surety Bonds.com on the North Carolina Estate Planning Blog. The blog is run by attorney Gregory Herman-Giddens, who specializes in wealth planning, protection and management.]]></description>
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		<title>Best resource regarding Insurance Broker Bond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Awhile back, I wrote about Insurance broker bonds and why the bond is required by the state for the insurance broker to be licensed. I was recently doing some digging around for other information on insurance broker bonds and have found what I believe to be the best one stop source that is solely focused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Bid Bond?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bid bond is used to keep the contractor/construction company from giving a low bid, and then after securing the contract and starting the job, either increase the price or object to completing the project because they may lose money. The bid bond eliminates this from happening by requiring a couple things. Many times a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suretybondsblog.com/what-is-a-bid-bond.html</link>
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		<title>Maintenance Bonds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the shaky condition of today’s economy, you’ve probably noticed that your business has been a little slow lately. Contractors are, in fact, feeling the burn as people struggle to make ends meet and perhaps postpone renovations or new construction. Customers you do retain are most likely looking to make the most of every penny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s featured bond is the insurance broker bond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many state and local governments require insurance brokers to get bonded to ensure they operate their practices according to law. This bond guarantees the broker will account for insurance premiums not only to their companies, but to the public as well. The insurance broker bond protects both consumers and the general public against unethical behavior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surety Bonds.com Launches new resources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey Guys and Girls, Sorry it has been a while since I last posted but I promise there won&#8217;t be another long stretch like that again. I know the suspense was killing you wondering when I would post next. Surety Bonds Blog.com is all about being an educational source all about Surety Bonds and boy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suretybondsblog.com/surety-bondscom-launches-new-resource.html</link>
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		<title>Contract Bonds (or Construction Bonds)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many types of Surety Bonds and today I thought I would cover Contract Bonds. Contract Bonds, sometimes called construction bonds, are bonds that ensure that the contractor will fulfill the contract and if he does not then the bond company must pay the owner. There are seven different kinds of Contract Bonds which [...]]]></description>
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