VA professional fiduciary bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
A paid professional fiduciary managing VA benefits for multiple beneficiaries must post a corporate surety bond payable to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under 38 CFR Part 13, sized to the benefit funds under management. Pricing is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the amount the VA requires and your exact price appears at the application. A quick soft credit check may apply; it is never a hard inquiry and never affects your score.
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Whether you’re onboarding a new beneficiary or adjusting your bond, here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Your details, the benefit-fund amount the VA requires you to bond, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the entire application.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; for larger amounts an underwriter reaches out within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with your VA fiduciary hub
Pay online and receive the executed bond, payable to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, ready to send to the fiduciary hub with jurisdiction. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the professional fiduciary bond guarantees
When a beneficiary cannot manage their VA benefits and has no suitable family member to serve, the VA may appoint a paid professional fiduciary — someone who manages benefits for multiple veterans and survivors. Because a professional fiduciary handles funds for many beneficiaries, the VA requires a corporate surety bond as the financial backstop.
The bond is governed by the VA Fiduciary Program rules in 38 CFR Part 13. It is payable to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, identifies the fiduciary and the surety, and is sized to cover the VA benefit funds under management. As with any VA fiduciary bond, the amount must be adjusted when funds under management move more than 20%.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim because funds were mismanaged, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the VA requires from $100 — a quick soft credit check may apply, and it never affects your score.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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