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TreasuryDirect.gov is the one and only place to electronically buy and redeem U.S. Savings Bonds. We also offer electronic sales and auctions of other U.S.-backed investments to the general public, financial professionals, and state and local governments.
Earn a fixed rate of interest. Current Rate: 2.60%. For EE bonds issued November 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. Electronic only – keep them safe in your TreasuryDirect account. Buy for any amount from $25 up to $10,000. Maximum purchase each calendar year: $10,000. Can cash in after 1 year.
You can buy electronic I bonds in your TreasuryDirect account. You can buy paper I bonds with your IRS tax refund until January 1, 2025. See our FAQ. How does an I bond earn interest? I savings bonds earn interest monthly. Interest is compounded semiannually, meaning that every 6 months we apply the bond’s interest rate to a new principal ...
Since May 2005, new EE bonds earn a fixed rate of interest that is set when you buy the bond. They earn that interest for the first 20 years. We may adjust the rate or the way they earn interest after 20 years.
You can get your cash for an EE or I savings bond any time after you have owned it for 1 year. However, the longer you hold the bond, the more it earns for you (for up to 30 years for an EE or I bond). Also, if you cash in the bond in less than 5 years, you lose the last 3 months of interest.
Treasury Bonds. We sell Treasury Bonds for a term of either 20 or 30 years. Bonds pay a fixed rate of interest every six months until they mature. You can hold a bond until it matures or sell it before it matures. Treasury Bonds are not the same as U.S. savings bonds.
Whether you are participating in an auction, tracking its results, conducting research, or simply exploring how you can take advantage of U.S. Treasury marketable securities, we invite you to explore this site. Table may scroll on smaller screens.
Buying savings bonds. We currently sell 2 types of savings bond: Series EE and Series I. You can buy them for yourself, your child, or as a gift for someone else. This page focuses on buying for yourself or a child whose account is linked to yours. If you are planning to give a savings bond as a gift, also see our page on Giving savings bonds ...
filing a UCC-1 Financial Statement, activating a TreasuryDirect Account (TDA), or. creating bonds by using the Savings Bond Calculator. These blogs and videos promise that your birth certificate bond will be able to wipe out all your debt or help you collect monies/securities.
Calculate the value of a paper bond based on the series, denomination, and issue date entered. (To calculate a value, you don't need to enter a serial number. However, if you plan to save an inventory of bonds, you may want to enter serial numbers.)