How can I check the status of a savings bond? - Questions (2024)

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How to check status of savings bonds? ›

Search for matured savings bonds and missing interest using Treasury Hunt, an online tool from TreasuryDirect.

With your Social Security Number (or Taxpayer Identification Number) or name and state, you can use our Treasury Hunt search to see if you have any savings bonds listed in our database. If you do, you'll get information on how to claim and cash them.

TreasuryDirect customers:

Our call center hours are Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm ET. You may reach us at 844-284-2676.

You just bought a security from the U.S. Treasury. Securities are generally issued to your account within two business days of the purchase date for savings bonds or within one week of the auction date for Bills, Notes, Bonds, FRNs, and TIPS.

You can call the Savings Bond Processing Site at (800) 553-2663 to check on the status of a savings bond.

If the bond is redeemed by the Treasury Retail Securities Site, they are responsible for issuing the 1099-INT. The 1099s are issued in the year following the redemption, please allow time for the 1099-INT to be mailed to you. If the 1099-INT was not received your, please call 1-844-284-2676 to request a duplicate.

An online tool from the Treasury can help you determine if you have any lost bonds, before submitting a recovery claim. “A shortcut you can take to find missing savings bonds is to head to treasuryhunt.gov, which shows matured, uncashed savings bonds,” says Leslie H.

If your bond was issued in 1974 or after, go to Treasury Hunt. Enter the information Treasury Hunt requests. If the system finds your bonds, it will give you a special version of FS Form 1048 that enables us to process your claim without serial numbers.

EE bonds earn interest until the first of these events: You cash in the bond or it reaches 30 years old. Therefore, many of these bonds have stopped earning interest. If you moved your EE bond into a TreasuryDirect account, we pay you for the bond as soon as it reaches 30 years and stops earning interest.

In such situations, please contact Treasury Retail Securities Services at 1-844-284-2676.

Who can I talk to about savings bonds? ›

Local banks are one source of information on savings bonds, and some banks cash savings bonds. NOTICE: Treasury Retail Securities Services doesn't provide walk-in service for savings bonds.

You should contact your bank directly for more information. For redemption or other information about U.S. savings bonds, visit the U.S. Treasury Department's web page, www.treasurydirect.gov, or contact their office directly by calling (844) 284-2676 (toll-free).

Customer service personnel will perform the transfer when the form is received and approved. You'll receive an e-mail confirming that activity has occurred in your account. TreasuryDirect requires Treasury Marketable Securities be held for 45 days following original issue before they may be externally transferred.

While the Treasury will not penalize you for holding a U.S. Savings Bond past its date of maturity, the Internal Revenue Service will. Interest accumulated over the life of a U.S. Savings Bond must be reported on your 1040 form for the tax year in which you redeem the bond or it reaches final maturity.