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Frequently Asked Questions
Treasury Securities: Bills, Notes, and Bonds


Where can I find information about savings bonds?

Can I invest in Treasury securities or buy savings bonds at my local Federal Reserve Bank?

Where can I find the 30-year Treasury constant maturity?

How can I obtain the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities"?

Where can I find information about the TreasuryDirect program?

When is the next 5-year Treasury note auction and what was the yield of the last one auctioned?

Where can I find information on and buy Treasury securities?

What are my EE savings bonds worth today?

How can I replace or redeem a lost savings bond?

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Where can I find information about savings bonds?

Information about savings bonds, including availability, redemption, and calculation of value, can be found on the Bureau of the Public Debt's web site.

Can I invest in Treasury securities or buy savings bonds at my local Federal Reserve Bank?

No. Visit the TreasuryDirect web site or call (800) 722-2678.

Where can I find the 30-year Treasury constant maturity?

The 30-year Treasury constant maturity series was discontinued on February 18, 2002, and reintroduced on February 9, 2006. From February 18, 2002, to February 9, 2006, the U.S. Treasury published a historical factor for adjusting the daily nominal 20-year constant maturity in order to estimate a 30-year nominal rate.
The Board’s H.15 Release provides rates on Treasury securities.

How can I obtain the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities"?

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York discontinued publishing this information on October 15, 1996. Historical data prior to October 1996 is available on the bank's FTP directory. The closest comparable figures are in the Wall Street Journal in the table entitled "Treasury Bonds, Notes and Bills," usually found in the "Markets" section.

Where can I find information about the TreasuryDirect program?

The Bureau of the Public Debt's TreasuryDirect web site provides information about the program.

When is the next 5-year Treasury note auction and what was the yield of the last one auctioned?

The Bureau of Public Debt provides information about upcoming auctions, results, debt buyback operations and historical information. The Federal Reserve's TreasuryDirect line is also available at (800) 722-2678.

Where can I find information on and buy Treasury securities?

The Bureau of the Public Debt's TreasuryDirect web site provides this information, or you can call the Federal Reserve’s TreasuryDirect line at (800) 722-2678.

What are my EE savings bonds worth today?

You can calculate the value of your savings bonds with an easy-to-use redemption calculator available on the Bureau of the Public Debt's web site.

How can I replace or redeem a lost savings bond?

To replace a missing savings bond, or request its redemption, please complete form PDF 1048, available on the Bureau of the Public Debt's web site.