Treasury Bond Calls
For certain bonds issued before 1985, the U.S. Treasury reserves the right to stop paying interest before the bonds mature. When the Treasury "calls" a bond, it stops paying interest on the date of the call, before the maturity date.
View a list of bonds called from 2000 to the present.
Redeeming a Called Bond
As of the call date, you can redeem your called bond. The process depends on the form in which you hold the security.
Bearer bonds:
- Send them to us by insured registered mail, with Coupons 51-60 attached.
- Include a letter providing payment instructions and the address where the redemption check should be mailed.
- Include a completed IRS FORM W-9
NOTE: If Coupons 51-60 aren’t attached to your bond, contact us at the address below or by calling 304-480-7711.
Registered bonds:
- Bond owners receive a letter from us about one month before the call date.
- Final interest due is paid on the bond's call date. We pay the owner of record as of one month earlier.
- The principal is paid to the registered owner or assignee on presentation of the security to us. We recommend you use registered mail.
If you want your redemption check issued...
- In the same name(s) as the registration, leave the assignment area on the back of the bond blank.
- In a different name from the one on the registration, assign the security by entering the name(s) and address on the "assignee line." Your must sign in the presence of an authorized certifying officer at a bank or other financial institution.
Mailing and Shipping Addresses
This is the mailing address for both bond types:
Customer Services Branch 3
Definitives Section
Bureau of the Public Debt
P.O. Box 426
Parkersburg, WV 26106-0426
If you use a courier, please use:
Customer Services Branch 3
Definitives Section
Bureau of the Public Debt
200 Third St.
Parkersburg, WV 26106-5312
Called Bonds in TreasuryDirect or Legacy Treasury Direct
If you hold a called bond in TreasuryDirect:
- On the call date, the principal and final interest due are deposited into the account you designated.
If you hold a called bond in Legacy Treasury Direct:
- You'll receive a letter notifying you of the call and explaining your choice to redeem your bond or reinvest its principal into another security.
- If you choose to reinvest, we reinvest the principal as you direct and, on the call date, pay the final interest due.
- If you choose not to reinvest, then we pay you, on the call date, the principal and final interest due.
- All payments are made by direct deposit to your designated account.
Bonds Called from 2000 to Present
(Listed in reverse order)
Call Date | Term | CUSIP | Interest Rate |
May 15, 2009 | 30 years | 912810DJ4 | 13.250% |
August 15, 2008 | 30 years | 912810DF2 | 12.000% |
November 15, 2007 | 30 years | 912810DB1 | 10.375% |
November 15, 2006 | 30 years | 912810CY2 | 14.000% |
May 15, 2006 | 30 years | 912810CV8 | 13.875% |
November 15, 2005 | 30 years | 912810CS5 | 12.750% |
May 15, 2005 | 30 years | 912810CP1 | 10.000% |
February 15, 2005 | 30 years | 912810CM8 | 11.750% |
November 15, 2004 | 30 years | 912810CK2 | 10.375% |
May 15, 2004 | 30 years | 912810CG1 | 9.125% |
November 15, 2003 | 30 years | 912810CE6 | 8.750% |
August 15, 2003 | 30 years | 912810CC0 | 8.375% |
November 15, 2002 | 30 years | 912810BZ0 | 7.875% |
February 15, 2002 | 30 years | 912810BX5 | 7.625% |
May 15, 2000 | 30 years | 912810BU1 | 8.250% |