Savings Bonds

Savings Bonds: You can start, change, or stop Series EE or Series I Savings Bonds. You should know the bond series and the denomination you wish to purchase before you begin. You can buy up to nine bonds each month. No installment purchases are available. You must purchase a bond in full each month.

Series E Savings Bonds

• Sold at half their face value; i.e., you pay $25 for a $50 bond but it's not worth its face value until it has matured.
• Purchase in denominations of $50, $75, $100, $200, $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000.
• $30,000 maximum purchase in one calendar year.
• Issued as paper bond certificates.

If you redeem EE/E Bonds in the first 5 years, you'll forfeit the 3 most-recent months' interest. If you redeem them after 5 years, you won't be penalized.

Series I Savings Bonds

• Sold at face value; i.e., you pay $50 for a $50 bond.
• Purchased in denominations of $50, $75, $100, $200, $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000.
• $30,000 maximum purchase in one calendar year.
• Issued as paper bond certificates.
• I Bonds grow in value with inflation-indexed earnings for up to 30 years

If you redeem I Bonds within the first 5 years, you'll forfeit the 3 most recent months' interest; after 5 years, you won't be penalized.

To buy a bond online, you need the following information:

• bond series and denomination;
• name and social security number for the bond owner;
• name and address where the bond will be mailed; and
• name of the co-owner or beneficiary.

We suggest you carefully check the names and social security numbers you enter for each transaction.
You will have to pick the mailing address format to send the bond to either a U.S. or Foreign address.

There is a limit to one co-owner or beneficiary. If you wish to designate more than one, you would need to purchase the bond through a financial institution.

Your bond will be mailed to the person you name. It will be mailed after you see the cost reflected in your payment.

If you are receiving payments on behalf of a minor or for someone who is unable to handle his or her affairs, you cannot use this website to purchase bonds. You must instead contact your financial institution.

Use Services Online to buy, change, or stop bonds. Premiums for bonds will be withheld from your annuity payment. You can also call us.

You should contact the U.S. Department of the Treasury at 1 (800) 4US-BOND or visit their website at http://www.savingsbonds.gov for information about bonds, bond interest rates, and redemption.