Reissuing or Replacing HH/H Bonds

Reissue is a transaction requested to change bonds' registrations, that is, to re-register savings bonds.

  • HH/H bonds still earning interest can be reissued in some cases
  • Reissued bonds keep the same issue dates and interest earnings as the original bonds
  • If your HH/H Bond has an incorrect registration, reissuing may not be needed. Find out if your bond should be reissued because of an incorrect registration.

You can have a bond replaced if it is lost, stolen, mutilated, or never received. If, however, you want to change the bond's registration, you need to have it reissued, not replaced.

When to Request Replacement

If Your Bond Is Lost or Destroyed after You Get It

To get your bond replaced, fill out Form PD F 1048 and follow the instructions.

Mail the completed form to:

Bureau of the Public Debt
PO Box 7012
Parkersburg, WV 26106-7012

NOTE: Once you get replacement bonds or payment for lost bonds, the original bonds belong to the U.S. Government. If you find bonds after receiving replacements or payment for them, please return them to us! Replacement bonds will show the original issue date.

When to Request Reissue

Name and Address Changes

If you own Series HH/H Bonds and your name has changed because of marriage, or your address has changed, you don't need to have the bonds reissued, but you must do one of the following to notify us in writing:

  • Fill out Form PD F 5257.
  • Send a letter with your current address and/or notification of your name change.

If you want your name changed on the bonds, submit the bonds for reissue. To reissue the bonds, complete the following steps:

  1. Fill out Form PD F 4000
  2. Have your financial institution forward the bonds and form to a Treasury Retail Securities Site; or send the bonds and Form PD F 4000 to the Treasury Retail Securities Site that provides savings bond services for your area.

Direct Deposit Changes

If you need to change the direct deposit information on your account, see Direct Deposit for instructions.

Responsibility for Interest Earned After Reissue

The new owner or principal co-owner of the reissued bonds is responsible for interest earned after the date of the reissue transaction. Because taxes should have been paid on interest earned through the reissue date, it's important to keep specific records that taxes were paid on a portion of the total interest shown on the final 1099-INT. More information can be found in IRS Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses.

Tax Considerations

In some cases, when you have your savings bonds reissued, the transaction will be considered a reportable event for federal income tax purposes. A Series HH/H reissue transaction is considered reportable if:

  • The interest earned on EE/E Bonds was not reported when the bonds were exchanged for HH/H Bonds, and
  • The HH/H Bonds are being reissued to remove the name of the living owner, principal co-owner, surviving beneficiary, or other person entitled to ownership.

Note: Other reissues are not reportable events.

IRS Form 1099-INT

For taxable reissues, the person relinquishing ownership of the reissued bonds will be sent an IRS Form 1099-INT shortly after the end of the tax year. For Series HH/H Bonds, the form will show the amount of deferred interest that is reportable.