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:

ATTN: Customer Services Branch 3
  --Definitives Section
Public Debt Warehouse &
  Operations Center Dock 1
257 Bosley Industrial Park Drive
Parkersburg, WV 26101

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 DateTermCUSIPInterest Rate
November 15, 2009 30 years 912810DNS 11.750%
August 15, 200930 years912810DL912.500%
May 15, 200930 years912810DJ413.250%
August 15, 200830 years912810DF212.000%
November 15, 200730 years912810DB110.375%
November 15, 200630 years912810CY214.000%
May 15, 200630 years912810CV813.875%
November 15, 200530 years912810CS512.750%
May 15, 200530 years912810CP110.000%
February 15, 200530 years912810CM811.750%
November 15, 200430 years912810CK210.375%
May 15, 200430 years912810CG19.125%
November 15, 200330 years912810CE68.750%
August 15, 200330 years912810CC08.375%
November 15, 200230 years912810BZ07.875%
February 15, 200230 years912810BX57.625%
May 15, 200030 years912810BU18.250%