Reinvest or Redeem Treasury Bonds
What you can do with your Treasury bond when it matures depends on where you hold the security.
- If you hold a Treasury bond in TreasuryDirect, when the bond matures you can redeem it or reinvest it*.
- If you hold a Treasury bond in Legacy Treasury Direct,** we redeem the security when it matures.
- If you hold a Treasury bond with a bank or broker, consult the bank or broker to learn your options.
TreasuryDirect
Reinvest
If you hold a Treasury bond in TreasuryDirect, you can use the proceeds from the maturing bond to buy another Treasury bond. This is a reinvestment.
You can schedule a reinvestment either when you buy your original security or up to four business days before the original security matures. Once you schedule a reinvestment, you can edit or cancel it within the same time frame. For any of these functions, log in to TreasuryDirect, go to the "ManageDirect" page, find "Manage My Securities," and proceed. See Learn more about Reinvesting Maturing Proceeds.
Redeem
To redeem your Treasury bonds, you don't need to take action. If you do not provide instructions to deposit the security's principal into your C of I, we deposit the principal into your designated bank account. The deposit is made on the day your security matures.
Legacy Treasury Direct**
Reinvest
We are phasing out Legacy Treasury Direct and no longer allow reinvestments in that system.
Redeem
To redeem your Treasury bond, you don't need to take action. On the day the bond matures, we deposit its proceeds into your bank account.
*Some Treasury bonds are reopenings of previously issued securities. If you buy or reinvest into a reopened bond, you may owe accrued interest and a premium. The offering announcement press release will show the accrued interest per $1,000. We automatically collect the total amount due. For more information see Bonds Rates and Terms.
**Legacy Treasury Direct is being phased out.
