US Savings Bonds

Archive for August, 2005

Question: What amounts are Savings Bonds available in and when do they mature ?

Since our home is nearly paid for I am now considering things to do with the money we will be saving after total repayment of the current home mortgage .
Now my query is what amounts are Savings Bonds available in and when do they mature .
I know that they used to be available in $25.00 ( at maturity would be $50.00 ) because my parents paid for my college education with Savings Bonds .
I think this would be a good investment for our up comming retirement years altho I am still on the border line between Savings Bonds and certificates of deposit and need many details about them both .

Answer: it depends on the series bond you buy. They can mature in as short as 15 yrs and as many as 30.

What you are doing is buying the face value of the bond at a discount… IE paying 12$ for a $50 bond that matures in 30 years….

You can always cash them out early, but you wont receive full face value for them….

oXYGen Financial – Breathe Easier® About Your Financial Future – Atlanta Georgia

When would I receive my US Savings Bonds?

When the financial institution that sells the US Savings Bonds receive your application to buy US Savings Bonds, the bank or financial institution will forward your application to a regional FRB or Federal Reserves Bank for processing. The US Savings Bonds should be mailed to the address your provide on your US Savings Bonds application within one to two weeks.

Can I have my US Savings Bonds on the day I purchase the US Savings Bonds?

In the past, some people may have received the US Savings Bonds they purchased the day that they bought the US Savings Bonds. However, during the past few years the government converted to a Regional Delivery System. That means the banks selling US Saving Bonds no longer have the actual United States Savings Bonds in stock. The banks that sell Us Savings Bonds just take your application to buy Us Savings Bonds and forward it to the Federal Reserves Bank (FRB) for processing of your purchase of Us Savings Bonds.

If you are buying Us Savings Bonds for a birthday or holiday, keep in mind that it takes up to three weeks after you buy US Saving Bonds for delivery of Us Savings Bonds. In stead of having the actual Us Savings Bonds, most banks have a certificate of Us Savings Bonds that they can give you to indicate that a US saving bond has been purchased and that the US saving bond is being delivered to your address.

How to buy Us Savings Bonds from the Federal Reserves Bank?

You can buy Us Savings Bonds directly from the Federal Reserves Bank. You can call or write your Federal Reserves Bank (FRB) for a Us Savings Bond Purchase Application form. Then, you fill out the Us Savings Bond Application form and mail the completed Us Savings Bond Application form to the Federal Reserves Bank (FRB) with a check. You want to contact the Federal Reserves Bank in your region.

Can I use personal check to buy Us Savings Bonds?

Of course you can buy US savings bonds with your personal check. However, if you send a personal check into the Federal Reserves Bank to buy a US savings bond, then the US saving bond will be mailed to you only after the personal check clears.

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