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The information on this site does not modify any insurance policy terms in any way. Savings bonds issued by the U. These types of bonds used to be a popular no-risk investment, but purchases have all but disappeared over the past two decades.
Today, U. S savings bonds are only available for purchase electronically. Perhaps you recall receiving U. The U. Treasury Department can help you find them. Start with the information you do know about your lost U. The more information you can remember, the easier the process becomes.
Information about your bond that can speed up the process includes:. Treasury can likely find the bond records as long as you know some of the details.
According to Leslie H. Tayne, founder of the Tayne Law Group, you can determine if you have any lost bonds before submitting anything. Treasury Hunt is an online tool available through the Treasury. The tool was discontinued in but reintroduced in To search for lost savings bonds, go to the U. It needs to be certified. Unfortunately, a notarized document is not sufficient. Share with linkedin.
Share using email. How can I recover a lost U. Savings Bond? Leaving AARP. Got it! Please don't show me this again for 90 days. Cancel Continue. Thank You. Your email address is now confirmed. Continue to AARP. Offer Details. Thank you for your interest in volunteering! In most cases, you will use either the address for "definitive paper savings bonds" if you have paper bonds or the address listed for "book-entry savings bonds and marketable securities held in TreasuryDirect" if your bonds were purchased electronically through the website.
Navigate to the TreasuryDirect. Click "PDF" to access the form. Fill out as much information as you have available about the lost, damaged or destroyed bonds, including their issue dates, bond numbers, face amounts and purchaser's Social Security number.
If you do not have all of this information, the Treasury asks that you provide as much information as you can and estimate issue dates as closely as possible.
Provide required information about the circumstances under which any bonds were lost, including when you discovered they were missing, who had access to them and whether any other items such as identifying documents are missing. This information helps the Treasury identify potential fraudulent use of stolen bonds.
Fill in the rest of the form, providing contact information, marking that you would like the bonds replaced and providing a delivery address for the replacements. Print the form and take it to a notary public or similar certifying officer to have your signature certified. Mail the form to the appropriate address listed on the last page. The P. A writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience, he has written both articles and poetry for publication in magazines and online.
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