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This page tells you what to do with paper savings bonds after the owner dies. From this page, you can determine which situation applies to you and then go to the page that tells you what to do in that situation.
- Redeem
If you are not sure because you got the bonds when someone...
- Redeem
If you are not sure because you got the bonds when someone died, see Death of a savings bond owner. Otherwise, check with your bank. They may be able to tell you. If they can't tell you and you are the owner or co-owner of the bond, write to us. Include the serial number(s) of the bond(s). Do NOT send the actual bonds. Sign the letter. Mail the ...
• When we reissue a Series EE or Series I savings bond, we no longer provide a paper bond. The reissued bond is in electronic form, in our online system TreasuryDirect. For information on how to open an account in TreasuryDirect, go to www.treasurydirect.gov.
27 lip 2017 · You can redeem them online, at the TreasuryDirect website (see Resources), or you can redeem them at most banks with a driver's license or other government-issued photo identification.
For Series EE, Series HH, or Series I bonds, proof of death of a beneficiary is not necessary. We don’t return death certificates or other legal evidence. TO CASH BONDS: Series EE, Series E, and Series I bonds can be cashed at most financial institutions.
To redeem those bonds, you will have to redeem them through a probate process since your name was not on them and the owner passed away. This may not be so bad because many states have a small estate process which is like a quick probate process.
Can a bond be redeemed at the request of a customer when the two people named on the bond (as co-owners or as owner and beneficiary) are both deceased? Yes, you may redeem a bond to the estate of the last decedent on a bond.
