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Missing Any Bonds?

Wed, 02/07/2001 - 1:00am — Karen Stevenson
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The U.S. Treasury reports that over 15,000 savings bonds and 2,000 interest payments return to the Department of the Treasury as undeliverable each year. In addition, over $8 billion worth of savings bonds have stopped earning interest, but haven't been cashed. To help find the rightful owners of these bonds the Treasury has developed online search capabilities for old savings bonds. The database is still in development, but part of it is online now, and you can search by name, social security number, city, and state to see if they have any bonds in your name, or in that of a family member.

This service will also be a great help to people who are trying to discover and account for assets and records for family members who are no longer able to manage themselves, especially if the older person is no unable to remember or communicate about the location of these assets.

>> U.S. Treasury Savings Bond Hunt Site

The U.S. Treasury reports that over 15,000 savings bonds and 2,000 interest payments return to the Department of the Treasury as undeliverable each year. In addition, over $8 billion worth of savings bonds have stopped earning interest, but haven't been cashed. To help find the rightful owners of these bonds the Treasury has developed online search capabilities for old savings bonds. The database is still in development, but part of it is online now, and you can search by name, social security number, city, and state to see if they have any bonds in your name, or in that of a family member.

This service will also be a great help to people who are trying to discover and account for assets and records for family members who are no longer able to manage themselves, especially if the older person is no unable to remember or communicate about the location of these assets.

>> U.S. Treasury Savings Bond Hunt Site