When Did Paper Savings Bonds Stop?
An Online Savings Bond Program as of January 1, 2012, Paper Savings Bonds Are No Longer Being Sold over the Counter at Banks and Other Financial Institutions...
When did they stop issuing paper savings bonds?
September 30, 2010: Purchase of paper savings bonds through payroll sales for federal employees eliminated. December 31, 2011: Sales for over-the-counter (OTC) paper savings bonds ceased, marking the end of paper savings bonds, with one exception.
Can you still buy paper savings bonds?
You can no longer purchase paper Series I and EE savings bonds—those convenient envelope-stuffer gifts—at banks and credit unions; you must buy electronic bonds through the Treasury Department's Web-based system, TreasuryDirect. ... Choose “sole owner” if one person—you or a gift recipient—will own the bond.
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