Over-the-Counter Sales of Paper Savings Bonds Ending in 2011

Buy electronic bonds online at http://www.treasurydirect.gov/

 Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt  

The U.S. Department of the Treasury will end over-the-counter sales of paper savings bonds on December 31, 2011, including sales through financial institutions and applications mailed directly to the Federal Reserve Bank by customers. This move is expected to save taxpayers an estimated $70 million over the next five years.

 Although paper bonds are being discontinued, electronic Series EE and Series I Savings Bonds will remain available for purchase via TreasuryDirect. This secure, web-based system, operated by the Bureau of the Public Debt, has been used by investors since 2002 to purchase savings bonds online.