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To file a claim for a savings bond that is lost, stolen, or destroyed, complete a Claim for Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed United States Savings Bonds (FS Form 1048). Please sign the form in the presence of an authorized certifying officer (available at a bank, trust company, or credit union).

Here are three basic ways to cash in a savings bond. Online With a TreasuryDirect Account. Electronic Series EE and I savings bonds are redeemable online at the U.S. Treasury Department's TreasuryDirect website. ... Via Mail With FS Form 1522. ... At a Bank or Credit Union.

USE OF FORM – Use this form to request payment of United States Savings Bonds, Savings Notes, Retirement Plan Bonds, and Individual Retirement Bonds.

With us: Get FS Form 1522. Fill it out. Get your signature certified, if necessary. Send the form and the bonds to us at the address on FS Form 1522.

If your paper savings bond is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or you never received it, you can ask for replacement.

You just bought a security from the U.S. Treasury. Securities are generally issued to your account within two business days of the purchase date for savings bonds or within one week of the auction date for Bills, Notes, Bonds, FRNs, and TIPS.

Typically, interest from corporate bonds will be in Box 1, interest from U.S. Treasuries will be in Box 3, and tax-exempt interest from muni bonds will be in Box 8. Even if you don't have to pay income tax on the interest, you still need to include it on your tax return.

Log into your primary TreasuryDirect® account. Click on the ManageDirect tab at the top of the page. Click "Redeem securities" under the Manage My Securities heading. On the Redemption page, choose the radio button beside Zero-Percent C of I and click "Submit".