Get Form 5444 2011-2025

Enter "Change the Name of a Living Beneficiary" in the "Reason for Reissue" section. Take your driver's license or state I.D. and Form PD F 4000 to a bank to have your signature notarized. Sign the form in front of the certifying officer, who will then sign and stamp Form PD F 4000.

Because things have a way of changing, savings bonds offer the owner of the bond the flexibility to be able to change beneficiaries. The process for making these changes is very simple. Visit the US savings bonds website, and click Enter under the section for individuals. Next, click the Forms tab.

Savings bonds can be transferred to new owners without probate if they were jointly owned or if the owner named a payable-on-death (POD) beneficiary to inherit them. These bonds can be jointly owned, or they can be registered in POD form, but not both; only sole owners can designate a POD beneficiary.

To change names on Savings bonds, and these are likely paper bonds, you'll need to go to www.TreasuryDirect.gov and download (under forms), the request to reissue bonds with a new name. Here is a direct link to that form.

Visit the Treasury Department's TreasuryDirect website to search for uncashed savings bonds in your name. You can enter your social security number or Employee Identification Number (EIN) into the search field on the Treasury Hunt page and click the Search button to see results.

Beneficiary registration means that there are two people named on the paper savings bond, the owner and a beneficiary. Payable on Death or POD is shown between the names on the face of the savings bond. The owner has sole ownership rights during his or her lifetime.

Go to treasurydirect.gov to locate matured savings bonds or missed interest and principal payments from other Treasury securities such as bills or notes. Click on Treasury Hunt under the Individuals tab. Type in your Social Security number to start your search.

Visit Treasury Direct You can check if a bond has been cashed by heading to treasurydirect.gov and loging in. ... After logging in, you'll want to look under the "Individuals" section and click on the link that reads "Check Treasury Hunt to see if you own matured savings bonds."

Remember that savings bonds can't be sold, traded or given away. The person whose name is on the bond is the only person who can cash it in (with some exception, which we'll get to shortly). ... You cash it in via the Treasury Web site, and the funds are deposited into your bank account).

Log in to TreasuryDirect and follow the directions there. The cash amount can be credited to your checking or savings account within two business days of the redemption date. You can cash paper EE and E bonds at most local financial institutions.

If your paper U.S. Savings Bonds are ever lost, stolen or destroyed, you can obtain replacement bonds from the U.S. Treasury. The Treasury keeps records of the paper savings bonds it has issued, and it can search those records to replace your lost bonds.

Open your Internet browser (for example, Internet Explorer) and type www.treasurydirect.gov in the address window. On the TreasuryDirect home page, in the upper right corner, select Open an Account. On the "TreasuryDirect - Open an Account" page, select "TreasuryDirect."

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A TreasuryDirect account is an online account maintained by us solely in your name in which you may hold and conduct transactions in eligible book-entry Treasury securities. ... The primary account is the account that you establish when initially opening your TreasuryDirect account.

Buying Directly From the U.S. Treasury. ... Submit a Bid in TreasuryDirect. ... Payments and Receipts in TreasuryDirect. ... Buying Through a Bank, Broker, or Dealer.