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Savings bonds are quite easy to buy. You do not have to think too much about where to buy savings bonds. All you need to do is walk into any bank or credit union to purchase savings bonds. Fill out the required application and pay the cashier. You will receive the paper savings bond within 3 weeks at your home address. Do not forget to take your Social Security Number as it is required when you are purchasing savings bonds. This number will be listed on the bond but the first 5 digits will be masked with asterisks.
The other place that where you can buy savings bond is from the Treasury Department’s website. You first have to create an account, which will be verified by email. When creating an account, you have to give some basic personal information. There is an option of linking your bank account to your TreasuryDirect account and this does not require any verification. Buying savings bonds through the TreasuryDirect website is an electronic process and you will be able to the bonds in your account where it will stay until you cash in or the bonds reaches their maturity.
You can also buy savings bonds from Federal Reserve Bank or any of the bank’s branches. Many companies offer savings bonds as a part of retirement plan and you can buy bonds through payroll deduction plan if your company has this option.
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