Archive for May, 2009

US Savings Bond/College Classes?

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Q.T.? Reuben asked: If bonds are purchased and used for higher education how does the ownership have to be written to cash them tax free?Dwain Arbon

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How long before a series EE US Treasury savings bond matures? Does it earn interest after maturity?

Friday, May 29th, 2009

csnkrushin asked: My children get savings bonds every year for birthdays, holidays, etc… How do you know when they have matured to face value? Do they earn interest after they mature, and if so at what rate. Thank you.Kimberlie Renneker

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Hey, when I was in 7th grade, I won a writing contest. Received a US savings bond. Whatever happened to that?

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Positive.Vibrations.Yea. asked: Is that still sitting somewhere collecting interest? How can I find out about this?Deandre Mater

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US Savings Bonds Good or bad?

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

psu176 asked: Is now a good time to buy a savings bond? why or why not? what is better and EE or an I savings bond?
Thanks so muchAzalee Kratt

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How can bonds lost in a fire be replaced?

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Joan A asked: If you lose your us savings bonds in a fire, can they be replaced and if so, what are the procedures?Brande Decarr

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bank denied redemption of US savings bond after writing, stamping & mailing it. does that void it?

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Carla G asked: I went to Union Bank of California to redeem my US savings bonds. The bank employee approved my bonds for redemption and started redemption process of stamping and writing on the back of the bonds, having me put my signature on the bonds along with the bank representative signature on the [...]

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Why not offer new Guaranteed US Bonds for the bailout?

Monday, May 25th, 2009

MissDeviance asked: As it is, the proposed $700,000,000 bailout will cost every one of the 138,000,000 US taxpayers approximately $5.
But a bailout rewards the incompetence of government (who made the corruption possible), the bankers (who were happy to play along while they were making billions in the real estate market), foolish investors (who likewise figured [...]

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Can I use interest from US savings bonds to pay student loan interest?

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Dave asked: I cashed some US EE savings bonds this past year. I also paid interest on my student loans from college, but I did not pay enough/have enough deductions to file them as a separate deduction. I’ve read about the Education Savings Bond program, and I was curious, can I avoid filing the interest [...]

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$100 US Savings Bond purchased in ‘97, how much is it worth today?

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

covlover asked: Is the bond worth cashing in or rolling it over?Cristopher Zahourek

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how many US savings bonds can you?

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Kerrie asked: can you cash out in one day ? tried to cash call my bonds that my grandmother bought for me . they cashed 47 of them and then told me that they could not cash anymore for the day . that i had to come back in 2 days . i still have [...]

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