Get FS 5188 2015

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.

The quickest way to redeem a savings bond through power of attorney is to take the bonds to the principal's bank. ... Take the savings bonds, your notarized copy of the power of attorney agreement and two forms of identification to the principal's bank.

You can cash paper savings bonds at many banks like you would cash a check. Bring identification and the POA documents proving your authority to redeem the bonds.

Take your bond to your bank -- but not just any bank. ... If the original owner of a bond has died, but someone else has been named as a beneficiary on the bond, the beneficiary can redeem the bond. Finally, in some cases a person with the legal authority to conduct business on the bond bearer's behalf can redeem the bond.

In order to do so, your signature on the bond must match your signature with the bank. To cash your bond, sign it with your current name rather than your maiden name. The bank teller will then note on the bond paperwork your account number along with the date you opened the account.