Public Debt Reports — TreasuryDirect (2024)

FAQs

Is there a problem with the TreasuryDirect website? ›

User reports indicate no current problems at TreasuryDirect.

TreasuryDirect.gov is the one and only place to buy and redeem U.S. savings bonds and other securities directly from the U.S. Treasury! Your investments are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government.

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.

Total public debt outstanding is composed of Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), Floating Rate Notes (FRNs), and Federal Financing Bank (FFB) securities, as well as Domestic Series, Foreign Series, State and Local Government Series (SLGS), U.S. Savings Securities, and ...

Securities purchased through TreasuryDirect cannot be sold in the secondary market before they mature. This lack of liquidity could be a disadvantage for investors who may need to access their investment capital before the securities' maturity.

TreasuryDirect customers:

Our call center hours are Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm ET. You may reach us at 844-284-2676.

Treasury securities are considered a safe and secure investment option because the full faith and credit of the U.S. government guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time.

Information dealing with the purchase, redemption, replacement, forms, and valuation of Treasury savings bonds and securities is located on the TreasuryDirect.gov website which is managed by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

Cons of Buying I Bonds

Potential disadvantages include: Maximum investment each year is $10,000. Yield is taxed as ordinary income. Must open a TreasuryDirect account to buy and sell.

What happens to a TreasuryDirect account when the owner dies? ›

If the beneficiary has a TreasuryDirect account, the security will be transferred to that account. If the beneficiary does not have an account, he or she may establish an account. Alternatively, a beneficiary named on a savings bond may request redemption.

You can skip paying taxes on interest earned with Series EE and Series I savings bonds if you're using the money to pay for qualified higher education costs. That includes expenses you pay for yourself, your spouse or a qualified dependent. Only certain qualified higher education costs are covered, including: Tuition.

Treasury bonds, Treasury notes, or Treasury bills sold before their maturity date could mean a loss, depending on bond prices at the time of the sale. Simply put, the face value is only guaranteed if the Treasury is held until maturity.

TreasuryDirect.gov is the one and only place to electronically buy and redeem U.S. Savings Bonds. We also offer electronic sales and auctions of other U.S.-backed investments to the general public, financial professionals, and state and local governments.

Japan has the highest percentage of national debt in the world at 259.43% of its annual GDP.

When your TreasuryDirect account gets locked, you'll need to call the customer service line at 844-284-2676 to have an agent unlock your account. While you can recover your account number or reset your password online, unlocking services are only available by phone from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

Your local Internet Service Provider (ISP) might also be experiencing a high load on its servers. In either case, simply try the download at a different time of day. If you consistently have success downloading from other sites but not ours, then it is possible your ISP has our routing table entry listed incorrectly.