You buy savings bonds, and the government will pay you a certain rate of interest over the term of the bond. When the bond matures, you receive your principal back, plus any accrued interest.

If you want to cash in a paper savings bond for your child, you must write a certifying statement on the back of the bond in addition to the child’s name. You’ll sign the bond on behalf of the ...

The Treasury Department ended its tax-time savings bond program as of Jan. 1. The program was the last way to buy the paper version of I bonds, as Series I savings bonds are known. The bonds aim ...

When you buy a savings bond, you loan money to the federal government, and it agrees to pay you back -- with interest -- over a specified period of time. The different types of savings bonds ...

Since 2012, when banks stopped selling paper savings bonds, buyers have been limited to making their purchases electronically, with one exception: buyers could purchase paper series I savings ...