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9.62% Interest Rate (Annualized for 6 Months) in combined Fixed + Inflation Rate Earnings valid on newly issued Series I Savings Bonds purchased from May through October 2022. Limit of $10,000/year per person.
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9.62% Interest Rate (Annualized for 6 Months) in combined Fixed + Inflation Rate Earnings valid on newly issued Series I Savings Bonds purchased from May through October 2022. Limit of $10,000/year per person.
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- How do I buy a Series I bond?
- Must register or sign-in to your free TreasuryDirect.gov account and link a bank account.
- Electronically: Online via TreasuryDirect (including through payroll direct deposit)
- Paper: By mail when you file your federal tax return
- Must register or sign-in to your free TreasuryDirect.gov account and link a bank account.
- What is a Series I bond?
- "A savings bond that earns interest based on combining a fixed rate and an inflation rate."
- You may use Series I bonds to:
- Save in a low-risk product that helps protect your savings from inflation
- Supplement your retirement income
- Give as a gift
- Pay for education
- Click here for more information about Series I Bonds
- What interest does a Series I bond earn? (source)
- A combination of a fixed rate that stays the same for the life of the bond and an inflation rate that is set twice a year.
- An I bond earns interest monthly from the first day of the month in the issue date. The interest accrues (is added to the bond) until the bond reaches 30 years or you cash the bond, whichever comes first.
- The interest is compounded semiannually. Every six months from the bond's issue date, interest the bond earned in the six previous months is added to the bond's principal value, creating a new principal value. Interest is then earned on the new principal.
- The composite rate for I bonds issued from May 2022 through October 2022 is 9.62 percent. This rate applies for the first six months you own the bond.
- When can I cash my I bonds?
- After they are 12 months old.
- If you cash an I bond before it is five years old, you will lose the last three months of interest.
- I bonds earn interest for 30 years if you don't cash the bonds before they mature.
- If you've been affected by a disaster, special provisions may apply.