Hello and welcome to TreasuryDirect.
Let's talk through the FS Form 1522,
the Special Form of Request for Payment of United States Savings and Retirement
Securities where Use of a Detached Request is Authorized.
This form can be used to officially request redemption
for multiple bonds by only signing in one location.
You can use this form to redeem all series of Paper Savings Bonds
plus Individual Retirement Bonds and Retirement Plan Bonds.
You can find this form on the TreasuryDirect.gov website
by searching the forms page for the FS Form 1522.
Once you have opened the form, you will start at number one,
Description of Bonds.
In the first section, list
the names of all the individuals or entities named on the bonds.
The table provided allows you
to list the issue, date and serial number for up to 30 bonds.
If you are redeeming more than 30 bonds, you can attach a list of additional bonds
or utilize the FS Form 3500, Continuation Sheet for Listing Securities
to add additional bonds to the redemption request.
Section two of the form is where you will provide
the Taxpayer Identification Number that is being used for the redemption,
either a Social Security Number or Employer Identification Number.
You must ensure that the bank account used for Direct
Deposit is set up to receive electronic payments.
Your routing number cannot start with a number
five as that is used for electronic wire transfers.
Once you have entered all of the information required,
you will continue to section three, where you will sign the form
in the presence of a certifying officer or notary at your local
financial institution.
They will verify your identity, observe you sign,
and affix an approved stamp or seal, typically a Signature
Guaranteed Stamp.
If your redemption is for less than $1,000, you are not required
to have your signature certified as long as you provide a current copy
of your driver's license, passport, state ID, or military ID,
as listed on page four in the instructions section.
Once the form is complete, you will mail it into the P.O.
Box listed on page four of the form.
And that's it. That's
how to fill out the form 1522, Request for Redemption.