Treasury Hunt
Treasury Hunt was the US Treasury's search tool for matured savings bonds and other unredeemed securities. It has been offline since September 30, 2025.
Also called: TreasuryHunt.gov, savings bond search tool, Treasury Hunt savings bonds
Treasury Hunt was the US Treasury's search tool for matured savings bonds and other unredeemed securities. It has been offline since September 30, 2025.
What it means
Treasury Hunt was a search tool run by the US Treasury that let people look for unredeemed savings bonds and other Treasury securities in their name. Treasury relaunched it in December 2019 and expanded it in August 2023 to cover unredeemed bonds issued since 1957. As of September 30, 2025, TreasuryDirect says the tool is no longer available.
It mattered because savings bonds never expire. Treasury says there is no deadline to redeem one. A bond does stop earning interest at final maturity. TreasuryDirect says today's savings bonds earn interest for up to 30 years, and older series had their own terms. Many owners and heirs forget matured bonds in a drawer.
Today, TreasuryDirect points people with a lost, stolen or destroyed bond to a claim form, FS Form 1048. A 2022 federal law also has Treasury share records of unredeemed bonds that are more than three years past final maturity with states that request them. Your state's program may be able to help you find one.
What it means for you
If you think a relative left savings bonds, check safe deposit boxes, file cabinets and old mail for paper bonds. Gather owner names, serial numbers and issue dates, because they make any request easier. Bonds that have matured can still be redeemed. If you cannot find a bond, use TreasuryDirect's forms page to learn how to claim a lost, stolen or destroyed one. Also search your state's unclaimed property site. Be wary of any service that charges to find savings bonds for you.
Example
Say your late father mentioned owning savings bonds, but you cannot find them. You can no longer search Treasury Hunt, so you look through his papers for names, serial numbers and issue dates. You check TreasuryDirect's forms page for the claim steps for lost bonds, and you also search his name on your state's unclaimed property site.
FAQ
No. TreasuryDirect says the tool has not been available since September 30, 2025. For a lost, stolen or destroyed bond, it points to claim guidance on its forms page.
No. Treasury says savings bonds never expire and there is no deadline to redeem them. A bond stops earning interest after it reaches final maturity, though.
Related terms
- TreasuryDirect, Treasury Hunt (retirement notice)
- US Treasury, 2024 Report to Congress under the SECURE 2.0 Act (savings bond provisions)
- TreasuryDirect, Forms for savings bonds (FS Form 1048)
- TreasuryDirect, Savings bonds overview
Updated Oct 18, 2026. Plain-English definitions for general information — not legal or tax advice.