Generally savings bonds have a beneficiary named but it is not mandatory and a deceased bonds would then go to their estate. Did your father also have a will and was your mother the sole heir of his estate? Do you plan to put the money from the bonds into your mother’s estate?

How to redeem US EE bonds when both owners are deceased?

How to Redeem US EE Bonds When Both Owners Are Deceased. Savings bonds can be cashed in only by the owner, a legal representative or a beneficiary if the owner passes away. When a deceased parent has left you some savings bonds, you might be able to just hang on to them. If you need to cash in the bonds, it’s a fairly simple process.

Are there any problems with matured savings bonds?

Taxes, legal fees and the costs involved in establishing your ownership of these bonds will all eat away at your bottom line. A note to seniors who are reading this column and are sitting on a stash of matured bonds: Deal with them now, and don’t leave them as problems for your children.

Can a grandmother be the executor of a savings bond?

I agree but as it happens the grandmother’s name is also on the bonds and the executor is the legal representative of her estate and in that instance she would be acting the same as if the grandmother was present.

Why did the bank not cash my mother’s savings bond?

“You said the bank wouldn’t cash the savings bond, good for them! They’re actually doing their job bye protecting their own customers because it’s situations like yours where elders are very often taken advantage of, my bio dad was one of them.

Where did the series E savings bonds come from?

I inherited two $100 Series E savings bonds and 14 $500 Series E savings bonds from my mother. They were given to her by my grandparents, who had been given the bonds by a family friend.