# I-Bonds not showing interest

**URL:** <https://community.clark.com/t/i-bonds-not-showing-interest/2907>\
**Category:** Investing\
**Created:** [May 31, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/i-bonds-not-showing-interest/2907 "2023-05-31T22:40:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![OU812](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/ou812/32/1549_2.png) [@OU812](https://community.clark.com/u/OU812)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/i-bonds-not-showing-interest/2907/1 "2023-05-31T22:40:56Z")

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I purchased $10,000 in I-Bonds in May of last year each for my wife and me. When I check the balance on the Treasury Direct site, it doesn’t show any interest. Am I missing something? This is the first time I have purchased I-Bonds per Clark’s recommendation.

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**Author:** ![c200ns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/fbc32d/32.png) [@c200ns](https://community.clark.com/u/c200ns)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/i-bonds-not-showing-interest/2907/2 "2023-06-01T00:21:44Z")

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My account shows the amount of each I bond purchased and the current value.  
It should show something since you have had it for a year.  
Contact them and find out.

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**Author:** ![OU812](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/ou812/32/1549_2.png) [@OU812](https://community.clark.com/u/OU812)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/i-bonds-not-showing-interest/2907/3 "2023-06-01T02:21:12Z")

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Thanks! I found the current value under a different tab and it shows the interest. I don’t know why they don’t put this on the main tab.

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**Author:** ![tjerin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/tjerin/32/1116_2.png) [@tjerin](https://community.clark.com/u/tjerin)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/i-bonds-not-showing-interest/2907/4 "2023-06-01T21:27:36Z")

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Glad you found it! I went through the same pain you did a while ago. NO ONE was able to answer my question at the time so had to discover it on my own just as you did. I was surprised that the Clark Howard consumer people couldn’t help me either… sent email after email and called a few times as well. There really isn’t any excuse for this (IMHO) on the government website… it’s one reason I always give them a “Poor” rating when they ask for it. Oh, almost forgot… made a few telephone calls to them as well but didn’t want to hold for 12 hours so just hung up. 😅

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**Author:** ![sefortenberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@sefortenberry](https://community.clark.com/u/sefortenberry)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/i-bonds-not-showing-interest/2907/5 "2023-06-05T01:34:34Z")

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The “government speak” is obscure at Treasury Direct. For that reason, I find the site ridiculously cumbersome to use. I suffer through it for the interest rates, however.

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**Author:** ![Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jane](https://community.clark.com/u/Jane)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/i-bonds-not-showing-interest/2907/6 "2023-06-06T22:26:22Z")

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Oh, but being a government website IS the excuse. I made a mistake entering my bank account number to create a Treasury account so I could buy I bonds and it’s been several months since I drove an hour, got my credit union to notarize paperwork an,d sent it to them certified mail.