What Is TreasuryDirect and Its Purpose? TreasuryDirect is a secure online platform that lets investors buy U.S. Treasury securities directly from the government. You can buy Treasury bills, notes, ...

So many investors are rushing online to buy Series I savings bonds and lock in a rate of 9.62% ahead of an October 28 deadline that a U.S. Treasury Department website selling the securities crashed.

The TreasuryDirect website is facing long delays as Americans race to buy US Series I savings bonds before rates reset at the end of the month. One of this year’s best-performing investments, I bonds ...

An unprecedented number of savers trying to buy inflation-protected I bonds — which pay a guaranteed 9.62 percent — are still crashing a Treasury Department website. You can put as much as $10,000 per ...