A while back I wrote how the Savings Bond servicing company at work had never received my change of address, and sent approx. $600 of Series EE bonds to our old address. They sent me the paperwork to replace the bonds, which I promptly filled out and sent in. In response to this, I received back the correct paperwork from the Bureau of the Public Debt to request the bonds to be reissued. This form “must be completed and signed in the presence of an authorized certifying officer, available at most financial institutions. The certifying officer must sign including his/her title and affix the institution’s official stamp or seal in the space provided.”
So, where to find an “authorized certifying official”. I dropped a note to every bank and credit union with which I have a relationship. Most thought I was talking about a notary (which I wasn’t), and then when I responded back, were clueless. Wells Fargo told me they didn’t do this. I checked with Public Debt for clarification, and they wrote back:
A certifying officer is an officer or other employee of a bank, trust company, or credit union, who is authorized by the institution to certify or guarantee signatures. There is a designated person at every bank, trust company, or credit union.
I finally found one at Premier America Credit Union (the former LEFCU). We’ll go in Saturday.
You think this process would be easier.
