{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-353.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 353.16","heading":"Pledge.","body":"A savings bond may not be hypothecated, pledged, or used as security for the performance of an obligation.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance","CHAPTER II—FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","SUBCHAPTER A—BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE","PART 353—REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEFINITIVE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS, SERIES EE AND HH","Subpart D—Limitations on Transfer or Pledge"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"7cdc993689913d409d1d0a1c493f89f9dbb0af5b5539850ef8d1e45db030a9b5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-353.15","next":"us/31-cfr-353.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}