I don't quite understand the bond thing - do you mean you can buy them and charge to a credit card? Is this at Chase - I just called them and after telling me the charge for travelers checks was 10%?! (to which I replied "that must be a mistake" - after a few minutes of checked with someone she realized that is was 1% - or free on the web) she didn't know anything about buying bonds with cc - but then I wouldn't have believed her anyway!