<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by FatB:
[B]If I buy EE bonds before end of October and get an Oct. issue date, would I lock in the approx. 4% rate for 6 months or would it just change to the then-current rate on Nov. 1st?</font>
If I remember correctly, US Treasury has set a minimum rate of 4% on EE [Patriot] bonds.