what type of interest payments are earned on a treasury bill 
the only interest paid will be when the bill matures at that time you are given the full face value t bills are zero coupon bonds usually sold at a discount and the difference between the purchase price and the par amount is your accrued interest the bottom linetreasury bills or t bills are short term debt obligations issued by the u s treasury department they are considered safe investments because they are backed by the full faith and credit of the u s government t bills are sold at a discount from their face value and mature at face value the difference between the purchase price and the maturity value is the interest earned by the investor treasury bills are a good option for investors who are looking for a safe and secure investment with a short term maturity while parking their money for a short period correction june 12 2024 this article has been corrected to state that as the federal funds rate increases the yield on existing t bills goes up 