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Treasury sold $90 billion of 4-week bills at a 3.850 percent high rate

The Treasury Department's 4-week bill auction on September 24 sold $90 billion of 28-day bills (CUSIP 912797VN4) at a 3.850 percent high discount rate and a 3.915 percent investment rate. Bid-to-cover was 2.61. Price was 99.700556. Total tenders were $242,512,404,700 and total accepted $97,439,704,700, including $7,439,068,600 accepted by SOMA. Last week's 4-week bill (CUSIP 912797VM6) stopped at a 3.820 percent high discount rate and a 3.885 percent investment rate, with bid-to-cover 3.02. The new bills issue September 29 and mature October 27.

Offering amount
$90,000,000,000 2026-09-24
High discount rate
3.85% 2026-09-24 · prior 3.82% (2026-09-17)
Investment rate
3.92% 2026-09-24 · prior 3.88% (2026-09-17)
Bid-to-cover ratio
2.61 2026-09-24 · prior 3.02 (2026-09-17)
Price per 100
99.701 2026-09-24
Total accepted
$97,439,704,700 2026-09-24
Total tendered
$242,512,404,700 2026-09-24
SOMA accepted
$7,439,068,600 2026-09-24
Share allotted at the high rate
54.97% 2026-09-24
4-week bill auction high discount ratepercent0%1%2%3%4%Sep 17Sep 24TreasuryDirect, September 17 and September 24, 2026
4-week bill auction high discount rate. TreasuryDirect, September 17 and September 24, 2026. Share card.

Source: Treasury auction results, 4-week bill, September 24, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 4-week bill, September 17, 2026.

all 9 figures found at the source
  • found Offering amount = $90,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High discount rate = 3.85% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Investment rate = 3.92% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Bid-to-cover ratio = 2.61 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Price per 100 = 99.701 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total accepted = $97,439,704,700 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total tendered = $242,512,404,700 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found SOMA accepted = $7,439,068,600 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Share allotted at the high rate = 54.97% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Sep 24, 2026.

This page is one print. The daily brief for September 24, 2026 is the editor's cut of what mattered that day. Figures are as the named sources printed them. The methodology says how this page is made and what is checked.