SALT LAKE CITY – June 5, 2023 – Utah Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks today announced the appointment of Mark Siddoway and David Zucker to the School and Institutional Trust Funds Office (SITFO) Board of Trustees. When Utah became a state in 1896, Congress granted approximately seven million acres of land into 12 separate trusts for the support of state institutions, …
Utah Treasurer and Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs reunite $709,000 with 750 Veterans in campaign launched in November 2022
SALT LAKE CITY – May 25, 2023 – The Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs (UDVMA) and the Utah Office of State Treasurer have reunited $709,197 in lost money with 750 Veterans as the result of a joint campaign launched in November 2022. By securely matching records through the Utah Division of Technology Services, the two agencies were able …
Treasurer Oaks joins multi-state effort to defend Americans’ investment returns against politicized shareholder proposals
State treasurers, auditors and financial officers send letters to largest asset managers and proxy advisory firms seeking answers to firms’ questionable proxy voting practices and recommendations SALT LAKE CITY – May 17, 2023 – Utah Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks joined 21 other treasurers, auditors and financial officers from a total of 19 states in letters to the nation’s largest asset …
Utah Council on Financial and Economic Education raises awareness of savings resources, focuses on reducing barriers for Utahns to access critical financial services
SALT LAKE CITY – February 22, 2023 – Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks and community partners are raising awareness of the importance of saving and the resources available to help Utahns achieve their financial goals as part of the annual “Utah Saves Week” campaign. One focus of this year’s campaign is to reduce barriers for Utahns to access safe and affordable …
Utah public schools to receive record $101 million distribution from School and Institutional Trust System
Funds go directly to schools for programs chosen by parents and educators SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Feb. 7, 2023 – Public schools will receive a historic $101 million distribution from the Permanent State School Fund this year as a direct result of the strong performance from the School and Institutional Trust Lands System – a 5.4% increase from last …
Record $77.2 million in lost money reported to state treasurer in 2022 is now available online for Utahns to claim
February 1 is National Unclaimed Property Day $30.6 million in unclaimed cash returned to rightful owners in FY2022 SALT LAKE CITY – February 1, 2023 – Utah Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks today announced that the Utah Unclaimed Property Division of the Office of State Treasurer received a record-breaking $77.2 million in lost property in 2022. This property comes from sources …
Utah students to be honored for winning statewide investment competition at January 27 awards banquet
State Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks to recognize Utah students and teachers for winning The Stock Market Game, a statewide financial education competition SALT LAKE CITY – January 26, 2022 – Utah Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks is hosting an awards banquet to honor the winners of the Fall 2022 Utah Stock Market Game on Friday, January 27. The banquet will feature …
Media, public invited to participate in third annual Utah Unclaimed Property Webathon to help reunite lost money with rightful owners, support local charities
What: The Utah Unclaimed Property Division of the Office of State Treasurer is hosting its third annual webathon to raise awareness of unclaimed property and Utah charities, as well as encourage Utahns to find and claim their lost money online. The theme of this year’s webathon is “charity.” The six-hour event will take place online at treasurer.utah.gov/UPwebathon, as well as …
Treasurer Oaks and Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Committee announce new Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office Director
SALT LAKE CITY – November 3, 2022 – Treasurer Marlo Oaks and the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Committee today announced the appointment of Kim Christy as the new director of the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office. During the 2018 General Session, the legislature authorized the creation of the office to advocate for Utah trust lands beneficiaries, work with …
UDVMA and Utah State Treasurer launch campaign to encourage Veterans to claim lost or abandoned assests
SALT LAKE CITY – November 2, 2022 – The Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs(UDVMA) and the Utah Office of State Treasurer have collaborated in an effort to return lostmoney to Utah Veterans. Each year, the Unclaimed Property Division of the Office of State Treasurer receives tens of millions of dollars of unclaimed property belonging to Utahns. Records indicate …