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 …
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 …
Treasurer Marlo Oaks releases Utah’s first-ever Debt Affordability Study
2022 HB82 created the State Finance Review Commission and requires the state treasurer to publish an annual Debt Affordability Study on or before November 1 SALT LAKE CITY – November 2, 2022 – Utah Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks announced the release of Utah’s first-ever Debt Affordability Study. The study is intended to inform the legislature, investors, rating agencies and all …
Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks announces $30.6 million in unclaimed cash returned to Utahns in FY2022
Unclaimed Property Division received $66.7 million in lost property at the end of 2021 SALT LAKE CITY – August 3, 2022 – Utah State Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks today announced that the Utah Unclaimed Property Division reunited $30.6 million in unclaimed property with rightful owners and processed a record-breaking 36,821 claims in fiscal year 2022 (July 2021 – June 2022). …
Utah students to be honored for winning statewide investment competition at May 20 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 – May 19, 2022 – Utah Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks announced that his office is hosting an awards banquet to honor the winners of the Spring 2022 Utah Stock Market Game on Friday, May 20. …