2015 News Releases

Tennessee Treasury Department Equips More Educators with Free Financial Literacy Training
(February 25, 2015)

What teachers learn in one day can change the lives of their students forever. The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission, a program of the Tennessee Treasury Department, will continue their series of free financial literacy training summits for teachers of kindergarten through eighth grade, on Saturday, March 14, at Dyersburg State Community College in Dyersburg. more...

Tell Tennessee Organizations what you are saving for
(February 24, 2015)

What are you saving for? Whether you are saving for a new house, new car, retirement or your child's college education, organizations from across the state want you to take the pledge during America Saves Week, February 23rd through 27th. more...

TNStars™ is the #1 College Savings Plan in the Country for 2014 Investment Performance
(February 19, 2015)

TNStars College Savings 529 plan has just been recognized as the top direct-sold plan in the nation. TNStars™ is a program of the Tennessee Department of Treasury. The number one ranking comes from SavingForCollege.org, who analyzes the investment performance figures for thousands of 529 portfolios and ranks the 529 savings plans from best to worst. The latest report released compares one-year investment performance as of December 31, 2014. TNStars™ investment options rank number one in the nation. more...

Tennessee Treasury Department Equips More Educators with Free Financial Literacy Training
(January 21, 2015)

What teachers learn in one day can change the lives of their students forever. The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission, a program of the Tennessee Treasury Department, will continue their series of free financial literacy training summits for teachers of kindergarten through eighth grade, on Saturday, January 24, at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. more...

State Treasurer David Lillard Reelected to a Fourth Term
(January 14, 2015)

Members of the 109th General Assembly reelected, by acclamation, David H. Lillard to a fourth term as Tennessee State Treasurer. The State Treasurer is a Constitutional Officer elected by the General Assembly for a two-year term. In his official capacity, Treasurer Lillard oversees the Tennessee Treasury Department and its more than 250 employees. The Treasury Department internally manages over $45 billion in state and local government funds. more...

Tennessee Treasury Department Equips More Educators with Free Financial Literacy Training
(January 7, 2015)

What teachers learn in one day can change the lives of their students forever. The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission, a program of the Tennessee Treasury Department, will continue their series of free financial literacy training summits for teachers of kindergarten through eighth grade, this Saturday, January 10, at Walters State Community College in Morristown. more...

2014 Top News Stories

TNStars is nationally recognized as a
top performing College Savings 529 plan
(November 24, 2014)

TNStars College Savings 529 plan has been recognized as one of the top direct-sold plans in the nation. TNStars is a program of the Tennessee Department of Treasury. TNStars is ranked as the no. 2 plan in the country according to SavingForCollege.org, who recently released the top ten direct-sold 529 plans in the nation based on one-year performance rankings as of September 30, 2014. The achievement is particularly notable as the TNStars plan is only in its third year, but has quickly risen to the top of its class. In a previous ranking, the plan was ranked eighth in the nation. more...

Treasury Department Introduces New Program to Provide Need-Based College Savings Funds to Families
(September 30, 2014)

State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. is announcing a new program to provide state funding to assist low-income families in building college savings accounts. more...

Tennessee State Treasurer David Lillard Elected President of National Association of State Treasurers
(September 9, 2014)

Mackinac Island, Mich. (Sept. 9, 2014) - Tennessee State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. has been elected by treasurers across the nation to serve as president of the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST). NAST is the premier organization that provides advocacy and support for state treasurers and treasury staff throughout the United States and its territories. more...

Governor Haslam Signs Landmark Local Government Pension Reform Bill into Law
(May 28, 2104)

Governor Bill Haslam has signed into law a bill that is designed to assure Tennessee local government entities fully pay the annual payment to their public employee pension plans in order to protect the financial stability of local governments and to protect workers' pensions. more...

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