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The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System closed out the 2025 fiscal year with a healthy 10.2% investment return, significantly outperforming the plan’s 6.75% assumed rate of return.

The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission honored two recipients with its 2025 Leadership Award for their outstanding efforts to expand access to financial education across Tennessee, and presented the state’s top leader with its Champion Award.

Tennesseans can take advantage of an extra $1,500 to jumpstart their children’s college savings through the Tennessee Investments Preparing Scholars (TIPS) program.

The Tennessee Department of Treasury, Unclaimed Property Division returned a record $125 million of missing cash money to the rightful owners or their heirs during fiscal year 2025. This milestone is double the $62.5 million paid out last year, and exceeds the previous record of $68.7 million by more than 80%.

NASHVILLE –Tennessee State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr., on the recommendation of Chief Investment Officer Michael Brakebill, has promoted Daniel Crews and Grant Leslie into key leadership positions in the Investments Division.

NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Lee signed legislation expanding access to ABLE TN savings accounts for an estimated 148,000 additional Tennesseans with disabilities.

The Tennessee Department of Treasury, Unclaimed Property Division is again traveling to events across the state to reunite Tennesseans with missing money.

The Tennessee Department of Treasury is participating in National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 6 – 12, to raise awareness of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Program, a resource to financially assist victims of crime.

State Treasurer David H. Lillard Jr. was elected to a ninth term by the 114th Tennessee General Assembly, during a Joint Convention held this morning.

NASHVILLE – State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. is pleased to recognize the five winners of the $5,000 in scholarships given away by the TNStars College Savings 529 Program throughout September in celebration of College Savings Month.

The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System wrapped up the 2024 fiscal year with a 10.06% investment return, well exceeding the plan’s 6.75% assumed rate of return.
The annual earnings represent over $6.2 billion in new investment income added to the portfolio in a single year. The TCRS portfolio value stood at $69.4 billion, as of June 30, 2024.

In celebration of National Nonprofit Day, the Tennessee Department of Treasury, Unclaimed Property Division is working to successfully return more than $20,000 in missing money to various nonprofit organizations throughout the state.

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Program, which provides last resort funds to help restore TN victims of crime, is recognizing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week this month.

This Volunteer Firefighters Week, local governments statewide encouraged to adopt LOSAP to help recruit, retain volunteers providing firefighting and other emergency services. State matching grant money available to local governments

Tennesseans can take advantage of an extra $1,500 to jumpstart their children’s college savings through the Tennessee Investments Preparing Scholars (TIPS) program.

The Tennessee Department of Treasury, Unclaimed Property Division returned $68.7 million of cash property to the rightful owners or their heirs, local governments, and reciprocal states during fiscal year 2023.

State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. is pleased to recognize 5-year-old Grace Head as the winner of the $5,000 Grand Prize in the 2023 TNStars Holiday Scholarship Giveaway.

In the spirit of the season, the TNStars College Savings 529 Program is giving away $10,000 in holiday scholarships to Tennessee children, awarding one $5,000 grand prize and ten $500 weekly prizes!

NASHVILLE – RetireReadyTN has received three awards in the past year for its initiative to help public employees and teachers maximize their retirement readiness...

Nashville — The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission is honoring educators from Tennessee's three grand divisions for their leadership in bringing financial education to their schools.

Alison Thompson, Sue Stringfield, Dr. Kristen Lynch, and Dr. Shemon Reaves were presented with the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission Leadership Award by Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. at an event in Nashville.