Sarah Bloom Raskin wants Fed to penalize banks that serve oil and gas companies

In the 2021 Transparency Report Card, Idaho Treasurer Julie A. Ellsworth reports on the work of the Credit Enhancement Committee, the Idaho Bond Bank Authority, and Idaho Unclaimed Property. It includes earning distributions through the Diversified Bond Fund, Idle Investment Pool, and the Local Government Investment Pool. The report also includes an investments accountability chart.Highlights include: Idaho's Millennium Fund earnings grew from $7,911,139 in 2020 to $16,722,342 in 2021 The Id...

State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth Joins Leaders of 23 States in Letter Opposing Proposed Department of Labor Rule That Puts Retirement Savings at Risk.

Treasurer Julie A. Ellsworth joins a 15-state coalition of state financial officers who have committed to scrutinize or potentially curtail future business with banks that adopt corporate policies to cut off financing for the coal, oil, and natural gas industries.

U.S. Postal Service Initiates Pilot Program to Expand Consumer Financial Services to Limited Check Cashing Services. Several U.S Senators Object.

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on continued efforts to include a reporting scheme in the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spend legislation under which financial intermediaries report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on customer deposits and withdrawals.

Idaho State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth Signs on with other State Treasurers and Financial Officers Opposing the Biden Nomination of Saule Omarova to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the regulator overseeing the largest U.S. banks.

Do millions of unclaimed dollars sound too good to be true? It’s no scam, and for Idaho County, this share is approximately $840,000 waiting to be collected.

The Idaho Department of Finance, in partnership with the Idaho Scam Jam Alliance, is dedicated to educating Idahoans about the ever-changing and increasingly complex landscape of scams and fraud. In support of this combined effort, the Department is pleased to announce the upcoming winter virtual Scam Jam webinar series, and the limited roll-out of the Alliance’s newest educational offering - Fraud Bingo.

The deadline is approaching for businesses to report unclaimed property.