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  Category: State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis


College Savings on the Rise in Delaware

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Monday, August 7, 2023

More accounts and $36,100 in incentives added in first half of 2023 Almost twice as many people as last year have started saving for higher education with DE529 Education Savings Accounts according to State Treasurer Colleen Davis. More than 1,400 new DE529 accounts opened through June of 2023, a number 41% higher than during the […]




Delaware EARNS Program Moves Forward, Open to Interstate Cooperation

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2023

To ensure workers have the highest quality choice when it comes to retirement savings, the Office of State Treasurer will explore an interstate collaboration for the Delaware Expanding Access for Retirement and Necessary Savings (EARNS) Program. The EARNS Program board, voting unanimously at its July 13 public meeting, authorized the Treasurer’s office to evaluate entry […]




Program to Help Foster Youth Pursue Higher Education Returns

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023

After a successful launch in 2022, State Treasurer Colleen Davis, with the endorsement of the Delaware Plans Management Board, extended the ASPIRE529 pilot program and will once again offer financial assistance to youth in or aging out of the foster care system seeking higher education. Awarded on a first-come first-served basis to qualified individuals, ASPIRE529 […]




529 Day is 5/29

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

With Memorial Day falling on May 29th, we have the opportunity to remember the heroes of our past and take the opportunity to invest in the heroes of our future…our children. State Treasurer Colleen Davis once again joins the nationwide celebration of saving for higher education. 529 Day, which takes place every year on May […]




Treasurer Davis Prepares for Possible Default

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis began taking proactive measures to protect Delaware’s financial interests in anticipation of a potential federal government default. The move comes after U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin said that, without an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by June 1, 2023, the federal government could default on its loan obligations.







  Category: State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis

College Savings on the Rise in Delaware

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Monday, August 7, 2023

More accounts and $36,100 in incentives added in first half of 2023 Almost twice as many people as last year have started saving for higher education with DE529 Education Savings Accounts according to State Treasurer Colleen Davis. More than 1,400 new DE529 accounts opened through June of 2023, a number 41% higher than during the […]




Delaware EARNS Program Moves Forward, Open to Interstate Cooperation

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2023

To ensure workers have the highest quality choice when it comes to retirement savings, the Office of State Treasurer will explore an interstate collaboration for the Delaware Expanding Access for Retirement and Necessary Savings (EARNS) Program. The EARNS Program board, voting unanimously at its July 13 public meeting, authorized the Treasurer’s office to evaluate entry […]




Program to Help Foster Youth Pursue Higher Education Returns

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023

After a successful launch in 2022, State Treasurer Colleen Davis, with the endorsement of the Delaware Plans Management Board, extended the ASPIRE529 pilot program and will once again offer financial assistance to youth in or aging out of the foster care system seeking higher education. Awarded on a first-come first-served basis to qualified individuals, ASPIRE529 […]




529 Day is 5/29

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

With Memorial Day falling on May 29th, we have the opportunity to remember the heroes of our past and take the opportunity to invest in the heroes of our future…our children. State Treasurer Colleen Davis once again joins the nationwide celebration of saving for higher education. 529 Day, which takes place every year on May […]




Treasurer Davis Prepares for Possible Default

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis began taking proactive measures to protect Delaware’s financial interests in anticipation of a potential federal government default. The move comes after U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin said that, without an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by June 1, 2023, the federal government could default on its loan obligations.