Welcome to the Virginia Department of the Treasury’s website. Within our website, you’ll find a wealth of information about the programs and services offered. Treasury serves as the central state agency, providing statewide financial services for agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth. Treasury has six service area divisions: General Management, Debt Management, Risk Management, Operations,Cash Management and Investments and Unclaimed Property. The State Treasurer reports directly to the Secretary of Finance, which is a cabinet position reporting directly to the Governor. Treasury is responsible for the investment of state monies, issuance and management of the short and long-term financing needs of the Commonwealth, administration of the state’s unclaimed property and escheat laws, administration of insurance and risk management programs, management of the state’s banking network, development of cash management programs, and check issuance services.

We believe this website will provide you with a quick and efficient way to learn more about the services and programs we provide. We hope it will help you do business quickly and efficiently with both the Commonwealth and the Office of the State Treasurer. I encourage you to contact us if you have any questions, comments or suggestions as customer service is our top priority.

The Unclaimed Property Division is responsible for the custody of lost, outstanding and dormant accounts reported to them by businesses that have lost contact with the rightful owner when the last known address of the owner was in Virginia. The Division attempts to locate the rightful owners or their heirs to help them claim their property. Attempts to locate owners includes an annual publication of newly reported owner names in newspapers across the Commonwealth and a searchable website, www.VaMoneySearch.org, which is available to the public 24 hours a day!

Opt-Out Guidelines

On September 16, 2009, Treasury Board approved the following guidelines to permit banks to withdraw from the pooling procedures for the payment of losses.

Local Government Investment Pool

The LGIP offers public finance officials professional investment management with daily liquidity and a competitive rate of return while complying with all state statutory requirements. For more information about the program please click here.

Risk Management

FY2009 premium information for state agencies is now available. Click here for more information.