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UPPO aggregates the most important news and information about unclaimed property, including updates on legislation, reporting and compliance. Read the most up-to-date headlines here, and join UPPO for access to govWATCH for frequent briefings on state-specific legislation.

UPPO leadership is available to speak with the media on a variety of topics related to unclaimed property. To request an interview, contact Shannon Wild, executive director at 763-253-4341 or shannon@uppo.org.

UPPO News
Friday, October 11, 2024 Beware of Bogus State Information Requests » Several UPPO members have reported receiving suspicious requests from states to send files related to past unclaimed prope...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Give Back to the Unclaimed Property Community for Giving Tuesday » Nov. 28 is Giving Tuesday, the annual, global movement that encourages giving after Black Friday and #CyberMonday. One way...
Thursday, May 25, 2023 UPPO Seeks 2024 Annual Conference Speakers and Volunteers » Have expertise that you can share with your peers? Or want to help out as a room monitor while you listen to a presentatio...
Saturday, January 21, 2023 Make a Difference in Nashville » UPPO is partnering with Book'em , a charity dedicated to creating a more literate Nashville and igniting children’...
Friday, January 6, 2023 Virtual Currency Digital Asset Storage and Movement Educational Call Recording Available On-Demand » UPPO and NAUPA held a joint virtual currency educational call on Jan. 6, 2023, discussing digital asset storage and...
Monday, November 7, 2022 UPPO Seeks Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force Volunteers » UPPO is seeking volunteers for a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force. This group will work to help UPPO identif...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 govWATCH Fresh Look, New Schedule » Beginning the week of Sept. 12, UPPO members will notice some changes to their govWATCH emails. In addition to a refreshed...
Monday, March 28, 2022 UPPO Announces Annual Scholarship Recipients » Each year at the Annual Convention, the association announces the winner of the UPPO Scholarship. To foster an environment...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Get Back Together with UPPO – Safely and Securely, Only in Orlando » UPPO's 2022 Annual Conference , March 27 - 30, at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida, will mar...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 UPPO Member Connection Week is Dec. 6-10 » A huge part of UPPO’s value comes from the connections between members. To encourage even more connections, UPPO is holdin...
Monday, November 1, 2021 UPPO Seeks Holders for Government Relations and Advocacy Committee » UPPO is seeking holder members to serve on the Government Relations and Advocacy Committee (GRAC). Becoming a member of a...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 UPPO Announces 2021/22 Committee Chairs » With the start of a new fiscal and membership year beginning on May 1, UPPO is pleased to announce the committee chairs fo...
Monday, March 29, 2021 UPPO Annual Business Meeting Recording » On Monday, March 29, 2021, UPPO held its Annual Business Meeting in conjunction with the UPPO Annual Conference. A recordi...
Thursday, February 11, 2021 2021 Annual Conference Will Be Exclusively Virtual » Due to ongoing suboptimal conditions for travel and in-person events, UPPO can now confirm the 2021 Annual Conferen...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Referring New Members Just Got More Rewarding » Do you know unclaimed property professionals who aren’t yet UPPO members but should be? Referring them for membership just...
Sunday, December 27, 2020 UPPO and NAUPA Team up for IRA Webinar Series » Individual Retirement Arrangements have become more complicated for unclaimed property holders and state administrators as...
Thursday, August 20, 2020 Seeking UPPO Board Candidates to Fill Vacancy » UPPO's Board of Directors is seeking nominations for an open Director at Large position. A recently announced member compa...
Monday, April 13, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UPPO Announces 2020/21 Committee Chairs » With the start of a new fiscal and membership year, UPPO is pleased to announce the committee and subcommittee chairs for...
Thursday, March 19, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UPPO Annual Business Meeting Moves Online » Despite the unusual situation everyone has been facing in recent weeks, continuing to move UPPO forward is important. As s...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UPPO Cancels Annual Conference » The UPPO Board of Directors has canceled the 2020 UPPO Annual Conference, scheduled for March 29 – April 1 in Tucson, Ariz...
Thursday, January 23, 2020 UPPO Board Announces New Dues Structure » Periodically, the Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO) Board of Directors reviews the dues structure to en...
Monday, October 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Seeking Silent Auction Items for UPPO Scholarship Program » To help fund the UPPO Scholarship Program , the UPPO Scholarship Committee will again hold a silent a...
Saturday, July 27, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) UPPO Adds Quarterly Conference Calls for Property & Casualty Insurance Industry » UPPO announces the expansion of its quarterly Industry Focus Conference Calls with the addition of the Property & Casu...
Friday, June 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Annual Report Highlights Benefit Expansion, Annual Conference Record Attendance, Board Initiatives » UPPO's 2018/19 fiscal year included many highlights, including the organization's largest annual conference, the expansion...
Thursday, April 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) UPPO Announces 2019 Scholarship Recipients » Our first scholarship recipient this year is Cayla Julius, daughter of UPPO member Cherie Julius. Cayla is a senior at Cas...
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) UPPO Announces 2019/20 Committee Chairs » With the start of a new fiscal and membership year, UPPO is pleased to announce the committee and subcommittee chairs for...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Evi Magnusson Appointed Western Region Vice President » Congratulations to Evi Magnusson, unclaimed property coordinator for Jacobs Engineering in Englewood, Colorado, for her re...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Support the UPPO Scholarship Program by Donating Silent Auction Items » To help fund the UPPO Scholarship Program , the UPPO Scholarship Committee will hold its first silent a...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) GDPR Consent Request » Beginning on Sept. 19, uppo.org visitors will be prompted to review and consent to UPPO’s updated privacy policy with a si...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) UPPO Adds Quarterly Conference Calls for Life Insurance and Oil & Gas Industries » One of the greatest benefits of UPPO membership is connecting with a network of other unclaimed property professionals in...
Saturday, December 16, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Membership Announcement: Proposed UPPO Bylaw Amendments » In accordance with Bylaws, Article IX. Amendments, proposed amendments to Articles III, IV and VII require approval by the...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) UPPO congratulates unclaimed property certificate recipients » Sixty-five participants successfully completed UPPO’s Unclaimed Property Certificate Program recently. Achieving the certi...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) UPPO Unclaimed Property Certificate Program registration is open » UPPO members can now register for the Unclaimed Property Certificate Program . UPPO's certificate program...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Annual Report highlights successful 2016/17 » As UPPO grows, we want to make sure that all members are aware of how UPPO is investing in the unclaimed property communit...
Monday, November 7, 2016 Now accepting nominations for 17/18 UPPO Board of Directors » Nominations for the 17/18 UPPO Board of Directors are being accepted until Nov. 30. The following positions are...
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