Hi,
Your State Treasurer’s Office is holding $420 million in funds owed to the taxpayers, and it is my job as State Treasurer to locate and return the money to its rightful owner. Our Palmetto Payback Program receives vast quantities of unclaimed assets each year. While some are owed large amounts and others are owed only a little, the fact remains – it is YOUR money. I won’t be happy until it is in your pocket, not mine!
To be a faithful steward of your money, I must work diligently to ensure that special interests don’t repeal the Unclaimed Property statutes. In fact, there are groups working right now in South Carolina that want to keep your money and to spend it like it is theirs! Standing up to these special interest groups is not easy and I may need your help. I may ask you to make your voice heard by writing letters and making phone calls to your elected representatives in the General Assembly. Regardless what special interests says, we know it is your money – not theirs.
Hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians should be reunited with their money. It is easy to do so…just click the link below and it will take you to the Unclaimed Property Program. On the website, simply type in your name and see if you are a winner! Also, we have developed a link that can be placed on public or private websites that will direct people to the Unclaimed Property search engine. If you would like a link to place on your church, business or even personal website, just hit reply and send me a note. The link and the search engine belong to you…so use them!
http://www.treasurer.sc.gov/
This program represents an incredible opportunity to serve you. It represents the best efforts of dedicated state employees combined with the passion of your elected Treasurer to serve you. If you know how we can reach more people and return unclaimed property to them, please drop me a note. We want to expand our ability to reach more South Carolinians.
Have a wonderful day, and with a little luck, I hope you find and spend your “reclaimed funds” well!
Curtis Loftis
State Treasurer
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66 comments
I want money. Yay money.
“In fact, there are groups working right now in South Carolina that want to keep your money and to spend it like it is theirs”
How about some details, please. Is that too much to ask?
I agree, Loftis should name the groups or STFU.
Who ARE these groups? There is one behind every tree. With Loftis, there is always somebody out to get you. I have never seen a more paranoid man and he takes every opportunity to make us as afraid as he is. Not drinking that kool-aid. Loftis, can’t you just put out straight information without trying to make it a political statement or creating fear in people? Just do your job or we’ll find somebody who will.
BRIAN ADAMS!!!!
You are right! We have a choice in June’s primary. Let’s vote for Brian Adams and bring this Loftis charade to an end. Thanks for bringing this out and reminding us.
Curtis is dealing with people who are robbing our state retirees out of millions of their hard earned dollars. I would be paranoid as well. Curt is the best thing on our ballot and should be re elected with a landslide.
So who ARE these groups? All of these supposed Curtis Loftis supports always change the subject or simply reply “Curtis is so great, wonderful, blah, blah, blah” So PROVE it. Start posting facts. Who ARE these groups that want to keep our money?? WHO?? WHO???
Biggest robber of the retirement fund is Curtis Loftis. Check out the Bank of New York Mellon settlement he negotiated. He settled for 12.5 cents on the dollar and his personal attorney walked off with $2,000,000 of retiree money for his trouble. Real negotiator, that Curtis is!
I’d pass off the “come claim your money” thing as a PSA of sorts, but yeah, that bit right there could use a bit more evidence, or at the very least, some info.
I don’t know too much about this but Richard Davis has been hired to lobby for insurance companies that want to loosen requirement to report unclaimed money. I think a bill may be filed this session so it is ready for next year.
Ya think ?
$420 million sounds like how much SC would make if pot were legal.
My family was thrilled to receive a call from the Treasurer himself informing us of a substantial sum due us. It was from a automobile accident some ten years ago.
We appreciated the good service.
Enjoying the $2million MIke Montgomery?
YET ANOTHER TREASURER’S OFFICE PROGRAM THAT CURTIS LOFTIS IS USING FOR POLITICAL GAIN!! Taking laptops to GOP events trying to lure in potential voters. What a scumbag.
And he should be
Loftis will win 80% of the primary voters. The nastier his opponents get the more determined his base gets. I saw him the other night working a room and they loved him, especially Retirees.
People know when they are being lied too and they hate the liars and Adams is being openly called by the grass roots a liar and a stooge of the investment commission.
After next week those numbers will be reversed in favor of Brian. A big story is about to break that Loftis will not be able to spin. Can’t wIt,
The sooner, the better. Get him OUT!!!!!
…can’t wait. Sorry about that.
Curt, you do know how to lie well and some vulnerable people will fall for it. After all, you’ve lied all of your life so you have perfected it by now. But to state that the retirees are supporting you is laughable. Just as determined as your base may get, Brian Adams’ team digs their claws in even deeper. So get ready. Shame you want to put your family through the humiliation you have already, and continue to, put them through. Just disgraceful.
The polls I have seen for a candidate for lt. Gov (that thru the treas race into the poll) say that Adams is at 3 %.
He should be spending 75 grand a week on TV if Adams wants a chance, and too my knowledge he is not up on TV yet.
It is clear that Adams thinks dirt thrown at Loftis will win the day, but tht is unlikely.
My prediction is Loftis wins 75/25, Adams is out of politics for the rest of his life, the investment commission gets tagged as being responsible for the negative advertising, and Loftis is inaugurated from the dirt when he runs for gov in 18′.
Even if Loftis wins he probably won’t be treasurer for long. Ethics charges, grand jury testimony, and ultimately dethroned. Wait for it….
He takes them to African American churches. Hardly a hot bed of GOP voters. He goes to Wallmart. Hardly hotbeds of GOP voters.
He goes wherever someone ask him to go.
You hate Loftis because he works hard. I love him because he works hard.
Nah, most people just plain out hate him. No reason needed.
I have a reason and am prepared to tell the world. How dare that man impugn the reputations of my family and me.
Do tell, Princess. Inquiring minds want to know!
Haters going to hate.
Now that’s probably the truest statement on the FITS site overall!!
So, using your theory, he should sit in the office, do nothing, and declare success. Somehow, I think that is a loser’s mantra.
Kyle, Cash, I mean, Curt, all you do now is sit in your office and campaign. Is that why the cameras conveniently quit working in our office? So you don’t get caught “working so hard for the taxpayers” by facebooking, blogging, commenting on fits articles and tweeting during work hours? You know, there’s a lot of folks that dislike you, even on the inside. Lots of eyes see what you do. Lots of ears hear what you say. And, yep, you guessed it, lots of mouths will shout it out loud. Just think of all the employees and how many family members they have, how many friends they have, sure adds up to a lot of votes for your opposition. Yeah, I guess I’d be trying to change the news topic to the unclaimed property program and try to get the heat off of the 529 plan and the BONY lawsuit too if I were in your shoes. Enjoy the bed you’ve made.
And, Cash, surely you remember posting on your facebook page that you were going to attend a GOP conference and bring your laptop. Big difference in a GOP function and an African American Church. Curt, remember the verse that says you will reap what you sow? Start reaping. Bet you wish you were a little nicer to your staff now, huh?
That’s probably why he agreed to that suck egg contract with the Bank of New York Mellon. He was so busy on his iPad posting to this site he lost track of what he was supposed to be doing and in case you wonder what he should have been doing, he should have been fulfilling his fiduciary responsibilities to the members of the Retirement System Trust fund.
Loftis must be on the internet constantly posting with a varied but recognizable set of aliases. Is this how he spends his time on the taxpayer dollar? it would appear so. Must not have much to do. Thank goodness we have a competent staff in the Treasurer’s Office to cover for him. Sorry for the poor supervision, guys, but maybe we can improve it in June.
Can I hear an AMEN?!!
And here come the SC Investment Commission hate filled comments.
I went through that bullshit years ago. I had two unclaimed amounts from a retail business which I operated in the Charleston area from 1979-1996. I jumped through flaming hoops to finally get one of the claims released but for the second one I had to jump through two flaming hoops with a hungry tiger snapping at my ass. I finally gave up. It’s not worth the trouble folks. This agency will do everything in its power to keep that money no matter how much proof you provide. A den of thieves…
SC is a den of thieves, call your local Republican office, I’m sure Nikki can help.
how easy it is to make up a story. Of course, you can prove me wrong by posting the correspondence. That would be easy, unless it does not exist.
This was at least 8 years ago. You expect me to save correspondence relating to, as I remember, around $75?
Why would I make this up you silly sack of shit?
Treasurer Loftis has been in office since 2011. He has shortened remittance time, returned more money than any treasurer. he has worked deligently to return money to the citizens and I appreciate it.
I have no problem with Mr. Loftis. My problems with this agency predate 2011 by at least 5 years. I did notice, however, that my name has been removed from the money owed file.
He’s given more money to his friends for sure!!
WOW! Wonder who keeps up with those frivolous statistics? Fran (Curtis Loftis), you are a dead give away. Besides, who gives a crap?
Program statistics are published. More money given away to more people. Somehow, you think that is bad. I like elected officials that do their job well.
He’s no hero. That program existed before anyone ever heard his name. It hasn’t always been housed in the State Treasurer’s Office. It was once housed at the Department of Revenue, where it truly belongs. Not in a politician’s office. And yes, prior treasurer’s returned money to the rightful owners just as Loftis is doing. It’s not like he’s doing anything major, other than prostituting the program for his own political gain, just as he is doing with the 529 college savings program. He has wasted far more taxpayer dollars with his frivolous accusations than he has returned. Besides, you should be much more concerned with what he has cost you, personally. After all, what he is returning through the Unclaimed Property Program was never “taxpayer” dollars, whereas, what he has wasted in the many accusations, BONY lawsuit and Darry Oliver settlement is hitting your pocketbook whether you realize it or not. Go do a little research on where that money is coming from. I think you will change your mind on how “well” he’s doing his job.
Somebody has their panties in a wad. Tisk tisk.
What a lame response, curt. That’s all you’ve got? You can’t argue with those solid facts so you post a childish reply. We are all so impressed.
Really? Too much money held by you Loftis. You need to do a better job at returning money to the owners. Work harder Curt instead of posting on Fits. Fits you are paid to say! Curt, stop singing your own praise. You are very sick.
Oh shut up Curtis!
I’ve requested money be returned to me through that site twice in the past couple years…they never even respond and I’ve never received the money they say is mine. Maybe I’ll try again…
Good luck.
well you’re stupid, what’s the problem
I got $750 from an old job Was a commission check!
So, this is something else that the Treasurer’s Office has been doing since before Curtis ever heard of the Treasurer’s Office and he wants to take personal credit for it.
“…dedicated state employees…” Is that the same as those “unelected bureaucrats” that the GOP is always assaulting?
Seems to me he gave credit to the staff and asked people to help provide links to the database. Seems like a good plan to me.
It would be helpful if the Treasurer would just list all the people they owe
money to instead of a person having to put in a name and and searching the data
base to see if they are listed. also they should list the amount owed instead of
saying under 100 or over 100
There are hundreds of thousands of name in the database. it is impractical to list them all.
You should know, Curtis
How is this “news” even worthy of posting???? Fitsnews acts as Loftis and Nancy Mace PR machine.
Surprised no mentioned on FITS about the recent AP article that discussed the controversy surrounding Loftis’s use of the 529 plans commercials.
Don’t forget to search for unclaimed property being held by COUNTIES also.
Some types of money held by counties do not get turned over to the states, so you won’t find it on state unclaimed websites. (Video) http://youtu.be/9ckxgsDrnfA
Try using the search tips and tutorials at http://iFindFunds.com (it’s free)
CURTY BABY….how’s the herpes progressing? Tough to cover it up all the time. That’s why Treasurer’s Office employees do not use the same restroom as you.
And Curt has a wile, foul disease that he got fornicating outside marriage! It cannot be cured according to his own testimony. And he has” a strong preference for young men with a Big Bulge”. And he visits our schools, has his picture taken with our sons in front of the Curt mobile! We must protect our children from this sick man! Tea party ladies, where is your outrage? How can you stand this man, be in the same room with him, shake hands with him? Cindy Risher,Martha Jean Stoudemire, Georgia Spencer,Beverly Mungo,Sharon Duke Bowen,Lisa Johnson…,please get better informed about this fool!
No fan of Loftis, but we recovered several thousands. Complicated paperwork (reopening estates), took awhile, but otherwise no hassles.
I TRIED BUT DID NOT MAKE THE CUT, AW SHUCKS