The treasurer provides below market financing for alternative crops and nontraditional livestock, for targeted small businesses, for the transfer of rural small businesses, for traditional livestock farmers and for value-added agriculture projects. The treasurer serves on a number of state boards and authorities. For America Program. This program is designed to teach elementary age children the importance of saving for their future. In 1998, College Savings Iowa was created to encourage people to save for the future educational expenses of young people.
Participants enjoy tax breaks and competitive investment returns.
Each year, companies across the country are required to review their records and determine whether they hold funds, securities, or other property that has fulfilled dormancy periods and is, therefore, considered unclaimed under the law. All unclaimed property owed to an Iowa resident or corporation must be reported directly to the state of Iowa.