Ohio set to offer CDs in 529 savings plan; FDIC ruling sparks interest from states.(News)

Investment News, July, 2005

Byline: Charles Paikert NEW YORK - Ohio is poised to become the first major state to offer certificates of deposit through its Section 529 college savings program. Ohio's CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan, the fourth-largest in the country in terms of assets, expects to offer CDs to investors by year's end, said Jackie Williams, executive director of the Columbus-based Ohio Tuition Trust Authority, which oversees the plan.

A bank with "a major presence in the state'' has been selected to participate in the program, said Ms. Williams, who will name that bank in an official announcement slated for next month. FDIC opens door A recent ruling by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. allowing individual deposits in 529 programs to be insured...

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