{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/tiaa-cref-tuition-financing-108580","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108580","regulatoryAum":70511420455,"crd":"108580","secFileNumber":"801-56817","legalName":"Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing, Inc.","displayName":"Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing","website":"https://www.tiaa.org/public/invest/financial-products/529-college-savings","founded":null,"organization":"Delaware corporation","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"730 Third Ave","city":"New York","state":"NY","stateName":"New York","country":"United States","postalCode":"10017-3206"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"10 September 1999","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":65,"advisory":5,"brokerDealerReps":40,"insuranceAgents":5,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":0,"discretionaryAccounts":0,"nonDiscretionary":70511420455,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":9,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":0,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"State or municipal government entities","clients":9,"regulatoryAum":70511420455}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"Bank of New York Mellon Corp","shortName":"Bank of New York Mellon","location":"New York, NY","smaAssets":55275475390},{"name":"Northern Trust Corp","shortName":"Northern Trust","location":"Chicago, IL","smaAssets":15235945065}],"custodyNote":"Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing does not have custody of client assets.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Christopher Lynch","title":"President and Director","crd":"1985050"},{"name":"Jeremy Intihar","title":"Chief Compliance Officer","crd":"5040823"},{"name":"Ross Hamlet Abbott","title":"Director","crd":"2756063"},{"name":"Jeffrey Carlin","title":"Director","crd":"2684780"},{"name":"Colin Pierce","title":"Director","crd":"2618832"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America","detail":"Shareholder in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since March 2015."},{"label":"Tiaa Board of Governors","detail":"Indirect owner: a shareholder of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America in the 75% or more band and a control person, since September 1998.","parent":"Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America"}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":2,"privateResidences":1},"listedOfficeAddresses":2,"officesByState":[{"state":"New York","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"730 Third Ave","city":"New York","headquarters":true}]},{"state":"North Carolina","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"8500 Andrew Carnegie BLVD","city":"Charlotte"}]}],"advFacts":{"source":{"file":"ia100226.zip","asOf":"2 October 2026"},"telephone":"212-490-9000","stateRegisteredReps":6,"otherAdviserReps":0,"compensation":["Other"],"activities":["Other"],"financialPlanningClients":"0","assetMix":[{"label":"Securities issued by registered investment companies or business development companies","percent":84},{"label":"Other","percent":16,"detail":"Investments in A Guaranteed Funding Agreement"}],"privateFunds":0},"sources":{"adv1FilingDate":"16 June 2026","adv1Url":"https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/108580/PDF/108580.pdf","brochureDate":null,"brochureUrl":null,"iapdCompiledDate":null,"retrievedDate":"15 October 2026","retrievedOn":"2026-10-15","adv1Pages":{},"brochurePages":{}},"otherBusiness":[],"faq":[{"question":"How many clients does Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing have?","answer":"Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing has 9 clients and manages $70.5 billion for them, as of June 2026.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 16 June 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing offer?","answer":"Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing provides other activities.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing use?","answer":"Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing’s separately managed account assets are held at Bank of New York Mellon Corp (New York, NY), with $55,275,475,390 and Northern Trust Corp (Chicago, IL), with $15,235,945,065. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 16 June 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing have?","answer":"Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing has 6 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 65 employees, and 5 perform investment advisory functions. 40 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 5 are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing’s separately managed accounts held 84% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs) and 16% investments in a guaranteed funding agreement. It advises no private funds of its own.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing?","answer":"Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing is owned through a holding company by Tiaa Board of Governors. Its direct owner is Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 16 June 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing get paid?","answer":"Tiaa-Cref Tuition Financing is paid through other arrangements. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}