{ "crd_number": 108580, "slug": "tiaa-cref-tuition-financing-inc-new-york-ny-108580", "primary_business_name": "TIAA-CREF TUITION FINANCING, INC.", "legal_name": "TIAA-CREF TUITION FINANCING, INC.", "dbas": [], "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "35620", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "35620", "common_name": "New York", "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ", "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "1999-09-10", "years_registered": 27, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-06-16", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 70511420455.0, "raum_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 70511420455.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 65, "advisory_employees": 5, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "state_municipal": { "raum": 70511420455.0, "count": 9 } }, "compensation_types": [ "other" ], "advisory_activities": [ "other" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 2, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://tiaa.org/public/invest/financial-products/529-college-savings" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108580", "disclosure_items": [ { "item": "11.D(2)", "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?" }, { "item": "11.D(4)", "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?" } ], "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tiaa-cref-tuition-financing-inc-new-york-ny-108580", "display_name": "TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.", "summary": "TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1999, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 16, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. (CRD 108580): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "Other" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Other" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. located?", "a": "TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 108580." }, { "q": "How much does TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. manage?", "a": "TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. reports $70,511,420,455 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 16, 2026 (0% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $34,679,609,070 in the October 2021 data and $70,511,420,455 in the October 2026 data, up 103%. Total employees: 40 in October 2021 and 65 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (9)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. use?", "a": "TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Northern Trust Corp as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108580" }, { "q": "What changed in TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the July 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 34679609070.0, "total_employees": 40, "filing_date": "2021-06-07" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 40836795937.0, "total_employees": 41, "filing_date": "2022-05-20" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 37680650811.0, "total_employees": 47, "filing_date": "2023-03-30" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 43091355901.0, "total_employees": 46, "filing_date": "2024-08-16" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 60783176654.0, "total_employees": 54, "filing_date": "2025-05-07" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 70511420455.0, "total_employees": 65, "filing_date": "2026-06-16" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-07-01", "period_label": "July 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 5.", "Regulatory assets under management went from $60,783,176,654 to $70,511,420,455 (+16%).", "Changed its office addresses in Charlotte, NC.", "No longer lists an office in New York, NY." ] }, { "period": "2025-12-01", "period_label": "December 2025", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Bank of New York Mellon Corp", "name_as_filed": "BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "Northern Trust Corp", "name_as_filed": "NORTHERN TRUST CORP", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tiaa-cref-tuition-financing-inc-new-york-ny-108580.md", "clients": [ { "type": "state_municipal", "label": "State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)", "count": 9, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 70511420455.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108580", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }