{"id":196539,"date":"2025-09-01T20:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=196539"},"modified":"2025-09-01T20:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:30:46","slug":"deadline-approaching-to-transfer-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/09\/01\/deadline-approaching-to-transfer-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline approaching to transfer funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COLUMBUS \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Ohio Department of Commerce\u00a0Division of Financial Institutions\u00a0is encouraging hundreds of Ohioans who currently have money held by Fortress Trust to transfer those funds to a third-party financial institution by Sunday, September 7. This comes after the money transmitter announced recently that they intend to cease operations in the state next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of July, the platform had nearly 450 accounts held by Ohioans, with funds totaling over $700,000. Fortress Trust is also notifying customers of this change and deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Division emphasized that any funds that are not transferred to a new account will not be lost. Instead, any funds that remain in Fortress Trust accounts after September 7 will be automatically transferred to the state of Ohio where customers will be able to claim them by submitting a claim through Commerce\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__u36632242.ct.sendgrid.net_ls_click-3Fupn-3Du001.Alvp-2D2BpzYTQ-2D2BckF-2D2FqPZDgyz-2D2FA3Rx-2D2BdMqmCvXOeUqLJ-2D2B9GManVSCi-2D2FtwYZSU8xY6tNfyllajNWGUFY-2D2FLrvfrhK2e9doWMRGVhOuJ3vlYVmoO4-2D3Dhvs5-5FpIbxPfpDI69aAybPrpOfg13-2D2BnRq9m1GIM7tuH7cFM0nEfbYl-2D2FmSTl0Gh1qvrOwJaQQoCyyYAZLndF7rMTExMK0QuiOBT4uXJrDkvZ8ULdaeppAiJwrX-2D2FL-2D2FUwM2aWmb717RaoFcIqbFtrMt1-2D2FTuv-2D2BK2mZLmJhdoHF8I5OznuySBhaebj8vVe73iG38IJPq5SCHQrqVzRLYOamUPM6ufAaCvhy4PJxPr95BwsJuI62zhSBKErffe8Eb-2D2FnO-2D2Fzfz6g2fC8oYWQZfrY-2D2BvwIu2plo06v8KPoj3orkN-2D2FaHa1WwCy3R2smz-2D2BwCbteDAmUygvaZZLz0c56iFqsHlvetnpwFeM-2D2F5bAEm78Hv6myRfHHDSmTr8-2D3D&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=FC13PzDbVZ8qhVsUeHYgLJLYUVcrkfTA5q3JvQduqoI&amp;m=CrsZiOsOV_BDiT7WiM8BSop4XwudeN0zqm3p2-0HVCyXelxNdlrPHis8ThzDQzcN&amp;s=DUgeXtHluwyFtmTjp0_yDStSTAuqKOdw8UPmupHSgxg&amp;e=\">Division of Unclaimed Funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any customers of Fortress Trust who have questions about their accounts should contact the company at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:support@fortresstrust.com\">support@fortresstrust.com<\/a>. Customers may also contact the Division of Financial Institutions by calling&nbsp;614.728.8400&nbsp;or by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__u36632242.ct.sendgrid.net_ls_click-3Fupn-3Du001.Alvp-2D2BpzYTQ-2D2BckF-2D2FqPZDgyz-2D2FA3Rx-2D2BdMqmCvXOeUqLJ-2D2B9GManVSCi-2D2FtwYZSU8xY6tNbX3hsvjWDwCwc6ITZe1jWPzwnHcZwgpXeAA804OlideIeuc4dy1kGL1a1WetFU8xe1O-2D2BDMaNbqRsfwnTMacI6A-2D3D-2D3D9DBJ-5FpIbxPfpDI69aAybPrpOfg13-2D2BnRq9m1GIM7tuH7cFM0nEfbYl-2D2FmSTl0Gh1qvrOwJaQQoCyyYAZLndF7rMTExMK0QuiOBT4uXJrDkvZ8ULdaeppAiJwrX-2D2FL-2D2FUwM2aWmb717RaoFcIqbFtrMt1-2D2FTuv-2D2BK2mZLmJhdoHF8I5OznuySBhaebj8vVe73iG38IJPq5SC0REVMkFZbi-2D2Fmn4YVMBUHcxyc1QAEcB1dJ7hD0zPe9bwPVOG3wOTtUGlt4RTc3IdKDZSspKMnySSRq53TjfL173NaFsDE3jLoneuEcnXLcpeTGaNTcD7iq3JbExUzSV-2D2B9BRjDNNRpLhBtW9WNyRQQ9wbXUWQtaXn-2D2ByyK0aHMYlN4-2D3D&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=FC13PzDbVZ8qhVsUeHYgLJLYUVcrkfTA5q3JvQduqoI&amp;m=CrsZiOsOV_BDiT7WiM8BSop4XwudeN0zqm3p2-0HVCyXelxNdlrPHis8ThzDQzcN&amp;s=MzU14lALS_86k7c__J1R4dTu0yjrv38eXSyzvFj7qKI&amp;e=\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information COLUMBUS \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Ohio Department of Commerce\u00a0Division of Financial Institutions\u00a0is encouraging hundreds of Ohioans who currently have money held by Fortress Trust to transfer those funds to a third-party financial institution by Sunday, September 7. This comes after the money transmitter announced recently that they intend to cease operations in the state next month. 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