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The Office of the Illinois Treasurer actively maintains a list of approved debt securities issuers that are authorized and suitable for investments. These entities are reviewed on a regular basis for continuing creditworthiness and eligibility pursuant to requirements under state statutes and agency policies. The list includes a variety of securities issuers, dealers and funds, including:
In line with the Treasurer's commitment to community development and accountability, it is important to note that all securities issuers listed below that have a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating (i.e. banks and financial institutions) maintain a rating of "outstanding" or "satisfactory" (as of May 1, 2021).
Attention Broker/Dealers: For a detailed list of approved counterparty programs which includes ratings, restrictions, tickers and cusips, click here.
Abbott Laboratories
ABN AMRO Bank NV
Adobe Inc
AllianceBernstein LP
Alphabet Inc
Amazon.com Inc
American Express Co
Apple Inc
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
AT&T Inc
Automatic Data Processing Inc
Baker Hughes Co
Bank of America Corp
BMW AG
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Cargill Inc
Caterpillar Inc
CenterPoint Energy Inc
Chevron Corp
Cisco Systems Inc
Citigroup Inc
Colgate-Palmolive Co
Comcast Corp
Danaher Corp
Deere & Co
Eli Lilly & Co
Emerson Electric Co
Exxon Mobil Corp
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
HP Inc
Honeywell International Inc
HSBC Holdings PLC
IBM Corp
Illinois Tool Works Inc
ING Group
Intel Corp
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Kellanova
Keurig Dr Pepper
Linde Plc (Praxair Inc)
L'Oreal SA
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
Merck & Co Inc
MetLife Inc
Microsoft Corp
Nestle SA
NextEra Energy Inc
NIKE Inc
Novartis AG
PACCAR Inc
Pacific Life Insurance Co
PepsiCo Inc
Pfizer Inc
Pinnacle West Capital Corp
Private Export Funding Corp
Prudential Financial Inc
Roche Group
Rockwell Automation Inc
Stanley Black & Decker Inc
TD Bank Group
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp
The Coca-Cola Co
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp
The Hershey Co
The Home Depot Inc
The PNC Financial Services Group Inc
The Proctor & Gamble Co
The Walt Disney Co
Toyota Motor Corp
Union Pacific Corp
United Parcel Service Inc
UnitedHealth Group Inc
US Bancorp
Verizon Communications Inc
Visa Inc
Wells Fargo & Co
BMO Harris Bank NA
Capital One Financial Corp
Corteva Inc
Danaher Inc
Fifth Third Bancorp
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Illinois Tools Works Inc
Mastercard Inc
Merck & Co. Inc
Morgan Stanley
Northern Trust Corp
Nvidia
State Street Corporation
The Procter & Gamble Co
Truist Financial Corp
Bank of Montreal/Chicago (Bank of Montreal)
BMO Capital Markets Corp (Bank of Montreal)
Clear Street LLC
Curvature Securities LLC
Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc (Daiwa Securities Group Inc)
HSBC Securities USA Inc (HSBC Holdings PLC)
Mizuho Securities USA Inc (Mizuho Financial Group)
Northern Trust Co (Northern Trust Corp)
Scotia Capital USA Inc (The Bank of Nova Scotia)
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc (Truist Financial Corp)
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp
Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp
Federal National Mortgage Association
Tennessee Valley Authority
African Development Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European Investment Bank
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
International Finance Corporation
Inter-American Development Bank
BlackRock BLF FedFund (Misclher Financial Group) (HUAXX)
BlackRock BLF TempCash (TMCXX)
BlackRock BCF Institutional Fund (BISXX)
BlackRock Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund (Mischler Financial Group) (MFGXX)
BlackRock Liquid Federal Trust Fund (Mischler Financial Group) (EDUXX)
BlackRock Liquidity Funds (Cabrera Capital Markets LLC) (CCPXX)
BlackRock Liquidity Funds (TMPXX)
DWS ESG Liquidity Funds (ESGXX)
Federated Institutional Prime Obligations Funds (POIXX)
Federated US Treasury Cash Reserves (UTIXX)
First American Institutional Prime Obligations Fund Z Class (FPZXX)
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Fund (Drexel Hamilton LLC) (VTNXX)
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (Loop Capital Markets) (LDIXX)
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund (Drexel Hamilton LLC) (VTNXX)
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund (Loop Capital Markets) (LEIXX)
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio (AGPXX)
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio (CAVU Securities LLC) (CVGXX)
Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio (CAVU Securities LLC) (CVPXX)
Invesco Treasury Portfolio (CAVU Securities LLC) (CVTXX)
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Funds (Academy Securities Inc) (JPAXX)
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds (MVRXX)
Morgan Stanley Prime Portfolio (MPFXX)
Morgan Stanley Prime Portfolio (CastleOak Securities) (CASXX)
Northern Institutional Funds (Siebert Williams Shank & Co LLC) (WCGXX)
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserve Fund (SSIXX)
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Fund (GVMXX)
Western Asset Institutional Government Reserves (INGXX)
Arbor Park School District 145
Athens Community Unit School District 213
Belleville Public School District 118
Calumet City School District 155
Chicago Housing Authority
Chicago Park District
City of Aurora
City of Burbank
City of Chicago Illinois Water Fund
City of Collinsville
City of Evanston
City of Flora
City of Freeport
City of Herrin
City of Moline
City of Rock Island
City of Rockford
City of Springfield - Water Fund
City of St Charles
City of Sterling
City of Waukegan
Coal City Community Unit School District 1
County of Will
County of Winnebago
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
DuPage County (West Chicago) School District 33
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Evanston Township High School District 202
Fieldcrest Community Unit District 6
Fulton Community Unit School District 3
Greater Rockford Airport Authority
Heartland Community College District 540
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Joliet Junior College Community College District 525
Kane & Kendall Counties Community College District 516
Kane County FPD
Kendall County (Plano) Community Unit School District 88
Komarek School District 94
Lake County Community College District 532
Lewis and Clark Community College District 536
Maercker School District 60
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19
McLean County Unit School District 5
Moline-Coal Valley School District 40
Oakton/Cook County College District 535
Park Ridge-Niles School District 64
Peotone Community Unit School District 207U
Reavis High School District 220
Regional Transportation Authority
Rock Island Metro Airport
Roselle School District 12
Sales Tax Securitization Corporation
Southern Illinois University
Sparta Community Unit School District 140
St George Community Consolidated School District 258
State of Illinois (Sales Tax Revenue Bonds)
Sycamore Community Unit School District 427
Thornton Township High School District 205
Urbana School District 116
Village of Addison
Village of Bartlett
Village of Bedford Park
Village of Bensenville
Village of Bradley
Village of Buffalo Grove
Village of Downer's Grove
Village of Elk Grove
Village of Harwood Heights
Village of Libertyville
Village of Northbrook
Village of Oak Park
Village of Rosemont
Village of Skokie
Village of South Holland
Village of Tinley Park
Village of Vernon Hills
Warren Township High School Distrct 121
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118
West Aurora School District 129
Western Springs School District 101
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50
Woodridge Park District
Disclaimer: The Office of the Illinois Treasurer does not endorse or recommend any companies, products, or services. Therefore, this list does not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation. This list is being provided solely for informational purposes. This list is subject to change without notice, and the companies on it are not guaranteed to remain as approved counterparties. Being an approved debt securities issuer does not imply or promise that a company will receive work from the Office of the Illinois Treasurer.