The United Precious Metals Association (UPMA) was established in response to the passage of the Utah Specie Legal Tender Act in early 2011. UPMA aims to provide viable choices in currency; offering accounts denominated in U.S. minted gold and silver dollars as well as free Goldback accounts.

2024年10月3日 · UPMA offers a range of Gold and Silver leasing options, including the popular Goldback® lease. Members may lease out their precious metal holdings directly on the UPMA account portal. For Gold and Silver leases, members can receive up to a 2% annual return, payable monthly denominated in the same currency as the lease.

Purpose: As UPMA was first envisioned, the mechanism for holding member account was in “Capital Credits” which has a specific legal meaning. For best compliance it was determined to use trust accounts instead of capital credits.

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UPMA assesses its members’ fees to cover the cost of vaulting, insurance, and member dues. Vaulted Gold Dollar accounts having a balance between one and 500 Gold Dollars (ten Gold ounces) are assessed a monthly fee of five basis points (0.05%).

2024年11月11日 · Within the UPMA closed-loop network, members may pay merchants for goods and/or services using their metal holdings. A 1% transaction fee may apply depending on the reciepient of the funds. Debit Card Fee: An activated UPMA visa debit card costs $10 per month.

Gold Dollar (gd) The "gold dollar" is specie legal tender consisting of one fiftieth of a United States American Eagle (22 karat) or American Buffalo (24 karat) coin, having one troy ounce of fine gold content and a "50 Dollars" nominal face value, as described in 31 …

2022年8月30日 · Fortunately, UPMA members now have a viable path for accessing the value of their precious metals currency without running the risk of triggering capital gains. By pawning their gold or silver, instead of selling it, members can now load their UPMA debit cards.

No hacker can digitally steal from a UPMA account because all the wealth is sitting in a physical vault, not in cyberspace. In the event of a catastrophic attack on the database, Alpine Gold still possesses all the gold for UPMA members.

2023年2月21日 · UPMA offers a range of Gold and Silver leasing options, including the popular Goldback® lease. Members may lease out their precious metal holdings directly on the UPMA account portal. For Gold and Silver leases, members can receive up to a 2% annual return, payable monthly denomi