State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced that the state will hold an Illinois unclaimed money auction on August 17th at the state fairgrounds. According to his press release: “We are excited to bring the unclaimed property auction back to the Illinois State Fair to give the public another opportunity to bid on rare, valuable items,” Frerichs […]

Think about that loose change you place in the bins at airport security, now multiply that by the millions of travelers across the country each day. Unclaimed money totals from the TSA last year are nearly $1 million when you add it all up, $960,105.49 to be exact. Many people are in a rush, or

A recent article in Fox News outlined 4 places or methods where you can find unclaimed money. While there are many places to look, these four are a good start when searching. Look for Unclaimed Money at the State Level The best place to start is for sure the state you live in currently. Each

Comptroller Peter Franchot has recently reunited with his ‘twin’ brother to help promote his efforts to return Maryland unclaimed property to its rightful owners. In May he created a video using the popular HGTV show as a guide, it playfully describes a story of one of the ‘twin’ brothers finding an old bank statement while

Utah unclaimed property division recently returned over $30,000 in unclaimed money to 5 local charities. Many people think that unclaimed money is limited to individuals, but businesses can be owed money as well. Five representatives from the Utah Treasurers Office recently brought some oversized checks to these charities to return their missing money. The largest

One of the more common questions surrounding unclaimed money and unclaimed property is what the states do with the money while it sits? Laws vary from state to state as to the regulations on what they can do with the money as it sits waiting to be claimed. For most, the money is put into

We all have received a call from someone promising us we have money owed to us or have won some sort of ‘prize’. These are usually ignored, but a California woman got a call from an unclaimed money finder and it paid off big time. Bay Area resident, Julie Courtney has been in real estate

Each year Virginia unclaimed property division clears out the vault of missing property to auction it off. The state treasury holds these items for long periods of time, but when the vault fills up they hold an auction to clear out space for new items. Virginia Unclaimed Property Auction Open Now The auction is live

Typically unclaimed money and unclaimed property are forgotten cash. This can include utility deposits, bank accounts, stocks, insurance payouts and other forms of lost money. In some cases this property can include lost physical property from abandoned security deposit boxes. These items vary, from jewelry, old currency and stamps. Occasionally, however, these lost items can

This week another round of unclaimed property checks were mailed to residents of Louisiana in a new effort to get unclaimed money and property back to its rightful owners. Louisiana holds over $900 million in lost property and their website has the amounts broken up by parish (county), with Orleans parish (county) the highest by