Roughly 1 in 4 Illinois residents, current and former, have unclaimed money owed to them, according to a recent report.  Illinois is one of roughly 10 states that has over $1 billion in unclaimed property currently being held.  Their total, at last check, was over $2.9 billion!  Since 2015 the state has returned $703 million […]

During these tough economic times, residents of Florida are turning to unclaimed money to help them survive.  The chief financial office of Florida, Jimmy Patronis, recently said in an interview that his office is seeing record number of searches for unclaimed money and unclaimed property.  In March alone, they returned $38 million in unclaimed assets. 

Millions and millions of Americans are owed unclaimed money and property, including some celebrities.  In a recent article from Celebrity Net Worth, they listed 20 celebrities that have money owed to them from California. Money can become unclaimed in a variety of ways.  From lost checks, to unused gift cards, to lost bank accounts and

First, we hope that everyone is staying healthy in the unprecedented time.  Since we are all stuck at home anyway, now is a great time to search for unclaimed money and property.  Unclaimed property or unclaimed money are defined as, monetary or physical assets which have become separate from their rightful owners over time.  Another

In West Virginia they set a new record with the largest unclaimed money payout to a single claim in their history. According to a report, Thomas Hunter was presented with a check for over $1.7 million in lost money. His parents had set up a trust in his name and as is the case most

Anyone go a little overboard with their holiday shopping?  Unclaimed money can be a way to pay off some of those credit card bills for some folks.  Unclaimed money or unclaimed property are made up of lost or abandoned accounts containing cash and or items.  These accounts can be lost bank accounts, gift cards, stocks,