Unclaimed Money and Unclaimed Property Search Resources
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Unclaimed Money Finder Helps CA Woman Get Back $58,000 Read More »
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Although Minnesota unclaimed money totals are not published, last year the state took in over $72 million in money and unclaimed property. The state also boasts that 1 in 20 Minnesota residents have a claim waiting for them. Like most states, they also have physical property that goes unclaimed. Minnesota Unclaimed Money Auction This past …
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PA unclaimed property totals over $3.4 billion in both cash and actual property. Hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars are collected each year, with $254 million returned last year to its rightful owners. In addition to the cash is also items that go unclaimed. These items are usually from abandoned security deposit boxes that …