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

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

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

Alabama unclaimed money totals are over $400 million in money and property left abandoned. Most of this is cash, lost checks, bonds, security deposits, and more. However, like most states, lost property is also stored by Alabama’s treasury department. Most of these items are contents of abandoned security deposit boxes and Alabama law states that

Missouri unclaimed money and unclaimed property totals have reached over $1 billion in over 5 million accounts. State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick and his missing money team are encouraging residents to check and see if they are owed any funds. Missouri Unclaimed Money | How Does This Happen? Like most states Missouri law states that any

Last year a record amount of unclaimed money and unclaimed property was returned to its rightful owners in Pennsylvania. Over $254 million was returned last year, but there is still over $3.4 billion in the missing money coffers. According to the state website, 1 in 10 residents of the keystone state have money or property

A recent article in US News and World Report is shedding some light on some lesser well known spots to search for unclaimed money and unclaimed property. The most common area is searching the local state databases but there are other places where your money might have gone to. Unclaimed Pension / Retirement Funds One