Missouri currently holds more than $822 million in unclaimed assets in more than 4.8 million owner accounts. Unclaimed Property comes from financial institutions, insurance companies, public agencies and other business entities after there has been no documented transaction or contact with the owner for a statutorily-defined period of time, generally five years. The Treasurer currently holds more than $822 million in unclaimed assets in more than 4.8 million owner accounts. One in 10 … [Read more...]

Mississippi is holding over $31 million in unclaimed money!   The Office of the State Treasurer is responsible for the administration of the Unclaimed Property Act. The law requires that “holders” such as banks, credit unions, insurance companies, retail stores, utility companies, and business associations turn over to the Office of the State Treasurer any assets such as money, cash, checks or stocks that have been abandoned for which there has been no contact for a period of five … [Read more...]

Minnesota is holding over $700 million in unclaimed funds! What are unclaimed funds? Funds are considered unclaimed if the owner has not provided evidence of any interest or control over the funds for a number of years. Here’s a brief list of common types of unclaimed funds: •Dormant bank accounts •Un-cashed checks •Unclaimed wages •Safe deposit boxes •Insurance dividends, etc. Holders of unclaimed funds, usually banks, insurance companies, corporations, etc. are required by law to … [Read more...]

Michigan is holding millions of dollars in unclaimed money! Under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Michigan insurance companies, banks, businesses, local units of government, and other entities are required to turn over abandoned or unclaimed property to the State of Michigan each year. The Unclaimed Property Division then works to reunite properties like uncashed checks, bank accounts, stock certificates, insurance claim payments, and other assets, with their rightful owners. In … [Read more...]

Massachusetts is currently holding over $3 billion in unclaimed funds! Unclaimed funds includes forgotten savings and checking accounts, un-cashed checks, insurance policy proceeds, stocks, dividends, and the contents of unattended safe deposit boxes. Most accounts are considered abandoned and are turned over to the state after three years of inactivity. The Treasury has returned over 225M in property to its rightful owners in the past two years, making the Commonwealth the state to … [Read more...]

Illinois is currently holding over $2.1 billion in unclaimed funds! Unclaimed funds consists of money and/or property being held by businesses and other financial institutions that have gone dormant for a specified period of time and are then turned over to the State. Unclaimed funds may include: checking and savings accounts uncashed wage and payroll checks uncashed stock dividends and stock certificates, insurance payments utility deposits customer deposits … [Read more...]

The Maryland Comptrollers office is currently holding $980 million in over one million  accounts. This money comes from businesses, financial institutions, utilities, and anyone that would holding money for someone that they cannot locate.  Once these businesses cannot locate someone for a period of three years, they turn the money over to the state. The Comptroller's Office tries to locate the rightful owners of stocks, bonds, savings accounts, security deposits, contents of safe … [Read more...]