Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Unclaimed Funds

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Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is holding unclaimed funds that are separate from the unclaimed funds being held by the State of Wisconsin.

The Milwaukee County treasurer acts as the County’s banker, receiving and distributing all funds as governed by state law and county ordinances; providing for daily cash requirements of Milwaukee County, and investing public funds not used for day-to-day operations. The Treasurer’s Office also collects delinquent property or real estate taxes in 18 of the County’s 19 suburban municipalities as required by State Statutes. The County Treasurer also maintains property tax information.

Milwaukee County unclaimed funds are funds held by the Treasurer’s Office for an owner or recipient who is entitled to the money, but who has failed to claim ownership of them. Unclaimed funds may result from a variety of circumstances. For example, delivery of a payment may not be possible because of incorrect or incomplete address information for the recipient. Milwaukee County, as custodians of these funds, has established policies and procedures for holding, safeguarding and accounting for these unclaimed funds. Some examples of unclaimed funds include:

  • Program/Services Payments
  • Jury Duty Checks
  • Bail Money
  • Overpayment

Click here to see the latest list of Milwaukee County unclaimed funds.

To Claim Milwaukee County Unclaimed Funds follow the steps below:

  1. Complete the official claim form for each unclaimed funds amount
  2. Have the claim form notarized
  3. Submit your claim form in person at the Treasurer’s office. You must provide a photo I.D.

You can also apply by mail. Submit the original, notarized claim form and copy of identification to:

Milwaukee County Treasurer’s Office
901 N. 9th St., Room 102
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1462

Verification and processing of claims takes four to eight weeks. The Treasurer’s office will contact the claimants to inform them when their claim is completed. Checks will be mailed to the address provided by the claimant in the unclaimed funds request form.


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Wisconsin Unclaimed Funds

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The State of Wisconsin is holding millions of dollars in unclaimed funds!

These funds can consist of:

  • Savings accounts
  • Checking accounts
  • Uncashed dividends
  • Stocks and mutual funds
  • Customer deposits or overpayments
  • Certificates of deposit
  • Credit balances
  • Matured Life insurance policies
  • Utility Deposits
  • Unclaimed Wages

The list goes on and on.

Funds become unclaimed when there isn’t any activity on the account, called the dormancy period.   Depending on the type of account, most dormancy periods are from one to five years.


If the holder of the funds does not make contact with the owner as a result of due diligence, the funds are turned over to the Department of Revenue.

Funds can go unclaimed for a variety of reasons including:

  • Leaving a job and not claiming a final paycheck
  • Moving without getting your utility deposit back
  • Forgetting about a savings account
  • Forgetting you had a bond
  • Not knowing about an inheritance.
  • Not claiming a credit owed from a business

The last of reasons goes on and on as well.

You can search for Wisconsin unclaimed funds here.

You can contact the unclaimed funds department here:

If you find unclaimed funds in your name you can file a claim online.  You will need proof of ownership.

You can also contact the states unclaimed property division below:

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
PO Box 8982
Madison, WI 53708-8982
Phone: (608) 264-4594
Email additional questions to DORUnclaimedProperty@wisconsin.gov 

You can also submit inquires online at https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/ContactUs/dorhelp.aspx?subject=dorunclaimedproperty

Milwaukee County Unclaimed Funds

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There is a little known business that lets you do that. Unclaimed money finders locate people that don’t know they money being held for them and help them to recover it.

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West Virginia Unclaimed Funds

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West Virginia is currently holding over $200 million dollars in unclaimed funds!

Unclaimed funds are any asset that has remained unclaimed for a specific period of time, usually three to five years.

 

Unclaimed funds consists of:

    • utility deposits
    • unredeemed stock
    • uncashed checks
    • safe deposit box contents
    • savings accounts
    • checking accounts

… and many other items.


There are many reasons why funds go unclaimed including:

  • changing jobs and not claiming a final paycheck
  • moving and not getting back your utility deposit
  • forgetting about a savings or checking account
  • not knowing about an insurance check

The list of reasons is almost endless, but it happens ever day.

Over the years, West Virginia has returned more than $191 million in unclaimed funds.

You can do a search for West Virgina unclaimed funds here.

If you find money in your name you can start the claim process online.

If you don’t want to search online you can call the West Virginia State Treasure’s Office toll free at 1-800-542-8687 and conduct a name search that way.

You can also use the contact information below:

Unclaimed Property Division
322 70th Street SE
Charleston, West Virginia 25304
304-558-5000 Toll Free: 800-642-8687

The West Virginia State Treasurer also has an online auction for unclaimed funds.  This is done to free up valuable storage storage space.  So, the office periodically auctions off contents of safety deposit boxes held in unclaimed funds accounts.  The proceeds from the auction are then held in the account of the original property owner.

You can access the online unclaimed funds auction here.


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