Iowa is holding over $250 million in unclaimed money!
Unclaimed property can be any financial asset that has been abandoned by its owner for a period of time specified by law.
Common types of unclaimed property include:
- dormant bank accounts
- utility refunds
- uncashed checks
- unclaimed wages
- safe-deposit boxes
- insurance dividends
- stock certificates and dividends
Money can become unclaimed for a variety of reasons including:
- People moving and simply forgeting about an account or deposit.
- People getting a check, placing it in a drawer (something they will take care of later) and forgetting.
- When people die, relatives are often unaware of an old bank account, lock box or a stock the deceased may have owned.
- People divorcing, moving, perhaps remarrying and forgetting to notify everyone.
- A clerical error at a company; perhaps the name or street is displaced or altered by a honest mistake causing mail to be returned as nondeliverable to the company.
The State Treasurer’s office maintains custody until the rightful owner or his or her heirs claims the money. At no time is an owner (or legal heirs) barred from claiming unclaimed property.
Iowa takes tries to contact the rightful owners of unclaimed funds in several ways including:
- First class mailings
- Publication of the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt
- Listings displayed at the State Fair, Clay County Fair, and the Cattle Congress
- TV special segments for the news
- Public Service Announcements
- Radio spots
If you would like to search for yourself, please go to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt.
You can contact the Iowa Unclaimed Funds department at:
Mail:
Great Iowa Treasure Hunt
Lucas State Office Building
321 E 12th St., 1st Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
Telephone: 515.281.5367
Email: FoundIt@tos.iowa.gov
Did you know you can make money finding unclaimed money for other people?
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.
In return, they charge a commission after the money is recovered.
Please click here if you would like to learn more about this business.
searching for my unclaimed/ property
Scott763@aol.com Worthless site. Nebraska has clear link to find out if you have money the State is holding. Then again obviously the State of Iowa doesn’t want people to get back money they are holding and then can put in their voter’s to WASTE when it’s not claimed.
Pocket not voters.
Oh! We have to have our posts cleared by a “moderater.” I’m a Conservative but Kim Reynolds will NEVER get my VOTE again.
Scott,
This is not the official Iowa site. You need to go to https://www.iowatreasurer.gov/for-citizens/great-iowa-treasure-hunt
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE CHECKED THIS SITE. IN THE PAST, I FOUND A LOT OF RELATIVES MONEY IN IOWA ON: greatiowatreasurehunt.gov ….. I just received checks from relatives that have died and most of it was bank account money where the accounts were closed. Good Luck!
wanted to see if any unclaimed funds for Cody Davis Brown
yes
Would like to find out if I have any money owed to me or if I qualify for any free money or am eligible for any kind of money or property through my ancestors or through the government or what have you so if I do here is my number for a way to contact me as well so please call if possible as well besides contacting me through e mail and my telephone number is (515) 214-7326 and to whom it may concern it would be greatly appreciated and I would greatly appreciate it too and thank you sincerely David Lee Stotler
Just wanted to know if I have any unclaimed money or property in Iowa.
Checking on my parents Marvin M. and Veva M. Brammer if there is any unclaimed info on them.
Wanted to see if there are any funds for me or my deceased mother in law Helen Callaway.
My grandmother told me that she had a life insurance policy for me when I was younger. She has passed away and I want to check to see if there is any unclaimed funds
checking to see if there any unclaimed funds in my name or my deceased father name
Shawntell young
Ronald Kenneth young
checking to see if there any unclaimed funds in my name or my deceased father name Ronald Kenneth Young.And if there is any unclaimed funds for Shawntell Young.And unclaimed funds dedceased grandma mother Donna Lou Young Fishburne.
Yes was wondering if the was any.money for these people.
Is there unclaimed money for last young
I didn’t see any for Shawntell but there are a lot of Young’s listed. You may want to go to https://greatiowatreasurehunt.gov/ and do a search and see if you recognize anyone.
there was a bank repo and sale of a piece of property I had would like to know if there was any funds left over
is there any funds left over and how much
Looking to see if I may have some unclaimed money somewhere out the in Iowa
somewhere in iowa is there any money for us
To see if i have unclam money some where.
There were several Fender’s listed but I did not see Debra. You can go to https://www.iowatreasurer.gov/for-citizens/great-iowa-treasure-hunt and take a look.
checking to see if there any unclaimed funds in my name or my deceased parents name
Vivian Grace Murphy
Robert Earl Boon
Eva Dale Coffey Boon
hello my name is andrie bargoiyet im here to check nd see if i may have any unclaimed money available. please contact me at 515-346-xxxx or 515-991-xxxx my email adress is andriebargoiyetxxx@gmail.com thank you. sincerly andrie bargoiyet….
Please can you help me my husband passed away 3 years ago and I know he had a retirement program thru his job per his pay stubs but i cant find who he had the retirement thru the company his employer closed the doors of the business it was Des Moines Lumber in Des Moines Ia i have tried to get ahold of Jerry Johns the owner but am unable to locate my husband Bob Hutzel worked for this company for many years please can you help me thank you
Are there any unclaimed funds for myself
I need to know if there is any money left for my mother Geraldine M Sibley
My name isBecky Sibley Baguss I need to know if my mother has any money her name is Geraldine M Sibley
I just wanted to know if there is any unclaimed insurance money left to me.
Checking to see if funds are available to me or my deceased ex-husband Alan A. Neely formerly Christinea Neely?
Just wanted to see if any funds are available to me or my decease husband Donald L. Haines