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U.S. state treasuries are holding over $80 billion in unclaimed money right now. Lost bank accounts, forgotten paychecks, uncashed refund checks, old insurance policies, and abandoned retirement funds — billions of dollars belong to ordinary Americans who don’t know the money exists.
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Unclaimed money is any financial asset that has been turned over to a government agency because the company holding it lost contact with the owner. The most common types include:
- Forgotten bank accounts — checking, savings, and CDs at banks that closed or merged
- Uncashed checks — payroll, tax refunds, dividends, insurance payments, and rebates
- Life insurance proceeds — policies where the beneficiary didn’t know they were named
- Old retirement accounts — 401(k)s and pensions left at former employers
- Utility deposits — security deposits from old electric, gas, water, and phone accounts
- Safe deposit box contents — abandoned boxes turned over to the state
- Stock and mutual fund shares — from companies that merged, split, or changed names