At Least 49% of Small Business Owners Have Unclaimed State Tax Refunds They Never Applied For
While a specific national statistic on the exact percentage of small business owners with unclaimed state tax refunds is difficult to verify through...
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$680 Million: The Amount of Unclaimed Money From Class Action Settlements That Reverted Back to Defendants Last Year
When class action settlements are reached, not all claimants come forward to claim their share.
Warning: 42% of Heirs Who Are Entitled to Unclaimed Money Miss the Filing Deadline Because They Didn’t Know One Existed
The headline about heirs missing unclaimed money filing deadlines needs immediate correction: in most states, there is no filing deadline at all.
New Study Found That Unclaimed Property Audits Recovered $3.2 Billion From Companies That Failed to Report Dormant Accounts
State audits of unclaimed property have become increasingly effective at recovering funds that companies should have reported, though the exact $3.
She Searched Her Late Husband’s Name Across All 50 States and Found $15,600 in Unclaimed Retirement Funds
Yes, widows and other heirs regularly discover unclaimed retirement funds sitting in their late spouses' or relatives' names across multiple states.
Fact Check: Do States Really Make Money Off Your Unclaimed Property? 12 States Use Interest From Unclaimed Funds for General Budgets
Yes, states do make substantial money from unclaimed property, and they're increasingly using interest earned on these funds to balance their general...
At Least 36% of People Whose Employer Went Bankrupt Have Unclaimed Final Wages in State Databases
When an employer declares bankruptcy, unpaid wages become just another claim in a complex legal process.
$870: The Average Amount of Unclaimed Money Per Person That Goes Unrecovered Because People Assume It’s a Scam
If you have unclaimed money waiting for you, skepticism might be the biggest obstacle standing between you and your own funds.
The Unclaimed Mineral Rights Crisis Explained in One Statistic: $940 Million in Oil and Gas Royalties Sit Unclaimed
Mineral royalties represent real money owed to property owners, yet hundreds of millions of dollars in oil and gas payments sit unclaimed in state coffers...
Credit Union Dormant Accounts: What Most Members Don’t Know Could Mean $1,500 in Forgotten Shares
Most credit union members have no idea that their account could be classified as dormant, quietly losing money to fees, or transferred to the state...