A new study confirms what unclaimed property administrators have long known: roughly one in ten Americans have money or assets sitting unclaimed in state...
The statistic often cited about unclaimed money requires clarification: approximately 33 million Americans—roughly 1 in 7 people, or about 14% of the...
Yes, people are finding unclaimed money from old sources—sometimes thousands of dollars that have been sitting in state accounts for years.
Yes, states hold unclaimed money for extended periods before returning it to owners. Before funds are turned over to the state as unclaimed property—a...
Yes, unclaimed money from bank mergers could absolutely belong to you. When banks merge or close, customer accounts that have been inactive for several...
States take control of unclaimed money through a legal doctrine called escheatment, a centuries-old common law principle designed to prevent property from...
Many Americans are unknowingly leaving money on the table by failing to claim unclaimed funds that rightfully belong to them.
When money disappears from a bank account transfer, it often doesn't vanish—it gets transferred to your state's unclaimed property program, a system...
Yes, unclaimed money from forgotten bank accounts is remarkably common in America. One in seven Americans has unclaimed property sitting in state custody...
If you've moved frequently, forgotten about old savings accounts, or missed bills from utility companies, you might be owed money—and you probably don't...