At Least 43% of Widows and Widowers Have Never Checked Whether Their Deceased Spouse Has Unclaimed Money
When a spouse passes away, the surviving partner often faces immediate emotional and practical challenges that can overshadow financial matters.
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$95 Billion: The Total Value of Lost and Forgotten Retirement Accounts According to the Department of Labor
While some sources cite $95 billion in lost and forgotten retirement accounts, the actual scope of the problem is far larger—approximately $1.
At Least 39% of Deceased Individuals Leave Behind Unclaimed Financial Accounts Worth an Average of $4,200
When someone dies, their financial accounts don't automatically disappear—but they do frequently vanish from family awareness.
Warning: 63% of Americans Have Never Searched for Unclaimed Money Even Once in Their Entire Lives
The vast majority of Americans have never searched for unclaimed money, and the reasons why reveal a fundamental gap in financial awareness across the...
At Least 56% of Teachers Have Unclaimed Pension Benefits From Districts Where They Worked Fewer Than 5 Years
Many teachers who have worked at multiple school districts for shorter periods discover they have little or nothing to show for their pension...
$127 Billion: The Estimated Total Value of All Unclaimed Financial Assets in the United States Including Federal Sources
The United States holds an estimated $70 billion to over $100 billion in unclaimed financial assets—money that belongs to millions of people but has never...
Warning: 37% of States Have Shortened Their Dormancy Periods Meaning Companies Turn Over Your Money Faster Than Before
Thirty-seven percent of U.S. states have reduced their dormancy periods—the time a company must hold your money before turning it over to the state as...
New Study Found That 29% of Unclaimed Money Holders Were Notified by the State but Threw Away the Letter Thinking It Was Junk Mail
While a specific statistic claiming that exactly 29% of unclaimed money holders were notified by the state but discarded the letter isn't verified in...
Fact Check: Does Moving Frequently Really Increase Your Chances of Having Unclaimed Money? People Who Move 3 Times Have 2.4x More Claims
Moving frequently does increase your chances of having unclaimed money, but not in the way the specific "2.4x multiplier" suggests.
Warning: 46% of Gift Card Balances That Go Unused Eventually Become Unclaimed Property Held by the State
The claim that 46% of gift card balances become unclaimed state property is a common misconception that conflates two very different statistics.