Stories like this circulate often: a real estate agent searches a state unclaimed property database on a whim and discovers $5,600 in commissions from a...
The short answer: mostly true, with important caveats. In the vast majority of U.S. states, there is no statute of limitations on claiming unclaimed...
Countless people discover they have unclaimed money waiting for them but never complete the claim process.
The exact figure of $180 million in unclaimed layaway payments from defunct retailers cannot be verified through federal sources, state unclaimed property...
Nearly half of all U.S. states have quietly shortened the period before unclaimed money gets handed over to state treasuries.
While recent claims about unclaimed property holder proximity to state treasuries have circulated online, what we do know from verified data is far more...
Unclaimed cashier's checks represent a surprisingly common form of lost money sitting in state treasuries and financial institution archives across the...
Filing for unclaimed money does not trigger an IRS audit. This is one of the most persistent myths about claiming abandoned property or missing funds from...
While the specific claim that 41% of abandoned safe deposit boxes contain irreplaceable sentimental items cannot be verified through official sources or...
While the specific figure of $3.5 billion in unclaimed workers' compensation benefits held by state insurance funds is not currently documented in...