| There is no central repository for unclaimed funds, nor
is there any true national unclaimed property database.
Each state and the District of Columbia maintains its own
lost money list. |
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| You must
search for unclaimed money by state where family members have lived or
worked, as well as popular corporate domiciles like New York and
Delaware. |
| Check all variations of your name, including
maiden and previous married names, middle names,
initials, even nicknames and common misspellings. Do the
same for deceased family members - you may be entitled to
an unclaimed inheritance. |
| Unclaimed property databases online contain
only a fraction of accounts actually available for claim,
and certain types of unclaimed funds are excluded
entirely, including many government checks and
refunds. |
| Unclaimed money owed by federal agencies (US Savings Bonds,
IRS refunds, FDIC insured savings accounts, Social Security, retirement
and VA benefits, etc.) is not included in
state unclaimed property databases - you must contact the U.S. agency. |