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Unclaimed Assets: Money The Government Owes You! Unclaimed Money Search - Find Unclaimed Funds and Unclaimed Property |
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Unclaimed Assets: Money The Government Owes You! Unclaimed Money Search - Find Unclaimed Funds and Unclaimed Property |
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| Unclaimed Funds, Lost Assets and Abandoned Property |
Government agencies are holding billions of dollars in unclaimed property and missing money. Nearly $23 billion in abandoned cash and forgotten funds was recently turned over by banks, life insurance companies, stockbrokers, courts, employers and public companies, but less than $1 billion of this free money was reclaimed by lost owners and missing heirs. Unclaimed property statutes consider financial assets abandoned when contact with the owner is lost - typically due to a name change after marriage or divorce, an unreported address change or the expiration of a postal forwarding order, because of incomplete or illegible records, and most often after an unreported death. When owners or heirs fail to claim forgotten money over a number of years (known as the dormancy period), holders transfer the funds to a government trust account in a process known as escheat. Here these lost monies await your claim, along with billions of unclaimed dollars held by government agencies themselves; including $17 billion in unredeemed U.S. Savings Bonds, $123 million in undelivered IRS tax refunds, and hundreds of billions of dollars in unclaimed Social Security checks and Veteran Benefits. Family members often are unaware they’re eligible to collect unclaimed moneys, refunds and benefits owed deceased relatives, who passed on without leaving an updated will or complete financial records. Billions of dollars in life insurance policies go unclaimed every year, for example, because it is up to heirs to notify the life insurance underwriter when a policyholder dies, and over the years little effort has been made to track down lost beneficiaries. |
| Find Unclaimed Money |
| > You must initiate a search for
unclaimed money. Holders of unclaimed funds generally will not contact you.
Family members are often unaware they’re entitled to collect forgotten funds and unclaimed assets owed deceased relatives. > There is no national missing money database. Don't be fooled by websites offering 'memberships' for sale. Unclaimed property databases online contain only a fraction of lost accounts available for claim. > Unclaimed monies and refunds held by courts & federal agencies are not included in state unclaimed property databases. Unclaimed property claims refund checks average $800-$1000, but many are for substantially more. > Some types of abandoned funds claims are subject to time limits, so prompt action is advised. |
| Search for Unclaimed Property and Missing Money |
| Government Unclaimed Money Database Search |
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| Consumer Alert | Missing life insurance policyholders & heirs |
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Life Insurance |
One in three life insurance policies go unclaimed on death of the insured, because family members aren't always aware a policy exists, or don't know how to track it down. Unclaimed Life Insurance Policy Search |
| Consumer Alert | Unredeemed US Savings Bonds - $17 billion |
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Savings Bonds |
The value of lost and unredeemed U.S. Savings Bonds that have stopped earning interest at final maturity currently exceeds $17 billion. Savings Bond Search |
| Consumer Alert | Savings accounts, IRA Individual Retirement Accounts and CDs at closed banks |
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Savings Accounts |
Over 350 banks & credit unions have failed in the last two years, including the largest ever, Washington Mutual. Depositors may collect FDIC insurance - up to $250,000 per account. Missing Account Search |
| Consumer Alert | Are you a missing heir entitled to an unknown inheritance? |
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Inheritance |
Millions of family members are unaware they’re eligible to collect unclaimed money owed deceased relatives who passed away without leaving an up-to-date will. Missing Inheritance Search |
| Consumer Alert | Lost and unclaimed IRA Individual Retirement Accounts |
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IRA Owners |
50 million Americans have an IRA. Individual Retirement Accounts worth billions of dollars go unclaimed every year, because owners or heirs fail to take required distributions or cash payout checks. Unclaimed IRA Search |
| Consumer Alert | Have you been contacted by an unclaimed asset tracer or heir finder? |
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Heir Finders |
Professional asset tracers track down family members and heirs of deceased relatives, demanding 35% or more for information on unclaimed money. Find and claim these funds yourself. Asset Tracers & Heir Finders |
| Consumer Alert | Unclaimed 401k retirement plan assets - $850 million |
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401(k) Investors |
Each year, $850 million in 401(k) retirement plan assets owed employees of companies that have gone bankrupt or ceased operations go unclaimed. Families of deceased workers forget to claim billions more. 401k Search |
| Consumer Alert | $197 million in unclaimed pension benefits |
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Pensions |
36,000 missing employees and spouses are eligible to receive a share of $197 million in unclaimed pension benefits from bankrupt companies with terminated defined-benefit pension plans. Missing Pension Search |
| Consumer Alert | $10 billion in lost stock, bonds and dividends |
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Stockholders |
The SEC estimates 3 million lost stockholders are entitled to unclaimed stock worth $10 billion. Additionally, $500 million in stock dividends and bond interest payments are not cashed each year. Lost Stock Search |
| Consumer Alert | $8 billion in lost and unused gift cards |
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Gift Cards |
Last year alone, gift cards worth $8 billion were lost, forgotten or otherwise went unused. In many instances new laws allow for refunds or replacement, even if the card has an expiration date. Gift Card Refunds |
| Consumer Alert | IRS income tax refunds - $153 million |
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IRS Refunds |
Last year IRS income tax refund checks worth $153 million - an average of about $1500 per taxpayer - were not delivered, mainly due to unreported changes of name and/or address IRS Tax Refund Search |
| Consumer Alert | MetLife, Prudential, MONY and John Hancock demutualization compensation |
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MetLife |
MetLife, Prudential, MONY & John Hancock policyholders and missing heirs are eligible to claim cash and/or stock after the demutualization of these and other life insurance companies. Mutual Life Insurance Search |
| Consumer Alert | Native American Indian Trust Funds IIM Settlement - $3.4 billion |
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Native Americans |
On 11/30/10 Congress approved a class action lawsuit settlement authorizing $3.4 billion in compensation owed over 500,000 Native American Indians. Native American Indian Monies Search |
| Consumer Alert | Veterans Aid & Attendance Special Pensions |
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Veterans Aid |
The Aid & Attendance (A&A) Special Pension provides benefits for veterans and spouses who require help daily chores. Only 1 in 7 of those eligible have applied. Veterans Pension Benefits |
| Consumer Alert | $750 million in unclaimed child support |
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Child Support |
States collect billions of dollars annually in court-ordered child support. $750 million has gone undistributed & unclaimed, due to incorrect address information for the custodial parent. Unclaimed Child Support |
| Consumer Alert | $1.1 billion African American discrimination class action lawsuit settlement |
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Loan Fraud |
In 2010 Congress approved payments of $50,000 to African American & Native American farmers who were discriminated against in obtaining loans by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA). Discrimination Settlement |
| Consumer Alert | Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Unclaimed Royalty Payments |
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Actors |
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is holding money for thousands of performers whose residuals checks - royalties earned from television and film performances - have gone unclaimed. SAG Royalties |
| Consumer Alert | Lost Checks |
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Checks |
Failure to cash or deposit a check does not terminate your right to the funds and the payor's responsibility to pay. This is generally true even if a check specifies a 'void-after' date. Uncashed Checks |
| Consumer Alert | $22.5 million per year in unclaimed Las Vegas casino slot machine winnings |
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Slot Machines |
In Nevada casinos each year, $22.5 million worth of winning slot machine tickets go unredeemed by gamblers who fail to cash out. Casino Slot Machine Winnings |
| Consumer Alert | Holocaust Victims Assets |
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Restitution |
Israel's Location and Restitution of Holocaust Victims' Assets database contains over 60,000 assets, including deposit accounts, securities and real estate. Holocaust Victim Asset Search |
| Consumer Alert | Military Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP) - $315 million unclaimed |
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Military Pay |
The 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act authorized special pay of $500 for every month served in stop loss status. 80,000 veterans & beneficiaries are eligible to claim an average of $3,700. Military Stop Loss Pay |
| Consumer Alert | Writers Guild Unclaimed Copyright Payments - $13 million |
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Authors |
The Writers Guild of America is holding in excess of $13 million in unclaimed compensation for thousands of American authors, directors and copyright holders. Writers Guild Royalty Payments |
| Consumer Alert | Performing artist digital music royalties - $360 million |
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Musicians |
$360 million in digital music royalties from internet webcasts, satellite radio & cable television play are due recording artists, musicians & copyright owners. $111 million has gone unclaimed. Music Royalty Payments |
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