Find Missing Money One State at a Time
Every state and household is contributing to the unclaimed money pile in a big way. In almost nine out ten American extended families, there is at least one person who has missed out on their hard earned money. New batches of unclaimed funds are added at a rapid pace, swelling the unclaimed money databases to an alarming level.
Aside from other states, like California and New York have an unclaimed money vault of almost $16 billion. Other states are also not far behind, and have reported unclaimed funds addition to their treasuries at a furious pace. In addition to the states, public utility companies and financial institutions like banks and insurance companies, are disclosing large volumes of unclaimed bank balances waiting to be claimed.
Every person goes through a lot of movement in their personal and professional life. Every state of residence or work is a potential source of unclaimed money. If an effort is made to find unclaimed funds, then every state in the journey of life has to be inquired in order to find all the money that has been lying unclaimed over the years.
To give an example, the state of Wisconsin has almost 8300 accounts which have unclaimed balances. Many of these unclaimed funds might be belonging to residents who are in Wisconsin at the moment. To illustrate the fact that unclaimed funds are scattered throughout the U.S, the following facts might drive home the point:
Ohio: In just a single county, Hancock County disclosed that almost 1,188 unclaimed funds accounts worth more than $617,260 were waiting to be claimed. It is a known fact that many of these money owners might not be a current resident of Ohio itself. At regular intervals, State of Ohio publishes the list for unclaimed funds through widely circulated dailies in each county.
Maryland: the Comptroller’s office published names of almost 60,000 identified owners of unclaimed funds via a 144-page insert into Maryland’s Frederick News-Post. This publication also disclosed that the value of this unclaimed cash was worth more than $42 million.
Colorado: The value of unclaimed funds in the state of Colorado was reported to be almost $50 million. This payback list was published in Saturday newspapers which reaches millions of state residents. Colorado Residents or U.S. residents are urged to locate their names in the list and contact the state treasury for further guidance.
Connecticut: Almost 35,000 names of unidentified owners were published in newspapers in the state of Connecticut. This had a great impact and resulted in uniting so many of the rightful owners with their missing money.
Texas: Understanding the fact that a large part of the unclaimed fund in Texas might be belonging to people who might not be residing in the state of Texas now, Texas Comptroller’s office has initiated a print media based awareness program for reaching the remotest corners of Texas. This drive has already resulted in some success, resulting in increased inquiries about the unclaimed funds.
There are many other states who know that the actual recipients of unclaimed funds might not be state residents currently and have started awareness programs on a national level. States like New York and California have a large volume of migratory workers and people also cross over from surrounding states every day for work. This necessitates that every person must list all the states where they might have even the smallest of stays.
