Finding Missing Money is Now Made Easy
Everyday, millions of unclaimed monies find their way to the state treasuries. Causing missing money a great cause for concern for everybody in charge of the state treasuries. Most of the state treasuries are experiencing huge piles of unclaimed funds which continues to grow with each passing day. While federal and state agencies are trying their best to unite the owners of these unclaimed funds with their rightful money, the success rate has left much to be desired.
One of the most positive aspects of this continued effort in reuniting the missing money with the owners of these funds is the amount of valuable information that is now available to the owners of these missing monies. The search process has been simplified to a great extent with so much information available on the state and federal government websites.
Irrespective of the location, the first step is the identification of the state or residence at the time of loss or abandonment. After the identification and search process has been initiated, the actual application process starts and this might be the toughest part of the battle as far as reclaiming the missing money is concerned.
The much anticipated wait for the missing money moves into the final leg once the claim application reaches the concerned authorities. This is usually accompanied by some state inquiries regarding your authenticity and the validity of the claim. After a couple of rounds of verification, you might be on your way to the bank with the missing money which you thought never existed.
A few tips to find the missing money might come in handy and should save a lot of time:
-Identify the state where the missing money might be located.
-Locate the website or phone number of your state comptroller, controller, or financial controller’s office. The best place to start will be website of NAUPA (National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrator’s). Once you are on this central site, you can click on the state of your residence.
Unclaimed money database is usually updated very regularly and they contain name based entries.—-This points to the fact that the search process can be kickedoff by entering the last and first name and all the possible variations of the names
-There might be many in your community or family who might have some missing money lying somewhere. It is a great initiative to help these people search for their lost funds.
-Verify the unclaimed amount with all your personal details along with the date of residence and the city of residence.
-One of the major steps is to submit the claim form. The completed form has to be sent along with the photo copy of the ID and any supporting documents to the address mentioned on the website.
-The above process can be repeated for all the states where you have lived in.
Most of the state and federal agencies will be delighted to guide you along the way in search for the missing money. This search process can be kicked-off at any point of time.
