Unclaimed Money Free Search

You might be wondering where all this unclaimed money is. In the United States funds that are not claimed are kept in state treasuries. The lost funds come from a variety of sources such as stocks, dividends, old bank accounts, bonds, abandoned savings account, judgments in court cases, money owed from taxes, customer over payments, or other types of support payments. Once this money has been unclaimed for a period of time, it will turn to the federal agencies until the rightful owner claims it.

If you or your spouse has ever moved, switched jobs, or changed your last name there may be thousands of dollars of free unclaimed money that you can find today. You will find many places willing to conduct a search for you for a fee. You may pay them money if you wish, but be aware that these places are all using copies of records that are from public databases and they contain the same information that is available to you from the government at no cost.

National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators is represented at www.unclaimed.org. They do not charge a fee to search. Another free search option is www.missingmoney.com. To search, just select a state. Each state has its own way of finding these claims. It depends on where you are searching as to what information you will need to provide. These two web sites are the only state-sanctioned unclaimed funds registries.

Don't forget to check every American state that you ever lived in or worked in during your search. If you are trying to locate a deceased relative you will need to check every state which they lived in.

Try searching for your name with misspellings also, as well as the correct spelling. I your name is not a common one, then you should try out alternate ways of spelling your name. Many unclaimed accounts originate because the accounts were originally set up with a misspelled name.

Once you have located unclaimed property that belongs to you, be sure to comply with all of the guidelines, regulations and requirements set forth by the state to get your property back in your hands. If the unclaimed property belongs to a relative that has since died, you will need proof that you are the proper person to make the claim for the unclaimed property.

Bear in mind that the state may be slow in responding to you, it may take a little time for you to actually claim your property from the state. Be patient during the process.

The process of obtaining your unclaimed property only starts when you begin your search, so start searching right away to see what you can find.