Where to Find Unclaimed Money and Property Are you wondering just where there might be found money in your name? Here is a list of where to look, courtesy of Mark Kantrowitz, a financial expert and author:
- Dormant savings and checking accounts and certificates of deposit
- Safe deposit box contents
- Uncashed money orders, cashiers checks and travelers checks
- Uncashed payroll checks
- Unused gift certificates
- Oil and gas royalty payments
- Uncashed stock and mutual fund dividends
- Stock certificates
- Mineral royalty payments
- Unclaimed security deposits
- Utility deposits
- Customer deposits, overpayments, credit balances, and refunds
- Court deposits
- Insurance payments
- Probate court judgments
- Property overlooked in the probate of an estate
- Paid up life insurance policies
- Uncashed death benefit checks and life insurance proceeds
- Health and accident insurance payments
- HUD/FHA refunds
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