There is money with your name on it. Nobody is going to tell you.
Old deposits. Final paychecks. Refunds ordered by a court. It sits with the state until somebody asks for it — and almost nobody asks. Nine official government searches. Twelve minutes. Every one of them free.
Start the 12-minute checkThe problemWaiting does nothing. Ever.
People assume that if money were theirs, someone would write to them. That is not how it works. When a company cannot reach you, the money goes to the state and simply stops moving. No letter. No phone call. It waits — sometimes for decades — until the person it belongs to walks up and asks.
That is the whole trick. You have to ask. It takes minutes, it is free, and the searches below are run by the government itself.
Do this nowThe 12-minute money check
Work down the list. Set a timer. Most people find nothing at eight of these — and something at one. Check every state you have ever lived in, and search your maiden name and the common misspellings of your surname; the money is filed under the name on the paperwork, not the name you use now.
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Your state — start here
Where most of it sits. Old deposits, final paychecks, refunds, forgotten accounts. The official directory of every state's unclaimed property office. · 2 minutes
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Savings bonds
Matured bonds stop earning interest and sit there. Often a grandparent bought them for you. · 1 minute
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A pension you forgot
If a company you worked for ended its pension plan, your share may still be waiting. · 1 minute
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A bank that closed
Money left behind in failed banks. The FDIC still holds it. · 1 minute
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A credit union that closed
The same thing, held by the credit union regulator. · 1 minute
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A tax refund that never arrived
A wrong address or a closed bank account is all it takes. · 2 minutes
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An FHA mortgage refund
If you paid off or refinanced an FHA-insured mortgage, part of the insurance premium may be owed back to you. · 1 minute
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Veterans' life insurance
For veterans and their families. · 1 minute
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Money held by a federal court
From bankruptcy and other cases, never collected. · 2 minutes
Read this firstTwo honest warnings
If a company wants a cut, close the tab.
There are firms that charge a percentage to "find" this money for you. They are looking in exactly the same free government database that you can open yourself in under a minute. Every search on this page is free and official. We take nothing either.
Most people find tens, not thousands.
Twenty or forty dollars is a normal result. Now and then somebody finds a great deal more. It is worth twelve minutes; it is not a retirement plan. Anybody telling you otherwise is selling something.
Every TuesdayNew refunds you can claim
Settlements, recalls and government refund programmes that are open right now — each one with the official source, the deadline, and an honest note on whether it is worth your time. One email a week. Nothing else, ever.
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