CA Treasury May Owe You Money

Money that’s rightfully yours could be sitting in government vaults but it’s up to you to claim those funds.

While the U.S. government lacks a central website to find unclaimed funds, it recommends starting the search by looking for unclaimed money in your state.

In California, you can search for money owed to you through the state treasury website.

Just last month, Controller Betty Yee announced that the state government is holding more than 48 million unclaimed properties totaling $9.3 billion, and urged Californians to check an online database to see if they should submit a claim for long-lost money or valuables.

To search for unclaimed money that may be lying in a different state’s treasury, click here.

If you don’t have money lying in the state treasury, the government also suggests checking for unclaimed funds from bank failures or unclaimed deposits from credit union closures. You could also check for unclaimed or undelivered tax refunds or a refund from an FHA-insured mortgage. Finally, you can check for unclaimed back wages, pension money or life insurance funds. Click here to find out how to search for these unclaimed funds.

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