As shocking as it may seem, the Office of the New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reports there is $18.4 billion in lost money across the state with his office returning $1.5 million to those filing claims daily.
This is something I’ve personally shared on social media many times because occasionally, after that reminder, at least one person out there ends up finding a few extra bucks they would never have known about.
Where does it come from? Abandoned bank accounts, insurance companies, courts, and more.
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It’s clear by how much unclaimed funding still exists, we can’t remind our residents enough to check and make sure they’re not losing out on money that is rightfully theirs. So naturally when the Comptroller’s office reached out to my office asking if we’d be interested in coordinating in-person unclaimed fund events in Rockland we jumped at the opportunity.
Beginning Monday July 24th there will be five unclaimed fund events – one in every town in Rockland - for residents to check if they have unclaimed funds and submit a claim if they do or check on existing claims.
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The events scheduled are:
Monday July 24th
Town of Clarkstown
10 a.m.
Street Community Center
31 Zukor Road, New City NY
Monday July 24th
Town of Haverstraw
12:30 p.m.
Haverstraw Town Hall
1 Rosman Road, Garnerville NY
Wednesday July 26th
Town of Stony Point
3 p.m.
RHO Building
5 Club House Lane, Stony Point NY
Thursday July 27th
Town of Orangetown
11:30 a.m.
Orangetown Town Hall
26 Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg NY
Monday July 31st
Town of Ramapo
10 a.m.
Ramapo Town Hall
237 NY-59, Suffern NY
For those residents who can’t attend we remind you that you can check for unclaimed funds from the comfort of any computer by going to the Office of the New York State Comptroller’s Unclaimed Funds page at www.osc.state.ny.us/unclaimed-funds.
