Search for Your Unclaimed Cash in Virginia

Checking the couch for spare change? You may be owed an even bigger payout, courtesy of the Virginia Department of the Treasury.

The state has $1.7 billion in unclaimed money, stocks, bonds, dividends, utility deposits, insurance proceeds, tangible property and more, according to a PilotOnline.com report.

The state maintains a searchable database online for residents to enter their name and other identifying info to determine if unclaimed property that they’re owed has been turned over to the state. The site is vamoneysearch.org.

In 2013, a family claimed a $20,000 inheritance that the state had been holding for nearly 50 years. The average payout is $1,978.

Read more of the PilotOnline report.

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