Over 30 million people in the United States have unclaimed property that they have either forgotten about or never knew was theirs, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, which is a part of the National Association of State Treasurers.
To get a complete picture of whether you have unclaimed money or assets, first check the unclaimed property sites of all the states where you have lived in your life (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).
Each state has its own laws and practices governing unclaimed or abandoned property, which you can find out about by visiting their unclaimed property sites that NAUPA links to here.
Consider: More than $4 billion worth of unclaimed property was returned to people in fiscal year 2022, NAUPA said.
Each state decides whether to reveal how much your unclaimed property is worth when you do your initial search.
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