How to Find Money You Are Owed

According to the National Association of Unclaimed Property, state unclaimed property programs have about $42 billion waiting to be returned to consumers, including:

Unclaimed money from state governments, such as old bank accounts and contents of safe-deposit boxes: https://www.missingmoney.com (Recent example: A New York resident discovered $13,000 owed to her.)

Old stocks and bonds: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search-and-access for instructions on tracking down companies that have merged or changed names.

Unclaimed bank funds: https://closedbanks.fdic.gov/funds/ helps locate unclaimed, federally insured deposits, dividends on excess deposits over the insurance limit and funds distributed to shareholders after a bank fails.

Savings bonds: Individual - https://www.treasuryhunt.gov/

Unclaimed pension funds: If you worked for a company that offered retirement benefits but went out of business: Finding a Lost Pension: https://www.pbgc.gov/

Unclaimed tax refunds: https://www.usa.gov/unclaimed-money

Additional link to check money owed in Kansas: State Treasurer Website: Kansas State Treasurer: https://kansascash.ks.gov/up_main.html

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Article submitted by Nancy Ruf