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The total amount of unclaimed money in CA averages five billion dollars annually – just imagine the amount of interest this generates for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has battled in many cases involving California unclaimed money, sad that the state’s department was created to be a lost and found for California residents. Instead, it was turned into a profit earning ‘business’ in recent years.

The ban on the seizure of property by California has recently been lifted and the new California State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of widespread changes in improving how his office deals with CA unclaimed money. There’s still a great need though for Californians and Americans in all states across the U.S. to be informed about the presence of these properties and on how to perform a thorough search for them.

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Does Ohio owe you money? (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Fewer Ohioans are checking for unclaimed funds, the Ohio Department Commerce said Tuesday. Are you one of them? Check here to see if you’re owed any cash.

Tips for New Yorkers to locate unclaimed funds – Newsday

Tips for New Yorkers to locate unclaimed funds Newsday, NY - Sep 28, 2008 The state of New York is currently holding about $9 billion in unclaimed funds. Does some of that money belong to you? The money in the state's unclaimed … Savings on ice: How to retrieve inactive bank accounts frozen by … Newsday all 2 news articles

KY: File your taxes, get some money – WFIE-TV

KY: File your taxes, get some money WFIE-TV, IN - Oct 8, 2008 That's about $20 million in unclaimed money in Kentucky. Those who are missing out have not filed their 2007 federal income tax return with the IRS. …

RI nets $374,000 at unclaimed property auction (Boston Globe)
Rhode Island made more than $374,000 at an unclaimed property auction held last weekend. Treasurer Frank Caprio said on Tuesday that $50,000 of that total came from the sale of an 1898 Tiffany cup bought by an unnamed bidder from New Jersey.