(Part 2 of 2)

The total amount of unclaimed money in California averages $5 billion annually – imagine the amount of interest that generates for the state! Bill Palmer, an attorney in Sacramento who has fought in many cases involving CA unclaimed property, said the state’s program was supposed to be a lost and found for residents of California. Sadly, it has been turned into a profit generating ‘business’ in recent years.

The hold on the taking of property by California has now been removed and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making extra efforts in the form of sweeping reforms in improving how his office handles CA unclaimed money. There’s still a great need though for Californians and Americans in all states across the U.S. to learn about the presence of these monies and on how to perform a thorough search for them.

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Unclaimed Money Owed To Some County Residents (KGTV San Diego)
Nearly $600,000 in unclaimed property tax or other refunds is owed to San Diego County taxpayers and residents, Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister announced.

$3.1B set aside for jobless unclaimed (USA Today)
The money is sitting in a federal trust fund because 23 states haven’t expanded their jobless benefits, Labor Department records show.

$3.1B Set Aside For Unemployed Is Unclaimed Because States Haven’t … – Huffingtonpost.com
More than $3.1 billion in stimulus money for state unemployment insurance programs is sitting in a federal trust fund because 23 states haven’t expanded their jobless benefits, Labor Department records show. More than $3.1 billion in stimulus money …

Millions in lottery winnings go unclaimed – Atlanta Journal Constitution
John Spink, jspink@ajc.com The Georgia Lottery kiosk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport North Baggage Claim was busy with foot traffic Tuesday, hours before the drawing for $252 million. John Spink, jspink@ajc.com/John Spink Sabrina …

$3.1B Set Aside for Jobless Unclaimed – ABC News
Nearly 350,000 out-of-work Americans could get benefits if all those states revamp their unemployment systems to qualify for federal money, according to estimates from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), a workers’ advocacy group. In all, the …