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

The ban on the seizure of property by CA has now been lifted and the new California State Controller, John Chiang, is making extra efforts in the form of widespread reforms in improving how his office is handling California missing money. There’s still a dire need though for Californians and residents of all other states across the U.S. to learn about the presence of these properties and on how to do a thorough search for them.

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Debbie’s Deals: Do You Have Money Waiting To Be Claimed? – Denver Channel
… those assets to the Unclaimed Property office of the Colorado State Treasurer. The state also gets the items from safe deposit boxes that are unused for a certain amount of time. So the state is holding antique guns, jewelry, coins, money and …

State says $360 million unclaimed by Oregonians – kgw.com
SALEM, Ore. — The state’s got more than a quarter-billion dollars worth of your property. And the government would like you to come claim it, please. More than 1 million Oregon residents have unclaimed property currently held by the state, according …

State says $360 million unclaimed by Oregonians (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)
SALEM, Ore. — The state’s got more than a quarter-billion dollars worth of your property. And the government would like you to come claim it, please. More than 1 million Oregon residents have unclaimed property currently held by the state, according to Treasurer Ben Westlund. The funds include inactive bank accounts, unpaid wages or commissions, life insurance policies and unreturned utility …

State Auctions Unclaimed Treasures on eBay – WBAY Green Bay
Diamond rings, collectible stamps and coins, and gold pendants are among the unclaimed property that the state of Wisconsin is selling over eBay. The auction started Monday at noon. The treasurer’s office routinely holds eBay auctions of property …

Unclaimed bail money headed to state coffers – Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE — Many have done their time and paid their fines, but for whatever reasons the former suspects neglected to claim bail money they posted when they first appeared in court. The courts this week will turn over $746,276 in unclaimed bail …