(Part 2 of 2)

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

The hold on the taking of property by CA has since been removed and the new California State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of widespread changes in improving how his office is handling California unclaimed money. There’s still a great need though for Californians and residents of all other states across the U.S. to be informed about the presence of these properties and on how to perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass plans 9-county tour about unclaimed property
MADISON Wisconsin Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass is traveling to nine counties this week to make people aware of unclaimed property.

RGJ reunites Nevadans with their lost money
Bill Heise, a Minden insurance agent, didn’t know he is listed as the owner of thousands of dollars in the Nevada Unclaimed Property Fund.

State upgrades unclaimed funds system: The Real Deal – NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – New York State could be holding on to money that is rightfully yours, but now the State Comptroller is making it easier than ever to get those funds into your wallet. The state is holding onto nearly $10 billion in unclaimed …

RGJ reunites Nevadans with their lost money – Reno Gazette
Bill Heise, a Minden insurance agent, didn’t know he is listed as the owner of thousands of dollars in the Nevada Unclaimed Property Fund. “What? Wow! No way!” he said when a Reno Gazette-Journal reporter called him about the state’s fund a few weeks …

TRACK DOWN LOST FUNDS – Daily Express
… Conservative Party’s manifesto outlined its plans to use the money – which could amount to an estimated £850 million – to set up a Big Society Bank. Along with attracting private investment, they plan to use the unclaimed cash to provide start …