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The total amount of unclaimed money in California averages $5 billion annually – just imagine the amount of interest that earns for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has battled in numerous cases involving California unclaimed property, has said that the state’s department was intended to be a lost and found of sorts for Californians. Instead, it was turned into a profit earning ‘business’ in the past few 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 handles California unclaimed money. There is still a dire need though for residents of California and the other 49 states across the U.S. to be informed about the presence of these monies and on how to do a thorough search for them.
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Continued: Wait-listed consumers could be in luck for appliance … – Minneapolis Star Tribune
While programs in other states languished with rebate money unclaimed, all of Minnesota’s federal allocation was snatched up within 24 hours. While nearly 26,000 Minnesotans initially secured the right to rebates, only about 18,500 submitted …
Unclaimed Cash – KABC
We went hunting for unclaimed cash … and even we were surprised at what we found. Money doesn’t grow on trees but these days, a lot of people wish it would. Mark Sutton, Selma Unified Superintendent: “Everything we’re doing right now, we’re looking …
$5m just waiting to be collected – Stuff
More than $5 million of the public’s money is languishing in Inland Revenue’s bank account, waiting to be claimed. Thousands of Kiwis are owed a share of the $5m, none of whom know it is theirs. Most of the unclaimed money comes from wages, cheques …
Missing Money and Unclaimed Money: How to Find it & Keep It
Filed under: Personal Finance “Missing Money” and “Unclaimed Money” are both hot search terms right now on Google, meaning that a large number of people are looking for ways to get free cash from hidden sources. Sound strange? Perhaps looking for missing and unclaimed money is not as strange as you think. There are very good reasons for looking into sources of missing and unclaimed money. CBS …
