DiNAPOLI: DON’T LEAVE YOUR MONEY BEHIND!
More Than $1.5 Million in Lost Money Returned Daily
Staff from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office will attend community events this month to help residents search for lost and forgotten money, also known as unclaimed funds. DiNapoli oversees more than 46 million unclaimed funds accounts valued at $17.5 billion and wants to return the money to its rightful owners.
“So far this year, we’ve given back over $234 million in lost or forgotten money,” DiNapoli said. “This should motivate everyone to come out and search for money that may be waiting for them to claim. And you don’t have to limit your search to yourself, you can check for family members, friends, neighbors, churches, synagogues, mosques or any organization you care about and let them know that they may have money awaiting them. I want to get this money back where it belongs—in the hands of New Yorkers.”
The billions in unclaimed funds come from old bank accounts, utility deposits, uncashed checks, insurance claims, stocks and other sources that have been dormant for a number of years. Some accounts hold money that has been lost and forgotten since the 1940s.
Residents who cannot make it to the events can search for and claim their money by using the online claiming system or by calling 1-800-221-9311.
View a map of unclaimed funds owed to New Yorkers by county and region. Learn more about Unclaimed Funds.
Posted: August 1st, 2022 under State Government News.