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What is Unclaimed Property
Fast Facts About Unclaimed Property
Every U.S. state, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands - and Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta in Canada have unclaimed property programs that actively find owners of lost and forgotten assets.
Unclaimed property laws have been around since at least the 1940s, but have become much broader and more enforced in the last 15 years. Unclaimed property is one of the original consumer protection programs.
$1.754 billion returned to the rightful owners in Fiscal Year 2006 from 1.929 million accounts
Total of at least $32.877 billion is currently being safeguarded by state treasurers and other agencies for 117 million accounts.
Claims can be made into perpetuity in most cases - even by heirs.
Billions of dollars have been lost. Could some of it be yours?
I SURE HOPE YOU FIND A WINDFALL!
