Find My Funds

1. Findmyfunds.com Facilitates The Search And Initial Claim For Property In Over 20 States. FINDMYFUNDS.COM

2. Contents 03 ABOUT US 05 FILE YOUR CLAIM ONLINE 09 WHAT IS UNCLAIMED PROPERTY 10 TYPES OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY 26 FINAL THOUGHTS 28 CONTACT US

3. ABOUT US Find My Funds is a free website to search for and claim assets that have gone inactive and have been turned over to state unclaimed property programs as required by law for safekeeping. Types of property being safeguarded include uncashed checks from corporations, financial institutions, banks, insurance companies and municipalities, inactive stock and brokerage accounts, and unclaimed safe deposit boxes. FINDMYFUNDS.COM

4. With over twenty states currently participating in Find My Funds, there are millions of properties totaling billions in assets available to search and claim on FindMyFunds.com. New properties FindMyFunds.com each day! Searching for and claiming your unclaimed property FindMyFunds.com secure. If you find property that you believe is yours, file a claim directly through FindMyFinds.com. You will receive a separate claim form from each state where property is held. Visit each state's website directly to upload documentation required to complete your claim, check your claim status, and more! State governments are safeguarding property for return to the rightful owner. are added to on and is easy FINDMYFUNDS.COM

5. SEARCH OVER 20 STATE DATABASES FOR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AND FILE YOUR CLAIM ONLINE INSTANTLY! State governments receive hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed property each year. These unclaimed assets are available to search and claim directly from each state's unclaimed property website or you can use FindMyFunds.com to search for property being held by over twenty state governments at once.

6. If you find property that you believe is yours, click the claim button. Remember to search for previous names if you have had multiple names, common misspellings of your current and any former names, and the names of relatives if you may be the rightful heir to their property. Once you have finished searching, click the 'View Claimed Properties' button. Enter your relationship to each property claimed. Most often you are either the owner of the property or an heir to the property if the rightful owner is deceased. Relationship types may vary depending on the state where the property is held. Next, enter your current contact information. This is the information required by each state to begin your claim.

7. Once you take the mask off, ensure When you have finished entering your information, provide an e-signature to start your claim with each state. Your information will be securely transferred to the state(s) where the property you have claimed is held. FindMyFunds.com will display the claim number assigned by each state. Each state will send you a separate email with instructions on how to complete your claim.

8. START YOUR SEARCH TODAY Requirements for completing your claim vary by state so read the email and any attachments, including the claim form, carefully. All claims will be completed directly with the state where the property is being held. FindMyFunds.com facilitates the search and initial claim for property in over 20 states.

9. WHAT IS UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Unclaimed property consists of accounts and other financial assets that have been inactive for a certain period of time. Each state and U.S. jurisdiction has an unclaimed property law that governs the length of time before a specific type of asset must be turned over to the state for safekeeping. Companies or Holders of potential unclaimed property are required by state laws to re-establish contact with the owner of the property.

10. TYPES OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY INCLUDE: Inactivated accounts & other ?nancial assets refund checks utility deposits inactive stock brokerage accounts insurance payments uncashed stock dividends mineral proceeds traveler’s checks

11. Each state collects billions of dollars in unclaimed property funds. Only a portion of the total funds makes its way back to the rightful owners. The state treasury personnel won’t knock on your door or ring you up to claim back the money that you don’t know belongs to you. Find My Funds facilitates the return of unclaimed money to the rightful owner by providing a multi-state platform to search for and claim forgotten funds.

12. Do you know where your unclaimed money is Technology such as Find My Funds has made it easier for people to discover and recover forgotten wealth, but there are still hurdles. Until Find My Funds, there was no central database for all unclaimed assets in multiple states where people could file claims all at once, which means people would have to look in multiple places if they’re trying to track down or discover assets. States are collectively holding on to $41.7 billion in unclaimed assets, including dormant bank accounts, stock splits, life insurance payouts, gift cards and uncashed payroll checks among other funds, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, a collective of state officials. In 2019, the association estimated, the value of property being held was $32.8 billion.

13. Even those consumers meticulous about their budgets, could have missing cash lingering in a state unclaimed property department. The big hurdle is that most people assume they don’t have anything to claim. But it’s incredibly easy for money to end up in the hands of the state. Over the past two years, for example, states have reached six settlement agreements with insurers to track down residents owed unpaid insurance policies, annuity contracts and retained asset accounts. The agreements have resulted in $30 million in new insurance payments, with unclaimed assets now residing in the state’s unclaimed property fund. Most unclaimed funds go missing in the first place due to simple lost contact moving financial institutions address, or failing to respond to mailed notices. Poor estate planning is another common generator of lost money. without telling new your

14. That can set the dormancy clock running even on assets you’re aware of, like safe deposit boxes, mutual fund shares and pensions from former employers. It also results in plenty of surprise lost funds, such as utility deposits and last paychecks. The best place to start a search is Findmyfunds.com If the family members didn’t know where all the assets were spread out ... they wouldn’t have any way to contact those companies.The best place to start a search is Findmyfunds.com. It’s free to search, free to claim. State laws vary regarding how quickly unclaimed funds end up in the state fund, so it’s worth checking regularly.

15. There’s no statute of limitations even heirs can collect assets, with the right proof of ownership. The key here is to prevent unclaimed happening. Simple fixes include forwarding your mail when moving, and reaching out to individual companies you do business with to update your address. Open your mail what you think is another promotional offer or privacy policy update could be a request to re-establish contact on a dormant account. Keep good records of where all your assets are located. That’s important for both online-only assets like e-savings accounts or a PayPal account (for which heirs would need an account number and login details), and physical assets like old stock certificates or a safe deposit box (for which they need to know the actual location). Listing beneficiaries policies, retirement accounts and other assets is another way to prevent loss. It’s an easy way to say, ‘If something were to happen to me, this is who I want it to go to’. property from on insurance

16. WHEN IS MY PROPERTY CONSIDERED "UNCLAIMED" After a legally defined period (called the dormancy period, which varies depending on the state), where there is no activity on an account or contact with the owner, the property becomes "unclaimed," and, by law, this property must be turned over to the state where the property is held.

17. HOW DO I USE FIND MY FUNDS TO FIND IF I HAVE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY? You can conduct two types of unclaimed property searches with Find My Funds. You can first search with the national database using Unclaimed Property Search and follow the instructions. our Nationwide Second, you can do a specific state search for any state that you have lived or worked. You can find the list of participating states and choose the desired ones with a click. Once you have determined if there is any unclaimed property, you should decide whether you are the legal owner and then make a claim.

18. HOW DO I KNOW IF THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY I LOCATED IN MY SEARCH BELONGS TO ME In most cases, if the property you located on our search tool lists an address of your previous residence, then it likely belongs to you. If the listed address is not one of your prior addresses, then in most cases, it does not belong to you. Be advised that when submitting a claim on property related to a previous address, you may be required to provide proof that you once resided at that address.

19. CAN I CLAIM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ON SOMEONE ELSE'S BEHALF The only situation where you may file a claim to unclaimed property that is not in your name is when you have the legal right to do so. Some examples of this include; you are either the executor or executrix of a deceased person's estate, you hold the Power of Attorney for the property's owner, or you possess a letter of guardianship for the property owner. In these cases, when you submit a claim, the state will also require you to provide additional information showing your legal right to do so. Each claim requires different information depending on the state, & the documents needed to make a claim.

20. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I MAKE MY FIND MY FUNDS CLAIM In most cases, you will simply need to upload the requested information to prove your ownership of the property. You will need to go to the states website using the claim id that was issued to you in order to upload your documentation. Depending on the property, the state, and the value of the property, you may need to have forms notarized. In some cases, after claim submission, you are not requested to provide documents to prove ownership; your claim may have been pre-approved.

21. HOW DO I PROVE THE OWNERSHIP OF MY CLAIMED PROPERTY If you have filed claims in multiple states, you must review the documentation required by each state and documentation directly with each state using the claim id issued to you by that state. upload the Your claim id can be found on the claim form emailed to you and in most cases the email that the state sent to you. Once the required documents have been submitted, and you are advised that there is nothing further needed, allow some time for the state's agency to review and approve your claim.

22. How is my social security number used in the FInd My Funds claim process Your SSN is required for two reasons: States use a claimant's SSN to help determine if you are the rightful owner of the property. Interest is paid in some states and is reportable to the IRS as interest income, and the state will issue an IRS 1099–INT form to claimants whose interest earned is greater than $10.

23. Why doesn't my state provide this information “While searching through the unclaimed property databases on Find My Funds, I noticed that some states provide the name of the company that escheated (released the property to the state) the funds and a dollar range(under $50, over $50, etc). Each state's Unclaimed Property Statute will dictate what information is considered confidential or not. For some states, the statute only designates the name and address of property owners as public information. All states are different due to their specific statute.

24. HOW TO FIND THIS MONEY Although the government uses these funds for numerous projects, it always keeps enough funds at hand to pay the people who claim it. There is no particular database that contains data of all the rightful owners so searching for the money can be difficult especially if you don’t know anything about it. But there are several directories operated by the government that let you check if you are entitled to receive any funds. On Find My Funds, you can investigate potential missing funds in any state in which you reside and find the most accurate data quickly.

25. If you attempt to strictly use government websites, separate directories for each missing fund operated by a specific state which can be onerous. The unclaimed funds are the funds that the government collects from different organizations when no one claims the money as theirs. Some examples of potential sources of unclaimed money are as follows. Find My Funds is a multi-state unclaimed property site that lets you check if there is any money in your name sitting in a state’s fund. Find My Funds allows you to do a thorough unclaimed database search in over twenty states. It searches the directories of missing funds from bank accounts, safe deposit boxes, uncashed checks, uncashed paychecks, proceedings, CDs, trust funds, utility payments, social security funds, stocks and bonds, wages, and escrow accounts. there are property insurance

26. FINAL THOUGHTS The state government unclaimed property search is simple and you can do it easily by logging onto your computer with an internet connection while sitting at your home or anywhere. If you receive voicemails and emails from people who offer to do it for you by taking a fee, don’t pay for it. It is unsafe to give someone your name, address, or bank account details. Moreover, these scammers don’t do anything extraordinary, they simply search the web for you. The search is free and there is no reason to pay for service you can easily self perform. No matter how legitimate the person or the service may sound, ignore it, and do it yourself.

27. No one minds some extra cash and if you had leftover money in an account which, you should definitely get it. Do a thorough search today and find out if your hard-earned cash or your deceased relative’s fortune is sitting in a state account waiting to be claimed.

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