Lawmakers are seeking the approval of voters to put unclaimed money into a trust fund, and to use the interest to support the state budget.

South Dakota's Unclaimed Property Division has more than $1 billion. A little over $3,000 of it belonged to my daughter.

Pending legislation would bring more predictability to a volatile revenue source and protect the state from a large liability by creating a trust fund for unclaimed property.

The House Appropriations Committee heard testimony on H.567, a 36‑page bill that would raise small‑claim thresholds, allow limited diversion of certain small, long‑held unclaimed funds to the Vermont Saves administrative fund (capped at $300,000 annually and sunsetting in 2040), create a pension funding task force with a $75,000 appropriation, and transfer fiduciary oversight for OPEB funds to VPIC. The committee took no final vote.

Learn how escheat laws affect businesses, what types of unclaimed property may be reportable and how to reduce compliance risks and penalties.

Financial assets that you’ve long forgotten about might still be owed to you. Here’s how to find any unclaimed property that belongs to you.

Connecticut Treasurer to establish program for handling military medals and abandoned property

The State Treasurer's office asked the Joint Appropriations Committee for new investment staff, due-diligence funding and unclaimed property resources, citing asset growth (about $19B to $33B) and a $300 million unclaimed property trust balance following large recent inflows.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Some Pensacola residents got a treat last month when the Florida Division of Unclaimed Property returned $1.32 million in unclaimed property, according to the Florida Department of Financial Services. According to a release from the department, unclaimed property is "a financial asset that is unknown, lost, left inactive, unclaimed or abandoned [...]

Amid the widespread cuts that Gov. Kristi Noem proposed during her budget address, there was a source of surging revenue: unclaimed property.

PIERRE - Gov. Kristi Noem collected a check for her unclaimed property on Tuesday night at a GOP fundraising event.

The state Treasurer’s Office may have to seek permission from the Legislature to increase the office’s budget for finding unclaimed property owners.

Governor Kristi Noem said during her recent budget address that she wants the state to return more unclaimed property to its rightful owners. She could start by claiming her own more than $250.