Guest Author - Lili Pintea-Reed

Have you ever moved and never bothered to get the security deposit on your utilities? Did you over pay a tax amount and then move from one state? Did you leave money in a bank account that eventually lapsed? You most likely have unclaimed cash in that state's treasury waiting for you. Go to the sites listed below and and check for free to see what they might have waiting for you.

Examples of possible sources:
* Bank accounts and safe deposit box contents
* Stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and dividends
* Uncashed checks and wages
* Insurance policies, CD's, trust funds
* Utility deposits, escrow accounts

Directions:
Click on your state link and go to the state search site. Try variations of your name or just use your last name to get results which might just be listed under an initial. Then all you have to do is fill out a simple form available online, print it, and have it notarized to collect your cash! Happy hunting!

A Full list of state sites for individuals is listed below. Remember to scroll down the page that comes up to get the state link.
http://www.unclaimed.org/mainframe.asp?VisitorType=owner


Here are some related sites:

Internal Revenue Service
Use this link to search for undelivered or unclaimed federal income tax refund checks owed to you by the federal government.
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=175727,00.html


U.S. Federal Savings Bonds and Securities
Use this link to search for any U.S. Savings Bonds that you may have lost or forgotten about.
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/tools/tools_treasuryhunt.htm


U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Use this link to search for undelivered or unclaimed HUD/FHA mortgage insurance refunds.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/comp/refunds/index.cfm