Are you looking for ways to boost your holiday budget? You might not have considered is searching for unclaimed money through free, public databases. Unclaimed money refers to funds that a business, financial institution, or government agency owes you but hasn’t been claimed yet. While there isn’t a single central location for tracking down potential unclaimed funds, you can check various databases to see if there’s any money available to recover. For example, you can start by checking your state’s unclaimed property office or former employers. It’s definitely worth a try to see if there’s any cash waiting for you to claim!
Unpaid wages – Search the Department of Labor’s database
Pensions from former employers = Contact the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC
Unpaid wages = Search the Department of Labor’s database
Pensions from former employers =Contact the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
VA Life Insurance Funds = Unclaimed Insurance Funds U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) database
FHA Insurance Refunds = Search the FHA-Insured Mortgage
Tax refunds: Where’s My Refund?
Stimulus checks = IRS guidelines for filing for a recovery rebate credit.
SEC enforcement fund = Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) database
Bank failures = Search the FDIC database
Credit union failures = Find unclaimed deposits
Savings bonds = TreasuryHunt.gov
Bankruptcies = U.S. Courts Unclaimed Funds Locator