State Treasurer Larry Pack announced recently his Office’s Unclaimed Property Division returned nearly $1.5 million worth of funds to individuals, businesses and organizations during the month of December.
“So far this Fiscal Year, my Office has returned more than $12 million in unclaimed property money to our West Virginia citizens, and we’re very proud of that as we enter 2026,” Treasurer Pack said. “I encourage everyone to keep checking our unclaimed property database because you never know if there may be unclaimed property funds in your name.”
The Unclaimed Property Division returned a total of $1,492,579 paid out across 1,444 claims representing 4,445 individual properties during the month of December.
Since the start of Fiscal Year 2026, which began on July 1, 2025, the Treasurer’s Office has returned more than $12,714,106 to rightful owners.
The State Treasurer’s Office now has more than $534 million worth of listings in its database.
For more information about the unclaimed property program or to find out if the Office is holding any money for you or your family, visit www.WVUnclaimedProperty.gov.
What is Unclaimed Property?
Unclaimed property can include financial accounts or items of value in which the owner has not initiated any activity for one year or longer. Common examples include unpaid life insurance benefits, forgotten bank accounts and unused rebate cards. (While the title includes the word “property,” it does not however include real estate.)
West Virginia’s unclaimed property laws protect the public by ensuring money and property owed to them is returned to them, rather than remaining permanently with financial institutions, business associations, governments and other entities. The Treasurer seeks to reunite the unclaimed property, including uncashed paychecks, stocks, or safe deposit box contents, with its owner.
Nationwide, nearly 33 million people in the United States – one in every 10 – are estimated to have unclaimed property available for them to claim.
How Can I Find Unclaimed Property in My Name?
West Virginians searching for lost financial assets can go to www.WVUnclaimedProperty.gov. In addition to finding property, the website will also help you track a claim.
A demonstration of how to use the Unclaimed Property search site is available on the Treasury’s YouTube page, at: https://youtu.be/K09yQ7YNKlE.
To search for lost financial assets outside West Virginia, visit www.MissingMoney.com.
