State Treasurer Larry Pack announced today his Office’s Unclaimed Property Division returned more than $30 million worth of funds to individuals, businesses and other organizations since the fiscal year began on July 1, 2024.

“My Office is on track to set a new record for annual unclaimed property returns,” Treasurer Pack said. “We have already surpassed the $28 million that was returned to rightful owners during Fiscal Year 2024. I am thrilled my Office continues to return funds at the fastest pace in state history.”

The Office returned $26.8 million in unclaimed property funds in Fiscal Year 2023. About $18.6 million was returned in Fiscal Year 2022.

During the month of March, the Unclaimed Property Division returned a total of $2,339,158 paid out across 2,451 claims representing 8,681 individual properties.

A monthly record of $8.5 million in unclaimed property was returned in November 2024.

The Office currently has more than $470 million worth of listings in its unclaimed property database.

“This is the people’s money, and we’re working diligently to get it back to them,” Treasurer Pack said. “I encourage everyone to keep checking our unclaimed property data base because you never know if there may be unclaimed property funds in your name.”

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.