Missouri Unclaimed Money

The Office of State Treasurer Nancy Farmer administers the Unclaimed Property Division, the state's largest lost and found. The state currently is holding more than $200 million in unclaimed assets. Each year, financial institutions, businesses, government agencies and other organizations turn over millions of additional dollars and the contents of nearly 500 safe deposit boxes to the Unclaimed Property Division. Statistically, one of every 10 Missourians has unclaimed property being held by the state's Unclaimed Property Division.

State Treasurer Farmer and the staff of the Unclaimed Property Division use a variety of resources to assist in finding the original owners or rightful heirs of unclaimed property. The Unclaimed Property Division maintains unclaimed funds in trust for the rightful owners or their legal heirs forever. Unclaimed property never becomes the property of the State of Missouri. Please try using various combinations of your name in order to search for unclaimed money. Also bear in mind that there may be assets in your maiden name. Each year billions of dollars in dormant or lost accounts go without ever being found when governments, companies and banks lose track of the true owner of the money. This could be due to a host of reasons like marriage break up, misspelled names, businesses going bankrupt, banks getting dissolved, unexpected migration or relocation of jobs, address changes without prior notification, death, post office errors etc. If you know anyone who has ever moved or died, the state of Missouri is probably holding unclaimed funds in their name.

Missouri unclaimed property or money could be in the form of funds from a dormant checking and savings accounts, un-cashed money orders, cashiers checks, mineral royalty payments, safe deposit box contents, unused gift certificates, unclaimed insurance benefits, lost cash dividends, stock, found utility deposits, unclaimed security deposits, and court deposits.

Please try using various combinations of your name in order to search for unclaimed money. Also bear in mind that there may be assets in your maiden name. This could be due to a host of reasons like marriage break up, misspelled names, businesses going bankrupt, banks getting dissolved, unexpected migration or relocation of jobs, address changes without prior notification, death, post office errors etc. If you know anyone who has ever moved or died, the state of Missouri is probably holding unclaimed funds in their name. The owners last recorded state address is always taken into consideration with reference to Missouri's unclaimed money.

Make sure you check with every state in which you have ever lived (unclaimed property is generally turned over to the state of your last address as reflected in the records of the business holding your found money, stock, etc.).

Do not assume that the business has your last known address. If the business holding your property doesn't have a valid address for you, the property is supposed to be sent to the state where the business was incorporated. Many large corporations are from: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Missouri, California or other areas.

If your name does not appear in our search, you may call or write the Missouri state office for a complete Missouri unclaimed money name search...

MISSOURI (alternate link)
Missouri State Treasurer
Unclaimed Property Division
PO Box 1272
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1272
1-573-751-0840/0123

Email:
ucp@mail.sto.state.mo.us

Web Site:
Missouri Unclaimed Money