About Unclaimed Guide
Unclaimed Guide is an independent guide to money the government and businesses are holding for people who lost track of it. We are not a government agency, and we are not a finder. Claiming your money is always free — our job is simply to show you where it is and hand you to the official site.
What we do
Every U.S. state runs an unclaimed property program, plus there are federal sources. The rules, deadlines, and official sites differ everywhere, and the official pages are often hard to read. We translate each program into a plain, verified guide so you can find your money and claim it yourself in about ten minutes.
How we verify our data
We verify each state’s data quarterly against the state treasurer or comptroller’s own publications. For every state we record the official portal URL, the amount the state reports holding, the statutory dormancy periods, and the finder-fee cap and its statute citation. Each fact carries the source and the date we last checked it. When we have not yet re-verified a figure, we say so and show “being verified” rather than publish a number we are not confident in.
- Dollar figures come from treasurer or comptroller press releases and annual reports.
- Legal statements cite the state statute directly, not another blog.
- Outbound links for claims of fact go to .gov sources only.
- We refresh the ten highest-traffic states’ screenshots and figures first each quarter.
Who writes this
Our content is produced and reviewed by the Unclaimed Guide Editorial Team. We publish under our organization rather than invented personal bylines — we would rather stand behind the work as a team and be accountable through a real corrections process than attach a fake face to it. Read our editorial policy for how we source and correct.
How we make money
We plan to run display advertising and, later, relevant affiliate links, always disclosed. We will never charge you, never take a percentage of a claim, and never act as a finder. See our disclosure.
Reach us
Questions, corrections, or a state we should prioritize? Email team@unclaimedguide.com or use our contact page.