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Jun 18, 2025

Unclaimed funds of selected government and related entities currently being held by the New York State Comptroller

New York State’s Abandoned Property Law requires certain entities to transfer abandoned money or securities to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Entities required to report and remit unclaimed funds include banks, insurance companies, corporations and government agencies. 

These unclaimed funds are transferred to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds from inactive bank accounts, uncollected insurance policies or refunds, amounts due for undelivered goods or services, abandoned stocks, uncashed checks and more. The Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds serves as the custodian of such property until it is claimed by the rightful owner.

Go to the Comptroller's Internet site to search for "unclaimed funds" belonging to an entity, public or private, or to an individual or to a family, being held by the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds and instructions for filing an application to retrieve such property from the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds.

Click HERE to access the State Comptroller's "unclaimed funds" web site to initiate a search.





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