By property type
Types of unclaimed property
- 121
- property types in our database
- 583,621
- records across all types
- $5.40B
- total value
- Checking Accounts
- most common type
Unclaimed property is not one thing. A forgotten savings account, an uncashed cashier’s cheque from a house purchase that fell through, a life insurance payout a beneficiary never knew about, and a block of shares from a job you left in 1994 are all "unclaimed property", and they are claimed in quite different ways.
The category matters because it determines what the state will ask you for and how long it will take. Cash claims are the quickest. Securities are the slowest by a wide margin. Insurance claims involving a deceased policyholder need probate documentation on top of everything else.
Every type, by record count
Property types: common questions
What kinds of property can be unclaimed?
Almost any financial obligation a company cannot deliver. The most common are dormant bank accounts, uncashed cashier’s cheques and money orders, life insurance payouts, shares and mutual fund holdings, utility and rental deposits, final paycheques, insurance premium refunds, escrow balances from property sales, and court-held funds. Safe deposit box contents are handled separately in most states.
What are the codes like AC01 and SC12?
They are NAUPA property type codes — a standard list used by state unclaimed property administrators so that reporting is consistent across states. AC covers accounts, CK cheques, IN insurance, SC securities, MS miscellaneous. They appear in the public files and on claim forms, which is why we show them.
Which type is hardest to claim?
Securities, by a distance. Shares have to be liquidated or reissued, the claim is usually handled by a separate unit inside the state office, and the process routinely takes six to twelve months. Safe deposit box contents are the other difficult category, because some states auction tangible items and hold only the proceeds.
Does the type change what documents I need?
Yes. Every claim needs photo ID, proof of your Social Security number and a link to the reported address. On top of that, securities claims want certificate or account history, insurance claims want the policy number and often a death certificate, and wage claims want pay stubs or a W-2. Each type page lists what helps.
You do not need to know the type to search.
Search your name and we will tell you what kind of property it is, who reported it and exactly how much.
Search your name — freeCounted from the California public unclaimed property file, refreshed weekly, covering records of $2,500 and above with no claim activity recorded. Codes follow the NAUPA standard property type list used by state administrators.
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