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Enter a name exactly as it may have appeared on an old account. We search the State Controller’s published records under every reasonable variant of it, not just the spelling you typed.

219 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $79,846 between them. A match is not proof — the State holds many people with the same name, and establishing which record is yours is the real work of a claim.

The State holds 1,920 records under the surname Aquino, worth $992,622. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Ana C Aquino

    Uncashed check · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $868.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043559939

  • Strong match

    Ana Aquino

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $625.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029020213

  • Strong match

    Ana Lilia Morales Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Continental Exchange Solutions Inc

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 957300671

  • Strong match

    Ana C Aquino

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984673613

  • Strong match

    Ana Maria Aquino

    Credit balance · La Puente, CA

    Reported by General Electric Company

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 972313516

  • Strong match

    Ana M Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $288.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 994691015

  • Strong match

    Ana B Aquino

    Escrow balance · Ione, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Finance Corporation (holder 10)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $280.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 973523786

  • Strong match

    Ana B Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Cardiff, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $220.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 966182861

  • Strong match

    Ana Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $147.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001919089

  • Strong match

    Ana Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Ione, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $129.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 994691014

  • Strong match

    Ana Belen Aquino

    Uncashed check · Ione, CA

    Reported by The Pep Boys

    $118.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008726193

  • Strong match

    Ana Aquino

    Escrow balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027718381

  • Likely match

    Anna M Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Nations Bank

    $127.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 12507793

  • Likely match

    Anna Aquino

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Mi Fulfillment Services Llc Subsid Marriott

    $118.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980879689

  • Likely match

    Anna Aquino

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Mi Fulfillment Services Llc Subsid Marriott

    $118.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980879688

  • Likely match

    Anna J Aquino

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Flamemaster Corp $0.01 Pv Com

    $115.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 14747855

  • Likely match

    Ana Acuna

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,639.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004864594

  • Likely match

    Ana Aguon

    Uncashed check · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,132.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006146761

  • Worth checking

    Ann H Agnew

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of New York Mellon Corporate Trust

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $750.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 955456928

  • Worth checking

    Anne Akin

    Escrow balance · Truckee, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    $577.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044592129

  • Worth checking

    Anne D Acuna

    Stocks or securities · San Gabriel, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $511.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 16089773

  • Worth checking

    Anne Akin

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by The Fillmore Center

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036249015

  • Worth checking

    Anna L Aiken

    Cash held by the State · Compton, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $455.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 17158433

  • Worth checking

    Anne Aqino

    Credit balance · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Stoneledge Furniture Llc

    $281.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027880347

  • Worth checking

    Anna Aguon

    Unclaimed refund · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Sunrise Banks

    $232.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023245045

  • Worth checking

    Alvin Aquino

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na Cca

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,010.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042121857

  • Worth checking

    Authur M Aquino

    Stocks or securities · Gardena, CA

    Reported by The Dreyfus Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,707.21 Dreyfus Fund Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 12132029

  • Worth checking

    Aquino

    Uncashed check · Arleta, CA

    Reported by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,533.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 954177393

  • Worth checking

    Agelio D Jr Aquino

    Stocks or securities · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc (ca)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,455.38 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 956598071

  • Worth checking

    Adalberto Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Republic Bancorp Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,397.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 998951646

  • Worth checking

    Adan A Aquino

    Uncashed check · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,300.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 970773430

  • Worth checking

    Alberto B Aquino

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,888.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043559754

  • Worth checking

    Adele Aquino

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Gep Administrative Services Inc Dba En

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,816.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027782449

  • Worth checking

    Adelfo D Aquino

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,788.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 974608096

  • Worth checking

    Aquino A Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Memorial Health Services

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,711.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040152307

  • Worth checking

    Aquino Aquino

    Money order

    Reported by Wells Fargo & Company (apecs 1129)

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981954290

  • Worth checking

    Art G Aquino

    Savings account · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,623.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023939702

  • Worth checking

    Amy Aquino

    Uncashed check · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Truist Bank 0102

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,623.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047459775

  • Worth checking

    Agelio Aquino

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Manulife Financial Corp Ii Common Lost A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,590.38 Manulife Financial
    Start this claim

    State ID 954571084

  • Worth checking

    Anthony Noel Aquino

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Star One Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,541.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025401158

  • Worth checking

    Avonne D Aquino

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Tenet Healthcare Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,454.45 Tenet Healthcare Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 984757404

  • Worth checking

    Adele Aquino

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Gep Administrative Services Inc Dba En

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,441.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027782448

  • Worth checking

    Andrew Aquino

    Uncashed check · Cedarpines Park, CA

    Reported by Flagstar Bank Fsb

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,441.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029678534

  • Worth checking

    A Acuna

    Pension or retirement funds · Montebello, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,238.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 987458661

  • Worth checking

    Anthony N Aquino

    Unpaid dividends · Los Gatos, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,233.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 971055238

  • Worth checking

    Alfredo D Aquino

    Savings account · San Bruno, CA

    Reported by Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.a. (000111)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,220.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029730900

  • Worth checking

    Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Norwalk, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,063.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021069003

  • Worth checking

    Alfredo Aquino

    Uncashed check · Milpitas, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984673612

  • Worth checking

    Adam Aquino

    Uncashed check · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $912.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033518107

  • Worth checking

    Adrian Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metabank

    $864.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 967910048

  • Worth checking

    Adelso J Aquino

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Ge Capital Corp (macy's Division)

    $816.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 958784647

  • Worth checking

    Alexander B Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Daly City, CA

    Reported by American Express Centurion Ban

    $800.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17934793

  • Worth checking

    Amelia M Aquino

    Uncashed check · Rocklin, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $733.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043573590

  • Worth checking

    Adriana M Aquino

    Unpaid wages · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Walgreen Co. & Subsidiaries

    $719.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 963859544

  • Worth checking

    Alejandra Yolanda Aquino

    Uncashed check · Vista, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $705.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030452819

  • Worth checking

    Antonio J Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Seaside, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $660.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 994691016

  • Worth checking

    Aguilar Rosalba Aquino

    Unpaid wages · Santa Maria, CA

    Reported by Eat Sweet Farms Llc

    $649.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032170697

  • Worth checking

    Angeline T Aquino

    Stocks or securities · San Bruno, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $635.99 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16262444

  • Worth checking

    Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Thermal, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $605.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 971206501

  • Worth checking

    Alejandro A Aquino

    Unpaid wages · Citrus Heights, CA

    Reported by Union Pacific Railroad Co

    $542.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039630940

  • Worth checking

    Alexander Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · South San Franc, CA

    Reported by At&t Mobility Llc

    $513.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 17710841

  • Worth checking

    Alvin Aquino

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $507.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040906463

  • Worth checking

    Alfonso Adm Aquino

    Uncashed check · Baldwin Park, CA

    Reported by First Bank

    Held jointly with 4 other people

    $506.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018181631

  • Worth checking

    Alfonso Adm Aquino

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by First Bank

    Held jointly with 4 other people

    $506.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018181631

  • Worth checking

    Avendano Jesus Aquino

    Unpaid wages · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Bally Total Fitness Holding

    $470.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 952547816

  • Worth checking

    Alfredo Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Infinity Insurance Company

    $451.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040582869

  • Worth checking

    Angelita Aquino

    Uncashed check · Santo Dgo,

    Reported by Citibank N. A.

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $447.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 13869611

  • Worth checking

    Andrew C Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $446.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 998093094

  • Worth checking

    Amador Francisco Aquino

    Savings account · Stanton, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    $436.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008360870

  • Worth checking

    Alejandro Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Onebeacon Insurance Group

    $423.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15571470

  • Worth checking

    Ariel Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Antioch, CA

    Reported by Healthequity

    $420.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059161944

  • Worth checking

    Andrew Aquino

    Uncashed check · Cedarpines Park, CA

    Reported by Flagstar Bank Fsb

    $416.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029678533

  • Worth checking

    Alejandro A Aquino

    Stocks or securities · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16262442

  • Worth checking

    Angelita L Aquino

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16262445

  • Worth checking

    Allan B Aquino

    Stocks or securities · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16262443

  • Worth checking

    Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Madera, CA

    Reported by Insurance Auto Auctions Inc.

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $395.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 977120443

  • Worth checking

    Alfredo Aquino

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $383.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 957622106

  • Worth checking

    Alex Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Norwalk, CA

    Reported by Employers Preferred Insurance Co.

    $380.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035915903

  • Worth checking

    Antonio C Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Seaside, CA

    Reported by Prematic Service Corp - Ca

    $377.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 11931864

  • Worth checking

    Arlene Aquino

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of California

    $372.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 953725978

  • Worth checking

    Abel Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Colton, CA

    Reported by Chase Home Finance Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $368.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 960290283

  • Worth checking

    Antonio Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Dessert Hot Springs, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    $367.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 961171101

  • Worth checking

    Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Uncashed Warrants

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $358.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 982077572

  • Worth checking

    Alvin Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by Bcs Insurance Company

    $355.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019203213

  • Worth checking

    Alexander Aquino

    Escrow balance · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    $342.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025905493

  • Worth checking

    Agnes G Aquino

    Unpaid dividends · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Rpm International Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $341.44 Rpm International Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 960698108

  • Worth checking

    Arthur T Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    $330.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17295938

  • Worth checking

    Acacia M Aquino

    Stocks or securities · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Thoratec Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $322.33 Thoratec Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 17266816

  • Worth checking

    A Barboza Aguin

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn. (evans V. Walmart 2023)

    $307.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071849337

  • Worth checking

    Abigail C Aquino

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984673610

  • Worth checking

    Andrew Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Viking Insurance Company Of Wisconsin

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022426175

  • Worth checking

    A S Agnew

    Pension or retirement funds · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $299.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 16576639

  • Worth checking

    Alicia Aquino

    Pension or retirement funds · Escondido, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a. - Pars

    $295.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 968745881

  • Worth checking

    Armando Aquino

    Cash held by the State · Santa Paula, CA

    Reported by Continental Exchange Solutions Inc

    $295.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004096336

  • Worth checking

    Abraham Aquino

    Credit balance · Brgy Loma Binan Laguna 4024, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    $294.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003855432

  • Worth checking

    Alicia Aquino

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Corpay Technologies Operating Co Llc

    $293.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033721659

  • Worth checking

    Aurelio Aquino

    Credit balance · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $291.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 994904767

  • Worth checking

    Adan Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $291.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 994691012

  • Worth checking

    Altamirano Valentina Aquino

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance C

    $289.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026634220

  • Worth checking

    Anthony Aquino

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Dept Of Corrections And Rehabilitation

    $289.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037483727

Showing the 100 most valuable of 240. That is a common name — add a first name or a city to narrow it, and try any former spelling.

Tell us if this name comes up again

Banks and insurers hand accounts to the State Controller roughly twice a year, and the file grows every time. We will keep checking this name against each new file and write to you if it appears.

Only about this name, and you can stop it from any email. We do not sell or share the address.

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

There is no deadline. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely, so nothing here is urgent.

A Second State File

1 probate estate carries that name

Separately from unclaimed accounts, the State Controller publishes the estates of deceased people that reached it through county probate. This file names the decedent and the heirs on record, which the main file does not.

1 more under that name that can no longer be claimed

When an estate goes unclaimed long enough, the State takes permanent title to it and no claim will be paid afterwards. These are shown because knowing what happened to a relative’s estate is worth something even when the money is gone. Nobody can recover these — if a firm offers to, that alone tells you what they are.

  • Acuna Anna Maude

    Probate estate · San Joaquin County · 1979

    Matched on Acuna Anna Maude (decedent)

    Permanently escheated — the State now owns this and it cannot be claimed.

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956805475
    Case 45064

Fees on probated estates are not capped by the ten per cent rule that governs ordinary unclaimed property. How estate claims work, including what we would charge and why the difference exists.

Commissioned California Notary Public $15,000 surety bond Fee capped at 10% by state law Nothing owed until you are paid
10%
Maximum fee, by statute
Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
$1,000
Notarization threshold
Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
7 days
Data refresh cycle
The State Controller republishes the full record set every Thursday, and we rebuild our copy from it.
None
Deadline to claim
California places no time limit. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely.

How This Search Differs from the Official One

The State Controller’s own search matches what you type, and nothing else. Ours also finds maiden names, married names, initials, common misspellings, hyphen variants, and business names with and without their suffixes — because the record was created by whoever held the account, not by you.

Every result comes from the Controller’s own published file, which we rebuild weekly. Each one carries the State’s own property ID, so the record you are looking at is traceable to the source rather than to us.

What We Search Under

  • Your name as typed, plus initials and middle-name variants
  • Maiden and former married names, if you tell us them
  • Common misspellings and transposed letters
  • Former addresses in California
  • Business names with and without Inc., LLC, Co. and DBAs

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

California Unclaimed Property Services is a private asset recovery firm. We are not the California State Controller’s Office.

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Give us a name and we will check the State Controller’s records under every reasonable variant of it. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.