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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.

87 exact, and 13 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $93,131 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 2,015 records under the surname Carey, worth $1,885,097. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Barbara J Carey

    Cash held by the State · Cupertino, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,424.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025085927

  • Strong match

    Barbara J Carey

    Stocks or securities · Cupertino, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,470.39 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16271378

  • Strong match

    Barbara Carey

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Comenity Capital Bank

    $636.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000873337

  • Strong match

    Barbara J Carey

    Cash held by the State · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $557.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031661485

  • Strong match

    Barbara J Est Carey

    Cash held by the State · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $557.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031661485

  • Strong match

    Barbara L Carey

    Cash held by the State · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $497.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 17162502

  • Strong match

    Barbara J Carey

    Stocks or securities · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $493.71 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15455879

  • Strong match

    Barbara L Carey

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Gte Shareholder Service Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $395.07 Gte Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 9461019

  • Strong match

    Barbara Carey

    Uncashed check · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by St Joseph's Medical Center Of Stockton

    $376.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 954573195

  • Strong match

    Barbara A Carey

    Uncashed check · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    $300.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 999828864

  • Strong match

    Barbara Carey

    Cash held by the State · Chico, CA

    Reported by Zurich American Life Insurance Company

    $287.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 967421879

  • Strong match

    Barbara Carey

    Credit balance · Corona, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $142.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038290104

  • Strong match

    Barbara Carey

    Savings account · Torrance,

    Reported by Frontier State Bank

    $114.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 4244737

  • Strong match

    Barbara Carey

    Cash held by the State · Sun City, CA

    Reported by Sirius Xm Holdings Inc.

    $108.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019273969

  • Strong match

    Barbara Carey

    Cash held by the State · Pacifica, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $105.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012900241

  • Strong match

    Barbara Carey

    Unclaimed refund · San Bruno, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (500008)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022162368

  • Likely match

    B D Carey

    Savings account · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Visterra Credit Union

    $143.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 955526768

  • Likely match

    B Weatherholtdds Carey

    Insurance proceeds · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Cigna Health & Life Insurance Company

    $128.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14524323

  • Likely match

    Barbara Lane Cory

    Stocks or securities · Aptos, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $20,600.69 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005966333

  • Likely match

    Barbara L Carr

    Uncashed check · Novato, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,547.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027288640

  • Likely match

    Barbara M Corey

    Stocks or securities · Grass Valley, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,901.03 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16275792

  • Likely match

    Barbara A Carr

    Cash held by the State · Rolling Hills Est, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,887.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 980083222

  • Likely match

    Barbara Lane Cory

    Stocks or securities · Aptos, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,489.57 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018709481

  • Likely match

    Barbara A Curry

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $834.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004331652

  • Likely match

    Barbara L Currie

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $746.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045251942

  • Likely match

    Barbara J Corey

    Stocks or securities · Studio City, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $739.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 16103779

  • Likely match

    Barbara Corry

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    $735.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981797052

  • Likely match

    Barbara A Carr

    Stocks or securities · Delano, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $597.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 16100422

  • Likely match

    Barbara C Correia

    Cash held by the State · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Alabama Power

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $532.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 13239391

  • Likely match

    Barbara E Carr

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Ucsf Stanford Health Care

    $514.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 15193546

  • Likely match

    Barbara A Carre

    Stocks or securities · Hanford, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $494.03 Pacific Gas & Electric Coh4.5%
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019074017

  • Likely match

    Barbara J Correa

    Stocks or securities · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $493.71 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15461421

  • Likely match

    Barbara Brown Currie

    Uncashed check · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Vms Settlement Fund

    $487.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 979435319

  • Likely match

    Barbara Curry

    Cash held by the State · Tarzana, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $462.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040917602

  • Worth checking

    Barbra W Core

    Unpaid dividends · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Enova Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,607.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 13515517

  • Worth checking

    Barbra W Core

    Unpaid dividends · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Enova Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,607.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 13515518

  • Worth checking

    Barbra W Core

    Unpaid dividends · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Enova Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,607.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 13515519

  • Worth checking

    Barbar E Carr

    Unpaid wages · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Ucsf Stanford Health Care

    $514.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 16069853

  • Worth checking

    Brian Francis Carey

    Uncashed check · South San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Jp Morgan Chase Bank Na 703

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,685.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014308828

  • Worth checking

    B Beth Currie

    Cash held by the State · Tarzana, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,687.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 975281589

  • Worth checking

    B Beth Currie

    Cash held by the State · Tarzana, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,477.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 975281583

  • Worth checking

    Betty J Carey

    Uncashed check · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,645.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 981545973

  • Worth checking

    Bruce T Carey

    Uncashed check · Reseda, CA

    Reported by Usaa Federal Savings Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,460.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025531097

  • Worth checking

    Brittany Nicole Carey

    Stocks or securities · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    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.

    $1,539.67 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040474529

  • Worth checking

    Braxton Carey

    Uncashed check · Gold River, CA

    Reported by Centene Management Company Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,098.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020435986

  • Worth checking

    Bryan G Carey

    Pension or retirement funds · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,042.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 15786465

  • Worth checking

    Brenda L Carey

    Cash held by the State · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973154895

  • Worth checking

    Betty Carey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $926.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 956318261

  • Worth checking

    Bertha Carey

    Escrow balance · Merced, CA

    Reported by West Virginia Housing Development Fund

    $879.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017921224

  • Worth checking

    B F Car

    Uncashed check · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $783.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006799566

  • Worth checking

    B Car

    Uncashed check · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $783.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006799566

  • Worth checking

    Bart Carey

    Cash held by the State · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by Mutual Of America Life Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $736.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024844386

  • Worth checking

    Benjamin Carey

    Credit balance · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Polaris Property Management Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $641.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011260000

  • Worth checking

    Brianna Carey

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Western National Security - Wnp 1130 Trust

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $629.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014868245

  • Worth checking

    Bruce T Carey

    Unclaimed refund · Reseda, CA

    Reported by Capital One Bank Usa Na

    $576.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006225076

  • Worth checking

    Bernice Carey

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970908897

  • Worth checking

    Broker John E Carey

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

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

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969213606

  • Worth checking

    Bob Carey

    Uncashed check · Bloomington, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $489.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 971298533

  • Worth checking

    Carey

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

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

    $481.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 17594357

  • Worth checking

    Bensherry D Carey

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $437.12 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16271379

  • Worth checking

    Beverly Carey

    Cash held by the State · Friant, CA

    Reported by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

    $429.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 977804046

  • Worth checking

    Beth Carey

    Unpaid dividends · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Avesis Incorporated

    $423.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009889723

  • Worth checking

    Bob Carey

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Screen Actors Guild Inc

    $350.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1279354

  • Worth checking

    Carey

    Unclaimed refund · Tustin, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

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

    $342.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007715516

  • Worth checking

    Brenda Carey

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    $323.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 2692281

  • Worth checking

    Bridget Carey

    Stocks or securities · Danville, CA

    Reported by Pepsico Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $299.20 Pepsico Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14895406

  • Worth checking

    Bridget Carey

    Stocks or securities · Danville, CA

    Reported by Pepsico Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $299.20 Pepsico Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14895405

  • Worth checking

    Building Suppl Carey

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by United Healthcare Services Inc

    $267.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006652067

  • Worth checking

    Bobby J Carey

    Cash held by the State · Redding, CA

    Reported by Nw Retirement Solutions

    $255.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020906380

  • Worth checking

    Carey

    Unclaimed refund · Redway, CA

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

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

    $252.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 990186392

  • Worth checking

    Brandon Carey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014958265

  • Worth checking

    Beverly Carey

    Cash held by the State · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031661279

  • Worth checking

    Beverly Carey

    Cash held by the State · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031661278

  • Worth checking

    Beverly Carey

    Cash held by the State · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031661277

  • Worth checking

    Carey

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (cigna West)

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

    $240.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970806783

  • Worth checking

    Ben Carey

    Unpaid wages · West Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Gep Atl Llc

    $237.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 980794412

  • Worth checking

    Brian Carey

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc

    $235.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 960586838

  • Worth checking

    Becca Carey

    Stocks or securities · Palm Desrt, CA

    Reported by Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $234.16 Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 986013358

  • Worth checking

    Brandon D Carey

    Unpaid wages · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Pizza Hut Of America Inc And Affiliates

    $225.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 18221388

  • Worth checking

    Bessie Carey

    Savings account

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank

    $212.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 512026

  • Worth checking

    Benjamin Carey

    Insurance proceeds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13455810

  • Worth checking

    Bob A Carey

    Uncashed check · Carson, CA

    Reported by Judy T Escrows Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12232131

  • Worth checking

    Brian F Carey

    Uncashed check · Daly City, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $195.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 968129250

  • Worth checking

    Carey

    Savings account · Pleasanton, CA

    Reported by Idaho State Of

    $193.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 17432616

  • Worth checking

    Brett Carey

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by American Heritage Life Insurance Company

    $191.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031807269

  • Worth checking

    Benjamin A Md Carey

    Unpaid wages · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $186.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 10333617

  • Worth checking

    Brian J Carey

    Uncashed check

    Reported by City Of Seattle Finance & Admin Svcs

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $174.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025305660

  • Worth checking

    Brian Carey

    Cash held by the State · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $170.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012900242

  • Worth checking

    Bobby R Carey

    Endowment proceeds · Oildale, CA

    Reported by Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

    $170.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14978435

  • Worth checking

    Beverly Carey

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Standard Fire Insurance Co

    $165.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 11794190

  • Worth checking

    Brennan Carey

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $164.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036688317

  • Worth checking

    Beverly Jane Carey

    Uncashed check · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Golden 1 Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $156.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007461391

  • Worth checking

    Bernard Carey

    Uncashed check · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Motors Insurance Corporation

    $154.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037156643

  • Worth checking

    Ben Carey

    Unclaimed refund · Glendora, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $150.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017830818

  • Worth checking

    Carey

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Omni La Costa Resort

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

    $149.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 959428715

  • Worth checking

    Bryce Carey

    Cash held by the State · Magalia, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $132.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036688318

  • Worth checking

    Brina Carey

    Savings account · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $131.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 996019456

  • Worth checking

    Bill Carey

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na Cca (9452)

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980432033

  • Worth checking

    Bill Carey

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 978834280

  • Worth checking

    Bryan G Carey

    Cash held by the State · Alta Loma, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $121.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 966177151

Showing the 100 most valuable of 117. 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

4 probate estates carry 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.

2 are still open, holding $70,032.

  • Carey Barbara Jean

    Probate estate · San Bernardino County Reported Estates County · 2026

    Matched on Carey Barbara Jean (decedent)

    $64,072.91
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1069796493
    Case PROPS2100169

  • Geringer John

    Probate estate · Kern County · 2016

    Matched on Crow Barbara (heir)

    $5,959.19
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 985570458
    Case S-1501-PB-60385

2 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.

  • Lopes Isabel A

    Probate estate · 2011

    Matched on Corey Barbara (heir)

    5 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 964409660
    Case 11458

  • Carey Bettyertlesnneth

    Probate estate · Fresno County · 1978

    Matched on Carey Bettyertlesnneth (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956812684
    Case 212539-1

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.