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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.

121 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $70,379 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 2,308 records under the surname Watts, worth $1,620,016. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Pension or retirement funds · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by First Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,670.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 999076448

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Pension or retirement funds · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by First Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,670.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 999076448

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Wm Corporate Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,192.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042116140

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Wm Corporate Services Inc

    $547.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042116138

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Escrow balance · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by First American Title Company

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 992226612

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Savings account · Compton,

    Reported by First City Credit Union

    $276.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 4254815

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by Jenny Craig Operations Inc

    $209.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 972377683

  • Strong match

    Brenda R Watts

    Credit balance · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023800667

  • Strong match

    Brenda R Watts

    Credit balance · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023800666

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Credit balance · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010676034

  • Strong match

    Brenda Adm Watts

    Uncashed check · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by First Bank

    $184.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 989718640

  • Strong match

    Brenda Adm Watts

    Uncashed check · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by First Bank

    $179.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 995222803

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Cash held by the State · Denair, CA

    Reported by Metabank Na

    $169.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005113509

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Cash held by the State · Anderson, CA

    Reported by Wm Corporate Services Inc

    $147.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042083635

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Citizens Business Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $146.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029685317

  • Strong match

    Brenda R Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Gardena, CA

    Reported by American Family Life Assurance Co

    $122.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 962845173

  • Strong match

    Brenda Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $121.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047459336

  • Strong match

    Brenda R Watts

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of So Cal

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029178023

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Escrow balance · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Phh Mortgage Corporation

    $446.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000759048

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Retirement account · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $360.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001205056

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Escrow balance · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    $320.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 998085886

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Credit balance · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Edward D. Jones & Co

    $273.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043230037

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Escrow balance · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    $269.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012746837

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Edward D. Jones & Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $216.08 Chevron Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043229272

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Edward D. Jones & Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $189.30 Sempra Energy
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043229276

  • Likely match

    Brent Watts

    Credit balance · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $171.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007109075

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Edward D. Jones & Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $165.20 Exxon Mobil Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043229274

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Wendy's Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $155.16 Wendys Company Cl-a
    Start this claim

    State ID 972131780

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Exchange

    $108.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026427740

  • Likely match

    Brandie Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $106.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009455912

  • Likely match

    Brandi D Watts

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $101.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17062038

  • Likely match

    Brent A Watts

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Tri Counties Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999135201

  • Likely match

    B Watts

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Pacific Telesis

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $506.13 Pacific Telesis Group
    Start this claim

    State ID 9452944

  • Likely match

    B Watts

    Cash held by the State · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

    $222.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5231584

  • Likely match

    Brenda L Woods

    Escrow balance · Weed, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Home Loans

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,034.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 999553163

  • Likely match

    Brenda J Woods

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Ia American Life Insurance Company

    $409.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 993639118

  • Likely match

    Brenda J Woods

    Stocks or securities · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $308.85 Southwest Airlines Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021742927

  • Worth checking

    Betty Watts

    Pension or retirement funds

    Reported by Imperial Trust Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,389.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 12522194

  • Worth checking

    Betty J Watts

    Cash held by the State · Antelope, CA

    Reported by Protective Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,347.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024439042

  • Worth checking

    Bette Watts

    Stocks or securities · Lennox, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,635.00 Washington Mutual Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14699712

  • Worth checking

    Bobby D Watts

    Uncashed check · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,352.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 989651570

  • Worth checking

    Bette Watts

    Cash held by the State · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,938.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 974712154

  • Worth checking

    Watts

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Pershing Llc

    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.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17097418

  • Worth checking

    B D Woods

    Uncashed check · Thyolo,

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0033-san Francisco Main

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,630.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 12717069

  • Worth checking

    Brian Watts

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,150.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045417056

  • Worth checking

    Buford K Watts

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Ameriquest Mortgage Company

    $915.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 16827819

  • Worth checking

    Bryson Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $913.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036525833

  • Worth checking

    Bertha Watts

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0254-mission-23rd St Branch

    $872.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 9139195

  • Worth checking

    Billy L Watts

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Advanced Micro Devices 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.

    $852.43 Advanced Micro Devices Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034056194

  • Worth checking

    Billy L Watts

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Advanced Micro Devices 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.

    $852.43 Advanced Micro Devices Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034056193

  • Worth checking

    Breonna Watts

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Republic Bancorp Inc

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

    $798.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038221554

  • Worth checking

    Baiza Edward L Watts

    Stocks or securities · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $794.78 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16346335

  • Worth checking

    Bertha Watts

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $784.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 9119137

  • Worth checking

    Bette Watts

    Stocks or securities · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $767.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 16085306

  • Worth checking

    Barb Watts

    Insurance proceeds

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    $750.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 13023034

  • Worth checking

    Brian Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Shingle Springs, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    $750.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044666373

  • Worth checking

    Brian Watts

    Credit balance · Palos Verdes Estates, CA

    Reported by Google, Llc

    $674.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 997960787

  • Worth checking

    Brittany Watts

    Cash held by the State · Callabasas Hills, CA

    Reported by Corpay Technologies Operating Co Llc

    $654.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1002761778

  • Worth checking

    B R Woods

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Rockwell International Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $619.75 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 12973532

  • Worth checking

    Brianna M Watts

    Stocks or securities · Weed, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $550.54 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 976270276

  • Worth checking

    Benjamin Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Corona, CA

    Reported by Mcgraw Insurance Services Lp

    $518.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 987370918

  • Worth checking

    Billy Watts

    Stocks or securities · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $513.22 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040483679

  • Worth checking

    B Woods

    Credit balance

    Reported by Axia Services Inc

    $448.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10825135

  • Worth checking

    Brian A Watts

    Escrow balance · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

    Reported by Servicelink Holdings Llc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $441.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042821098

  • Worth checking

    Brian Watts

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by United Dental Care Of Ca Inc

    $433.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 13882777

  • Worth checking

    B R Woods

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Rockwell International Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $396.39 Skyworks Solutions Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 13008776

  • Worth checking

    Bradley Watts

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $388.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000111648

  • Worth checking

    Benny C Watts

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $387.94 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15536306

  • Worth checking

    Billy J Sgt Watts

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Whitaker Bank Inc

    $377.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 962870700

  • Worth checking

    Bill Watts

    Cash held by the State · Ione, CA

    Reported by American Family Home Ins Co

    $367.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017089152

  • Worth checking

    Brian D Watts

    Uncashed check · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $367.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027621164

  • Worth checking

    Bette Jane Watts

    Savings account · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America-california-south

    $366.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 955976197

  • Worth checking

    Betty C Watts

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Fm&ts Div #960

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.80 Ford Motor Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 4116743

  • Worth checking

    Brinton L Jr Watts

    Uncashed check · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $345.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043630825

  • Worth checking

    Barry Watts

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $338.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043587626

  • Worth checking

    Brandon Alexander Watts

    Savings account · Thousand Oaks, CA

    Reported by Los Angeles Police Fcu

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $337.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 978291719

  • Worth checking

    Bernadette Watts

    Savings account · Oakley, CA

    Reported by Umb Bank

    $320.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009026048

  • Worth checking

    Betty Watts

    Pension or retirement funds

    Reported by Imperial Trust Co

    $317.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 12522191

  • Worth checking

    Benjamin Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Colton, CA

    Reported by California Automobile Insurance Company

    $301.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013536544

  • Worth checking

    Bonnie C Watts

    Cash held by the State · Hesperia, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997468542

  • Worth checking

    Brian A Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Finance Corporation

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

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17723134

  • Worth checking

    Bethany F Watts

    Uncashed check · Rosamond, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $291.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043685019

  • Worth checking

    Beth H Watts

    Stocks or securities · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Citigroup Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $280.28 Citigroup Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 980322346

  • Worth checking

    Bert Gregory Watts

    Uncashed check · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Tax-free Income Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $258.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039346284

  • Worth checking

    Benny A Watts

    Uncashed check · Twentynine Palm,

    Reported by Sears Savings Bank

    $257.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 4333573

  • Worth checking

    Bertha Watts

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Trust

    $244.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 13464069

  • Worth checking

    Bryce Watts

    Cash held by the State · Barstow, CA

    Reported by Progressive Choice Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $236.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 982185311

  • Worth checking

    Brooke Watts

    Unclaimed refund · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $231.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045172121

  • Worth checking

    Barry Watts

    Cash held by the State · Oakland,

    Reported by New York State Of

    $229.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 4316547

  • Worth checking

    Brittney Watts

    Deposit held · Hesperia, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $224.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007240106

  • Worth checking

    Brandon Michael Watts

    Savings account · Canyon Country, CA

    Reported by Wescom Credit Union

    $223.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028773906

  • Worth checking

    Bette Watts

    Unpaid dividends · Lennox, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual

    $222.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 14699033

  • Worth checking

    Brook Watts

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Perry Falk Infiniti Of Escondido Llc

    $220.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043180548

  • Worth checking

    Brianna M Watts

    Stocks or securities · Weed, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $219.14 Powershares Qqq Tr1
    Start this claim

    State ID 976270275

  • Worth checking

    Betty Watts

    Pension or retirement funds

    Reported by Imperial Trust Co

    $211.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 12522192

  • Worth checking

    Bette Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Cotati, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $209.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 994733057

  • Worth checking

    Benjamin Watts

    Unclaimed refund · Escondido, CA

    Reported by Ford Motor Credit Company

    $208.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037608275

  • Worth checking

    Betty Watts

    Pension or retirement funds

    Reported by Imperial Trust Co

    $201.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 11374497

  • Worth checking

    Bobby L Watts

    Deposit held · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Dshs-divison Of Child Support

    $199.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025123489

  • Worth checking

    Braggs Quayanda Watts

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of California

    $190.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022067078

Showing the 100 most valuable of 130. 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

5 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 $8,550.

  • McReynolds Hobart

    Probate estate · San Bernardino County · 2009

    Matched on Watts Bernice (heir)

    4 heirs named on the State’s record

    $7,084.12
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 956826716
    Case PA 4935

  • McReynolds Hobart

    Probate estate · San Bernardino County · 2010

    Matched on Watts Bernice (heir)

    5 heirs named on the State’s record

    $1,465.79
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 958967847
    Case PA 4935

3 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.

  • Watts Betty

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2006

    Matched on Watts Betty (heir), Watts Betty (decedent)

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

    $2,051.58 closed

    State ID 956822004
    Case ZE023969

  • Watts Benjamin

    Probate estate · San Bernardino County · 1980

    Matched on Watts Benjamin (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956806566
    Case SPR 47387

  • McReynolds Hobart

    Probate estate · 2010

    Matched on Watts Bernice (heir)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 958967857
    Case PA 4935

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.