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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.

56 exact, and 42 close matches worth a look

Worth $236,958 in total. 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 777 records under the surname Lopes, worth $643,726. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Carlos A Lopes

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $798.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 971468160

  • Strong match

    Carlos Lopes

    Cash held by the State · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Ford Motor Credit Company

    $377.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1663309

  • Strong match

    Carlos Lopes

    Credit balance · 2780 Oeiras,

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    $362.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 953237888

  • Strong match

    Carlos Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Saf Las Flores

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $341.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 968471885

  • Strong match

    Carlos A Lopes

    Credit balance · Arleta, CA

    Reported by Calif Casualty Indemnity Exchange

    $220.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 11492848

  • Strong match

    Carlos Lopes

    Cash held by the State · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040798674

  • Strong match

    Carlos Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by The Mcgraw Company

    $122.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 953016043

  • Strong match

    Carlos Lopes

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $101.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024210541

  • Strong match

    Carlos Lopes

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Devry University Inc.

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16690404

  • Likely match

    Carlos Alberto Lopez

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $24,998.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019457955

  • Likely match

    Carlos A Lopez

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 111)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $22,485.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027139416

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,843.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043509147

  • Likely match

    Carlos Yon Lopez

    Deposit held · Millbrae, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,768.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 12421396

  • Likely match

    Carlos L Lopez

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Principal Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,975.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017919278

  • Likely match

    Carlos M Lopez

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,628.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024449980

  • Likely match

    Carlos Joel Lopez

    Uncashed check · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,670.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024270283

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Uncashed check · Duarte, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,523.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043580394

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Uncashed check · Diamond Bar, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    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.

    $5,748.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027626935

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Uncashed check · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,558.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044014377

  • Likely match

    Carlos G Lopez

    Unpaid dividends · Bloomington, CA

    Reported by Bp Plc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,774.80 B P Plc Adr
    Start this claim

    State ID 968011135

  • Likely match

    Carlos R Lopez

    Cash held by the State · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,768.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037948705

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Uncashed check · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Bmw Financial Services Na Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,521.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 988005704

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Uncashed check · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Consent Order Qsf

    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.

    $3,479.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039780266

  • Likely match

    Carlos V Lopez

    Unpaid dividends · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bny Mellon Unit Investment Trust Distrib

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,415.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 956103768

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Uncashed check · San Ysidro, CA

    Reported by Public Storage Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,165.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 984857955

  • Likely match

    Carlos C Lopez

    Uncashed check · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984707088

  • Likely match

    Carlos A Lopez

    Escrow balance · Huntinton Park, CA

    Reported by Moy Escrow Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,525.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 968783967

  • Likely match

    Carlos A Lopez

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,512.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994815302

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Credit balance · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Consumerhealth 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.

    $2,374.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 961159658

  • Likely match

    Carlos A Lopez

    Uncashed check · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,190.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033130690

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Unclaimed refund · Royal Oaks, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,135.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039436351

  • Likely match

    Carlos M Lopez

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,038.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024465229

  • Likely match

    Carlos A Lopez

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,998.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004117893

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Cash held by the State · San Fransisco, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,952.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045266568

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Cash held by the State · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Carrington Mortgage Services

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,837.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044058469

  • Likely match

    Carlos A Lopez

    Savings account · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by First Us Community Cu

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,803.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031933276

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Uncashed check · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,719.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 971322214

  • Likely match

    Carlos R Lopez

    Uncashed check · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-south

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,708.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 967269059

  • Likely match

    Carlos J Lopez

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Koosharem Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 959195887

  • Likely match

    Carlos C Lopez

    Uncashed check · Hayward, CA

    Reported by National Mortgage Direct Payment Settlem

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,484.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 995637148

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Unpaid wages · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by Martinez V Mattucci Qsf

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,410.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034206120

  • Likely match

    Carlos G Lopez

    Savings account · Bloomington, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,356.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 958827808

  • Likely match

    Carlos Santiago Lopez

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,342.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004003352

  • Likely match

    Carlos G Lopez

    Savings account · Bloomington, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,319.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 969427386

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Stocks or securities · Lemoore, CA

    Reported by Boeing Company The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,319.33 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 989838703

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Cash held by the State · Willits, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,309.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046676028

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Trust funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Frontier Trust

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,287.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 15653071

  • Likely match

    Carlos Lopez

    Cash held by the State · Twentynin Plm, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040879435

  • Worth checking

    Carols Lopez

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $25,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031804968

  • Worth checking

    Clarence C Lopes

    Stocks or securities · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,874.27 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 957496295

  • Worth checking

    Cecelia Lopes

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,528.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037947190

  • Worth checking

    C R Lopez

    Unpaid wages · San Pablo, CA

    Reported by Chevron Products Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,934.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 12294439

  • Worth checking

    Carol J Lopes

    Uncashed check

    Reported by City National Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,784.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 11164383

  • Worth checking

    C O Genevieve Lopez

    Escrow balance · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na Dba Wells Fargo Home

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,210.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 996325731

  • Worth checking

    Caroline Lopes

    Stocks or securities · Bryte, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $953.72 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16307799

  • Worth checking

    Celso A Lopes

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0362-wilshire-harvard Branch

    $661.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 9129707

  • Worth checking

    Charles Lopes

    Stocks or securities · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $596.21 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16307800

  • Worth checking

    Cosmo Lopes

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0581-east San Jose Branch

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $544.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 13575778

  • Worth checking

    Cardozo Martijn E Lopes

    Uncashed check · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Carmax Auto Superstores California Llc

    $518.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 961622204

  • Worth checking

    Christopher T Lopes

    Cash held by the State · Princeton, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    $450.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 993678764

  • Worth checking

    Clifford Lopes

    Escrow balance · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $363.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027724265

  • Worth checking

    Carolyn E Lopes

    Stocks or securities · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Fort James Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $356.53 James River Corp Of Virginia
    Start this claim

    State ID 13037472

  • Worth checking

    Christopher F Lopes

    Unpaid dividends · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $342.83 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032374681

  • Worth checking

    Chrystiane Lopes

    Cash held by the State · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $340.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012856994

  • Worth checking

    Charles Lopes

    Escrow balance · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Citimortgage Inc

    $334.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 955515070

  • Worth checking

    Cecile Lopes

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028089312

  • Worth checking

    Charissa Lopes

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $294.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036622568

  • Worth checking

    Cardozo Martijn Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by The Commerce Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $293.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 17386936

  • Worth checking

    Clemente Lopes

    Cash held by the State · Hilmour, CA

    Reported by Great American Insurance Compa

    $235.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 12339674

  • Worth checking

    Clemente Lopes

    Insurance proceeds · Turlock, CA

    Reported by Aid Insurance Company-mutual

    $231.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 10290163

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Lopes

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Rogowski V State Farm Life Insurance

    $230.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039752672

  • Worth checking

    Cardoso Bianca Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board

    $218.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980743537

  • Worth checking

    Clifford Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Torrance, CA

    Reported by United Air Lines Inc

    $216.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 954083826

  • Worth checking

    Chase Lopes

    Unpaid wages · Turlock, CA

    Reported by Target Corporation

    $200.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047327301

  • Worth checking

    Clarence C Lopes

    Unpaid dividends · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    $193.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 957496294

  • Worth checking

    Carol Lopes

    Escrow balance · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

    $191.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 960332308

  • Worth checking

    Cristobal G Lopes

    Uncashed check · Stanton, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $180.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 971322095

  • Worth checking

    Corenlio Lopes

    Uncashed check · Bloomington, CA

    Reported by Everhome Mortgage Company

    $173.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 16158046

  • Worth checking

    Clemente Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Turlock, CA

    Reported by Amco Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $172.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966950240

  • Worth checking

    Connie Lopes

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $171.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009910913

  • Worth checking

    Connie A Lopes

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $169.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011145589

  • Worth checking

    Caroline Lopes

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    $168.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035968756

  • Worth checking

    Candido Lopes

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Delaware Vs New York Settlement

    $168.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5648243

  • Worth checking

    Carla V Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Blue Shield Of California Life And Health Insurance Co

    $164.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 994108636

  • Worth checking

    Casimiro L Lopes

    Uncashed check · Watsonville, CA

    Reported by Old Republic Title Company

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $155.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 14504266

  • Worth checking

    Christina Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Aetna Health Management Llc

    $153.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 985521608

  • Worth checking

    Carol L Lopes

    Escrow balance · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Noteworld Llc

    $146.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 954800179

  • Worth checking

    Cedric J Lopes

    Uncashed check · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Cenlar Fsb

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $144.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045056609

  • Worth checking

    Christi Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $139.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047688403

  • Worth checking

    Carol Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $136.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980991683

  • Worth checking

    Carina Lopes

    Deposit held · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $115.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001394884

  • Worth checking

    Collin Lopes

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by American Express Prepaid Card Management

    $110.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1016430978

  • Worth checking

    Catherine Lopes

    Unpaid wages · South San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Kiddie Kandids

    $107.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 956762788

  • Worth checking

    Calina Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Gilroy, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $103.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 12492780

  • Worth checking

    Cubas Sussy E Lopes

    Unclaimed refund · Canyon Cntry, CA

    Reported by Infinity Insurance Company

    $102.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 991719541

  • Worth checking

    Carmelo Lopes

    Money order · Rosemead, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954170221

  • Worth checking

    Carmelo Lopes

    Money order · Rosemead, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954170220

  • Worth checking

    Carmelo Lopes

    Money order · Rosemead, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954170219

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

2 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.

1 is still open, holding $15,481.

  • Padilla Olivia Lopez

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2017

    Matched on Lopez Carlos H (heir)

    2 heirs named on the State’s record

    Part of this estate has already been paid out. It was $50,312.11 when the State received it.

    $15,480.65
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 989025431
    Case PES 11-294730

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.

  • Lopez Carlos Ramos

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2017

    Matched on Lopez Carlos Ramos (decedent), Lopez Carlos Ramos (heir)

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

    $2.34 closed

    State ID 989048936
    Case 2005-0476

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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