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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.

205 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $191,464 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 2,797 records under the surname Banks, worth $2,396,844. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $50,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 987991004

  • Strong match

    Charles L Banks

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Honeywell International

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,309.21 Alliedsignal Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 13141356

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Uncashed check · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,007.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043513898

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,800.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045266951

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Unpaid wages · Fremont, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,647.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 18583561

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Cash held by the State · Compton, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $731.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 970868422

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $701.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 976039096

  • Strong match

    Charles E Banks

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Beac, CA

    Reported by Financial Indemnity Company

    $650.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 13274680

  • Strong match

    Charles Fitzgerald Banks

    Stocks or securities · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Corning Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $496.35 Corning Incorporated
    Start this claim

    State ID 955571126

  • Strong match

    Charles F Banks

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Kellogg Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $428.30 Kellanova
    Start this claim

    State ID 15752274

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Stocks or securities · Compton, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $423.30 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15444260

  • Strong match

    Charles J Banks

    Unpaid dividends · Palos Verdes, CA

    Reported by Vms Investors First Staged Equity Ii (5378)

    $397.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17023190

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    $385.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 999418077

  • Strong match

    Charles J Banks

    Unpaid wages · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Wal-mart Stores Inc

    $320.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 18995169

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Uncashed check · Kaufman, CA

    Reported by Morrison V Knight Transportation

    $246.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 990462831

  • Strong match

    Charles W Jr Banks

    Cash held by the State · Sn Bernrdno, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $232.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045329985

  • Strong match

    Charles E Banks

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Beac, CA

    Reported by Sentry Insurance A Mutual Company

    $221.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 12605448

  • Strong match

    Charles A Banks

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    $203.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 967528626

  • Strong match

    Charles E Banks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Cedars-sinai Medical Center

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046056091

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $193.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004875537

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Carnival Cruise Lines Inc

    $185.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019648192

  • Strong match

    Charles H Banks

    Insurance proceeds · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by California Physician's Service Dba Blue

    $168.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 952590174

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by Charter Communications Inc Fka Time Warner Inc

    $161.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028373983

  • Strong match

    Charles E Banks

    Escrow balance · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Servicelink Holdings Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042816833

  • Strong match

    Charles S Banks

    Cash held by the State · Ventura,

    Reported by State Of Florida

    $136.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 4313042

  • Strong match

    Charles W Banks

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Ohio Dept Of Job And Family Services-chi

    $131.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059774231

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Unpaid dividends · Laguna Niguel, CA

    Reported by Healthpeak Properties Inc

    $119.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034219631

  • Strong match

    Charles A Iv Banks

    Uncashed check · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Keybank National Association

    $117.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 988734155

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Cash held by the State · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Wilco Life Insurance Company

    $112.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 979507628

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $108.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 996570741

  • Strong match

    Charles Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Aliso Viejo, CA

    Reported by Foremost Insurance Company

    $107.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005240538

  • Strong match

    Charles L Banks

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Honeywell International

    $106.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 13027066

  • Strong match

    Charles W Banks

    Uncashed check · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $103.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043679332

  • Likely match

    C Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $596.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 977264835

  • Likely match

    C Banks

    Uncashed check · Bell, CA

    Reported by M-west Mortgage Corporation

    $492.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 4136263

  • Likely match

    C A Banks

    Savings account · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by United California Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $410.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 486210

  • Likely match

    C Banks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Washington National Insurance Company

    $178.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9446844

  • Likely match

    C W Iii Banks

    Pension or retirement funds · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $155.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 973281895

  • Likely match

    C Banks

    Savings account

    Reported by Rockwell Federal Credit Union

    $132.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 5642403

  • Likely match

    Charles Henry Bangs

    Stocks or securities · Pleasanton, CA

    Reported by Apple Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,672.81 Apple Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 956682901

  • Likely match

    Charles Banacos

    Uncashed check · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,197.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 988185367

  • Likely match

    Charles Banacos

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by In Re Apple Iphone Ipad Warranty Litigation Qsf

    $251.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 998481821

  • Likely match

    Charles Dana Bangs

    Unpaid dividends · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $106.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 994554321

  • Worth checking

    Cornelia Banks

    Savings account · Calexico, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $17,067.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 10463659

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia Banks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Integon National Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $15,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041672992

  • Worth checking

    Chase Banks

    Cash held by the State · Pattersen, CA

    Reported by Farmland Mutual Ins Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,960.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017429940

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Banks

    Credit balance · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Axos Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,195.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 990142108

  • Worth checking

    Cornelius F Banks

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by City First Bank Na (formerly Broadway Federal Bank)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,649.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 998477981

  • Worth checking

    Cyndi Banks

    Uncashed check · Willows, CA

    Reported by Sun Healthcare Group Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,283.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 955408789

  • Worth checking

    Clary D Banks

    Cash held by the State · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,137.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 967642265

  • Worth checking

    Callie Banks

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by United Insurance Company Of America

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1016810308

  • Worth checking

    Chappy Banks

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,300.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 5074018

  • Worth checking

    Cleo Banks

    Deposit held · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by California Federal Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,267.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 12772512

  • Worth checking

    Carldene A Banks

    Cash held by the State · Springville, CA

    Reported by Union Security Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,151.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018143887

  • Worth checking

    Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings 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.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044646032

  • Worth checking

    Constance M Banks

    Stocks or securities · Indio, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,830.80 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013496062

  • Worth checking

    Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Mill Valley, CA

    Reported by Navient Corporation

    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.

    $2,250.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 975993988

  • Worth checking

    Chase Banks

    Deposit held · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,135.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020443665

  • Worth checking

    C Bonacci

    Unclaimed refund · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,016.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 994693338

  • Worth checking

    Carrollynn M Banks

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Capitol Escrow Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11187332

  • Worth checking

    Cremoni Banks

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,971.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970908583

  • Worth checking

    Christopher J Banks

    Cash held by the State · Foster City, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na-f/k/a/ Fia Card Services Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,786.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019341333

  • Worth checking

    Cleo Banks

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,528.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 981850820

  • Worth checking

    Clemon Banks

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Jackson National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,448.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 986433524

  • Worth checking

    Banks

    Insurance proceeds · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    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.

    $1,445.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 18739348

  • Worth checking

    Carly M Banks

    Stocks or securities · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Blue Chip Growth

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,274.04 T Rowe Price Blue Chip Grth
    Start this claim

    State ID 971543222

  • Worth checking

    Banks

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Fedex Freight West 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.

    $1,072.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 14649185

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Banks

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,063.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033660744

  • Worth checking

    Cornell Banks

    Uncashed check · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Nfl Players Incorporated

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997495905

  • Worth checking

    Clara P Banks

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $953.72 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264023

  • Worth checking

    Corte Banks

    Cash held by the State · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Metabank Na

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

    $816.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 987038400

  • Worth checking

    Clayton T Banks

    Stocks or securities · Rackerby, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $815.10 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 959835875

  • Worth checking

    Chretien Lucille Banks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Assured Life Association

    $760.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 998792937

  • Worth checking

    Celia S Banks

    Stocks or securities · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Primerica Shareholder Services

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $712.01 Lmp Clearbridge Mid Cap Core Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 19027188

  • Worth checking

    Carlitta Banks

    Money order · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs

    $703.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965342393

  • Worth checking

    Carol J Banks

    Stocks or securities · Needles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $673.17 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15444259

  • Worth checking

    Clayton A Banks

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Gte Shareholder Service Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $665.87 Gte Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 9460769

  • Worth checking

    Cochiloco Banks

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $626.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036669469

  • Worth checking

    Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Bay Point, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

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

    $622.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030321176

  • Worth checking

    Camille Banks

    Cash held by the State · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by The Bancorp Bank

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

    $608.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017319410

  • Worth checking

    Claire D Banks

    Endowment proceeds · San Gabriel, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $594.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 11911002

  • Worth checking

    Curtis Banks

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:2153-29th-crenshaw Branch

    $589.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 13897133

  • Worth checking

    Colleen Banks

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Siskiyou County Title Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $575.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 13303831

  • Worth checking

    Cleo M Banks

    Uncashed check · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Provident Savings Bank Fsb

    $549.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 954423834

  • Worth checking

    Cilia Banks

    Money order · North Reseda, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs

    $549.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956035138

  • Worth checking

    Curtis Banks

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $546.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 963669367

  • Worth checking

    Carnel Banks

    Savings account · Apo/fpo, CA

    Reported by Montana State Of

    $527.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 18786934

  • Worth checking

    Christopher D Banks

    Escrow balance · Gardena, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    $508.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027718674

  • Worth checking

    Cleoria M Banks

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Merit Energy Company Llc

    $467.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019839107

  • Worth checking

    Cachet Banks

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $432.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039839334

  • Worth checking

    Cody Banks

    Uncashed check · Concord, CA

    Reported by Discover Bank

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032388406

  • Worth checking

    Carrol Banks

    Stocks or securities · Bell Gardens, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264021

  • Worth checking

    Chester H Banks

    Stocks or securities · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Equitable Companies Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $392.34 Axa-adr
    Start this claim

    State ID 12002907

  • Worth checking

    Carol Sortor Banks

    Stocks or securities · Pleasant Hill, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $389.59 Pacific Gas & Electric Coa6%nrd
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025521789

  • Worth checking

    Claude Banks

    Unclaimed refund · Chico, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $388.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15723433

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Banks

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Nettles V Olympic Hotel Fund

    $386.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038413468

  • Worth checking

    Carolyn V Banks

    Stocks or securities · Santa Maria, CA

    Reported by Navistar International - C/o Mellon

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $379.30 Navistar Intl Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 13826111

  • Worth checking

    Cuffie Banks

    Uncashed check · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na Cca

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $375.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030407365

  • Worth checking

    Banks

    Cash held by the State · Napa, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

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

    $374.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025760595

  • Worth checking

    Banks

    Unpaid wages · Tempe, AZ

    Reported by Alaric Biddle Et Al V The Sherwin-williams Manufacturing Co. Et Al

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

    $348.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1088050446

Showing the 100 most valuable of 227. 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.

  • Banks Courtney Louis

    Probate estate · Kern County · 1979

    Matched on Banks Courtney Louis (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956808587
    Case 30169

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.

Find out in About Thirty Seconds

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.