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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.

476 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $129,442 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 11,928 records under the surname Castillo, worth $5,770,971. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Uncashed check · Bakersfield, 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 984680742

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,647.85 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026994230

  • Strong match

    David R Castillo

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,602.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 994849431

  • Strong match

    David R Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Valinda, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,713.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 12600302

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Unclaimed refund · Badger, CA

    Reported by Ben Bridge Jeweler Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,388.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 954804769

  • Strong match

    David Loa Castillo

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,138.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 999388753

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Savings account · San Pablo, CA

    Reported by Operating Engineers Federal Credit Union #3

    $921.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 954407406

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Cash held by the State · La Verne, CA

    Reported by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $871.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956681722

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Customers Bank

    $774.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034271454

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Savings account · Hawaiian Garden, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Illinois

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $711.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 18340022

  • Strong match

    David J Castillo

    Unpaid wages · La Habra, CA

    Reported by First Pacific Bank

    $692.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036961198

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Cerritos, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    $560.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 995052034

  • Strong match

    David Graham Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Capitola, CA

    Reported by Allianceone Receivables Management Inc

    $556.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022031049

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Christmas Vacation And Holiday Fund

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

    $552.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020436479

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Humana Inc And Subsidiaries

    $538.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035584474

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Aliso Viejo, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $512.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012266446

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Uncashed check · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984680741

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Unclaimed refund · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by New American Funding Llc

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019397290

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

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

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984873186

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Security National Automotive Acceptance Company

    $487.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037525761

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Insurance proceeds · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Workmens Auto Insurance Company

    $476.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18470770

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Unclaimed refund · Mill Valley, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $466.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 982944837

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Credit balance · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $463.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 961411321

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Uncashed check · Walnut, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison 4.78%

    $380.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 16670946

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Escrow balance · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na Dba Wells Fargo Home

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $366.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 953845074

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Unclaimed refund · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Mid West National Life Ins Co

    $326.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 988755084

  • Strong match

    David M Castillo

    Unpaid wages · Chico, CA

    Reported by Associated Students Csu Chico

    $316.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014990745

  • Strong match

    David Jr Castillo

    Unpaid wages · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Stanford University

    $303.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 959052923

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Securitas Security Services Usa Inc.

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035607464

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Uncashed check · Capistrano Beach, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984680743

  • Strong match

    David L Castillo

    Uncashed check · Perris, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984680740

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Unpaid wages · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Vedior North America

    $299.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 16504091

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Credit balance · Los Alamos, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $285.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009929642

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Credit balance · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (300060)

    $273.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004667854

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Trust funds · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Bryan-braker Funeral Home

    $264.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 996410241

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Insurance proceeds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by State Comp Insurance Fund

    $262.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 16175763

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Uncashed check · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Auto Club Enterprises

    $251.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028240457

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Uncashed check · Woodland Hls, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (703)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $245.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 999607102

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Ontario, CA

    Reported by National Union Fire Insurance Company

    $243.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008943239

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Progressive Specialty Insuranc

    $234.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 10990666

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Unpaid dividends · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by E*trade Financial Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $232.83 Baxter International Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 993733760

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Darden Restaurants Inc.

    $225.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 959186738

  • Strong match

    David B Castillo

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Kidder Peabody & Co

    $224.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 13354566

  • Strong match

    David J Castillo

    Cash held by the State · La Habra, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (500009)

    $222.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000079246

  • Strong match

    David Castillo

    Unclaimed refund · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Mid West National Life Ins Co

    $217.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004276672

  • Likely match

    David Castello

    Cash held by the State · Morro Bay, CA

    Reported by Volkswagen Credit Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,260.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018189797

  • Likely match

    David Castle

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Hercules, Inc./simmonds Precision Produc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $810.73 Ampal American Israel Corp6.5%
    Start this claim

    State ID 16248453

  • Likely match

    David Castle

    Unclaimed refund · Montebello, CA

    Reported by Bristol West Holdings Inc

    $520.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 990003454

  • Likely match

    David W Castle

    Unpaid wages · Downey, CA

    Reported by United Rentals Inc

    $503.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 957593574

  • Likely match

    David Costello

    Credit balance · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a (300056)

    $386.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 982438425

  • Likely match

    David Casteel

    Insurance proceeds · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Usaa Life Insurance Company

    $362.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 12883957

  • Worth checking

    Diane R Castillo

    Stocks or securities · Azusa, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    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.

    $6,652.77 Putnam Vista Fund A
    Start this claim

    State ID 962605074

  • Worth checking

    Dulce M Castillo

    Savings account · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,153.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006366688

  • Worth checking

    Debra Castillo

    Stocks or securities · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Sei Investments

    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.

    $5,037.99 Sei Investments Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 14215079

  • Worth checking

    Daisy E Castillo

    Escrow balance · Ceres, CA

    Reported by First American Title Co

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044620147

  • Worth checking

    Dr Castillo

    Cash held by the State · San Ysidro, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,345.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023878782

  • Worth checking

    Dolores Castillo

    Escrow balance · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,201.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 959369071

  • Worth checking

    Diane R Castillo

    Stocks or securities · Azusa, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    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.

    $3,824.54 Putnam Focused International Equity Fund, Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 962605073

  • Worth checking

    Castillo

    Unpaid wages · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Torrecillas V. Icolor Printing & Mailing, Inc., Et Al

    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.

    $3,774.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1088771251

  • Worth checking

    Daniel Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Fillmore, CA

    Reported by Metabank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,763.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 987039471

  • Worth checking

    Dr Isai Castillo

    Cash held by the State · San Ysidro, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,529.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998196351

  • Worth checking

    Dane D Castillo

    Uncashed check · Rancho Cucamonga, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,729.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 989577735

  • Worth checking

    Daniel Castillo

    Cash held by the State · North Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004280679

  • Worth checking

    Castillo

    Unclaimed refund · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Zurich American Insurance 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.

    $2,493.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 15720116

  • Worth checking

    Dorothy Castillo

    Uncashed check · Madera, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na Nyb (9452)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,165.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 977812614

  • Worth checking

    Delia Castillo

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Extensis

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,055.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 984211538

  • Worth checking

    Daphne Freya Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Daly City, CA

    Reported by Box Elder County

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,859.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031911025

  • Worth checking

    Deann M Castillo

    Uncashed check · Woodland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,684.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984824616

  • Worth checking

    Castillo

    Uncashed check · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,665.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 954177812

  • Worth checking

    Davis Castillo

    Trust funds · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Bryan-braker Funeral Home

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,657.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 979636462

  • Worth checking

    Daniel Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Palm Springs, CA

    Reported by Dolex Dollar Express Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,650.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045823409

  • Worth checking

    Diego Ivan Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Mcfarland, CA

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,593.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027261768

  • Worth checking

    Debra Castillo

    Stocks or securities · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Star Fund- 56

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,571.12 Vanguard Star Fund
    Start this claim

    State ID 14949547

  • Worth checking

    Domingo B Castillo

    Uncashed check · Stockton, 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 995635069

  • Worth checking

    Daniel Castillo

    Pension or retirement funds · Columbus Oh4321, CA

    Reported by Public Agency Retirement System

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,349.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 13733902

  • Worth checking

    Dicla Castillo

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Jp Morgan Chase Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,326.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15135740

  • Worth checking

    Castillo

    Uncashed check · Sylmar, CA

    Reported by Cenlar Fsb

    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.

    $1,306.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 10113989

  • Worth checking

    Dorothy Castillo

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,194.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 954017393

  • Worth checking

    Doris O Castillo

    Escrow balance · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,192.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000203864

  • Worth checking

    Danny Castillo

    Unpaid wages · Glendale, CA

    Reported by The Home Depot U.s.a. Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,160.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 979708152

  • Worth checking

    Daniel Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of District Of Columbia

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,153.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008635195

  • Worth checking

    Dora Castillo

    Uncashed check · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,132.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 971580643

  • Worth checking

    Daniel Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Montclair, CA

    Reported by Vistar Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,104.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967914988

  • Worth checking

    Daynara S Castillo

    Insurance proceeds · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Highmark Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,062.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 18307686

  • Worth checking

    Castillo

    Unpaid wages · Fontana, CA

    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.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,061.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1088050506

  • Worth checking

    Daniel F Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Vigo Remittance Corp.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,010.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17690570

  • Worth checking

    Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    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.

    $1,006.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018022395

  • Worth checking

    Daniel Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Esurance Property & Casualty Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021156038

  • Worth checking

    Daniel Castillo

    Uncashed check · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984680739

  • Worth checking

    Diego Y Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by United Insurance Company Of America

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 979577071

  • Worth checking

    D Costello

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

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

    $971.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 11519939

  • Worth checking

    Diego Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Metabank

    $921.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 981364671

  • Worth checking

    Dolores Castillo

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $894.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 999956638

  • Worth checking

    Daisy D Castillo

    Pension or retirement funds · Pacoima, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $871.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000511540

  • Worth checking

    Castillo

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

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

    $844.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 971228342

  • Worth checking

    Dinora Castillo

    Uncashed check · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $832.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032949116

  • Worth checking

    Denmil Castillo

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Finance Corporation

    $811.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 976855888

  • Worth checking

    Diego Castillo

    Escrow balance · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Focus Escrow

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $802.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040274058

  • Worth checking

    Dave Castillo

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Pff Bank & Trust

    $800.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4370787

  • Worth checking

    Daniel Castillo

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Aeg Processing Center No. 58

    $750.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970966573

Showing the 100 most valuable of 476. 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 is still open, holding $12,606.

  • Castillo David H

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2008

    Matched on Castillo David H (decedent)

    $12,606.19
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 956806959
    Case KP009706

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.