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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.

158 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $61,580 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 4,500 records under the surname Valenzuela, worth $3,053,832. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · La Quinta, CA

    Reported by Sunrise Banks

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,101.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 981126771

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Dandelion Payments Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,490.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045223704

  • Strong match

    Francisco F Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $957.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034463526

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Ontario, CA

    Reported by M & T Bank

    $868.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 998447959

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Citimortgage Inc.

    $668.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 996050538

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Insurance proceeds · La Puente, CA

    Reported by Health Care Service Corporation

    $492.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 17477704

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Unpaid wages · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by De La Cruz & Camargo V. Drago Air Catering

    $479.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029730720

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Piedmont, CA

    Reported by Mcgraw Insurance Services Lp

    $463.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001836242

  • Strong match

    Francisco H Valenzuela

    Savings account · El Monte, CA

    Reported by Glendale Savings & Loan Association

    $461.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 10944222

  • Strong match

    Francisco M Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $457.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039942176

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Unpaid wages · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by Automatic Data Processing Inc

    $327.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 989921813

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American Modern Home Ins Co

    $297.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 18759417

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Casas V Scripps Health Inc Fund

    $211.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039739279

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Insurance proceeds · Huntington Park, CA

    Reported by Aetna Health Management Llc

    $202.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 15796810

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Security Life Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $195.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 988940419

  • Strong match

    Francisco A Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.a. (000601)

    $160.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034259874

  • Strong match

    Francisco J Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Csaa General Insurance

    $142.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964926281

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Unpaid wages · Indio, CA

    Reported by Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc.

    $137.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001383683

  • Strong match

    Francisco Ariel Valenzuela

    Credit balance · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Cdk Global Llc

    $137.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042798727

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Great Western Financial Corporation Insurance Agency

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $124.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 12525543

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $120.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033106499

  • Strong match

    Francisco G Valenzuela

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Calif Casualty Indemnity Exchange

    $112.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 12268541

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · South Gate, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $108.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009473924

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $103.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 18412212

  • Strong match

    Francisco Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Vista, CA

    Reported by Continental Exchange Solutions Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973497383

  • Strong match

    Francisco R Valenzuela

    Money order

    Reported by Wells Fargo & Company (apecs 1129)

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981953142

  • Likely match

    Francisca Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $450.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973157577

  • Likely match

    Frnacisco Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Continental Exchange Solutions Inc

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018940078

  • Likely match

    Francisca Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Paramount, CA

    Reported by Department Of Health Care Services

    $187.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037452977

  • Likely match

    Francisca Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · Carson, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $129.17 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018741572

  • Likely match

    F Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Monulla, CA

    Reported by United Texas & Oklahoma

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15570851

  • Likely match

    F Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $395.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 964076949

  • Worth checking

    Fred A Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Likely, CA

    Reported by General American Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,508.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 974564749

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Savings account · Lynwood, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,323.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 981597872

  • Worth checking

    Frank A Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,903.21 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 993922055

  • Worth checking

    Freddie Valenzuela

    Unpaid wages · Canyon Country, CA

    Reported by Paramount Pictures Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,731.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027871146

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Customers Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,684.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013126960

  • Worth checking

    Felisa I D Valenzuela

    Credit balance · Calexico, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,767.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023790962

  • Worth checking

    Fani Ramos Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Rancho Mirage, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,672.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 958828346

  • Worth checking

    Fernando O Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · El Centro, CA

    Reported by John Alden Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,452.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031671520

  • Worth checking

    Florencio A Valenzuela

    Uncashed check

    Reported by First Federal Bank Of California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,159.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 17483337

  • Worth checking

    Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Mossy Nissan 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.

    $1,095.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009282730

  • Worth checking

    Fabiola Valenzuela

    Unpaid wages · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Bravo V Sunrise Floor Systems

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,054.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017854406

  • Worth checking

    Fernando G Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by The May Department Stores

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $822.67 May Department Stores Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 13382203

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Thermal, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $803.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017375266

  • Worth checking

    Frank Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Derr, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison 4.78%

    $793.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 10266930

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na - North Carolina

    $770.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019390954

  • Worth checking

    Fred S Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · La Puente, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $715.19 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16343511

  • Worth checking

    Fely M Valenzuela

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Fidelity National Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $688.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 955991094

  • Worth checking

    Foster Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · South Lake Tahoe, CA

    Reported by Pacificare Of California

    $654.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005931417

  • Worth checking

    Felix Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    $643.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 13445124

  • Worth checking

    Flora J Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by The Sherwin Williams Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $536.81 Sherwin Williams Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 13227083

  • Worth checking

    Frankley Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Highland, CA

    Reported by Motors Insurance Corporation

    $518.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019544091

  • Worth checking

    Fernando G Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by The May Department Stores

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $502.69 May Department Stores Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 13382200

  • Worth checking

    Fabian Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Guilroy, CA

    Reported by Gmac Mortgage Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $501.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 964851792

  • Worth checking

    Felicisim Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Autonation Inc.

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967897532

  • Worth checking

    Fidelia Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Vista, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984734161

  • Worth checking

    Frances Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Unknown, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984240718

  • Worth checking

    Fidencio A Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $486.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17061896

  • Worth checking

    Fabian Valenzuela

    Unpaid wages · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Aeg Processing Center No. 58

    $482.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 970969264

  • Worth checking

    Filadelfo Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Taft, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    $477.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 969686688

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $476.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 987992539

  • Worth checking

    Frank Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    $473.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13254444

  • Worth checking

    Frank V Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Winters, CA

    Reported by Rogowski V State Farm Life Insurance

    $423.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039762495

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    $420.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000023167

  • Worth checking

    Fabian Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · El Monte, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $412.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039942173

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $402.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030871353

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · La Habra, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $400.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044032537

  • Worth checking

    Fred B Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Dreyfus Premier Aggressive Growth Cl A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $394.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 12615248

  • Worth checking

    Frank J Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $387.52 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018741575

  • Worth checking

    Felipe Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $359.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046732423

  • Worth checking

    Fidencia M Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $351.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 17539911

  • Worth checking

    Fam Day Care Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital One Bank National Association

    $349.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 961952002

  • Worth checking

    Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Pt Richmond, CA

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

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

    $339.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964050809

  • Worth checking

    Valenzuela

    Trust funds

    Reported by Law Offices Of Strauss Neibauer Anderson & Ramirez A Prof Corp

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

    $332.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 12232138

  • Worth checking

    Frank Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Gridley, CA

    Reported by Oroville Hospital

    $328.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022027335

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Insurance proceeds · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by State Farm Fire And Casualty Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $311.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 12281991

  • Worth checking

    Fabian Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Guilroy, CA

    Reported by Gmac Mortgage Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $306.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 964851791

  • Worth checking

    Fausto Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984734160

  • Worth checking

    Flores Alonso Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Rosamond, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005847310

  • Worth checking

    Florita Madlang Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Cedars-sinai Medical Center

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046069252

  • Worth checking

    Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

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

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954260143

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 987517357

  • Worth checking

    Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Huntington Pk, CA

    Reported by Century National Insurance

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

    $286.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013037817

  • Worth checking

    Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · S El Monte, CA

    Reported by Century National Insurance

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

    $285.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013037815

  • Worth checking

    Flora A Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · Gilroy, CA

    Reported by 180 Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $282.58 Franklin Flex Cap Grwth Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 18726319

  • Worth checking

    Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Sylmar, CA

    Reported by Prematic Service Corp - Ca

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

    $278.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18763865

  • Worth checking

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $276.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012269237

  • Worth checking

    Fidel Valenzuela

    Credit balance

    Reported by First Interstate Bank Of Ca Alex Brown Fin Gr C V Div

    $265.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 11298291

  • Worth checking

    Felizardo Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Maria, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $262.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027929278

  • Worth checking

    Felicia Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by United Texas & Oklahoma

    $260.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954696047

  • Worth checking

    Frank J Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Gridley, CA

    Reported by Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless

    $258.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 995601012

  • Worth checking

    Fabian Valenzuela

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Metabank Na

    $255.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 996497234

  • Worth checking

    Fidel Valenzuela

    Unclaimed refund · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Ge Money

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

    $238.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 956937655

  • Worth checking

    Federico Valenzuela

    Credit balance · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Genova Diagnostics

    $234.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045917043

  • Worth checking

    Fredy Tamez Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · Panorama City, CA

    Reported by Stockman V Wal-mart Associates Inc

    $230.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020553621

  • Worth checking

    Frank Valenzuela

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metabank National Association

    $230.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013332659

  • Worth checking

    Felicitas M Valenzuela

    Savings account · Hollister, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $229.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 17471134

  • Worth checking

    Fernando G Valenzuela

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Payless Shoesource Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $227.32 Collective Brands
    Start this claim

    State ID 18627837

  • Worth checking

    Fanny Valenzuela

    Unpaid wages · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Ross Stores Inc

    $226.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022017178

Showing the 100 most valuable of 175. 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

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 $18,290.

  • Silvano C. Galvan

    Probate estate · Orange County · 2021

    Matched on Valenzuela Fredrick (heir), Valenzuela Frank (heir)

    20 heirs named on the State’s record

    Part of this estate has already been paid out. It was $24,364.81 when the State received it.

    $18,289.89
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1009841817
    Case 30-2014-00729640-PR-LA-CJC

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.

  • Valenzuela Franciscortina

    Probate estate · Fresno County · 1987

    Matched on Valenzuela Franciscortina (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956829467
    Case 309335-8

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.