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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.

102 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $261,094 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 977 records under the surname Cooley, worth $644,911. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    James K Cooley

    Stocks or securities · Travis Afb, CA

    Reported by Oppenheimerfunds Distributor Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $884.71 Oppenheimer Equity Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 13886569

  • Strong match

    James R Cooley

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $793.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 970662790

  • Strong match

    James R Cooley

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $458.63 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15460994

  • Strong match

    James R Cooley

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $235.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 7005930

  • Strong match

    James C Cooley

    Unclaimed refund · Frazier Park, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $182.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 991448534

  • Strong match

    James E Cooley

    Credit balance · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $161.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 16645672

  • Strong match

    James Jr Cooley

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Sempra Energy

    $154.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 997148816

  • Strong match

    James Cooley

    Unclaimed refund · Frazier Park, CA

    Reported by Lakeshore Medical Clinic

    $139.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 990351025

  • Strong match

    James Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Eureka, CA

    Reported by Optumrx Administrative Services Llc

    $138.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012754908

  • Strong match

    James Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Lafayette, CA

    Reported by Metabank Na

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013251702

  • Likely match

    J E Jr Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Old American County Mutual Fir

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $274.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13372404

  • Likely match

    J L Cooley

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Axa - Equitable

    $267.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1261457

  • Likely match

    J M Cooley

    Stocks or securities · Menifee, CA

    Reported by Tosco Corporation C/o Nappco

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $254.04 Tosco Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 4328310

  • Likely match

    J Cooley

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $173.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 971207917

  • Likely match

    J S Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Beac, CA

    Reported by Mcdonnell Douglas Corp Douglas Aircraft Co

    $105.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 557905

  • Likely match

    James J Coyle

    Unpaid dividends · Palos Verdes Estates, CA

    Reported by Edison International

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $20,941.95 Edison International
    Start this claim

    State ID 955271806

  • Likely match

    James C Cale

    Retirement account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $16,394.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014137850

  • Likely match

    James C Cale

    Retirement account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $15,898.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014137849

  • Likely match

    James D Clay

    Cash held by the State · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,032.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009858184

  • Likely match

    James F Coyle

    Cash held by the State · Carmel, CA

    Reported by Renesas Electronics Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 989364431

  • Likely match

    James J Coyle

    Unpaid dividends · Los Gatos, CA

    Reported by Duke Energy Corp Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,606.22 Duke Energy Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010372373

  • Likely match

    James S Cull

    Cash held by the State · Santaana, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,461.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 970973445

  • Likely match

    James W Coyle

    Stocks or securities · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,109.21 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025592438

  • Likely match

    James J Coyle

    Stocks or securities · Palos Verdes Estates, CA

    Reported by Edison International

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,650.44 Edison International
    Start this claim

    State ID 955271805

  • Likely match

    James E Cole

    Cash held by the State · Montebello, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,212.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 971090365

  • Likely match

    James J Coyle

    Cash held by the State · Morrobay, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,192.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 970973437

  • Likely match

    James L Cole

    Uncashed check · Selma, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,683.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 973182411

  • Likely match

    James A Cawley

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,659.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 18030603

  • Likely match

    James B Call

    Cash held by the State · Bloomington, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,073.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 998813654

  • Likely match

    James D Clay

    Stocks or securities · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,961.25 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16274200

  • Likely match

    James F Cole

    Stocks or securities · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Blackrock High Income Fund A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,815.44 Merrill Lynch Bd Fd High Incm Cl I
    Start this claim

    State ID 11608751

  • Likely match

    James R Coil

    Cash held by the State · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,657.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 972726199

  • Likely match

    James B Clay

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,606.07 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16274199

  • Likely match

    James F Cole

    Uncashed check · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Stewart Title Of Calif., Inc. State Division

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17220363

  • Likely match

    James V Cole

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Franklin Benevolent Corportation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,457.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 13803092

  • Likely match

    James R Cowley

    Stocks or securities · Carmel, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,042.78 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 18628246

  • Likely match

    James Coyle

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,031.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039676339

  • Likely match

    James H Coyle

    Unpaid dividends · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Pimco Pims High Yield Fund Class C

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 955237807

  • Likely match

    James P Colee

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Highland & Hollywood

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,841.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 10008277

  • Likely match

    James C Cole

    Escrow balance · San Anselmo, CA

    Reported by Servicelink Holdings Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,835.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008213694

  • Likely match

    James N Clay

    Stocks or securities · La Habra, CA

    Reported by Honeywell International

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,698.58 Honeywell Intl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16565314

  • Likely match

    James E Cole

    Cash held by the State · Compton, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,493.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970996022

  • Likely match

    James D Clay

    Stocks or securities · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,308.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 16102347

  • Likely match

    James Coyle

    Unclaimed refund · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Amco Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,253.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 992333554

  • Likely match

    James Cale

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California - South

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,191.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 952555737

  • Likely match

    James H Coil

    Uncashed check · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,102.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 969356237

  • Likely match

    James Cule

    Cash held by the State · Mammoth Lake, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,085.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 964548488

  • Likely match

    James D Cole

    Stocks or securities · Rllng Hls Est, CA

    Reported by Us Bancorp Fund Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,083.64 Nationwide Mut Fds New High Yield Bd Fd Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 975687243

  • Likely match

    James M Clay

    Savings account · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,023.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 981435152

  • Likely match

    James P Cole

    Stocks or securities · Rancho Cordova, CA

    Reported by Hallwood Realty Partners Lp

    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.

    $973.22 Hallwood Realty Partners L P New
    Start this claim

    State ID 14229807

  • Likely match

    James Cole

    Uncashed check · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Lb - 21

    $923.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 13498133

  • Likely match

    James C Cole

    Credit balance · Temecula, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $835.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 18458135

  • Likely match

    James R Coley

    Uncashed check · Compton, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    $830.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046960363

  • Worth checking

    J P Jr Cole

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Unumprovident Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $17,488.97 Unum Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 12993751

  • Worth checking

    Jeanne Cooley

    Uncashed check · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,139.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 980908202

  • Worth checking

    J Cole

    Savings account · Newark, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,806.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 10021652

  • Worth checking

    J H Mrs Cole

    Savings account

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0311-wilshire-la Brea Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,529.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1703423

  • Worth checking

    J D Cole

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,680.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 10465575

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey T Cooley

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by The May Department Stores

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,709.54 May Department Stores Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 16427548

  • Worth checking

    Jeannette Cooley

    Uncashed check · Toluca Lake, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0058-north Hollywood Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,797.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 11837274

  • Worth checking

    Judy Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Athene Annuity And Life Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,432.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039823182

  • Worth checking

    John V Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Gordeno, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,516.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 17254564

  • Worth checking

    Jack D Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Caliber Home Loans Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,013.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026000089

  • Worth checking

    Jack Cooley

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,713.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009039103

  • Worth checking

    Jesse E Cooley

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Community West Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,701.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 968973814

  • Worth checking

    Jane D Cooley

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,624.01 Pg&e Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044678302

  • Worth checking

    Jack Deogracias Cooley

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Invesco Investment Svcs Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,577.96 Invesco Summit Fund - Class P
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045795527

  • Worth checking

    J Ballard Callie

    Cash held by the State · Jackson, CA

    Reported by Volkswagen Credit 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.

    $1,554.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060607194

  • Worth checking

    Jacqueline K Cooley

    Stocks or securities · Corona, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,156.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15665461

  • Worth checking

    J H Clay

    Cash held by the State · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Fia Card Services N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,142.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 958369802

  • Worth checking

    J T Richard Clay

    Mineral or royalty payments · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Enterprise Crude Oil Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,112.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 995988370

  • Worth checking

    Joshua B Cooley

    Stocks or securities · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Uncashed Checks

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14266309

  • Worth checking

    J R Cole

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $828.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 973283131

  • Worth checking

    Jack D Cooley

    Credit balance · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Scottrade Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $743.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 981320785

  • Worth checking

    Josh Cooley

    Unpaid wages · Orinda, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $737.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023818087

  • Worth checking

    Jeff Cooley

    Uncashed check · Chico, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $636.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032958667

  • Worth checking

    Jeff Cooley

    Uncashed check · Chico, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $633.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044060841

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey Cooley

    Unpaid wages · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Fred Meyer Stores Inc.

    $583.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 973167687

  • Worth checking

    June Cooley

    Trust funds

    Reported by Empress Rehabilitation Center

    $576.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 17389823

  • Worth checking

    Joseph D Cooley

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $558.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 974733511

  • Worth checking

    Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Uncashed Warrants

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $557.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 982076560

  • Worth checking

    Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Uncashed Warrants

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $557.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 982076560

  • Worth checking

    Jeanette C Cooley

    Unclaimed refund · Chico, CA

    Reported by Chase Home Finance Llc

    $552.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 957567316

  • Worth checking

    Jake A Cooley

    Cash held by the State · San Lorenzo, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of So Cal

    $533.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035758589

  • Worth checking

    Josh Cooley

    Unpaid wages · Orinda, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $510.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045638460

  • Worth checking

    John Cooley

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Liberty Insurance Underwriters

    $463.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13617399

  • Worth checking

    Jacqueline Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Corning, CA

    Reported by California Physician Service Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $445.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030421051

  • Worth checking

    Jerome L Cooley

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $443.01 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 983746982

  • Worth checking

    John Cooley

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Networks Electronics Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $420.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18078764

  • Worth checking

    Josh Cooley

    Unpaid wages · Orinda, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $417.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045638454

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer L Cooley

    Escrow balance · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Home Loans

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $395.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976096798

  • Worth checking

    Josh Cooley

    Unpaid wages · Orinda, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $395.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030747230

  • Worth checking

    Jannette Cooley

    Deposit held · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by California Federal Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $364.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 12772419

  • Worth checking

    Joshua Patrick Cooley

    Cash held by the State · Lafayette, CA

    Reported by Broadcast Music Inc

    $314.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1048003895

  • Worth checking

    Jason Cooley

    Savings account

    Reported by Travis Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $314.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 975677850

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey Cooley

    Unpaid wages · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Fred Meyer Stores Inc.

    $300.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 973167776

  • Worth checking

    Jean Cooley

    Uncashed check · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984683319

  • Worth checking

    Joni M Cooley

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $299.80 Sara Lee Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 2628798

  • Worth checking

    Jeff Cooley

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $299.80 Sara Lee Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 2629099

  • Worth checking

    Joni M Cooley

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $299.80 Sara Lee Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 2629099

Showing the 100 most valuable of 150. 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

4 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 $50.

  • Cooley Jeannette

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1998

    Matched on Cooley Jeannette (decedent)

    $50.20
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 956828170
    Case EP001546

3 more under that name that can no longer be claimed

When an estate goes unclaimed long enough, the State takes permanent title to it and no claim will be paid afterwards. These are shown because knowing what happened to a relative’s estate is worth something even when the money is gone. Nobody can recover these — if a firm offers to, that alone tells you what they are.

  • Coyle James J Aterina

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1985

    Matched on Coyle James J Aterina (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956821685
    Case P 659 021

  • Clay James Rrichard

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1977

    Matched on Clay James Rrichard (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956817972
    Case 612798

  • Cooley Juliah Brandonez

    Probate estate · San Diego County · 1983

    Matched on Cooley Juliah Brandonez (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956820008
    Case 13670

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.