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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.

105 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $108,949 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 831 records under the surname Haines, worth $537,162. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    James Gilbert Haines

    Retirement account · Helendale, CA

    Reported by Raymond James Trust Company Of Nh

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $22,693.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039239996

  • Strong match

    James H Haines

    Unpaid dividends · La Honda, CA

    Reported by Exxonmobil Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,010.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 17234201

  • Strong match

    James A Haines

    Uncashed check · Bonita, CA

    Reported by Mission Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,005.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046744074

  • Strong match

    James H Haines

    Unpaid dividends · Woodside,

    Reported by Exxonmobil Corp

    $590.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 4358945

  • Strong match

    James E Haines

    Cash held by the State · Napa, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $394.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 987794139

  • Strong match

    James Haines

    Unclaimed refund · Napa, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $195.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 978970407

  • Strong match

    James Haines

    Unclaimed refund · Helendale, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    $189.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027585641

  • Strong match

    James H Haines

    Stocks or securities · Lake Forest, CA

    Reported by Computervision Corp Misc Cash

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $174.30 Parametric Technology Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 14263394

  • Strong match

    James Haines

    Unclaimed refund · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by General Casualty Ins Co Of Wi

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $159.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033624754

  • Strong match

    James H Haines

    Unpaid dividends · Menlo Park,

    Reported by Exxonmobil Corp

    $153.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 4241798

  • Strong match

    James Haines

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Catholic Health Initiatives

    $138.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022703236

  • Strong match

    James Haines

    Unclaimed refund · Napa, CA

    Reported by Tennille V Western Union Qsf

    $131.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003811187

  • Likely match

    J H Haines

    Unpaid dividends · Woodside, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley D W Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,743.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 14949301

  • Likely match

    J H Haines

    Stocks or securities · Woodside, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley D W Inc.

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $966.60 General Motors Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 14647582

  • Likely match

    J H Haines

    Savings account · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Union Bank

    $292.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 5377371

  • Likely match

    J M Haines

    Unclaimed refund · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $246.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 17918308

  • Likely match

    J Haines

    Cash held by the State · Apo Ae,

    Reported by Trans World Assurance Co

    $145.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17797804

  • Likely match

    James Heinz

    Uncashed check · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,113.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021198057

  • Likely match

    James Hines

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by National Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,533.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 967509924

  • Likely match

    James R Henzi

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by American Modern Home Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,675.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 986031530

  • Likely match

    James D Hines

    Cash held by the State · Panorama City, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,624.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 970972068

  • Likely match

    James Hines

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Metabank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,445.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013251138

  • Likely match

    James E Haynes

    Unclaimed refund · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by State Farm Lloyds

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,334.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046775601

  • Likely match

    James C Hines

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,304.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 14460702

  • Likely match

    James Hennesy

    Cash held by the State · Tehachapi, CA

    Reported by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (cigna-west)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 962594675

  • Likely match

    James R Hines

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,076.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 968477929

  • Likely match

    James E Haynes

    Escrow balance · Frazier Park, CA

    Reported by First American Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970018530

  • Likely match

    James R Hennessey

    Cash held by the State · El Monte, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $896.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 12740595

  • Likely match

    James J Hennessy

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bryan Steam Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $765.23 Bryan Steam Corporationcap
    Start this claim

    State ID 12988454

  • Likely match

    James M Haynes

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Capital One National Association (21100)

    $757.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 978255958

  • Likely match

    James J Hines

    Cash held by the State · Studio City, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    $743.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 883121

  • Likely match

    James D Hines

    Cash held by the State · Panorama City, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $687.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 970971755

  • Likely match

    James Haynes

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    $687.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 995258074

  • Likely match

    James R Hinz

    Uncashed check · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Vanguard- 9956

    $680.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018234330

  • Likely match

    James R Hinz

    Uncashed check · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Vanguard- 9956

    $680.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018234329

  • Likely match

    James Hanes

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Pershing Llc

    $642.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 967385406

  • Likely match

    James R Hinz

    Stocks or securities · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $639.77 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005974988

  • Likely match

    James W Haynes

    Escrow balance · West Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Citimortgage Inc.

    $570.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 999984532

  • Likely match

    James W Hince

    Unpaid wages · London United Kingd,

    Reported by Gep Atl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    $538.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 998553864

  • Likely match

    James A Haynes

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Old American County Mutual Fir

    $507.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17228928

  • Likely match

    James Hance

    Unclaimed refund · Lakeside, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $416.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 982746805

  • Likely match

    James W Hines

    Cash held by the State · Newport Coast, CA

    Reported by Dcp Operating Company Lp

    $405.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 997876977

  • Likely match

    James E Hines

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $396.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 992117061

  • Likely match

    James I Haynes

    Unpaid dividends · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by East Daggafontein Mines Limited Adr

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $379.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 11855318

  • Likely match

    James Hines

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Bank Of America

    $376.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1275799

  • Likely match

    James Hennessy

    Unclaimed refund · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Csg Systems Inc

    $376.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994256638

  • Likely match

    James A Hince

    Credit balance · Rancho Santa Margari, CA

    Reported by Connexus Energy

    $371.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025163605

  • Worth checking

    Jerome B Haines

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by New York Life Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,564.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 974754063

  • Worth checking

    Joyce W Haines

    Cash held by the State · Pacifica, CA

    Reported by The Independent Order Of Foresters

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,940.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 967548365

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey R Haines

    Uncashed check · Malibu, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,296.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 987904622

  • Worth checking

    Jeff F Haines

    Stocks or securities · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Vodafone Group Plc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,197.48 Vodafone Group Plc New Adr
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041418868

  • Worth checking

    John Haines

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029242781

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer J Haines

    Savings account · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Illinois

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,898.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 18340652

  • Worth checking

    J Hockmann Heinz

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Usc Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,611.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1088083951

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey R Haines

    Uncashed check · Encino, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,396.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 964813673

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey R Haines

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,392.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 971467781

  • Worth checking

    Judith Haines

    Cash held by the State · Big Bear Lake, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,254.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017752288

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey R Haines

    Unpaid dividends · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Manulife Financial Corp/john Hancock Fin

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,120.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 952410414

  • Worth checking

    Joni Haines

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,039.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 975341519

  • Worth checking

    Joni Haines

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,039.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 975341518

  • Worth checking

    Jane Haines

    Uncashed check · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Spring Mountain Escrow

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13546926

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey Haines

    Uncashed check · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Spring Mountain Escrow

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13546926

  • Worth checking

    Jeff Haines

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 990200090

  • Worth checking

    J Schmidt Heinz

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999928479

  • Worth checking

    Jean M Haines

    Stocks or securities · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by Pace Fund - A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $953.02 Van Kampen Pace A
    Start this claim

    State ID 957594664

  • Worth checking

    J Haynes

    Cash held by the State · Glendora, CA

    Reported by Delaware Vs New York Settlement

    $926.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 3313385

  • Worth checking

    Johanna Nicole Haines

    Unpaid dividends · Big Bear Lake, CA

    Reported by Southwest Gas Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $870.13 Southwest Gas Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 967899186

  • Worth checking

    Jessamine Haines

    Cash held by the State · Brookdale, CA

    Reported by Axa - Equitable

    $747.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 2038326

  • Worth checking

    Jerrold Haines

    Unclaimed refund · West Covina, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $743.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 996652614

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Clark Haines

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980978593

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Clark Haines

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984662217

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Anne Haines

    Unpaid dividends · El Dorado Hills, CA

    Reported by Avaya Inc (private)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $577.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 967878430

  • Worth checking

    Jesse Haines

    Savings account · Sonoma, CA

    Reported by Great Western Bank

    $551.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12173552

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Haines

    Stocks or securities · Pleasant Hill, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $510.58 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010998163

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Clark Haines

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984662216

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Clark Haines

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 989542105

  • Worth checking

    J P Henz

    Cash held by the State · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Imco Realty Services Inc

    $495.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9253523

  • Worth checking

    Jonathan Haines

    Stocks or securities · San Luis Obispo, CA

    Reported by Cap Viii-mustang Village Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $494.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027485129

  • Worth checking

    Jon Haines

    Cash held by the State · Pine Mtn Club, CA

    Reported by Blackstone Group

    $481.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 959287498

  • Worth checking

    John Haines

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Allied Universal Topco Llc

    $480.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008448239

  • Worth checking

    John L Haines

    Mineral or royalty payments · Coronado, CA

    Reported by Shell Trading (us) Company

    $475.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 997696056

  • Worth checking

    Haines

    Unclaimed refund · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

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

    $450.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 971209633

  • Worth checking

    Judith Haines

    Cash held by the State · Big Bear Lake, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $388.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017752287

  • Worth checking

    Johnette R Haines

    Uncashed check

    Reported by John L. Sullivan Investments Inc.

    $387.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 958820902

  • Worth checking

    Jessilyn Haines

    Cash held by the State · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $335.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032790433

  • Worth checking

    Justin Haines

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by The Bancorp Bank

    $332.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017325660

  • Worth checking

    Joel Haines

    Unclaimed refund · Glendale, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $324.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006019960

  • Worth checking

    Jeanine Haines

    Cash held by the State · La Verne, CA

    Reported by Calif Casualty Indemnity Exchange

    $303.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001384877

  • Worth checking

    John M Haines

    Stocks or securities · Arroyo Grande, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $284.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 15924925

  • Worth checking

    Jackline Haines

    Unclaimed refund · Chino, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    $279.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001235129

  • Worth checking

    Jr Marvin Haines

    Unpaid wages · Corona, CA

    Reported by United Parcel Service Inc

    $277.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 955033213

  • Worth checking

    Jamie Haines

    Cash held by the State · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Mervyns

    $277.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 9254723

  • Worth checking

    John W Haines

    Stocks or securities · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Fluor Corporation New -common

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $271.98 Fluor Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 952581454

  • Worth checking

    Jeff Haines

    Deposit held · Malibu, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $271.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 983301834

  • Worth checking

    John L Haines

    Uncashed check · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Ticor Title Company Of California

    $266.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 14894978

  • Worth checking

    Janet K Haines

    Cash held by the State · Lincoln, CA

    Reported by Optum Bank

    $264.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046412147

  • Worth checking

    Jeff R Haines

    Credit balance · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $260.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 18026682

  • Worth checking

    Judy Haines

    Escrow balance · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Netco Title Company (ca)

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 996593247

  • Worth checking

    Justin Haines

    Unclaimed refund · Antioch, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services, Inc.

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047228375

  • Worth checking

    John Ellison Haines

    Uncashed check · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    $241.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034330069

Showing the 100 most valuable of 140. 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.

4 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.

  • Haines James A Jr.

    Probate estate · San Bernardino County · 2002

    Matched on Haines James A Jr. (decedent)

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

    $56.72 closed

    State ID 956821076
    Case PA4772

  • Lewis Savanna

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1999

    Matched on Haynes James Earl Thomas (heir)

    3 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $35.64 closed

    State ID 956805111
    Case PP001746

  • Shantz Mildred Nelmes

    Probate estate · Orange County · 1993

    Matched on Hennessey James (heir)

    5 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956815935
    Case A 159226

  • Hennessy Ellen

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2021

    Matched on Hennessy James (heir)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 1009844021
    Case BP129440

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.