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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.

51 exact, and 49 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $550,805 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 230 records under the surname Welker, worth $175,430. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,523.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031664920

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Palm Desert, CA

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,902.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019365465

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998712464

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998712463

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998712462

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998712461

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998712460

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998712459

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998712458

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998712457

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 998712456

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004338156

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004338155

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004338154

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $478.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004338153

  • Strong match

    James R Welker

    Cash held by the State · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Hewlett Packard Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994595864

  • Strong match

    James L Welker

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Mississippi State Of

    $218.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 3211997

  • Strong match

    James L Welker

    Unclaimed refund · Vista, CA

    Reported by United Services Automobile Association

    $156.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 980080225

  • Strong match

    James Welker

    Unclaimed refund · Challenge, CA

    Reported by Worldcom Inc Subsidiaries

    $134.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 15114194

  • Likely match

    J R Welker

    Mineral or royalty payments · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Atlantic Richfield

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $558.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 11567148

  • Likely match

    J Welker

    Cash held by the State · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    $106.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 979515568

  • Likely match

    James W Walker

    Uncashed check · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by Bmo Bank Na (fka) Bmo Harris Bank Na)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    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.

    $105,775.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026144505

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Stocks or securities · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Spartan Motors Inc Common 55076

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $47,138.94 Spartan Motors Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14254546

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Savings account

    Reported by Water And Power Community Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $42,155.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 14445057

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Stocks or securities · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by First Banks America, Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $40,540.01 First Banks America Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14755489

  • Likely match

    James B Walker

    Stocks or securities · Tustin, CA

    Reported by Consolidated Edison Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $33,079.68 Consol Edison Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15755525

  • Likely match

    James Lyle Walker

    Uncashed check · S Pasadena, CA

    Reported by First Hawaiian Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $30,571.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032712995

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Unpaid dividends · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo & Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $30,112.92 Wells Fargo & Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 967984885

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Stocks or securities · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo & Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $30,112.92 Wells Fargo & Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 967984884

  • Likely match

    James W Walker

    Cash held by the State · Glendora, CA

    Reported by Lvb Acquisition Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967812692

  • Likely match

    James E Jr Walker

    Uncashed check · Oakdale, CA

    Reported by Cit Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,857.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 979725680

  • Likely match

    James D Walker

    Stocks or securities · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Equity Income Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,014.70 Putnam Large Cap Value Fund, Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 17454477

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Unpaid dividends · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo & Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,061.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 967984883

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Cash held by the State · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Trust National Assoc. (ca)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11975418

  • Likely match

    James W Walker

    Unclaimed refund · Vista, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044666164

  • Likely match

    James B Walker

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Fpa Funds

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,600.75 Fpa New Income Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 18883757

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Stocks or securities · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Bre Properties Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,553.67 Bre Properties Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 968014012

  • Likely match

    James C Walker

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Avatex Corporation Misc Cash 04394

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,153.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 13112425

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Stocks or securities · Guildford Surrey, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,131.45 Lsi Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 954719147

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 972538265

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Uncashed check · Hayward, CA

    Reported by State Of South Carolina

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,592.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 17266178

  • Likely match

    James D Walker

    Escrow balance · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Citimortgage Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,422.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 999985989

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Cash held by the State · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Members Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,204.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 12616457

  • Likely match

    James M Walker

    Escrow balance · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,689.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011847166

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Chubb Group Of Insurance Companies

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,617.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 978284554

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Stocks or securities · Hayward, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,580.40 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008470389

  • Likely match

    James L Walker

    Stocks or securities · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Clearbridge Appreciation Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,514.07 Lm Clearbridge Appreciation Fd Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 971598880

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Cash held by the State · Hayward, CA

    Reported by The Chase Manhattan Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,434.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 17158119

  • Likely match

    James J Walker

    Uncashed check · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,373.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 980445841

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Stocks or securities · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Bre Properties Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,355.35 Bre Properties Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 968014011

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Escrow balance · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,288.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037377863

  • Likely match

    James R Walker

    Cash held by the State · Upland, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,197.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031538002

  • Likely match

    James H Walker

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by United Heritage Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,189.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004256427

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Stocks or securities · Guildford Surrey, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,055.43 Harmonic Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 954719148

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Becton Dickinson And Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,011.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 17619885

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Uncashed check · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by Republic Bancorp Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,890.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967996065

  • Likely match

    James H Walker

    Stocks or securities · Upland, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,864.34 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16345385

  • Likely match

    James L Walker

    Stocks or securities · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Principal Financial Group Demutualization (ca)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,850.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16367068

  • Likely match

    James S Walker

    Stocks or securities · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Leidos Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,827.08 Leidos Holdings Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1048029686

  • Likely match

    James B Walker

    Unclaimed refund · Lincoln, CA

    Reported by Rpm Luxury Auto Sales Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,813.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 996602040

  • Likely match

    James A Walker

    Unpaid dividends · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo & Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,760.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 964522680

  • Likely match

    James R Walker

    Savings account · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Community Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,669.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1758943

  • Likely match

    James E Jr Walker

    Uncashed check · Oakdale, CA

    Reported by Cit Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,565.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 979725679

  • Likely match

    James J Walker

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,430.68 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16345386

  • Likely match

    James S Walker

    Cash held by the State · Winchester, CA

    Reported by Atlantis Holdings Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,358.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 971099541

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by O'connor Hospital

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13824123

  • Likely match

    James M Walker

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,170.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 5267261

  • Likely match

    James R Walker

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by The Hanover Insurance Group

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,142.48 Allmerica Financial Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 15658872

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Savings account · Compton, CA

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Compton Office

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,071.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 5252111

  • Likely match

    James J Walker

    Stocks or securities · Chicago, IL

    Reported by Mcculloch Oil Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,047.39 Mco Holdings
    Start this claim

    State ID 875878

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Cash held by the State · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,002.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 992659015

  • Likely match

    James Walker

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042309081

  • Worth checking

    Jean Welker

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,523.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031664920

  • Worth checking

    J J Walker

    Savings account · Santa Fe Spring, CA

    Reported by Banco Popular North America

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $12,649.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 17720007

  • Worth checking

    Jeanne M Welker

    Cash held by the State · Monterey, CA

    Reported by Rank Group Plc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,607.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 963040463

  • Worth checking

    J Y Walker

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,481.49 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15535336

  • Worth checking

    J C Walker

    Savings account · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Union Safe Deposit Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,397.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 14708801

  • Worth checking

    J E Walker

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Vodafone Group Plc/airtouch Communicatio

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,329.39 Vodafone Group Plcadr
    Start this claim

    State ID 14823989

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Welker

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Bcbsmn Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021536225

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Welker

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Bcbsmn Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021536224

  • Worth checking

    J L Walker

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Citicorp Leasing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,140.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 18732660

  • Worth checking

    Jereldene R Welker

    Mineral or royalty payments · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Atlantic Richfield

    $628.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 14997491

  • Worth checking

    Judy P Welker

    Cash held by the State · Petaluma, CA

    Reported by Adp Benefit Services Ky Inc.

    $564.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 13457395

  • Worth checking

    Jerry Welker

    Credit balance · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by Blue Triton Brands, Inc.

    $535.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037235316

  • Worth checking

    Jane Burns Welker

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Matson Navigation Company Inc

    $498.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 958183813

  • Worth checking

    Jeanne M Welker

    Unpaid dividends · Monterey, CA

    Reported by Rank Group Plc

    $452.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 960652654

  • Worth checking

    Jerry L Welker

    Cash held by the State · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $356.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030028917

  • Worth checking

    Jacqueline Welker

    Unclaimed refund · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    $328.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 17597738

  • Worth checking

    Jerry L Welker

    Cash held by the State · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $317.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030028916

  • Worth checking

    Jill Marie Welker

    Unpaid wages · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by Travel Plus Leisure Co.

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

    $298.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026503016

  • Worth checking

    Jerry W Jr Welker

    Unpaid dividends · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

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

    $247.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 17859862

  • Worth checking

    Jody Welker

    Savings account · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $242.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042311807

  • Worth checking

    Jacqueline Welker

    Escrow balance · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Home Loans

    $236.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 966164571

  • Worth checking

    Judy Welker

    Unclaimed refund · Danville, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Communications Llc

    $193.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033415220

  • Worth checking

    Jean Welker

    Savings account · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Wescom Credit Union

    $176.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 15126085

  • Worth checking

    Julie Welker

    Unclaimed refund · Paradise, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008002668

  • Worth checking

    Jon Welker

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $147.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022979875

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey Welker

    Cash held by the State · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $139.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040781485

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Welker

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Bcbsmn Inc

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001832045

  • Worth checking

    Jean Welker

    Credit balance · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by (21100) Capital One National Association

    $121.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 987639874

Showing the 100 most valuable of 107. That is a common name — add a first name or a city to narrow it, and try any former spelling.

Tell us if this name comes up again

Banks and insurers hand accounts to the State Controller roughly twice a year, and the file grows every time. We will keep checking this name against each new file and write to you if it appears.

Only about this name, and you can stop it from any email. We do not sell or share the address.

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

There is no deadline. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely, so nothing here is urgent.

A Second State File

1 probate estate carries that name

Separately from unclaimed accounts, the State Controller publishes the estates of deceased people that reached it through county probate. This file names the decedent and the heirs on record, which the main file does not.

1 more under that name that can no longer be claimed

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

  • Walker J M

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2000

    Matched on Walker J M (decedent)

    11 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $361.07 closed

    State ID 956815869
    Case 21408

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.