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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.

425 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $633,181 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 3,725 records under the surname Willis, worth $2,678,554. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    James J Willis

    Savings account · San Diego, CA

    Reported by San Diego County Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,045.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 999140413

  • Strong match

    James D Willis

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Technology Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,042.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044876356

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,863.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 13838755

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Cash held by the State · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,638.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024334805

  • Strong match

    James J Willis

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Placid Refining Co Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,592.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 970177336

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Unclaimed refund · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,390.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 996575643

  • Strong match

    James B Willis

    Deposit held · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Marine Federal Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,352.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 974578766

  • Strong match

    James F Willis

    Savings account · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,064.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 15595935

  • Strong match

    James D Jr Willis

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by San Francisco Federal Credit Union

    $992.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 12878260

  • Strong match

    James Jackson Willis

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $941.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 966078840

  • Strong match

    James Jackson Willis

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $897.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 962958974

  • Strong match

    James K Willis

    Escrow balance · Barstow, CA

    Reported by Phh Mortgage Corporation

    $788.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033076415

  • Strong match

    James Jackson Willis

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $732.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 956960928

  • Strong match

    James M Willis

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $678.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 984159780

  • Strong match

    James E Willis

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $597.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 17189643

  • Strong match

    James Q Willis

    Pension or retirement funds · Rancho Cordova, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $550.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 18380345

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Unpaid wages · Clearlake, CA

    Reported by Wal-mart Stores Inc. And Subsidiaries

    $538.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011728083

  • Strong match

    James E Willis

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    $532.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 953729610

  • Strong match

    James R Willis

    Stocks or securities · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $529.11 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15443789

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $511.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012820309

  • Strong match

    James J Willis

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $487.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011030656

  • Strong match

    James D Willis

    Savings account · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by First Citizens Bank

    $481.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 984397806

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Trust funds · Unknown,

    Reported by Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association

    $457.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 15656505

  • Strong match

    James Jackson Willis

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $451.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 955028997

  • Strong match

    James J Willis

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $422.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 18369245

  • Strong match

    James J Willis

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $420.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 17544375

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Old Republic Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $420.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14500387

  • Strong match

    James D Willis

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Technology Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $389.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044876354

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Trust funds

    Reported by Dept Of Corrections And Rehabilitation

    $359.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 12079891

  • Strong match

    James M Willis

    Unpaid wages · Rancho Cordova, CA

    Reported by Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc

    $323.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 980406290

  • Strong match

    James J Willis

    Cash held by the State · Inverness, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $321.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 973762663

  • Strong match

    James O Jr Willis

    Unpaid dividends · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Manulife Financial Corp/john Hancock Fin

    $306.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17424109

  • Strong match

    James J Willis

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $303.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 16663207

  • Strong match

    James G Willis

    Credit balance · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Winn Law Group A Pc

    $293.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004232907

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    $282.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020585940

  • Strong match

    James Willis

    Insurance proceeds · Gardena, CA

    Reported by Mercury Casualty Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $266.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 17652752

  • Likely match

    J Merriman Revocable Willis

    Savings account · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,617.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043520085

  • Likely match

    J R Willis

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Colorado State Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,159.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 9803971

  • Likely match

    J Willis

    Savings account

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $626.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 5509424

  • Likely match

    J Willis

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Orange County Register Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $311.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 18979917

  • Likely match

    J Willis

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Starcrest Escrow

    $310.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11110629

  • Likely match

    J D Willis

    Insurance proceeds · Manteca, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance Company

    $279.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 16363651

  • Likely match

    J Willis

    Unclaimed refund · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Prematic Service Corp - Ca

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $269.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 978047597

  • Likely match

    James A Wells

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Usaa Federal Savings Bank

    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.

    $129,712.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044729571

  • Likely match

    James Ronald Wells

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Invesco Investment Svcs Inc

    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.

    $54,276.57 Invesco Technology Fund Investor Cl
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045795404

  • Likely match

    James A Wells

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Usaa Federal Savings Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $50,168.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044739015

  • Likely match

    James Wells

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by New York Life Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,555.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017991490

  • Likely match

    James Milton Wells

    Cash held by the State · Redding, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Inc/hawthorne Financia

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,360.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 952338209

  • Likely match

    James Milton Jr Wells

    Cash held by the State · Redding, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Inc/hawthorne Financia

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,360.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 952338209

  • Likely match

    James R Wallis

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley D W Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,228.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 14647256

  • Likely match

    James Ron Wells

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,747.14 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 967277872

  • Likely match

    James H Wells

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by College Retirement Equities Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,787.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 13523150

  • Likely match

    James J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Freeport Mcmoran Copper & Gold Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,400.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 980312926

  • Likely match

    James L Wells

    Savings account · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by U. S. Bank, N. A.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,908.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036302462

  • Likely match

    James L Wallace

    Stocks or securities · Lakewood, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,616.55 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 975646799

  • Likely match

    James H Wallace

    Cash held by the State · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,083.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 18637826

  • Likely match

    James Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Indio, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,819.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 995257517

  • Likely match

    James Ron Wells

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,586.11 At & T Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 967930845

  • Likely match

    James R Walz

    Stocks or securities · Sn Bernrdno, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,265.57 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17202121

  • Likely match

    James A Wallace

    Stocks or securities · Sun Valley, CA

    Reported by Principal Financial Group Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,946.20 Principal Financial Group
    Start this claim

    State ID 18124680

  • Likely match

    James P Wallace

    Stocks or securities · Barstow, CA

    Reported by General Electric Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,305.35 General Electric Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 2512950

  • Likely match

    James M Wallace

    Unpaid dividends · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Inc The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,144.38 Home Depot Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010965981

  • Likely match

    James S Wallace

    Uncashed check · Arcata, CA

    Reported by Umpqua Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,126.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043210255

  • Likely match

    James H Wells

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,009.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 13531174

  • Likely match

    James Wallace

    Unclaimed refund · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044666182

  • Likely match

    James R Wells

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (500005)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,892.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 994046773

  • Likely match

    James J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,870.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 15162356

  • Likely match

    James Christophe Wells

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Evergy Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,812.43 Evergy Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021136612

  • Likely match

    James H Wallace

    Stocks or securities · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,791.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 16084601

  • Likely match

    James M Wells

    Stocks or securities · Chico, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,661.81 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 964241689

  • Likely match

    James A Wells

    Trust funds · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Mchie And Mchie

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,511.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 18691819

  • Likely match

    James F Walls

    Uncashed check · Irvine, CA

    Reported by M & T Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,490.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032283867

  • Likely match

    James O Wells

    Cash held by the State · Fpo San Francis, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,393.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 18630284

  • Likely match

    James Walls

    Unclaimed refund · San Jacinto, CA

    Reported by Western Riverside Council Of Governments (wrcog)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,352.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047393516

  • Likely match

    James M Wallace

    Unpaid dividends · Brea, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,349.82 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 953658234

  • Likely match

    James D Wallace

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,310.91 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15535486

  • Likely match

    James E Wallace

    Savings account · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,291.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 984938106

  • Likely match

    James Ronald Wells

    Savings account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (703)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,289.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005680712

  • Likely match

    James Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Chico, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,287.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 989023995

  • Likely match

    James E Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,244.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 988935582

  • Worth checking

    J J Wills

    Cash held by the State · Coronado, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $60,159.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 969871798

  • Worth checking

    Jeanne Willis

    Cash held by the State · Nevada City, CA

    Reported by Denali Holding Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $33,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 993813149

  • Worth checking

    John C Willis

    Savings account · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Na (california Foreign)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $20,259.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047281688

  • Worth checking

    Jerome C Willis

    Stocks or securities · Jackson, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $19,846.57 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040450400

  • Worth checking

    Jenna N Willis

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Invesco Investment Svcs Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,355.63 Invesco Oppenheimer Main St Fd Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045796202

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Willis

    Savings account · Ontario, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,269.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 977205228

  • Worth checking

    Jeral Willis

    Stocks or securities · Downey, CA

    Reported by Eversource Energy

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,248.48 Eversource Energy
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025573890

  • Worth checking

    Jerry Willis

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Delaware Vs New York Settlement

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,928.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 9431518

  • Worth checking

    Jacilyn Willis

    Cash held by the State · Copperopolis, CA

    Reported by The Bancorp Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,216.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034019362

  • Worth checking

    Jenna Willis

    Retirement account · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Lb - 06

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,418.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 994899324

  • Worth checking

    Jodyne Jean Willis

    Retirement account · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Lb - 06

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,418.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 994899324

  • Worth checking

    Jessica Willis

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Stride Bank N.a.

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,405.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040768417

  • Worth checking

    Jelanii Willis

    Escrow balance · Oklahoma, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,386.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044610450

  • Worth checking

    Julie Willis

    Cash held by the State · Los Alamitos, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,295.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 970869246

  • Worth checking

    Juanita Willis

    Savings account · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Oneunited Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,278.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 969796587

  • Worth checking

    Jean Willis

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,863.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 13838755

  • Worth checking

    Jerre Willis

    Endowment proceeds · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by New York Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,802.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 13568858

  • Worth checking

    Jovona Willis

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,746.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 987465310

  • Worth checking

    Joseph H Decd Willis

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Jackson National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,743.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018124544

  • Worth checking

    Willis

    Unpaid wages · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Sephora Usa 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.

    $2,737.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010240838

Showing the 100 most valuable of 425. 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

5 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 $592.

  • Howard Ethel

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2020

    Matched on Willis Jerry (heir)

    8 heirs named on the State’s record

    $591.82
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1004372581
    Case PES-11-294258

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.

  • Wallace James

    Probate estate · San Diego County · 2019

    Matched on Wallace James (decedent)

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

    $1,786.50 closed

    State ID 1002205658
    Case PA #20195948

  • Wells James Leo S

    Probate estate · San Diego County · 1977

    Matched on Wells James Leo S (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956812041
    Case 11528

  • Willis Johnnie Lore L

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1979

    Matched on Willis Johnnie Lore L (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956809671
    Case P 617600

  • Wallace J W

    Probate estate · Inyo County · 1978

    Matched on Wallace J W (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956829877
    Case 4506

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.