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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.

21 exact, and 71 close matches worth a look

Worth $264,153 in total. 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 149 records under the surname Cawley, worth $64,344. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    John Cawley

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Sunrise Banks

    $504.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 998465456

  • Strong match

    John B Cawley

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $369.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 15922688

  • Strong match

    John D Cawley

    Cash held by the State · Lakeview Terrac, CA

    Reported by 21st Century Insurance Company

    $180.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9332543

  • Strong match

    John Cawley

    Unclaimed refund · Fort Bragg, CA

    Reported by Mendocino Coast District Hospital

    $124.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14557045

  • Strong match

    John Cawley

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $119.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006881608

  • Strong match

    John Cawley

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Masco Corp/henredon Furniture Ind Inc %ssb

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $116.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13026304

  • Likely match

    June Cawley

    Insurance proceeds · Fontana, CA

    Reported by 21st Century Insurance Company

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17744877

  • Likely match

    J Cawley

    Unclaimed refund · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Guild Mortgage Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $543.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 10226872

  • Likely match

    John Cole

    Cash held by the State · Hollister, CA

    Reported by Carrington Mortgage Services

    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.

    $6,303.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044058214

  • Likely match

    John Coyle

    Uncashed check

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,923.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 11431615

  • Likely match

    John J Coyle

    Deposit held · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,284.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 15596660

  • Likely match

    John C Caley

    Uncashed check · Lakewood, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,847.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011504719

  • Likely match

    John Coyle

    Savings account

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,603.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 12420290

  • Likely match

    John Douglas Cowle

    Deposit held · Redding, CA

    Reported by Ninjatrader Clearing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,471.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027310983

  • Likely match

    John Cole

    Cash held by the State · Potter Valley, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,375.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11162824

  • Likely match

    John A Jr Cole

    Uncashed check · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,692.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 14463768

  • Likely match

    John C Clay

    Cash held by the State · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,539.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031535555

  • Likely match

    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

  • Likely match

    John Cale

    Stocks or securities · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Trw Inc/bdm International Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17034855

  • Likely match

    John Jr Cale

    Stocks or securities · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Trw Inc/bdm International Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17034855

  • Likely match

    John Cali

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Public Storage Inc Common

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,380.22 Public Storage
    Start this claim

    State ID 955293616

  • Likely match

    John Clay

    Uncashed check · Suisun City, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032997366

  • Likely match

    John A Cole

    Savings account · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by United California Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,656.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 5467996

  • Likely match

    John Cole

    Uncashed check · Dana Point, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,581.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034127592

  • Likely match

    John Coyle

    Stocks or securities · Vista, CA

    Reported by The Enstar Group Inc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,576.57 Enstar Group Ltd
    Start this claim

    State ID 980087791

  • Likely match

    John E Calley

    Unclaimed refund · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044647934

  • Likely match

    John C Clay

    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.

    $1,459.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 17254062

  • Likely match

    John Cole

    Escrow balance · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Home Loans

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,419.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 984840832

  • Likely match

    John E Cole

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Viking Insurance Company Of Wisconsin

    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.

    $1,320.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011589053

  • Likely match

    John P Coll

    Cash held by the State · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Contran Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,183.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 13232473

  • Likely match

    John C Ii Caley

    Unpaid dividends · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,090.59 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005175400

  • Likely match

    John C Ii Caley

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,090.59 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005175399

  • Likely match

    John Cole

    Stocks or securities · Seven Persons, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,027.54 Cf Industries Holdings Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017795929

  • Likely match

    John Cole

    Unpaid wages · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Allied Security Holdings Llc

    $999.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001269179

  • Likely match

    John A Jr Cole

    Cash held by the State · Simi, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $994.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 962719389

  • Likely match

    John Callow

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $967.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041171680

  • Likely match

    John A Cole

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Park, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $914.11 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16274732

  • Likely match

    John A Cole

    Mineral or royalty payments · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Chaparral Energy Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $861.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 966484300

  • Worth checking

    Johnnie M Mother Cole

    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.

    $37,013.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039824331

  • Worth checking

    Joanne Cole

    Uncashed check · St Louis, MO

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $15,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043520146

  • Worth checking

    Jean R Clow

    Stocks or securities · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Manulife Financial Corp/john Hancock Fin

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,607.27 Manulife Financial
    Start this claim

    State ID 952408976

  • Worth checking

    Jean R Clow

    Stocks or securities · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Manulife Financial Corp/john Hancock Fin

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,607.27 Manulife Financial
    Start this claim

    State ID 952408975

  • 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

    Jeannie C Cole

    Cash held by the State · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Wachovia Bank N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,554.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 959005420

  • Worth checking

    Johnnie M Mother Cole

    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.

    $5,336.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040003008

  • Worth checking

    June M Cole

    Credit balance · Aliso Viejo, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,184.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 974621406

  • Worth checking

    June Clow

    Unpaid dividends · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,094.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999327462

  • Worth checking

    Jean R Clow

    Unpaid dividends · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Manulife Financial Corp/john Hancock Fin

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,868.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 952408973

  • Worth checking

    Jan Cole

    Unclaimed refund · Ballico, CA

    Reported by Ameriprise Auto And Home

    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.

    $2,458.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 992406643

  • Worth checking

    Jenna Cole

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by New York Life Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,205.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 12184031

  • Worth checking

    Joann Cola

    Credit balance · Lathrop, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,990.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043348054

  • Worth checking

    Jane J Cale

    Stocks or securities · San Juan Capist, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,926.23 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15454802

  • Worth checking

    Joanne R Coil

    Stocks or securities · Napa, CA

    Reported by Harley-davidson Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,702.12 Harley-davidson Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005940665

  • Worth checking

    Jean R Cull

    Stocks or securities · Lakeport, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,632.34 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 980484460

  • 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

    June Clow

    Unpaid dividends · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,547.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994156724

  • Worth checking

    June D Cole

    Uncashed check · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Colony Escrow Company

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14756313

  • Worth checking

    Joan M Coyle

    Uncashed check · Brea, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,468.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030453780

  • Worth checking

    Johnny L Coyle

    Uncashed check · Brea, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,468.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030453780

  • Worth checking

    Joann Cal

    Cash held by the State · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,393.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 18043925

  • Worth checking

    Joanne Cole

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Barclays Bank Delaware

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,344.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 960859772

  • Worth checking

    Jenny Coehlo

    Cash held by the State · Covelo, CA

    Reported by Oregon State Of

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,225.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17316057

  • Worth checking

    Joann Cole

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Hsbc Finance Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,219.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 954086169

  • Worth checking

    Joan J Coyle

    Cash held by the State · Calistoga, CA

    Reported by Pg&e Retirement Trust Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,150.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 968680439

  • Worth checking

    Jean E Coyle

    Cash held by the State · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,123.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039589619

  • Worth checking

    Jean Cole

    Stocks or securities · San Leandro,

    Reported by Raytheon

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,051.20 Raytheon Company New
    Start this claim

    State ID 13515948

  • Worth checking

    Joan K Clay

    Escrow balance · Middletown, CA

    Reported by First American Title Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 963574156

  • Worth checking

    Jan M Calle

    Uncashed check · Villa Park, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032849220

  • Worth checking

    Jenni A Coello

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $984.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 971301073

  • Worth checking

    Johnny Coyle

    Uncashed check · Brea, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $853.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027229587

  • Worth checking

    Jean R Clow

    Cash held by the State · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Armed Forces Insurance Exchange

    $825.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 960453793

  • 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

    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

    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

  • 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

    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

    Jamie Cawley

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Mcgraw Insurance Services Lp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $829.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039407132

  • 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

    Jamie R Cawley

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

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

    $409.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047390724

  • Worth checking

    Jeff Cawley

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $234.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 972451631

  • Worth checking

    Jeff Cawley

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by State Of Massachusetts

    $227.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 18054766

  • Worth checking

    Jessica S Cawley

    Savings account · Benicia, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $194.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 957591078

  • Worth checking

    Jeremy Cawley

    Stocks or securities · San Lorenzo, CA

    Reported by Wealthfront Brokerage Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $131.39 Schwab Us Broad Market Et
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034858042

  • Worth checking

    Jeremy Cawley

    Stocks or securities · San Lorenzo, CA

    Reported by Wealthfront Brokerage Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $128.51 Schwab International Equi
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034858040

  • Worth checking

    Jeremy Cawley

    Stocks or securities · San Lorenzo, CA

    Reported by Wealthfront Brokerage Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $123.40 Ishares Core S&p Total Us Stock Market
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034858045

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Cawley

    Unclaimed refund · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by New Hampshire Indemnity Co

    $113.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 952481011

  • Worth checking

    Jamie Cawley

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

    $107.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029394127

  • Worth checking

    Jonathan J Cawley

    Cash held by the State · San Lorenzo, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $107.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042501983

  • Worth checking

    Jeremy Cawley

    Stocks or securities · San Lorenzo, CA

    Reported by Wealthfront Brokerage Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $106.91 Ishares National Muni Bond Etf
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034858044

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

3 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 $3,631.

  • Cole Joann E

    Probate estate · Solano County · 2024

    Matched on Cole Joann E (decedent)

    $3,630.61
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1032525111
    Case FPR049052

2 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.

  • Call Joseph

    Probate estate · Sacramento County · 2002

    Matched on Call John (heir)

    2 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $23.00 closed

    State ID 956812750
    Case 83230

  • Coley Richard R Jr.

    Probate estate · Contra Costa County · 2019

    Matched on Coley Jeanie K (heir)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 999215856
    Case P11 - 00912

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.