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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.

329 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $152,234 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 2,333 records under the surname Cummings, worth $1,882,371. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    John I Cummings

    Stocks or securities · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,581.26 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040453753

  • Strong match

    John J Cummings

    Unpaid dividends · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Liberty Tax Credit Plus Iii Lp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,305.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 967536152

  • Strong match

    John J Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Hca Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,846.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 14748057

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Golden Eagle Insurance Corp

    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.

    $1,013.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964824966

  • Strong match

    John Jr Cummings

    Uncashed check · Corona Del Mar, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $900.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025167050

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Golden Eagle Insurance Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $802.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976563410

  • Strong match

    John M Cummings

    Stocks or securities · El Monte, CA

    Reported by Axa Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $737.76 Axa-adr
    Start this claim

    State ID 16462738

  • Strong match

    John L Cummings

    Unpaid dividends · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Royal Gold Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $720.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036100799

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994639047

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Golden Eagle Insurance Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $689.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969516584

  • Strong match

    John I Cummings

    Stocks or securities · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $625.49 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040432492

  • Strong match

    John D Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Spring Valley Lake, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $575.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012326136

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $551.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 974764592

  • Strong match

    John W Cummings

    Stocks or securities · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by The Mony Group Inc Common (ca)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $521.01 Mony Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14924502

  • Strong match

    John E Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Palm Desert, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044649461

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $434.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954256692

  • Strong match

    John W Cummings

    Uncashed check · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Capital One Bank, National Association

    $420.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 992093956

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless

    $411.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 963973401

  • Strong match

    John L Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Yucca Valley, CA

    Reported by United Concordia Companies Inc.

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024783811

  • Strong match

    John J Cummings

    Unpaid dividends · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    $393.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 971484479

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Uncashed check

    Reported by San Diego County Credit Union

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 990058438

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Uncashed check

    Reported by San Diego County Credit Union

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 990058437

  • Strong match

    John L Cummings

    Unpaid dividends · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Royal Gold Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $330.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036100798

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Uncashed check · Red Bluff, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $314.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032959352

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Uncashed check · Red Bluff, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $302.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044061445

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $291.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013131117

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $266.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 996650756

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Money order

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    $260.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994866070

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Sequoia Equities Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $219.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001389219

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by Mcgraw Insurance Services Lp

    $199.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046011915

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Moorpark, CA

    Reported by Comenity Bank

    $196.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025335803

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Diamond Bar, CA

    Reported by Financial Indemnity Company

    $193.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 13269897

  • Strong match

    John James Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $188.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017831635

  • Strong match

    John Jr Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Weyerhaeuser Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $171.78 Weyerhaeuser Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1777712

  • Strong match

    John J Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Wellpoint Inc.

    $163.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965862324

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Insurance proceeds · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $152.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 10867619

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Saratoga, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044649462

  • Strong match

    John Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Santee, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $142.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045155543

  • Likely match

    Joanne M Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Paula, CA

    Reported by California Capital Ins Company

    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.

    $5,602.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001111945

  • Likely match

    Jean M Cummings

    Uncashed check · Mentone, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-south

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,082.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 967268675

  • Likely match

    Jeannie L Gdn Cummings

    Savings account · San Pablo, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,339.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 987983572

  • Likely match

    Joan D Cummings

    Deposit held · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:2182-lakeside Branch

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,265.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 12728046

  • Likely match

    Jeannie L Cummings

    Cash held by the State · San Pablo, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $522.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 987983862

  • Likely match

    Jeanne Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by Att Services Inc

    $499.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 991147306

  • Likely match

    Joan Cummings

    Savings account · Perris, CA

    Reported by Riverside National Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $460.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 10878337

  • Likely match

    Jeanne Cummings

    Savings account · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by The Bank Of New York Mellon

    $354.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010401406

  • Likely match

    Janna Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $263.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 994697824

  • Likely match

    Joan M Cummings

    Savings account · Cupertino, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $240.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 13632270

  • Likely match

    Jen Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by State Of Ohio

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $235.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 3020704

  • Likely match

    Jenny Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by State Of Ohio

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $216.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 3020701

  • Likely match

    Jean Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a (300056)

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 978815999

  • Likely match

    Gina Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Carpinteria, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $199.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041065593

  • Likely match

    Gina M Cummings

    Uncashed check · Danville, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $173.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000300268

  • Likely match

    Jean O Cummings

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $171.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 980389726

  • Likely match

    Joan M Cummings

    Uncashed check · Cupertino, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $158.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 18304979

  • Likely match

    Jenny Cummings

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $139.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024473586

  • Likely match

    J P Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Lakewood, CA

    Reported by Vodafone Group Plc/airtouch Communicatio

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $241.70 Vodafone Group Plcadr
    Start this claim

    State ID 14822560

  • Likely match

    J Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $239.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 982745820

  • Likely match

    J P Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by At&t Teleholdings Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $180.12 Sbc Communications Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14570561

  • Likely match

    J Cummings

    Pension or retirement funds

    Reported by Unionbancal Corp

    $170.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 11211229

  • Likely match

    J H Cummings

    Insurance proceeds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by California Physician's Service Dba Blue

    $168.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 17841083

  • Likely match

    J G Cummings

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Olympic & Beverly

    $139.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1209180

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey R Cummings

    Uncashed check · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,611.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044110500

  • Worth checking

    Jim Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044649468

  • Worth checking

    James L Cummings

    Uncashed check · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,727.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032857778

  • Worth checking

    James Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,845.31 Elevance Health Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019211272

  • Worth checking

    James W Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by National Technical Systems Inc Common

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,699.09 National Technical Systems Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 11619268

  • Worth checking

    Jason O Cummings

    Escrow balance · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,269.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037366068

  • Worth checking

    James Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Keyes, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,100.82 Qualcomm Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 975285186

  • Worth checking

    Jimmy L Cummings

    Uncashed check · Rohnert Park, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,042.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024450496

  • Worth checking

    James A Cummings

    Stocks or securities · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by Verizon Communications

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,734.67 Verizon Communications Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 964775791

  • Worth checking

    Juanita V Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,492.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 967541911

  • Worth checking

    James Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Keyes, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,463.03 Cray Inc New
    Start this claim

    State ID 975285187

  • Worth checking

    James E Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Value Line Premier Growth Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,567.62 Value Line Special Premier Growth
    Start this claim

    State ID 13010325

  • Worth checking

    Jodi Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Orange, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,241.21 Fidelity Grwth & Income
    Start this claim

    State ID 981368436

  • Worth checking

    James A Cummings

    Unpaid dividends · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by Verizon Communications

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,005.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 964775790

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey L Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp

    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.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 963281513

  • Worth checking

    Jodi Cummings

    Credit balance · Orange, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,788.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 981369247

  • Worth checking

    Jeff A Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Palo Cedro, CA

    Reported by Homefed Corp/homefed Corp (old) (1-249 Shares)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,678.59 Homefed Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 17057027

  • Worth checking

    Jeri L Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Palo Cedro, CA

    Reported by Homefed Corp/homefed Corp (old) (1-249 Shares)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,678.59 Homefed Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 17057027

  • Worth checking

    James A Cummings

    Stocks or securities · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,668.91 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16277184

  • Worth checking

    James Jr Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Jackson, CA

    Reported by Motorola Solutions Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,525.38 Motorola Solutions Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 984656858

  • Worth checking

    Cummings

    Savings account · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Morris Plan Company Of California The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,403.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 409847

  • Worth checking

    Jesse J Cummings

    Deposit held · Mckinleyville, CA

    Reported by Department Of Financial Protection And Innovation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,290.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025646035

  • Worth checking

    Jonathan Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,284.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 999411735

  • Worth checking

    James Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Oroville, CA

    Reported by Tokyo Electron Ltd

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,240.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008800178

  • Worth checking

    Jordan P Cummings

    Uncashed check · Montclair, CA

    Reported by Usaa Federal Savings Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036898767

  • Worth checking

    James Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Pacific Dental Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,196.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047828108

  • Worth checking

    Jeri Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Insurance Company Of The West

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,153.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 955858910

  • Worth checking

    James E Cummings

    Unpaid dividends · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Bp Plc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,107.32 B P Plc Adr
    Start this claim

    State ID 975710875

  • Worth checking

    Jamila Cummings

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Integon National Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,020.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013029152

  • Worth checking

    James Cummings

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Middlebury College

    $974.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032307284

  • Worth checking

    Jewell Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $899.90 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 999103507

  • Worth checking

    Jerilin Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Menifee, CA

    Reported by American Balanced Fund-f1

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $880.55 American Fds American Balanced Fd Cl F-1
    Start this claim

    State ID 985429903

  • Worth checking

    Julie Cummings

    Insurance proceeds · Pleasanton, CA

    Reported by American Security Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $841.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 12628973

  • Worth checking

    Janice Cummings

    Cash held by the State · Citrus Heights, CA

    Reported by General Electric Company

    $826.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031666080

  • Worth checking

    Juanita R Cummings

    Uncashed check · Lamont, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (1703)

    $800.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044681200

  • Worth checking

    James M Cummings

    Stocks or securities · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by General Electric Co/ionics Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $794.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 16059902

  • Worth checking

    Judy Cummings

    Credit balance · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $777.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007503802

  • Worth checking

    James E Cummings

    Uncashed check · Hercules, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $766.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024267768

Showing the 100 most valuable of 329. 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.

2 are still open, holding $17,995.

  • Newman Deborah

    Probate estate · Riverside County · 2017

    Matched on Cummings James (heir)

    7 heirs named on the State’s record

    $11,959.30
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 990140352
    Case MCP 1400615

  • Newman Deborah

    Probate estate · Riverside County · 2018

    Matched on Cummings James (heir)

    7 heirs named on the State’s record

    $6,035.26
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 995911106
    Case MCP 1400615

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.

  • Cummings Jessie S

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2005

    Matched on Cummings Jessie S (decedent)

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

    $7,138.27 closed

    State ID 956823059
    Case NP009063

  • Ganson Shirley

    Probate estate · 2010

    Matched on Cummings James (heir)

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

    $146.00 closed

    State ID 959086722
    Case YP007994

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.

Find out in About Thirty Seconds

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.