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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.

257 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $243,825 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 2,374 records under the surname Ventura, worth $1,866,527. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Cash held by the State · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by The Insurance Company Of The State

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,113.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 960920224

  • Strong match

    Juan C Ventura

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Finance Corporation (holder 10)

    $622.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 969956965

  • Strong match

    Juan Antonio Ventura

    Savings account · Wilmington, CA

    Reported by Lbs Financial Credit Union

    $486.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 969754115

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Savings account · Sun Valley, CA

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 978516609

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Savings account · Sun Valley, CA

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 978516609

  • Strong match

    Juan C Ventura

    Insurance proceeds · R Cucamonga, CA

    Reported by Mercury Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $330.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 18496582

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Unpaid wages · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by Employbridge Holding Co Fka New Koosharem Corp

    $324.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 989784175

  • Strong match

    Juan Gilberto Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Infinity Insurance Company

    $320.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025677752

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Primerica Shareholder Services

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $287.63 Invesco Equity & Income Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031450967

  • Strong match

    Juan Carlos Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Continental Exchange Solutions Inc

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973497430

  • Strong match

    Juan C Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $229.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000849394

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Barrett Business Services Inc

    $224.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013468266

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Coalinga, CA

    Reported by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

    $218.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 980906597

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $209.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012124176

  • Strong match

    Juan R Ventura

    Unpaid wages · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Jojos California Family Restaurants, Inc.

    $178.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 15105699

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Unpaid wages · Concord, CA

    Reported by Dsi Assignee Fbo Creditors Of Value Star Inc

    $165.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 18745482

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Credit balance · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a (300056)

    $155.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 990748316

  • Strong match

    Juan C Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Tracy, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $154.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044769011

  • Strong match

    Juan D Ventura

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043841599

  • Strong match

    Juan Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Port City Operating Company, Llc

    $106.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019843647

  • Likely match

    Jane V Ventura

    Savings account · San Bruno, CA

    Reported by Capital One National Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,644.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 972122021

  • Likely match

    Jan Ventura

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $900.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041184783

  • Likely match

    Jenny Ventura

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041184784

  • Likely match

    Jan V Ventura

    Escrow balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Fidelity National Title Company Of Calif

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964957648

  • Likely match

    Jane Ventura

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    $476.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026791860

  • Likely match

    Jane V Ventura

    Uncashed check · San Bruno, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984735233

  • Likely match

    John Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Radian Guaranty Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $214.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 953848983

  • Likely match

    John Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · San Bruno, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $184.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18832553

  • Likely match

    John Ventura

    Uncashed check · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Navia Benefit Solutions Inc

    $175.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031631803

  • Likely match

    Juana Ventura

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Reiter Berry Farms

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17152667

  • Likely match

    John Paul Ventura

    Unpaid wages · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Staples Inc

    $142.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035611790

  • Likely match

    Juana Ventura

    Credit balance · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $115.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023795002

  • Likely match

    Jane U Ventura

    Uncashed check · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Georgeson Llc

    $106.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034697572

  • Likely match

    Jin C Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Automatic Data Processing Inc

    $102.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 13899005

  • Likely match

    J M Ventura

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Sunset & Hammond

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,359.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 10008784

  • Likely match

    J Ventura

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $305.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008941215

  • Likely match

    J Ventura

    Cash held by the State · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Caremarkpcs L L C

    $244.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 16549978

  • Likely match

    J Ventura

    Uncashed check · Mexico,

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $224.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 848072

  • Likely match

    J Ventura

    Escrow balance · Port Hueneme, CA

    Reported by Stewart Title Of Calif. Inc.

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $218.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 953770284

  • Likely match

    J Ventura

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by San Gabriel Valley Hotel Restaurant

    $130.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 9342093

  • Likely match

    J H Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $129.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 989535592

  • Worth checking

    Jean M Vander

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Cenlar Fsb

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,179.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 976767810

  • Worth checking

    Jan Paul Venter

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,048.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 970775589

  • Worth checking

    John C Venter

    Cash held by the State · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $200.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021518402

  • Worth checking

    Jane Venturi

    Unclaimed refund · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless

    $148.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 15726422

  • Worth checking

    Joan Vondra

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Catamaran Pbm Of Illinois Ii Inc. Fka

    $136.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976037077

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Credit balance · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $34,220.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047361528

  • Worth checking

    Joseph A Ventura

    Retirement account · Huntingtn Bch, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $20,908.33 American Fd Income Fd Of America Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019840471

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,774.05 Vanguard Growth Etf
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360609

  • Worth checking

    Joseph A Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,791.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 983569926

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,529.85 Vanguard Value Index Fund Etf
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360608

  • Worth checking

    Joseph A Ventura

    Pension or retirement funds · Huntington Beach, CA

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,665.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 978523977

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,471.67 Doubleline Total Return B
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360997

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,405.39 Spdr Bloomberg Etf
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360612

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,058.72 Adv Inner Crl Edgwd Rtl
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047361000

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,792.77 Pimco Foreign Bond Fund Class A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047361001

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,659.06 Pimco Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund Class A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360999

  • Worth checking

    Javier Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Moorpark, CA

    Reported by Caliber Home Loans Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,150.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026001679

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,806.68 Glenmede Sm Cp Eq Adv Sh
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360998

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,715.93 Ishares Iboxx & Et Invt Grade Corp Bd
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360606

  • Worth checking

    Jaime Rios Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Quanta Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,506.32 Quanta Services Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025526479

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,359.54 Ishares Core Msci Eafe Et
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360611

  • Worth checking

    Joseph A Ventura

    Retirement account · Huntingtn Bch, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,357.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019840267

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,527.69 Jh Iii Discip Val Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360995

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,474.73 Diamond Hill L/c Invs
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360996

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Ventura

    Uncashed check · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,332.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043541473

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,954.94 Ishares Us Treas Bd Etf
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360610

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,534.05 Ishares 1-3yr Treas Bd
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047360607

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,936.22 Blackrock High Yield Bond Port Inv A Shares
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047361002

  • Worth checking

    Jr Jose Luis Ventura

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,582.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045416754

  • Worth checking

    Jaime Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Chico, CA

    Reported by Pacific Dental Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047830873

  • Worth checking

    Justine Ventura

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Customers Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,370.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013127309

  • Worth checking

    Joel Ventura

    Unpaid wages · Watsonville, CA

    Reported by Bbsi

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,335.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028577459

  • Worth checking

    Jack E Ventura

    Savings account · Claremount, CA

    Reported by California Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,205.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 12737923

  • Worth checking

    Jaime Ventura

    Money order

    Reported by Wells Fargo & Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,008.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 977494318

  • Worth checking

    Josafath R Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Cameron Park, CA

    Reported by Progressive West Insurance Com

    $943.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026474287

  • Worth checking

    Jose Ventura

    Money order · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs

    $908.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 962706606

  • Worth checking

    Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Pbg

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

    $889.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 13748841

  • Worth checking

    Jessica Ventura

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metabank National Association

    $823.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021938244

  • Worth checking

    Julia Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    $786.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009040550

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Ventura

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $752.34 Unisource Energy Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 13384102

  • Worth checking

    Jeanette R Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    $723.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 979549194

  • Worth checking

    Josue C Ventura

    Uncashed check · Citrus Heights, CA

    Reported by Gonzalez V Frank Carson Landscape And Ma

    $719.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039679031

  • Worth checking

    Julio Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance Co-specialty

    $670.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025717207

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $655.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000506307

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Yuba City, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $640.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967636265

  • Worth checking

    Janine A Ventura

    Pension or retirement funds · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Principal Life Insurance Co

    $597.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004389793

  • Worth checking

    Ventura

    Uncashed check · Ventura, CA

    Reported by National Oilwell Varco L.p.

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

    $595.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040194479

  • Worth checking

    Joel Ventura

    Savings account · East Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Operating Engineers Federal Credit Union

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

    $559.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967667790

  • Worth checking

    Jorge A Ventura

    Uncashed check · Sn Bernrdno, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $522.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 994822896

  • Worth checking

    Jaqueline I Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965565512

  • Worth checking

    Julia Ventura

    Uncashed check · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Classic Escrow Inc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10228756

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $498.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000506306

  • Worth checking

    Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Winnetka, CA

    Reported by Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc

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

    $498.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027092838

  • Worth checking

    Jose L Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Mcgraw Insurance Services Lp

    $495.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 987370811

  • Worth checking

    Josue Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $479.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965460278

  • Worth checking

    Jacobo Ventura

    Money order · Canoga Park, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs

    $479.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956044254

  • Worth checking

    Ventura

    Unclaimed refund · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

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

    $465.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 971215074

  • Worth checking

    Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Pixley, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $463.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 978963783

  • Worth checking

    Jose Ventura

    Cash held by the State · Royal Oaks, CA

    Reported by State Compensation Insurance Fund

    $460.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 986026621

Showing the 100 most valuable of 257. 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.

  • Tollefsen Erma Emiliesdine

    Probate estate · San Mateo County · 1995

    Matched on Ventura Janet (heir)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956806118
    Case 95601

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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