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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.

145 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $348,466 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 3,080 records under the surname Guerra, worth $1,793,813. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Luis E Guerra

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994812341

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Escrow balance · Bloomington, CA

    Reported by Emc Mortgage Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,380.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 956674412

  • Strong match

    Luis G Guerra

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Pivotal Century Plaza Hotel, Llc

    $733.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 14930799

  • Strong match

    Luis F Guerra

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Strategic Outsourcing Inc

    $561.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000626730

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Unpaid wages · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Strategic Outsourcing Inc

    $496.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 992570650

  • Strong match

    Luis E Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Mcgraw Insurance Services Lp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $483.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018464282

  • Strong match

    Luis P Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by California Earthquake Authority

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $448.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037141963

  • Strong match

    Luis A Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Burlingame, CA

    Reported by Progressive Casualty Insurance Co

    $429.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 10968256

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · W Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $415.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 989514097

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Uncashed check · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Western General Insurance Company

    $375.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14737757

  • Strong match

    Luis A Galdame Guerra

    Escrow balance · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Tower Escrow Inc.

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997394649

  • Strong match

    Luis P Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by California Earthquake Authority

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $342.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037141962

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $266.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012372715

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc.

    $236.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 990397481

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Uncashed check · Reseda, CA

    Reported by Kmart Corporation

    $223.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981251868

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Uncashed check · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by Rainbolt V Financial Assistance Fun

    $203.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008414087

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:1558-internal Reconciliation

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14906824

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $169.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003426129

  • Strong match

    Luis J Guerra

    Savings account · Tijuana Bc,

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank So Chula Vista

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $164.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 9164268

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Brea, CA

    Reported by Vpi - Veterinary Pet Ins Co.

    $163.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 961129634

  • Strong match

    Luis H Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Orange, CA

    Reported by Infinity Insurance Company

    $152.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 14998343

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Twentynin Plm, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    $151.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046212539

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Uncashed check · Dinuba, CA

    Reported by Caesars Entertainment Corp. & Entities

    $150.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001382421

  • Strong match

    Luis Negrete Guerra

    Escrow balance · Hollister, CA

    Reported by Greenhedge Escrow

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $142.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007277381

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Uncashed check · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $140.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020114935

  • Strong match

    Luis O Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $137.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039874763

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Sprint United Management

    $130.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 967299254

  • Strong match

    Luis A Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Huntington Pk, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $123.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 957333631

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Savings account

    Reported by Riverside Schools Credit Union

    $121.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1658701

  • Strong match

    Luis P Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by California Earthquake Authority

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $116.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030468742

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $109.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001183004

  • Strong match

    Luis A Guerra

    Unpaid wages · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Peron V The Vons Companies

    $102.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024369596

  • Strong match

    Luis A Guerra

    Unpaid wages · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Velazquez V Hunter Landscape Inc Et Al

    $101.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029709805

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $100.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003426135

  • Strong match

    Luis Bruno Guerra

    Savings account · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $100.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 989654736

  • Strong match

    Luis Guerra

    Uncashed check · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Cellco Partnership

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 961841803

  • Strong match

    Luis A Guerra

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034931801

  • Likely match

    Lisa Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Memorial Health Services

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,050.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040153932

  • Likely match

    Louis A Guerra

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Vivendi Universal/houghton Mifflin Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,827.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14941056

  • Likely match

    Lisa A Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Stryker Corporation And Subsidiaries

    $521.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019396500

  • Likely match

    Luz E Guerra

    Unpaid wages · Truckee, CA

    Reported by Safeway Inc

    $491.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036152330

  • Likely match

    Lisa E Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Huntingtn Bch, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $480.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 989514096

  • Likely match

    Louis A Guerra

    Savings account · Hollister, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $406.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 10465731

  • Likely match

    Lisa Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Huntingtn Bch, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    $379.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045893619

  • Likely match

    Louis Guerra

    Stocks or securities · Hollister, CA

    Reported by United Foods Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16226492

  • Likely match

    Louis Guerra

    Stocks or securities · Hollister, CA

    Reported by United Foods Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16187473

  • Likely match

    Luz Guerra

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $248.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019473170

  • Likely match

    Luz Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $208.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015748689

  • Likely match

    Louis S Guerra

    Cash held by the State · San Jose,

    Reported by J. C. Penney Company

    $172.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 4247030

  • Likely match

    Lisa E Dr Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Huntingtn Bch, CA

    Reported by Northwestern Mutual

    $164.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 974771536

  • Likely match

    Louis Guerra

    Uncashed check · Tustin, CA

    Reported by Simplicity Bank

    $162.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 987611273

  • Likely match

    Luz Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Fontana, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc.

    $159.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 969927171

  • Likely match

    Lisa E Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Barclays Bank Delaware

    $157.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 971813014

  • Likely match

    Louis A Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Mercury Insurance Company

    $143.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956793578

  • Likely match

    Luz Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Mtn View, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $138.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015748686

  • Likely match

    Lucy Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Oak Park, CA

    Reported by Credit Management Services Inc

    $117.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 979568560

  • Likely match

    Luisa Guerra

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:1091-olympic-bundy Branch

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $117.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 11016082

  • Likely match

    Loayza Delia Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    $105.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019480005

  • Likely match

    Luz Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Moneygram Payment Systems Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044858619

  • Likely match

    L Guerra

    Pension or retirement funds · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $326.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 973284868

  • Likely match

    L F Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $101.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12694450

  • Likely match

    Luis Garay

    Escrow balance · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $852.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 956453712

  • Likely match

    Luis Garay

    Cash held by the State · Perris, CA

    Reported by Caremarkpcs L L C

    $542.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1002043413

  • Likely match

    Luis Garay

    Unclaimed refund · Granada Hills, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $499.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033330125

  • Worth checking

    Lucy Ann Gray

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Rabobank N. A.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,026.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005180395

  • Worth checking

    Lucy T Gray

    Stocks or securities · Mendota, CA

    Reported by Investors Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,572.37 Putnam Investors Fundcl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 15620588

  • Worth checking

    Lois Gray

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Genworth Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,838.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039598361

  • Worth checking

    Luz Y Gray

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    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.

    $2,000.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046651334

  • Worth checking

    Lois V Gray

    Cash held by the State · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,882.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 967541193

  • Worth checking

    Louise Grua

    Endowment proceeds · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,750.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 11912091

  • Worth checking

    Lisa D Gray

    Stocks or securities · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,628.29 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044896788

  • Worth checking

    Lois E Gray

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Prudential 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.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,156.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 975341457

  • Worth checking

    Luz A Guerro

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Citimortgage Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,011.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 18761032

  • Worth checking

    Lois V Gray

    Stocks or securities · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $834.37 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16290077

  • Worth checking

    Lucy S Jt Gray

    Stocks or securities · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Oppenheimer Equity Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $749.69 Oppenheimer Equity Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 979762317

  • Worth checking

    Louis J Gray

    Cash held by the State · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by United Texas & Oklahoma

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17033988

  • Worth checking

    L Fordyce Garry

    Savings account · North Hills, CA

    Reported by Banc Of California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $206,453.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069736955

  • Worth checking

    L Saenger Custashley Gary

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Financial Data Services 4

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,646.53 Blackrock Value Opps Inst Cl
    Start this claim

    State ID 19066749

  • Worth checking

    Leslie Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Yuba City, CA

    Reported by Hartford Life And Accident Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,075.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 988405121

  • Worth checking

    L Cunningham Garry

    Cash held by the State · Cupertino, CA

    Reported by Jackson National Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,458.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058515133

  • Worth checking

    Ledwin Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Gilroy, CA

    Reported by Sunrise Banks

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,392.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028792311

  • Worth checking

    Leona Guerra

    Stocks or securities · Laguna Woods, CA

    Reported by Nuveen Amt-free Quality Muni Income Fund

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,631.58 Nuveen Amt-free Muni Income Fund
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010412710

  • Worth checking

    L Walter Gary

    Cash held by the State · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,490.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058542647

  • Worth checking

    L Fordyce Garry

    Cash held by the State · North Hills, CA

    Reported by Banc Of California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,149.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069736992

  • Worth checking

    L Dooley Gary

    Uncashed check · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Exchange Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,833.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1067275621

  • Worth checking

    L Fordyce Garry

    Cash held by the State · North Hills, CA

    Reported by Banc Of California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,457.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069736993

  • Worth checking

    Leona Guerra

    Unpaid dividends · Laguna Woods, CA

    Reported by Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,903.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007702832

  • Worth checking

    L Gray

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by San Diego County Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,075.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12961528

  • Worth checking

    Larry Guerra

    Cash held by the State · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,041.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024335843

  • Worth checking

    L Gore

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,039.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 998814409

  • Worth checking

    L Gard Gary

    Cash held by the State · Lakeport, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,005.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1089579515

  • Worth checking

    L Axelsen Gary

    Uncashed check · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Truist Financial 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.

    $1,816.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022080720

  • Worth checking

    L Grey

    Savings account · Leamington Warw,

    Reported by Sanwa Bank California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,764.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 5468430

  • Worth checking

    L Mccollum Gary

    Uncashed check · W Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,688.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1062972779

  • Worth checking

    L Cox Gary

    Uncashed check · Susanville, CA

    Reported by Tri Counties Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,667.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010938779

  • Worth checking

    L Davis Garry

    Uncashed check · Yuba City, CA

    Reported by Tri Counties Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,640.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010938778

  • Worth checking

    L Ethridge Gary

    Uncashed check · Phoenix, AZ

    Reported by Valencia V The Original Mowbrays Tree Service Inc Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,372.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1084303976

  • Worth checking

    Larry Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · Ojai, CA

    Reported by California Fair Plan Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,364.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041799130

  • Worth checking

    L Anderson Gary

    Savings account · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Travis Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,201.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1073319944

  • Worth checking

    Lauro Guerra

    Unclaimed refund · La Canada, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,195.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 964068655

Showing the 100 most valuable of 200. 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

2 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 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.

  • Guerra Luis

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2004

    Matched on Guerra Luis (decedent)

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

    $7,375.44 closed

    State ID 956817311
    Case BP064729

  • Gray L

    Probate estate · Riverside County · 1978

    Matched on Gray L (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956818670
    Case 40770

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.