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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.

364 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $180,976 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 4,228 records under the surname Owens, worth $2,942,594. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Uncashed check · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Citibank N. A.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,702.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 966486361

  • Strong match

    Michael H Owens

    Uncashed check · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Cca Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,649.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030960818

  • Strong match

    Michael T Owens

    Stocks or securities · Harbor City, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,350.82 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16320593

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Uncashed check · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Galpin Jaguar Lincoln Mercury Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,026.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021590819

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Cash held by the State · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    $995.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045402528

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Nez Perce County

    $867.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 955077549

  • Strong match

    Michael B Owens

    Cash held by the State · Rancho Cordova, CA

    Reported by Pacific Pioneer Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $695.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010169336

  • Strong match

    Michael D Owens

    Uncashed check · Encinitas, CA

    Reported by Texas State Of

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $693.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 17359996

  • Strong match

    Michael C Owens

    Cash held by the State · Paramount, CA

    Reported by Caliber Home Loans Inc

    $692.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026001119

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Stocks or securities · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Voyager Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $668.46 Putnam Voyager Fund B
    Start this claim

    State ID 17070245

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Deposit held · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $540.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 966235400

  • Strong match

    Michael K Owens

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $496.02 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15509801

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $485.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036825154

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    $394.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 17919277

  • Strong match

    Michael S Owens

    Stocks or securities · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Calamp Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $389.05 Calamp Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 984820666

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Unclaimed refund · La Habra Heights, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $327.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033857347

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by The Home Depot U.s.a. Inc.

    $322.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 992657925

  • Strong match

    Michael Eric Owens

    Uncashed check · Ceres, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984717587

  • Strong match

    Michael J Owens

    Uncashed check · Los Gatos, CA

    Reported by Usaa Federal Savings Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $273.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044735283

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento,

    Reported by Citation Insurance Company

    $237.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 4434362

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Uncashed check · Davis, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 978839867

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Cash held by the State · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $191.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041131814

  • Strong match

    Michael Robert Owens

    Cash held by the State · Colorado Springs, CA

    Reported by Pluto Holdings Inc

    $185.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036884193

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Cash held by the State · Tarzana, CA

    Reported by Travelzoo Inc

    $183.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 974820608

  • Strong match

    Michael E Owens

    Credit balance · Vista, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $181.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1016187444

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Safeco Ins Co Of America

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $167.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969821102

  • Strong match

    Michael D Owens

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Principal Life Insurance Co

    $157.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 9505119

  • Strong match

    Michael Owens

    Cash held by the State · Newport Coast, CA

    Reported by Metabank Na

    $155.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005111186

  • Strong match

    Michael K Owens

    Insurance proceeds · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by State Of Washington

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $154.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18063294

  • Strong match

    Michael L Owens

    Cash held by the State · Moorpark, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $149.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012385244

  • Likely match

    Michelle R Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,350.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046228499

  • Likely match

    Michelle Owens

    Savings account · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Valliwide Bank

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

    $756.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 12349173

  • Likely match

    Michelle R Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $709.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046222134

  • Likely match

    Michelle R Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $702.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032491815

  • Likely match

    Michelle R Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $698.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032485766

  • Likely match

    Michelle R Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $653.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031014888

  • Likely match

    Michelle R Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $621.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012244606

  • Likely match

    Michelle R Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $580.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031008391

  • Likely match

    Michelle Owens

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Teg Staffing Inc

    $550.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 981977505

  • Likely match

    Michelle A Owens

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $476.65 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16320594

  • Likely match

    Mashelle Owens

    Uncashed check · Los Osos, CA

    Reported by Levine V Associated Students Fund

    $416.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038255656

  • Likely match

    Michelle A Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (500005)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $400.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029573568

  • Likely match

    Michelle A Owens

    Stocks or securities · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $398.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 16142726

  • Likely match

    Mitchell Owens

    Stocks or securities · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15509803

  • Likely match

    Michelle Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

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

    $262.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 957333980

  • Likely match

    Michelle Owens

    Deposit held · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $234.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028713063

  • Likely match

    Michelle Owens

    Cash held by the State · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of California

    $205.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022064014

  • Likely match

    Michelle Owens

    Deposit held · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by Southwest Gas Corporation

    $203.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 977830088

  • Likely match

    Michele Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Office Depot Inc

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969198806

  • Likely match

    Michele Owens

    Uncashed check · Corning, CA

    Reported by Webtpa Employer Services Llc

    $185.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007741021

  • Likely match

    Michial J Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $176.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003274633

  • Likely match

    Michelle Owens

    Savings account · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $166.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006456253

  • Likely match

    Michelle Owens

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $160.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 993120037

  • Likely match

    M Owens

    Cash held by the State · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,738.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 954797757

  • Likely match

    M Owens

    Cash held by the State · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,672.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 954797758

  • Likely match

    M C Owens

    Stocks or securities · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Rockwell Automation Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,471.80 Rockwell Automation Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 954567654

  • Likely match

    M C Owens

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Rockwell International Corporation

    $561.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 13276738

  • Likely match

    M D John Owens

    Cash held by the State · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Health Net Life Insurance Co.

    $452.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 984272897

  • Likely match

    M D Mark Owens

    Cash held by the State · Carmichael, CA

    Reported by Health Net Of California Inc

    $421.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009233777

  • Likely match

    M Owens

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $387.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 954625829

  • Likely match

    M Owens

    Cash held by the State · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $249.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5454211

  • Likely match

    M L Owens

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Ford Motor Company

    $211.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1381281

  • Likely match

    M C Owens

    Unpaid dividends · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Rockwell Automation Inc

    $189.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 954567653

  • Likely match

    M V Owens

    Cash held by the State · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by National Credit Union Administration

    $173.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1222998

  • Likely match

    M C Owens

    Stocks or securities · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Boeing Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $163.89 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 16442885

  • Likely match

    M R Owens

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Raytheon Company

    $152.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 9334470

  • Likely match

    M J Ownes

    Unpaid wages · Monterey, CA

    Reported by Corning Inc

    $105.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 10375724

  • Worth checking

    Madeline Owens

    Stocks or securities · Carmichael, CA

    Reported by Pnc Financial Services Group The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $39,928.81 Pnc Financial Services Group
    Start this claim

    State ID 13878745

  • Worth checking

    Martha A Owens

    Savings account · Monrovia, CA

    Reported by Glendale Savings & Loan Association

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,468.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 9468507

  • Worth checking

    Marvin N Owens

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,342.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036326463

  • Worth checking

    Mary Sharon E Owens

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by United Healthcare Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,666.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036576397

  • Worth checking

    Maud W Owens

    Cash held by the State · Lincoln, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Passbook Accounts

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,588.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 133967

  • Worth checking

    Meagan M Owens

    Uncashed check · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Na (california Foreign)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,310.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047283097

  • Worth checking

    Mary F Owens

    Savings account · Highland, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,853.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043520918

  • Worth checking

    Murleen Owens

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Western-southern Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,126.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 980613964

  • Worth checking

    Mary Owens

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,012.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024433798

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Owens

    Unpaid wages · West Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,689.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004617622

  • Worth checking

    Margaret L Owens

    Unpaid wages · Del Mar, CA

    Reported by Scripps Health

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,496.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 978183790

  • Worth checking

    Maurice Owens

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Security Life Insurance

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,360.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 979588955

  • Worth checking

    Owens

    Insurance proceeds

    Reported by Mid Century Insurance Company

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,271.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 17607022

  • Worth checking

    Marie Owens

    Savings account · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Banco Popular North America

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,725.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 961156427

  • Worth checking

    Marguerite Owens

    Mineral or royalty payments · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Bi-petro Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,638.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 991242373

  • Worth checking

    Marvel C Owens

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by California Federal Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,625.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 14984777

  • Worth checking

    Mary C Owens

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Family Service Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,544.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 984388335

  • Worth checking

    Marvin R Owens

    Savings account · Compton, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0889-east Compton Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,514.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 9146717

  • Worth checking

    Morrison Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison 4.78%

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,511.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11984483

  • Worth checking

    Marcia Owens

    Unclaimed refund · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Western Riverside Council Of Governments (wrcog)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,393.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037500692

  • Worth checking

    Marjorie E Owens

    Stocks or securities · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Hartford Insurance Group Inc The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,347.13 Hartford Financial Services Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005598690

  • Worth checking

    Marjorie E Owens

    Stocks or securities · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Hartford Insurance Group Inc The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,347.13 Hartford Financial Services Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005598689

  • Worth checking

    Margaret R Owens

    Stocks or securities · Poway, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,156.59 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032355754

  • Worth checking

    Meagan M Owens

    Savings account · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Na (california Foreign)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047274880

  • Worth checking

    Owens

    Uncashed check

    Reported by T M C Escrow Co

    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 10093608

  • Worth checking

    Marjorie M Owens

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by The Independent Order Of Foresters

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,886.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010027205

  • Worth checking

    Mark Owens

    Stocks or securities · Seal Beach, CA

    Reported by Time Warner, Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,841.97 Time Warner Inc New
    Start this claim

    State ID 975776937

  • Worth checking

    Mildred Owens

    Trust funds

    Reported by Security First Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,676.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 11139239

  • Worth checking

    Maurice Owens

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,549.84 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16320592

  • Worth checking

    Mildred Y Owens

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Fidelity National Title Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,519.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965020844

  • Worth checking

    Mary J Owens

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,516.74 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15509806

  • Worth checking

    Marian B Owens

    Savings account · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Great Western Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,453.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 10006414

  • Worth checking

    Mary Owens

    Cash held by the State · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,366.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031809624

Showing the 100 most valuable of 364. 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.

  • Owens Margaret McAmeronntel

    Probate estate · Alameda County · 1980

    Matched on Owens Margaret McAmeronntel (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956816554
    Case 196 846

  • Owens Miles D

    Probate estate · Calaveras County · 1979

    Matched on Owens Miles D (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956824578
    Case 4113

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.