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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.

264 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $131,953 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 2,152 records under the surname Rowe, worth $1,724,266. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Michael J Rowe

    Uncashed check · Colton, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Na (california Foreign)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,971.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047294331

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Retirement account · Walnut, CA

    Reported by Inspira Financial Trust Llc (fka Millennium Trust Company Llc)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,185.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046102061

  • Strong match

    Michael J Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Baker, CA

    Reported by Waterman Convalescent Hospital Llc

    $722.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 961892171

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Unpaid wages · London N87ex,

    Reported by Scie, Llc

    $485.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 17119413

  • Strong match

    Michael Anhony Rowe

    Uncashed check · Lake Balboa, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    $476.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046975474

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Escrow balance · Saugus, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $398.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007776440

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Venice, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $296.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017851277

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Escrow balance · Saugus, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    $281.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044609002

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    $274.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 992658769

  • Strong match

    Michael R Rowe

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    $251.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 13629972

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Tracy, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $246.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033341149

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · La Quinta, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a (300056)

    $225.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970041283

  • Strong match

    Michael A Rowe

    Savings account · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Quorum Federal Credit Union

    $224.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037767486

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Winn Enterprises

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $168.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13141100

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Uncashed check · Simi Valley,

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

    $158.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 4162529

  • Strong match

    Michael J Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Baker, CA

    Reported by Idaho State Of

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 3001454

  • Strong match

    Michael David Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Chico, CA

    Reported by Moneygram Payment Systems Inc

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010489947

  • Strong match

    Michael D Rowe

    Stocks or securities · La Puente, CA

    Reported by Ford Motor Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $144.60 Ford Motor Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 4298717

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by Csg Systems Inc.

    $135.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 953359631

  • Strong match

    Michael Antoine Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Carnegie Agency Inc

    $133.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007751397

  • Strong match

    Michael S Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Chino, CA

    Reported by Primerica Life Insurance Company

    $130.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039803510

  • Strong match

    Michael L Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Winn Enterprises

    $128.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13141103

  • Strong match

    Michael E Rowe

    Deposit held · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Home Savings Of America Garden Grove Branch

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $127.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 10918087

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Baker, CA

    Reported by Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance C

    $120.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 956675722

  • Strong match

    Michael H Rowe

    Savings account · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Hawaii State Of

    $111.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 17772914

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by Directv Inc.

    $108.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 963932566

  • Strong match

    Michael E Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Great American Insurance Compa

    $104.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 12336156

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc.

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973615660

  • Strong match

    Michael Rowe

    Deposit held · Panorama City, CA

    Reported by Verizon Financial Services Llc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999355286

  • Likely match

    Michelle A Rowe

    Uncashed check · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by United Laguna Woods Mutual

    $521.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034575833

  • Likely match

    Michelle J Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16329847

  • Likely match

    Michelle L Rowe

    Deposit held · Cathedral City, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Remediation

    $221.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013223321

  • Likely match

    Michelle Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Discovery Bay, CA

    Reported by Travelzoo Inc

    $137.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 974823022

  • Likely match

    Michelle L Rowe

    Uncashed check · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $109.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030006029

  • Likely match

    Michele Rowe

    Cash held by the State · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $108.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 988649298

  • Likely match

    Michelle Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Irvine, CA

    Reported by American Express Prepaid Card Management

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007893175

  • Likely match

    M L Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Honeywell International Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,756.50 Honeywell Intl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019291140

  • Likely match

    M G Rowe

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by 10 Provident Life And Accident Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,768.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 9702684

  • Likely match

    M L Rowe

    Unpaid dividends · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Honeywell International Inc

    $562.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019291139

  • Likely match

    M L Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Resideo Technologies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $114.00 Resideo Technologies
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026005644

  • Worth checking

    Marie A Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Millbrae, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,795.55 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 990525636

  • Worth checking

    Mary L Rowe

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Trans World Assurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,462.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 988745086

  • Worth checking

    Marie A Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Millbrae, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,863.72 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 990525398

  • Worth checking

    Marie Antoniette Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Teradata Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,178.47 Teradata Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 968019773

  • Worth checking

    Margaret M Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Hermosa B, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,986.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024436018

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,891.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011502740

  • Worth checking

    Mary C Rowe

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by The Boeing Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,811.94 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 952346181

  • Worth checking

    Marie A Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Millbrae, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,931.86 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 990525397

  • Worth checking

    Merrill L Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,758.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 975443973

  • Worth checking

    Myrtle Rowe

    Mineral or royalty payments · Buena Park, CA

    Reported by Merit Energy Company Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,734.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 990595722

  • Worth checking

    Mary H Rowe

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Na (california Foreign)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,661.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047294330

  • Worth checking

    Marie Antoniette Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Ncr Atleos Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,637.03 Ncr Atleos Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044643443

  • Worth checking

    Marguerite C Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Santa Clarita, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,901.03 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16329845

  • Worth checking

    Marjorie E Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Riverdale, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,800.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954802725

  • Worth checking

    Mason Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Truckee, CA

    Reported by Level 3 Communications Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,749.56 Level 3 Communications
    Start this claim

    State ID 971513865

  • Worth checking

    Mary L Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Printronix, Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,620.31 Printronix Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14633131

  • Worth checking

    Mildred Decd Rowe

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Noble Energy Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,409.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 992869483

  • Worth checking

    Mary K Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,403.78 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 959849695

  • Worth checking

    Mathea Rowe

    Savings account · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (802)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,367.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 996402684

  • Worth checking

    Mark J Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,344.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044926491

  • Worth checking

    Mary Breen Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Signal Hill, CA

    Reported by Ibm

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,198.08 Intl Business Machines Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005662493

  • Worth checking

    Merrill L Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,164.05 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15519955

  • Worth checking

    Margaret L Rowe

    Trust funds · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Oilfield Steel Supply Shareholders Liquidating Trust

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,036.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 10104418

  • Worth checking

    Margaret E Rowe

    Unpaid dividends · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by Axa Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,031.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 957714788

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,025.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 988935063

  • Worth checking

    Marcia R Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Fort Ord, CA

    Reported by Integrated Device Technology Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $993.80 Integrated Device Technology
    Start this claim

    State ID 14415309

  • Worth checking

    Myrtle Rowe

    Uncashed check · Buena Park, CA

    Reported by Fleeson Gooing Coulson & Kitch L.l.c.

    $982.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 993244253

  • Worth checking

    Mignon H Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Piedmont, CA

    Reported by Koch Industries Inc

    $960.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 959287281

  • Worth checking

    Ml Rowe

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $953.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000526309

  • Worth checking

    Marie R Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by State Of Virginia

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $919.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 2536517

  • Worth checking

    Marian K Rowe

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by The Bank Of New York Mellon

    $879.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 17359423

  • Worth checking

    Mary L Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bancorp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $850.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13339167

  • Worth checking

    Marie Antoniette Rowe

    Unpaid dividends · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Ncr Voyix Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $842.23 Ncr Voyix Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044674759

  • Worth checking

    Maude Rowe

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Emigrant Bank

    $802.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 12886704

  • Worth checking

    Marie A Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Old American County Mutual Fir

    $786.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14715223

  • Worth checking

    Marian K Rowe

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by The Bank Of New York Mellon

    $747.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 14838197

  • Worth checking

    Melissa A Rowe

    Savings account · Turlock, CA

    Reported by Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Central Cali

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $697.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 986817262

  • Worth checking

    Marlene M Rowe

    Savings account · Turlock, CA

    Reported by Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Central Cali

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $697.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 986817262

  • Worth checking

    Marian K Rowe

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by The Bank Of New York Mellon

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $657.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 17359422

  • Worth checking

    Munoz Mirandah A Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Redding, CA

    Reported by Santander Consumer Usa Inc Dba Chrysler Capital

    $639.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045585467

  • Worth checking

    Marjorie Rowe

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Health Net Pharmaceutical

    $625.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 968711483

  • Worth checking

    Melba J Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    $625.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 993594995

  • Worth checking

    Mckenna Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Menifee, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $608.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039488825

  • Worth checking

    Mary Breen Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Signal Hill, CA

    Reported by Ibm

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $599.04 Intl Business Machines Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005662491

  • Worth checking

    Mary A Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Concord, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $597.43 At & T Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 971791285

  • Worth checking

    Mary T Rowe

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by The Mony Group Inc Common (ca)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $595.80 Mony Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14925807

  • Worth checking

    Mary C Rowe

    Unpaid dividends · San Diego, CA

    Reported by The Boeing Company

    $556.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 952346180

  • Worth checking

    Monica A Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $556.73 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17849545

  • Worth checking

    Margaret M Rowe

    Stocks or securities · San Lorenzo, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $556.34 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16329846

  • Worth checking

    Mary Ellyn Rowe

    Savings account · Los Alamitos, CA

    Reported by Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Lb - 09

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $551.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 995018988

  • Worth checking

    Marvin Rowe

    Uncashed check · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Kindred Healthcare Inc

    $550.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998404738

  • Worth checking

    Margaret M Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Hermosa B, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $540.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 16150387

  • Worth checking

    Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Red Bluff, CA

    Reported by Uncashed Warrants

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

    $505.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 982077179

  • Worth checking

    Misty Rowe

    Cash held by the State · Boron, CA

    Reported by Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc.

    $500.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033493480

  • Worth checking

    Misty Rowe

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-north

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 959963777

  • Worth checking

    Mindy Rowe

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by W Insurance Company

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 997789297

  • Worth checking

    Marilyn L Rowe

    Stocks or securities · Daly City, CA

    Reported by Honeywell International

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $489.90 Alliedsignal Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 12975601

  • Worth checking

    Mikel Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Clearlake Oaks, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    $480.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 969685092

  • Worth checking

    Rowe

    Unclaimed refund · Westlake Villag, CA

    Reported by Imco Realty Services Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $470.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 10106698

  • Worth checking

    Maria E Rowe

    Deposit held · Chino Hills, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $462.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010323399

Showing the 100 most valuable of 264. 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.

  • Welton Esther Cass

    Probate estate · San Diego County · 2004

    Matched on Rowe Mary Welton (heir)

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

    $1,000.00 closed

    State ID 956830692
    Case P176276

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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