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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.

152 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $72,066 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 6,096 records under the surname Wallace, worth $5,134,720. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Stocks or securities · Newark, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,884.90 Wells Fargo & Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 15067922

  • Strong match

    Norris Jr Wallace

    Uncashed check · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006799825

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Savings account · Modesto, CA

    Reported by San Francisco Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $113.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 16887766

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747359

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017779705

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747358

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017779704

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747357

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017779703

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747356

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017779702

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747355

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017779701

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017779700

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747354

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798865

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747353

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747352

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798864

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747351

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798863

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747350

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798862

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798861

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798860

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798859

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798858

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483754

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798857

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483753

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798856

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483752

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798855

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483751

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031798854

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483750

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483749

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483748

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483747

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483746

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483745

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483744

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039483743

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747361

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024747360

  • Strong match

    Norris J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $104.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017779706

  • Likely match

    N Wallace

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Safeway Inc

    $280.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9397826

  • Likely match

    N Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Western Community Money Center

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $182.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 4096856

  • Likely match

    N Jones Wallace

    Unpaid wages · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Ymca Of East Bay

    $129.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059128099

  • Worth checking

    Nelson J Wallace

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0373-hollywood Main Office

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,644.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 11328444

  • Worth checking

    Nancy Wallace

    Unclaimed refund · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044666173

  • Worth checking

    Nicholas G Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Rllng Hls Est, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,018.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 975281203

  • Worth checking

    Norman K Wallace

    Retirement account

    Reported by California National Bank

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,232.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 15603798

  • Worth checking

    Norma Cust Wallace

    Stocks or securities · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,805.15 Blkrock Tech Opportunities Fnd - Investor A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024358838

  • Worth checking

    Nancy J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Insurance Company Of The West

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047512062

  • Worth checking

    Nancy A Wallace

    Retirement account · Del Mar, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,381.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025559885

  • Worth checking

    Nicholas J Wallace

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, N.a. (apecs 1)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,338.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036991654

  • Worth checking

    Norma Cust Wallace

    Stocks or securities · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,886.53 Blkrock Tech Opportunities Fnd - Investor A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026120860

  • Worth checking

    Naphtali Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Rio Dell, CA

    Reported by Equitable Financial Life Ins Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,746.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039634756

  • Worth checking

    Wallace

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    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.

    $1,609.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 969687085

  • Worth checking

    Norma K Wallace

    Stocks or securities · Healdsburg, CA

    Reported by Source Capital, Incorporated

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,329.88 Source Capital Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 13102066

  • Worth checking

    Neil Wallace

    Unclaimed refund · Tehachapi, CA

    Reported by American Modern Property & Casualty Insu

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,239.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037590324

  • Worth checking

    Nell Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Huntngtn Park, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,149.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 10838262

  • Worth checking

    Wallace

    Unclaimed refund · Pleasanton, CA

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

    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.

    $1,125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 987132398

  • Worth checking

    Norman Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,092.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 967817495

  • Worth checking

    Nathan Wallace

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994645935

  • Worth checking

    Norma E Wallace

    Stocks or securities · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $993.35 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16345558

  • Worth checking

    Wallace

    Unpaid wages · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Alaric Biddle Et Al V The Sherwin-williams Manufacturing Co. Et Al

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

    $980.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1088051040

  • Worth checking

    Nilda Wallace

    Savings account · Gardena, CA

    Reported by Kinecta Federal Credit Union

    $922.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 14971473

  • Worth checking

    Nancy J Wallace

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Insurance Company Of The West

    $798.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047512061

  • Worth checking

    Nicholas Ryan Wallace

    Escrow balance · Colorado Springs, CO

    Reported by Fntg Holdings Llc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $750.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027637089

  • Worth checking

    Norma J Wallace

    Retirement account · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Growth Index Fund Adm- 509

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $735.15 Vanguard Growth Index Admiral Shs
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006111552

  • Worth checking

    Nancy Wallace

    Insurance proceeds · Antioch, CA

    Reported by Aaa Ncnu Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $648.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 11316284

  • Worth checking

    Neil E Wallace

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $540.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 15931258

  • Worth checking

    Neva M Wallace

    Endowment proceeds · Azusa, CA

    Reported by Liberty National Life - Birm

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18810680

  • Worth checking

    Nancy Wallace

    Insurance proceeds · Antioch, CA

    Reported by State Farm Fire And Casualty Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $491.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 11483016

  • Worth checking

    Nelle H Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Sun City, CA

    Reported by State Of Ohio

    $486.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 3025345

  • Worth checking

    Nancy Wallace

    Uncashed check · Folsom, CA

    Reported by Empire Today, Llc

    $480.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1002145437

  • Worth checking

    N Willis

    Uncashed check · Compton, CA

    Reported by Gmac Mortgage Llc

    $472.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 968636944

  • Worth checking

    Nora E Wallace

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Hsa Bank A Division Of Webster Bank Na

    $468.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 981818757

  • Worth checking

    N W Walls

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Ms Liquid Asset Fund Inc

    $433.91 Morgan Stanley Liquid Asset Fd
    Start this claim

    State ID 12673937

  • Worth checking

    Natasha C Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Thousand Oaks, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $430.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012396688

  • Worth checking

    N Wallis

    Insurance proceeds · Sandbruno, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $420.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13690736

  • Worth checking

    Nathan Wallace

    Unpaid wages · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Anderson Et Al V Starbucks Corporation

    $412.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039994721

  • Worth checking

    N Michael Willis

    Cash held by the State · Marina, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $406.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 14382940

  • Worth checking

    Wallace

    Unclaimed refund · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

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

    $404.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 969687084

  • Worth checking

    Nadeen Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $398.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 17188718

  • Worth checking

    Nancylou Wallace

    Escrow balance · Orangevale, CA

    Reported by Concord Escrow

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $392.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967839353

  • Worth checking

    N Deals Wheels

    Cash held by the State · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by I C System Inc

    $373.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 11155136

  • Worth checking

    Nora Wallace

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $352.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001943897

  • Worth checking

    Norma Cust Wallace

    Credit balance · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $348.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024359397

  • Worth checking

    N Tim Wells

    Cash held by the State · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $346.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 14380236

  • Worth checking

    N Debbie Wells

    Cash held by the State · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $346.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 14380236

  • Worth checking

    Nikia Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Progressive Choice Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $325.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 985633949

  • Worth checking

    Wallace

    Insurance proceeds · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

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

    $309.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 18916316

  • Worth checking

    Wallace

    Endowment proceeds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

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

    $295.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 10848383

  • Worth checking

    Nancy J Wallace

    Uncashed check · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    $291.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047257373

  • Worth checking

    Normelle Wallace

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Finance Corporation

    $286.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 17720665

  • Worth checking

    Nonie Hall Wallace

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    $270.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000023580

  • Worth checking

    Nancy Wallace

    Uncashed check · Crestline, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $268.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976650701

Showing the 100 most valuable of 175. 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.

  • Olson Edith Beatrice

    Probate estate · Santa Barbara County · 1999

    Matched on Wallace Norma L Richardson (heir)

    4 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $1,311.82 closed

    State ID 956806393
    Case 157209

  • Wallace Nelson Joseph

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1986

    Matched on Wallace Nelson Joseph (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956828001
    Case 684997

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.