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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.

24 exact, and 76 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $114,599 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 745 records under the surname Brenda, worth $425,639. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    P Soyos Tolico Brenda

    Cash held by the State · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,256.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069294353

  • Strong match

    P Soto Brenda

    Cash held by the State · Calexico, CA

    Reported by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation

    $539.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058241846

  • Strong match

    P Monterde Brenda

    Unclaimed refund · Pismo Beach, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (500009)

    $293.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068990955

  • Strong match

    P Novick Brenda

    Unclaimed refund · San Anselmo, CA

    Reported by Motor Vehicle Software Corporation

    $239.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042531969

  • Strong match

    P Garcia Brenda

    Escrow balance · Norwalk, CA

    Reported by Vismar Escrow Inc

    $227.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1073839535

  • Strong match

    P Beltran Brenda

    Unpaid wages · La Puente, CA

    Reported by Quintero V Ready Pac Foods Qsf

    $103.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058215956

  • Strong match

    P Russell Brenda

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Guardian Life Insurance Co The

    $101.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069040064

  • Likely match

    Preciado Brenda

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Albertsons Llc

    $427.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 961046408

  • Likely match

    Patton Brenda

    Uncashed check · Antelope, CA

    Reported by Dempsey V Raleys Fund

    $372.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1084244063

  • Likely match

    Parnell Brenda

    Unclaimed refund · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

    $337.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069973058

  • Likely match

    Pearson Brenda

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $321.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16769623

  • Likely match

    Pacheco Brenda

    Unclaimed refund · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $221.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 16769622

  • Likely match

    Paglinawan Diacajo Brenda

    Cash held by the State · Cypress, CA

    Reported by Viamericas Money Services Corp

    $207.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060415061

  • Likely match

    Pedroza Brenda

    Unpaid wages · Ceres, CA

    Reported by Wattle V Tropicale Foods Settlement Fund

    $188.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1084230900

  • Likely match

    Prentiss Brenda

    Uncashed check · Royse City, TX

    Reported by Diaz V Loyal Source Government Services

    $178.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1087293216

  • Likely match

    Pittman Brenda

    Unpaid wages · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Americor Funding Settlement Fund

    $164.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031820655

  • Likely match

    Perez Brenda

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Rodriguez V Wis Fka Rgis

    $153.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068617265

  • Likely match

    Putz Brenda

    Unclaimed refund · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Raley's

    $152.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 1065997176

  • Likely match

    Pickens Brenda

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Avon Products Inc.

    $137.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 972092975

  • Likely match

    Parker Brenda

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn (magadia V Walmart)

    $134.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072066384

  • Likely match

    Panagrossi Brenda

    Cash held by the State · San Carlos, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $131.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 987783438

  • Likely match

    Phillips Brenda

    Credit balance · Pleasant Hill, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Communications Llc

    $123.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 970048678

  • Likely match

    Polar Brenda

    Cash held by the State · Westminster, CA

    Reported by California Virtual Academy @ San Diego

    $103.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057775568

  • Likely match

    Perez Brenda

    Unpaid wages · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Villanueva V Concentra Health Services Inc

    $101.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072176009

  • Likely match

    P Wright Brent

    Unclaimed refund · Pine Valley, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (500009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $484.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068996719

  • Likely match

    P Wright Brent

    Unclaimed refund · Pine Valley, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (500009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $484.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068996719

  • Likely match

    P S Md Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Calif Physican Service -nasco

    $304.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 982574228

  • Likely match

    P S Md Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Calif Physican Service -nasco

    $201.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 982574222

  • Likely match

    P Burnette

    Insurance proceeds · Sonora, CA

    Reported by California Physician's Service Dba Blue

    $141.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12611908

  • Worth checking

    Paula Brand

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $15,536.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 15618396

  • Worth checking

    Phillip E Brent

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Explor & Prod Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,815.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 971768192

  • Worth checking

    Phyllis Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Continental Holdings/richmond Preferred % Ssb

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,775.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010293663

  • Worth checking

    Pauline E Barnett

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,461.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 971090345

  • Worth checking

    Philip E Brent

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Proindexter And Doutre Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,852.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008036002

  • Worth checking

    Pearl C Barnett

    Stocks or securities · Jacumba, CA

    Reported by Sempra Energy

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,835.32 Sempra Energy
    Start this claim

    State ID 18998655

  • Worth checking

    Pamela Barnett

    Uncashed check · Grass Valley, CA

    Reported by Tri Counties Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,784.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037533957

  • Worth checking

    Paul Brant

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,059.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012896751

  • Worth checking

    Phillip E Brent

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Freeport-mcmoran Oil & Gas

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,869.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 986312386

  • Worth checking

    Plumbing Barnett

    Insurance proceeds

    Reported by Indemnity Co Of California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,811.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 13531706

  • Worth checking

    Pearl V Barnett

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,668.91 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264381

  • Worth checking

    Phillip E Brent

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Freeport-mcmoran Oil & Gas

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,641.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 981229141

  • Worth checking

    Paul R Brunett

    Stocks or securities · Glendora, CA

    Reported by Edison International

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,538.26 Edison International
    Start this claim

    State ID 18998214

  • Worth checking

    Phyllis Brunt

    Uncashed check · Orangevale, CA

    Reported by Merrill Gardens Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 977827734

  • Worth checking

    Phillip E Brent

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Freeport-mcmoran Oil & Gas

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,413.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 978285931

  • Worth checking

    Patrick Brunet

    Cash held by the State · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041083384

  • Worth checking

    Phillip E Jr Barnette

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Quest Diagnostics Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,392.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980551994

  • Worth checking

    Phillip E Brent

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Exploration & Production Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,236.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 952261882

  • Worth checking

    Peggy Burnet

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Pacific Western Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,236.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 959056187

  • Worth checking

    Pauline Barnett

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Family Service Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,130.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 984273350

  • Worth checking

    Brenda

    Credit balance · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Amazon.com Inc. And Subsidiaries

    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.

    $1,100.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 977746850

  • Worth checking

    Paul A Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,091.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967482277

  • Worth checking

    Paul J Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,081.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 978734600

  • Worth checking

    Patricia A Brunetto

    Stocks or securities · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,072.69 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16269457

  • Worth checking

    Phyllis A Burnette

    Unclaimed refund · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,049.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 999839744

  • Worth checking

    Pauline E Barnett

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Family Service Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,006.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 979591241

  • Worth checking

    Patrick Barnette

    Escrow balance · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Stewart Title Of Calif. Inc.

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967703628

  • Worth checking

    Priscilla Burnett

    Endowment proceeds · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $986.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 15011793

  • Worth checking

    Pauline Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $983.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 970663124

  • Worth checking

    Philip D Brent

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by The Boeing Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $935.77 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 14475857

  • Worth checking

    Phillip Burnett

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Hartford Fire Insurance Company

    $922.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16223564

  • Worth checking

    Pauline Burnett

    Unclaimed refund · Riverside, CA

    Reported by All American Life Ins Co

    $899.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14590029

  • Worth checking

    Pamela E Burnet

    Trust funds · Concord,

    Reported by Merrill Lynch Trust Co Of Illinois

    $870.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 13117864

  • Worth checking

    Patricia J Brent

    Retirement account · Cupertino, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Texas Na (099)

    $824.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027207834

  • Worth checking

    Pratt Brandy

    Unpaid wages · Placerville, CA

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn (mcburney V Eurofin)

    $816.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072169519

  • Worth checking

    Phyllis J Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    $803.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 17253284

  • Worth checking

    Phyllis J Barnett

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Trw Inc/bdm International Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $800.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17034817

  • Worth checking

    Paul S Brunt

    Cash held by the State · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    $790.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984275813

  • Worth checking

    Percy Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Hamilton, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a.

    $750.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14233892

  • Worth checking

    Paula J Brunetti

    Savings account · Palos Verdes Pe, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $737.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 5157982

  • Worth checking

    Pauline E Barnett

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0347-wilshire Center Branch

    $723.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 5417718

  • Worth checking

    Patricia H Burnett

    Stocks or securities · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Baker Hughes Incorporated

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $688.23 Baker Hughes Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14660622

  • Worth checking

    Phyllis A Brunt

    Savings account · Orangevale, CA

    Reported by Redwood Credit Union

    $683.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 977117146

  • Worth checking

    Philip Brand

    Unpaid wages · Alpine, CA

    Reported by Allegis Group Inc

    $658.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 958363859

  • Worth checking

    Peter Brant

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $657.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041153308

  • Worth checking

    Patricia J Brent

    Retirement account · Cupertino, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Texas Na (099)

    $653.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027207835

  • Worth checking

    Plaza Brand

    Unclaimed refund · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Ford Motor Credit Company

    $645.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 18431653

  • Worth checking

    Phyllis E Burnett

    Deposit held · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0305-wilshire-westmoreland Br

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $641.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 11327026

  • Worth checking

    Pauline B Burnett

    Cash held by the State · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Saxon Mortgage Services Inc.

    $575.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 963339633

  • Worth checking

    Peter Beyrent

    Cash held by the State · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    $575.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013365876

  • Worth checking

    Pearl E Barnett

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $568.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 16093208

  • Worth checking

    Pauline Barnett

    Stocks or securities · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $529.11 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15444783

  • Worth checking

    Pearl Barnette

    Savings account · Arroyo Grande, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0834-arroyo Grande Branch

    $527.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 5431860

  • Worth checking

    Patricia S Burnett

    Stocks or securities · Escondido, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $527.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15673051

  • Worth checking

    Peter Burnett

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Golden Bear Insurance

    $501.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045820775

  • Worth checking

    Patricia Barnett

    Uncashed check · Chico, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033518533

  • Worth checking

    Phil L Burnett

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Exchange

    $498.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026401041

  • Worth checking

    Prescott Barnett

    Uncashed check · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Carmax Auto Superstores Inc. & Subs

    $493.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044548256

  • Worth checking

    Phillip E Barnette

    Unpaid dividends · Riverside, CA

    Reported by General American Mutual Holding Co

    $492.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 974275483

  • Worth checking

    Poz Marlon Brando

    Cash held by the State · Pacoima, CA

    Reported by Alliance United Ins. Co Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $485.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008170043

  • Worth checking

    Phyllis W Brand

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wescom Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $472.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 9245485

  • Worth checking

    Paula J Brunetti

    Stocks or securities · Vista, CA

    Reported by Dreyfus Premier Gnma Fund Inc Class Z

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $459.25 Dreyfus Gnma Fund Inc Cl Z
    Start this claim

    State ID 952821256

  • Worth checking

    Patricia J Burnett

    Cash held by the State · Fountain Vly, 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.

    $435.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 974910107

  • Worth checking

    Phyllis Barnett

    Stocks or securities · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $426.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 16093210

  • Worth checking

    Patrick L Barnett

    Credit balance · Temecula, CA

    Reported by (21100) Capital One National Association

    $418.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 991989360

  • Worth checking

    Phillip S Burnett

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc.

    $417.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 18394834

  • Worth checking

    Patricia Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Sebastopol, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $417.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 13503679

  • Worth checking

    Patrick Barnett

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Pacific Specialty Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $411.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 960867178

  • Worth checking

    Paulo Brando

    Cash held by the State · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless

    $401.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001207456

  • Worth checking

    Pete Brunetto

    Escrow balance · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Chicago Title Company

    $401.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 961986240

  • Worth checking

    Phillip Barnett

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041077727

Showing the 100 most valuable of 237. 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.

  • Barnett Phyllis Josephine

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1999

    Matched on Barnett Phyllis Josephine (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956828939
    Case BP037368

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.