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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.

50 exact, and 50 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $99,558 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 625 records under the surname Keys, worth $860,816. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    R F Keys

    Unpaid dividends · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Unicom Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18941010

  • Strong match

    R F Keys

    Stocks or securities · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Affinity Group

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $669.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 13887360

  • Strong match

    R F Keys

    Stocks or securities · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Affinity Group

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $316.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 13887823

  • Strong match

    R Keys

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Atmos Energy Corporation

    $231.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 976477252

  • Strong match

    R F Keys

    Cash held by the State · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $221.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 2556843

  • Strong match

    R F Keys

    Cash held by the State · San Matoe, CA

    Reported by Bank Of New York Mellon Corporate Trust

    $221.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 18016175

  • Strong match

    R F Keys

    Cash held by the State · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $221.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 2556842

  • Strong match

    R D Keys

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Atmos Energy Corporation

    $205.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 972807531

  • Likely match

    Ralph E Keys

    Uncashed check · Foster City, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,909.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 11996087

  • Likely match

    Rufus Keys

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Mara Escrow Company 8211

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,435.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13340450

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    Roye Keys

    Cash held by the State · Chico, CA

    Reported by La State Dept Of Revenue

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,637.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1845339

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    Robert D Keys

    Stocks or securities · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,271.48 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16301789

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    Rose Keys

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by United Insurance Company Of America

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,265.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 993556556

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    Robert L Keys

    Stocks or securities · Lilburn, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,169.12 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17854113

  • Likely match

    Rosario Celia Keys

    Uncashed check · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (703)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,006.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 996701430

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    Ralph S Keys

    Uncashed check · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Massachusetts Na (493)

    $975.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027121867

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    Roy E Keys

    Unclaimed refund · Granada Hills, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    $900.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044655610

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    Recardo Keys

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Fdic 10542 Silicon Valley Bridge Bank National

    $830.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040020285

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    Rw Jr Keys

    Stocks or securities · Dublin, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $745.85 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 980337950

  • Likely match

    Richard Keys

    Uncashed check · Chico, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $713.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043938515

  • Likely match

    Rose Keys

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by United Insurance Company Of America

    $670.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 988922807

  • Likely match

    Romy Keys

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins

    $425.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 982100251

  • Likely match

    Richard Keys

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 974750426

  • Likely match

    Rw Keys

    Stocks or securities · Dublin, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $372.93 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 980337948

  • Likely match

    Richard T Keys

    Savings account · Monterey, CA

    Reported by Home Savings Of America San Pedro Branch

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $357.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 11815181

  • Likely match

    Roy Keys

    Cash held by the State · Redondo Beach,

    Reported by Ktla Inc

    $299.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 4391342

  • Likely match

    Ross M Keys

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by New York State Of

    $247.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 3315848

  • Likely match

    Robert W Keys

    Escrow balance · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Citibank N. A.

    $225.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969302281

  • Likely match

    Reatha Miss Keys

    Unpaid dividends · Tulare, CA

    Reported by Edison International

    $212.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025851150

  • Likely match

    Reatha Miss Keys

    Unpaid dividends · Tulare, CA

    Reported by Edison International

    $204.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010797874

  • Likely match

    Reatha Miss Keys

    Unpaid dividends · Tulare, CA

    Reported by Edison International

    $195.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041410981

  • Likely match

    Richard Benjamin Keys

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Western National Property Mgmt Co Inc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $194.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 980469594

  • Likely match

    Reatha Miss Keys

    Unpaid dividends · Tulare, CA

    Reported by Edison International

    $187.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033842890

  • Likely match

    Roseyna C Keys

    Savings account · San Gabriel, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $176.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 9122291

  • Likely match

    Robert Keys

    Credit balance · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Guitar Center Stores Inc.

    $173.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020056292

  • Likely match

    Robert D Keys

    Stocks or securities · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Unisys Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $168.27 Unisys Corporationa
    Start this claim

    State ID 13296304

  • Likely match

    Robert Keys

    Unclaimed refund · Petaluma, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Comm Mgmt Llc

    $147.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003228553

  • Likely match

    Ryan Keys

    Unpaid wages · Carson, CA

    Reported by Compass Group Usa Inc

    $144.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041125878

  • Likely match

    Robert W Keys

    Cash held by the State · Dublin, CA

    Reported by Eds An Hp Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $135.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 14574229

  • Likely match

    Robert Keys

    Uncashed check · Solona Beach, CA

    Reported by Cox Communications Inc

    $135.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019412016

  • Likely match

    Rw Jr Keys

    Stocks or securities · Dublin, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $122.70 At & T Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 980315136

  • Likely match

    Robert Keys

    Cash held by the State · Vista, CA

    Reported by Rogowski V State Farm Life Insurance

    $117.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039751248

  • Likely match

    Richard Be Keys

    Insurance proceeds · San Dimas, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

    $117.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 14639923

  • Likely match

    Robert T Keys

    Cash held by the State · Petaluma, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $113.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 969157966

  • Likely match

    Ryan C Keys

    Savings account · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Banc Of California

    $112.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030668757

  • Likely match

    Ruth Keys

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Express Scripts Inc

    $112.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 981344638

  • Likely match

    Renee Keys

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $110.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041219017

  • Likely match

    Roosevelt Keys

    Unclaimed refund · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $109.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 999511560

  • Likely match

    Robert W Keys

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Commonwealth Land Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $103.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17491516

  • Likely match

    Richard A Keys

    Unclaimed refund · Exeter, CA

    Reported by Group 1 Automotive Inc

    $101.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018966434

  • Likely match

    R W Koise

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Security Pacific Institutional Services Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,173.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 5182454

  • Likely match

    R Lane Kacy

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Guardian Life Insurance Co The

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

    $232.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1058896970

  • Likely match

    R Koza

    Cash held by the State · Orangevale, CA

    Reported by Darden Restaurants Inc.

    $215.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 9334944

  • Likely match

    R D Kasso

    Unclaimed refund · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $130.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 989517524

  • Likely match

    R Kase

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Gumps

    $122.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 9437927

  • Likely match

    Ruth C Kyes

    Cash held by the State · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $597.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 17174140

  • Likely match

    Ronald N Kyes

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

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

    $464.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035292370

  • Likely match

    Ronnie P Kyes

    Cash held by the State · Hayfork, CA

    Reported by Humana Inc And Subsidiaries

    $329.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 982501975

  • Likely match

    Ronnie P Kyes

    Cash held by the State · Hayfork, CA

    Reported by Humana Inc And Subsidiaries

    $212.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 982501979

  • Worth checking

    Rajul S Kazi

    Savings account · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,064.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043518780

  • Worth checking

    Ruth Kisow

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Great Western Financial Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,315.33 Great Western Financial Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057747

  • Worth checking

    Rye Canyon Kiss

    Savings account · San Marino, CA

    Reported by Pb Bank Inc The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,206.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001126192

  • Worth checking

    Roger W Koza

    Uncashed check · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Manufacturer And Traders Trust Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,214.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044397645

  • Worth checking

    Roesli Kezia

    Stocks or securities · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by Carmel Partners Investment Fund Ix Lp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,194.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059772173

  • Worth checking

    Roscoe M Kees

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,184.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 17544170

  • Worth checking

    Roscoe M Kees

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,638.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 16662987

  • Worth checking

    Resources Et Al Ks

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sunoco Inc (r&m)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,540.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 13884101

  • Worth checking

    Roseanne Kizziee

    Escrow balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,114.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037370742

  • Worth checking

    Ryoji Kasai

    Uncashed check · Tracy, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,100.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 952962266

  • Worth checking

    Robert O Kahse

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,089.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 974738435

  • Worth checking

    Rose Kiss

    Savings account · Arleta, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,957.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1113952

  • Worth checking

    Robert L Kays

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by State Of Kentucky

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,847.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 3307097

  • Worth checking

    Raymond A Kaaz

    Uncashed check · Sunland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0303-6th-central Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,753.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 13892059

  • Worth checking

    Raymond A Kaaz

    Savings account · Sunland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0600-los Angeles Main Office

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,632.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 13893954

  • Worth checking

    Robert Keus

    Stocks or securities · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,550.96 Veeco Instruments Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 993725199

  • Worth checking

    Richard F Kuhs

    Unpaid dividends · Wrightwood, CA

    Reported by Public Storage

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,515.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 999314028

  • Worth checking

    Ryoji Kasai

    Uncashed check · Japan,

    Reported by Bmo Bank Na (fka) Bmo Harris Bank Na)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,484.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 985221041

  • Worth checking

    Robert Keas

    Cash held by the State · Merced, CA

    Reported by Ditech Financial Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,359.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024388847

  • Worth checking

    Radio Kezy

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Dover Motorsports Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,306.45 Dover Downs Gaming & Entmt
    Start this claim

    State ID 960441928

  • Worth checking

    Rafique Kazi

    Escrow balance · Victorville, CA

    Reported by United Shore Financial Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,175.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035595009

  • Worth checking

    Ronald S Kass

    Stocks or securities · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,112.57 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16300891

  • Worth checking

    Rachelle Kessee

    Uncashed check · Chino, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043537178

  • Worth checking

    Ryusaburo Kusao

    Unclaimed refund · Gardena, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,074.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033312022

  • Worth checking

    Rudolph Kusy

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Park, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,002.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970999173

  • Worth checking

    Rosemary Koss

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984704226

  • Worth checking

    Keys

    Insurance proceeds · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by State Of Washington

    Held jointly with 2 other people

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

    $986.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 17948160

  • Worth checking

    Retta Kossow

    Uncashed check

    Reported by County Schools Federal Credit Union

    $927.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 996590711

  • Worth checking

    Robert G Keesey

    Stocks or securities · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $880.52 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 957494218

  • Worth checking

    Ralph H Koza

    Cash held by the State · Los Altos, CA

    Reported by Us Bank California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $860.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13618854

  • Worth checking

    Ralph H Koza

    Cash held by the State · Los Altos, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $860.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14972535

  • Worth checking

    Ralph H Koza

    Cash held by the State · Los Altos, CA

    Reported by Us Bank California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $860.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13618851

  • Worth checking

    Robert L Kays

    Savings account · Belvedere Tibur, CA

    Reported by Gibraltar Savings

    $831.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 5495547

  • Worth checking

    Robert Keus

    Stocks or securities · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $808.78 Veeco Instruments Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 993725198

  • Worth checking

    Rylan T Kozai

    Savings account · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Mission Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $801.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024065131

  • Worth checking

    Rose Z Koss

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (1703)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $774.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044683034

  • Worth checking

    Robert R Kacy

    Stocks or securities · Sylmar, CA

    Reported by Pepsico Inc C/o Manufacturers Hanover Trust

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $771.40 Pepsico Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 4839875

  • Worth checking

    Richard Koci

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $702.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 981095368

  • Worth checking

    Ruby M Kaaz

    Stocks or securities · Palm Springs, CA

    Reported by Wr Advisors Global Growth A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $676.31 Waddell & Reed Advsrs Intl Grwa
    Start this claim

    State ID 952876423

  • Worth checking

    Radio Kezy

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Dover Motorsports Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $665.21 Dover Motorsports Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 960441428

  • Worth checking

    Richard Koci

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $646.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 981095370

Showing the 100 most valuable of 223. 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.

  • Kazee Reggie Lee

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2013

    Matched on Kazee Reggie Lee (decedent), Kazee Reggie Lee (heir)

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

    $415.00 closed

    State ID 970970131
    Case ze 033 258

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.