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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.

120 records carry that name

The 99 shown below are worth $171,750 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 1,317 records under the surname Field, worth $941,816. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Richard C Field

    Uncashed check · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,282.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044383168

  • Strong match

    Richard Field

    Stocks or securities · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by Inventrust Properties Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,888.79 Inventrust Properties Cor
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010437178

  • Strong match

    Richard Field

    Stocks or securities · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,748.34 Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010792011

  • Strong match

    Richard C Field

    Unclaimed refund · Pacific Palisades, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044651221

  • Strong match

    Richard L Field

    Uncashed check · Poway, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984691048

  • Strong match

    Richard G Field

    Cash held by the State · Sylmar, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,740.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017890494

  • Strong match

    Richard Field

    Cash held by the State · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by Pwcg Trust In Receivership

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,304.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038512777

  • Strong match

    Richard A Field

    Uncashed check · Jamestown, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,931.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034128663

  • Strong match

    Richard A Field

    Mineral or royalty payments · Turlock, CA

    Reported by Shell Trading (us) Company

    $364.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 997696002

  • Strong match

    Richard Field

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Pacific Bell Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $357.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038407865

  • Strong match

    Richard C Field

    Cash held by the State · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by Ditech Financial Llc

    $344.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024387240

  • Strong match

    Richard Field

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Ynez, CA

    Reported by Old American County Mutual Fir

    $239.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17843316

  • Strong match

    Richard Field

    Cash held by the State · Orangevale, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $234.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1700609

  • Likely match

    R H Field

    Cash held by the State · Ventura, CA

    Reported by New Era Life Insurance Co Of The Midwest

    $421.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 10249393

  • Likely match

    Richard L Flood

    Cash held by the State · Baldwin Park, CA

    Reported by Reliastar Life Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $35,945.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031732128

  • Likely match

    Richard Floyd

    Unclaimed refund · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,261.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044754771

  • Likely match

    Richard C Fildew

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Laguna Hills Liquidating Tr

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,090.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 13310075

  • Likely match

    Richard Lee Flood

    Uncashed check · Baldwin Park, CA

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,908.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018378800

  • Likely match

    Richard Flood

    Unpaid wages · West Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Gep Atl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,871.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 984575830

  • Likely match

    Richard L Flood

    Cash held by the State · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Axa - Equitable

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,860.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 5396479

  • Likely match

    Richard W Floyd

    Cash held by the State · Redding, CA

    Reported by Viking Insurance Company Of Wisconsin

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $922.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 10455180

  • Likely match

    Richard C Fildew

    Stocks or securities · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Avaya Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $466.55 Avaya Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16430400

  • Likely match

    Richard T Floyd

    Unclaimed refund · Landers, CA

    Reported by Mcgraw Insurance Services Lp

    $408.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018462440

  • Likely match

    Richard Flatto

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal

    $375.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036726260

  • Likely match

    Richard Follett

    Stocks or securities · Citrus Hts, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $372.93 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 980337438

  • Likely match

    Richard Fleet

    Credit balance · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a (300056)

    $362.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 994396971

  • Likely match

    Richard A Floyd

    Stocks or securities · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Pfizer Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $311.61 Pfizer Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 954989448

  • Likely match

    Richard Follett

    Cash held by the State · Montgomry Crk, CA

    Reported by Discover Bank

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17601098

  • Worth checking

    R J Dec Falde

    Pension or retirement funds · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,873.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 969427941

  • Worth checking

    Ronald E Field

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Royal Dutch Shell Plc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,587.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 960296794

  • Worth checking

    Ryan E Field

    Cash held by the State · Placentia, CA

    Reported by Royal Dutch Shell Plc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,587.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 960296794

  • Worth checking

    Ronald E Field

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Royal Dutch Shell Plc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,525.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 960296793

  • Worth checking

    Ronald E Field

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Royal Dutch Shell Plc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,525.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 971691146

  • Worth checking

    Robert Field

    Cash held by the State · Buena Park, CA

    Reported by Lifetime Healthcare Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,116.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 963280172

  • Worth checking

    Robert Field

    Uncashed check · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Florida Na (075)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,017.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006016517

  • Worth checking

    R Brown Floyd

    Cash held by the State · Glendora, CA

    Reported by Omnova Solutions Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,649.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057814283

  • Worth checking

    R Fouillet

    Savings account · F 75017 Paris F,

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0033-san Francisco Main

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,544.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 14826865

  • Worth checking

    Ruth H Field

    Savings account · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Hughes Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,370.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 970124468

  • Worth checking

    Robert Field

    Unpaid wages · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Activision Publishing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,368.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 963609124

  • Worth checking

    Ronald H Field

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,224.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 975952130

  • Worth checking

    Ross Field

    Insurance proceeds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by National American Insurance Co Of Ca

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,796.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14616223

  • Worth checking

    Ruth E Field

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,670.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 991215394

  • Worth checking

    Robert Ryan Field

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Bbva Usa

    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.

    $1,573.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010933393

  • Worth checking

    Robert M Field

    Cash held by the State · Buena Park, CA

    Reported by The Standard Life Insurance

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,570.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 962576919

  • Worth checking

    Roland B Field

    Stocks or securities · Arcadia, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,516.74 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15470703

  • Worth checking

    Ruth H Field

    Stocks or securities · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,304.98 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15470704

  • Worth checking

    Ronald Field

    Cash held by the State · Phelan, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,229.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 15155510

  • Worth checking

    Russell B Field

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,210.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 505110

  • Worth checking

    Robert E Field

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,139.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 12759363

  • Worth checking

    Russell B Field

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,045.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 9117372

  • Worth checking

    Ronald E Field

    Unpaid dividends · Placentia, CA

    Reported by Royal Dutch Petroleum

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $886.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 961455505

  • Worth checking

    Ronald E Field

    Unpaid dividends · Placentia, CA

    Reported by Royal Dutch Petroleum

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $871.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 961455504

  • Worth checking

    Ronald E Field

    Unpaid dividends · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Royal Dutch Shell

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $841.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 989153117

  • Worth checking

    R Weath Floyd

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $820.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970909566

  • Worth checking

    Ruth H Field

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco,

    Reported by Mesa Limited Partnership

    $751.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 4119396

  • Worth checking

    Ruth H Field

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco,

    Reported by Mesa Limited Partnership

    $751.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 4119401

  • Worth checking

    R W Felt

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Electrical Industry Service Bureau Inc

    $717.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 14766624

  • Worth checking

    R W Floyd

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $678.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 15294613

  • Worth checking

    Ruth E Field

    Stocks or securities · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $564.47 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15470705

  • Worth checking

    Robert F Field

    Cash held by the State · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Massey Services Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $550.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980474414

  • Worth checking

    Robert Field

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $547.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 18485971

  • Worth checking

    Ruby L Field

    Stocks or securities · Covina, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $516.37 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16284479

  • Worth checking

    Randi Field

    Unclaimed refund · Woodland, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030793440

  • Worth checking

    Randolph Field

    Cash held by the State · South Lake Tahoe, CA

    Reported by Employers Compensation Insurance Company

    $460.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 993378116

  • Worth checking

    R P Follett

    Stocks or securities · Antelope, CA

    Reported by Newmont Mining Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $435.20 Newmont Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 16259677

  • Worth checking

    R R Floyd

    Stocks or securities · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by At & T Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $418.76 At & T Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 12874130

  • Worth checking

    Ronald E Field

    Uncashed check · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Ge Capital Commercial Inc

    $413.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 955896586

  • Worth checking

    Robert H Ii Field

    Unclaimed refund · Alamenda, CA

    Reported by The Commerce Insurance Company

    $410.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 963548376

  • Worth checking

    Robert Field

    Cash held by the State · Cypress, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    $403.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 12251529

  • Worth checking

    Rachel Field

    Stocks or securities · Fountain Vly, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $368.63 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008470323

  • Worth checking

    Raley Field

    Credit balance · West Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Johnson Controls Inc

    $352.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006768194

  • Worth checking

    Ruby L Field

    Cash held by the State · Covina, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $346.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 970868055

  • Worth checking

    Robert B Field

    Cash held by the State · San Ramon, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

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

    $328.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006522735

  • Worth checking

    Robert B Field

    Cash held by the State · San Ramon, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

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

    $328.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006522734

  • Worth checking

    Ryan B Field

    Unpaid wages · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Genauost Bioscience Inc

    $289.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 17939001

  • Worth checking

    R Feld

    Insurance proceeds · Palm Springs, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $280.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13690976

  • Worth checking

    Robert Field

    Cash held by the State · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    $262.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 14332713

  • Worth checking

    Recordings Field

    Cash held by the State · Encinitas, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $245.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009115181

  • Worth checking

    Randy J Field

    Uncashed check · Sebastopol, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $240.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 963671123

  • Worth checking

    Roberta Field

    Uncashed check · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Commonwealth Land Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $239.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16375048

  • Worth checking

    Russell Field

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Huntington Hospital

    $227.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 12666687

  • Worth checking

    Ronald T Field

    Pension or retirement funds · E Calimesa, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a. - Pars

    $224.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 968747493

  • Worth checking

    Richard L Ii Fields

    Stocks or securities · Corona, CA

    Reported by Franklin Templeton Investor Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,264.41 Franklin Small Mid Cap Grth A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006817483

  • Worth checking

    Richard L Fields

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Lee Enterprises Common Stock

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,257.93 Lee Enterprises Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 4549243

  • Worth checking

    Richard E Fields

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,911.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 968975785

  • Worth checking

    Richard E Fields

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,797.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 968975784

  • Worth checking

    Richard Fields

    Insurance proceeds · Sn Jn Capitrn, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,323.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 11963428

  • Worth checking

    Richard Fields

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by General Motors Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,325.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954153771

  • Worth checking

    Richard L Fields

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by New America Fund

    $890.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 2034718

  • Worth checking

    Richard Fields

    Credit balance · La Puente, CA

    Reported by Shurtz Richard J

    $829.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003851311

  • Worth checking

    Richard L Fields

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Daily Journal Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $790.10 Daily Journal Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 14631541

  • Worth checking

    Richard W Fielder

    Uncashed check · Petrolia, CA

    Reported by North Valley Bank

    $604.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 969257455

  • Worth checking

    Richard Fields

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by General Motors Corporation

    $518.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 17767254

  • Worth checking

    Richard E Fields

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $483.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 17167225

  • Worth checking

    Richard Fields

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $398.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 16111510

  • Worth checking

    Richard L Fields

    Escrow balance · Corona, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Home Loans

    $329.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 984841290

  • Worth checking

    Richard H Fields

    Stocks or securities · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Ameritech Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $318.00 Ameritech Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 12209448

  • Worth checking

    Richard Fielder

    Escrow balance · Petrolia, CA

    Reported by Ocwen Financial Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $239.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 972105602

  • Worth checking

    Richard Fields

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings

    $234.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005096134

Showing the 99 most valuable of 120. 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.

  • Field Robert

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2017

    Matched on Field Robert (decedent), Field Robert (heir)

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

    $2.00 closed

    State ID 989718739
    Case 2012-0502

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.

Find out in About Thirty Seconds

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.