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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.

84 exact, and 16 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $163,122 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 882 records under the surname Foreman, worth $867,700. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Richard Foreman

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,420.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 991215424

  • Strong match

    Richard A Foreman

    Unpaid dividends · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

    Reported by Paychex Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,777.22 Paychex Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043032014

  • Strong match

    Richard Foreman

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    $674.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031744673

  • Strong match

    Richard C Foreman

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Nw Retirement Solutions

    $451.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012949177

  • Strong match

    Richard Foreman

    Insurance proceeds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by United States Life Insurance Company

    $299.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 12627255

  • Strong match

    Richard Foreman

    Unclaimed refund · Folsom, CA

    Reported by Department Of Health Care Services

    $221.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037437697

  • Strong match

    Richard L Foreman

    Cash held by the State · Los Alamitos, CA

    Reported by First Reserve Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018575248

  • Strong match

    Richard Foreman

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by San Diego Gas & Electric C0

    $108.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 11468564

  • Likely match

    R L Foreman

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $662.14 Rockwell Collins Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14669866

  • Likely match

    R L Foreman

    Cash held by the State · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

    $118.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 5576311

  • Likely match

    Richard Firman

    Cash held by the State · Arroyo Grande, CA

    Reported by American Equity Investment

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,955.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039708419

  • Likely match

    Richard Fraumeni

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,039.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 966185136

  • Likely match

    Richard A Fraumeni

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,080.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 963765828

  • Likely match

    Richard Freeman

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    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.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964785196

  • Likely match

    Richard Farman

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044651048

  • Likely match

    Richard M Forman

    Credit balance

    Reported by Guardian Life Insurance Co The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,817.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 962780448

  • Likely match

    Richard B Forman

    Insurance proceeds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,956.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 15064094

  • Likely match

    Richard Freeman

    Uncashed check · Oakhurst, CA

    Reported by United Security Bank

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,732.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 957313417

  • Likely match

    Richard Fraumeni

    Escrow balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Chicago Title Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,731.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 961987665

  • Likely match

    Richard A Fraumeni

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Lumen Technologies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,382.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 999549185

  • Likely match

    Richard A Fraumeni

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Teradata Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,366.40 Teradata Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 994620717

  • Likely match

    Richard A Freeman

    Stocks or securities · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Amcap Fund-a

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,281.65 American Fd Amcap Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034218171

  • Likely match

    Richard A Freeman

    Escrow balance · Palm Springs, CA

    Reported by Rushmore Loan Management Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,063.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040752013

  • Likely match

    Richard G Freeman

    Uncashed check · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by Fidelity Investments

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,062.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 999423184

  • Likely match

    Richard Sr Freeman

    Stocks or securities · Perris, CA

    Reported by Central Garden & Pet Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $774.22 Central Garden & Pet Company Class A Non-vtg
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047990957

  • Likely match

    Richard Forman

    Escrow balance · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by Nations Title Agency Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $708.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034187388

  • Likely match

    Richard M Forman

    Credit balance

    Reported by Guardian Life Insurance Co The

    $706.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 962736583

  • Likely match

    Richard L Freeman

    Pension or retirement funds · Coarsegold, CA

    Reported by Cca Citibank Na

    $661.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 996011339

  • Likely match

    Richard L Fuhrmann

    Cash held by the State · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $513.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011989315

  • Likely match

    Richard D Freeman

    Unclaimed refund · Carona Del Mar, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044651669

  • Likely match

    Richard Fraumeni

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Columbia Valley Community Health Service

    $475.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 18859806

  • Likely match

    Richard J Freeman

    Uncashed check · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    $467.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 970503067

  • Likely match

    Richard A Freeman

    Savings account · Artesia, CA

    Reported by Home Savings Of America

    $446.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 9196189

  • Likely match

    Richard Firman

    Unclaimed refund · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Radian Guaranty Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $436.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 953849030

  • Likely match

    Richard Freeman

    Unclaimed refund · Rio Vista, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Exchange

    $430.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998726942

  • Likely match

    Richard A Freeman

    Stocks or securities · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Amcap Fund-a

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $421.57 American Fd Amcap Fd A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034218170

  • Likely match

    Richard Fraumeni

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Fortezza Iridium Holdings Inc

    $411.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 964211505

  • Likely match

    Richard A Fraumeni

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    $406.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 980337399

  • Likely match

    Richard S Freeman

    Uncashed check · Santa Clarita, CA

    Reported by Nationwide Advantage Mtg Co

    $404.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008751573

  • Likely match

    Richard Freeman

    Stocks or securities · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by The Irvine Company Apartment Communities

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969067777

  • Likely match

    Richard T Forman

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by United Services Automobile Association

    $397.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044340560

  • Likely match

    Richard Freeman

    Unpaid wages · West Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Scie, Llc

    $397.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 17114660

  • Likely match

    Richard B Frohman

    Insurance proceeds · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

    $395.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 17530187

  • Likely match

    Richard L Fuhrmann

    Cash held by the State · Santa Clarita, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $364.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011989314

  • Likely match

    Richard Freeman

    Unclaimed refund · Grover Beach, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $348.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 952881576

  • Worth checking

    Regina B Foreman

    Cash held by the State · Lompoc, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $52,908.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039590107

  • Worth checking

    Ralph Foreman

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,731.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 970792994

  • Worth checking

    Robert D Foreman

    Unclaimed refund · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,850.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044651502

  • Worth checking

    Rebecca K Foreman

    Stocks or securities · Lemon Grove, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,417.31 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 959947625

  • Worth checking

    Robin Foreman

    Escrow balance · Avila Beach, CA

    Reported by First American Title Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,191.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021839822

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,579.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 993661462

  • Worth checking

    Robin K Foreman

    Uncashed check · Avila Beach, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984691796

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Pension or retirement funds · Oakland, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,606.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 987460565

  • Worth checking

    Ron Foreman

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Teradyne Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,144.70 Teradyne Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 12579447

  • Worth checking

    R C Freeman

    Credit balance · Sebastopol, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch Pf And S Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,098.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 988464545

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Escrow balance · San Dimas, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,488.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 960331585

  • Worth checking

    R A Forman

    Pension or retirement funds · No Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California, N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 17811694

  • Worth checking

    Robert Jr Foreman

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,109.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005544030

  • Worth checking

    Rayma J Foreman

    Stocks or securities · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Navistar International Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,049.77 Navistar Intl Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 975558718

  • Worth checking

    Robert Earl Foreman

    Savings account · Venice, CA

    Reported by Pasadena Service Federal Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,041.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 983471392

  • Worth checking

    Raymond Foreman

    Trust funds

    Reported by California State Prison-corcoran

    $863.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 16074441

  • Worth checking

    Roy J Foreman

    Cash held by the State · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    $750.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984151270

  • Worth checking

    R A Freeman

    Stocks or securities · Lemon Cove, CA

    Reported by Prudential Equity Group Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $683.60 Fresenius Usa Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17664577

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Uncashed check · Covina, CA

    Reported by Eb Expedited Payment Agreement Qualified Settlement

    $682.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 984420220

  • Worth checking

    Randolph Foreman

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Veras Escrow Service Inc

    $679.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 9415296

  • Worth checking

    Rachel Foreman

    Pension or retirement funds · Pleasant Hill, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $536.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008937237

  • Worth checking

    R E Forman

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $504.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4140231

  • Worth checking

    R D Freeman

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Old Republic Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14827906

  • Worth checking

    Robert Neil Foreman

    Uncashed check · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by California United Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 989650905

  • Worth checking

    Rasheedah Foreman

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance C

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $498.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026636881

  • Worth checking

    Rosina M Foreman

    Stocks or securities · Monrovia, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $483.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 16112401

  • Worth checking

    Ruth I Foreman

    Stocks or securities · Cupertina, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $455.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 16112404

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $455.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 16112402

  • Worth checking

    Foreman

    Money order

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, Na (apecs 1009)

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

    $379.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006179665

  • Worth checking

    Ryan Foreman

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Kelly Services Global Llc

    $360.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040093172

  • Worth checking

    R Fairman

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Alta Bates Medical Center

    $354.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 4005564

  • Worth checking

    Ruby S Foreman

    Unpaid dividends · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Chevron Products Company

    $353.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 5493412

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Uncashed check · Fort Bragg, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $328.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032958910

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Uncashed check · Fort Bragg, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $309.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044061046

  • Worth checking

    Rosemary Cust Foreman

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $303.28 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 985477175

  • Worth checking

    Ray A Foreman

    Cash held by the State · Vista, CA

    Reported by Rogowski V State Farm Life Insurance

    $289.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039746989

  • Worth checking

    Rosalie G Foreman

    Stocks or securities · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $284.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 16112400

  • Worth checking

    Rosalie G Foreman

    Stocks or securities · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $284.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 16112399

  • Worth checking

    Rebecca K Foreman

    Unpaid dividends · Lemon Grove, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $282.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 959947624

  • Worth checking

    Rachael L Foreman

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Federal Credit Union

    $254.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 987244577

  • Worth checking

    Ricky Foreman

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Cast & Crew Talent Services Llc

    $251.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 14517699

  • Worth checking

    Reginald Foreman

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $231.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969357411

  • Worth checking

    Ronald Foreman

    Cash held by the State · Kentfield, CA

    Reported by Smith Barney Harris Upham

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $225.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13290769

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Unclaimed refund · Novato, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance C

    $218.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026636886

  • Worth checking

    Rabia Foreman

    Uncashed check · Monterey, CA

    Reported by California Teachers Association

    $216.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033151365

  • Worth checking

    Rita Foreman

    Unclaimed refund · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc.

    $214.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 964735779

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Deposit held · San Dimas, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $205.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 966235646

  • Worth checking

    Rita Foreman

    Uncashed check · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Spectra Fcu Fka Nrl Fcu

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $200.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 999259490

  • Worth checking

    Rosemary A Foreman

    Credit balance · Los Alamitos, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007616247

  • Worth checking

    Ruby Foreman

    Unclaimed refund · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by 21st Century Insurance Co

    $179.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969609831

  • Worth checking

    Robert G Foreman

    Retirement account · Canyon Lake, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $167.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024438910

  • Worth checking

    Ryan A Foreman

    Unpaid wages · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Paychex Inc.

    $158.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046770927

  • Worth checking

    Robert E Foreman

    Deposit held · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Co

    $150.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 957077818

  • Worth checking

    Rob Foreman

    Unclaimed refund · Canyon Lake, CA

    Reported by The Bradford Exchange Ltd.

    $149.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 980685273

  • Worth checking

    Robert Foreman

    Unclaimed refund · Novato, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    $149.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013998917

Showing the 100 most valuable of 126. 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.

1 is still open, holding $646.

  • McPherson Robert T

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2020

    Matched on Freeman Richard (heir)

    $646.19
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1004391319
    Case BP121703*

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.

  • McPherson Robert T

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2016

    Matched on Freeman Richard (heir)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 984376296
    Case BP 121 703

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.