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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.

70 exact, and 30 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $420,864 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 1,049 records under the surname Madden, worth $815,353. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Robert A Madden

    Stocks or securities · San Jacinto, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,779.71 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 989286911

  • Strong match

    Robert E Madden

    Credit balance · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Ubs Financial Services

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,089.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008320046

  • Strong match

    Robert E Madden

    Stocks or securities · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Ubs Financial Services

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,753.49 Cvs Health Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008319764

  • Strong match

    Robert P Madden

    Credit balance · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (300056)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,249.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046332899

  • Strong match

    Robert K Madden

    Cash held by the State · Pomona, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $938.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 17175878

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Cash held by the State · Grass Valley, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    $871.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030609858

  • Strong match

    Robert L Madden

    Stocks or securities · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by At & T Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $628.82 At & T Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 12872771

  • Strong match

    Robert F Madden

    Uncashed check · Crescent City, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $280.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011137207

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Unclaimed refund · Alpine, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    $255.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 978973160

  • Strong match

    Robert E Madden

    Cash held by the State · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Managment Assistance Inc Liq Trust 04347

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $242.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 9361636

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Cash held by the State · Lakewood, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    $176.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 14355602

  • Strong match

    Robert C Madden

    Unpaid dividends · Lincoln, CA

    Reported by Park Mt Vernon Ltd

    $168.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 15822531

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Cash held by the State · West Covina,

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $159.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 4466900

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Toyota San Diego

    $158.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 988344587

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Insurance proceeds · Chino Hills, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $155.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18073627

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $135.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 11508194

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Cash held by the State · Aliso Viejo, CA

    Reported by Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor

    $128.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 985339458

  • Strong match

    Robert J Madden

    Unpaid wages · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Intuit Payroll Services

    $127.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 954937419

  • Strong match

    Robert A Madden

    Unpaid dividends · San Jacinto, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    $120.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 989286930

  • Strong match

    Robert A Madden

    Unpaid dividends · San Jacinto, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    $120.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 989286929

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Cash held by the State · Rcho Sta Marg, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $103.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021500050

  • Strong match

    Robert Madden

    Savings account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Inmate Accounting Branch

    $100.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 966545218

  • Likely match

    Robert A Medina

    Cash held by the State · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life 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.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $235,671.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039588980

  • Likely match

    Robert Medina

    Savings account · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (703)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $55,367.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032520032

  • Likely match

    Robert A Mautino

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Paul Revere Variable

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $15,119.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039991040

  • Likely match

    Robert J Medina

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,099.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018143405

  • Likely match

    Robert Medina

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Caremarkpcs L L C

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,073.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1002056775

  • Likely match

    Robert J Medina

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,068.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018143406

  • Likely match

    Robert A Medina

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Hanson Pipe & Precast Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,065.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 968431937

  • Likely match

    Robert Medina

    Insurance proceeds · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $934.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 15651730

  • Likely match

    Robert E Maden

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $924.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 954382770

  • Likely match

    Robert Medina

    Uncashed check · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by First General Bank

    $734.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015596917

  • Likely match

    Robert Medina

    Uncashed check · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    $618.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 959881008

  • Likely match

    Robert M Medina

    Stocks or securities · Garden Valley, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $602.80 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018727381

  • Likely match

    Robert L Medina

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Huntington Hospital

    $595.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 13702763

  • Likely match

    Robert Medina

    Cash held by the State · Hermosa Beach, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $578.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 394930

  • Likely match

    Robert A Mr Medina

    Unpaid wages · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Heidelberg Materials Us Inc

    $559.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 977439664

  • Likely match

    Robert A Medina

    Unpaid wages · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Heidelberg Materials Us Inc

    $559.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 959348908

  • Likely match

    Robert Medina

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    $550.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018148425

  • Worth checking

    Roberto Medina

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Nuvision Federal Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011302578

  • Worth checking

    Roberto Medina

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Home Savings Of America

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,849.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 9600072

  • Worth checking

    Roberto Medina

    Escrow balance · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Chicago Title Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 961989521

  • Worth checking

    Roberto Muttini

    Stocks or securities · Lompoc, CA

    Reported by Devon Energy/mitchell Energy & Developme

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $936.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 14757214

  • Worth checking

    Roberto Medina

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by At T Wireless Services Inc

    $817.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 16530906

  • Worth checking

    Roberto Medina

    Escrow balance · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Litton Loan Servicing Lp

    $686.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 960074191

  • Worth checking

    Roberto C Medina

    Savings account · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $627.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 985104697

  • Worth checking

    Roberto Medina

    Uncashed check · Montebello, CA

    Reported by Alden Lyman Escrow Corp

    Held jointly with 5 other people

    $613.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 13581878

  • Worth checking

    Roberto Medina

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by State Of Florida

    $551.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 2705785

  • Worth checking

    Roberto M Medina

    Savings account · Pampanga,

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank F.a.

    $548.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 11924525

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Gep Administrative Services Inc Dba En

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,198.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021003840

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Paramount Pictures Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,400.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020042483

  • Worth checking

    Ruth Madden

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,254.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 998709306

  • Worth checking

    Ross D Madden

    Stocks or securities · Yuba City, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,744.50 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032350491

  • Worth checking

    R Medina

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,955.53 Burlington Northern Santa Fe
    Start this claim

    State ID 17887614

  • Worth checking

    Rick Madden

    Cash held by the State · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Citifinancial Auto Ltd.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,303.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 974577952

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Savings account · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by Pacific Service Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,911.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 955263732

  • Worth checking

    R Medina

    Pension or retirement funds · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California, N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,888.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 17815580

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Paramount Pictures Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,526.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027870126

  • Worth checking

    R Medina

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,977.77 Burlington Northern Santa Fe
    Start this claim

    State ID 17887613

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Paramount Pictures Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,729.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027870127

  • Worth checking

    R Aracely Medina

    Uncashed check · Midway City, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank Fa

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,648.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 954289082

  • Worth checking

    Rosemary E Madden

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,584.40 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15496531

  • Worth checking

    R Imelda Medina

    Cash held by the State · Tijuana Bc, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (703)

    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.

    $1,525.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022157085

  • Worth checking

    Ruth B Madden

    Stocks or securities · Fair Oaks, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,446.11 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15496532

  • Worth checking

    R Imelda Medina

    Cash held by the State · Tijuana Bc, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (703)

    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.

    $1,422.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022157086

  • Worth checking

    Ronald J Madden

    Stocks or securities · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,390.71 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16309225

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Gep Atl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,268.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 998558875

  • Worth checking

    Richard C Madden

    Stocks or securities · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by Litton Industries Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,253.01 Litton Industries Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 9624053

  • Worth checking

    Ruth Madden

    Stocks or securities · Citrus Heights, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,234.57 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15496533

  • Worth checking

    Robin L Madden

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,232.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 984829764

  • Worth checking

    R Medina

    Uncashed check · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,199.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 17550368

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Paramount Pictures Corporation

    $760.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037824914

  • Worth checking

    R Medina

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Newmont Mining Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $751.55 Newmont Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 16258359

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Paramount Pictures Corporation

    $732.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037824915

  • Worth checking

    Richard A Madden

    Uncashed check · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $675.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043715314

  • Worth checking

    R Medina

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prologis

    $608.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 960525332

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Gep Atl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    $593.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 998558876

  • Worth checking

    R Medina

    Cash held by the State · Los Angles,

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    $530.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4412890

  • Worth checking

    Ray Madden

    Savings account · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Pacific National Bank

    $456.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 958254917

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Trans Union Title And Escrow Service Co

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 959034022

  • Worth checking

    Richard R Madden

    Stocks or securities · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by Franklin Templeton Inv Svc Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $377.87 Franklin Us Government Money Fd
    Start this claim

    State ID 967566030

  • Worth checking

    Raymond K Madden

    Stocks or securities · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15496530

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Gep Atl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    $347.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 998558877

  • Worth checking

    Richard F Madden

    Stocks or securities · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $312.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 16132603

  • Worth checking

    Rose Madden

    Stocks or securities · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $289.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15667071

  • Worth checking

    Rick Madden

    Uncashed check · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Kimball Tirey & St. John Llp

    $271.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 954815674

  • Worth checking

    Riley Madden

    Cash held by the State · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $269.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007350027

  • Worth checking

    Ross D Madden

    Stocks or securities · Yuba City, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $258.34 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018725525

  • Worth checking

    Rosalie Madden

    Uncashed check · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Venio Llc Dba Keane

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025550364

  • Worth checking

    Raymond Madden

    Stocks or securities · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Homefed Corp/homefed Corp (old) (1-249 Shares)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $223.44 Homefed Corpnew
    Start this claim

    State ID 14237761

  • Worth checking

    Richard Madden

    Unpaid wages · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Paramount Pictures Corporation

    $217.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020042482

  • Worth checking

    Rose Madden

    Endowment proceeds · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co

    $213.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 16257249

  • Worth checking

    Rose Madden

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co

    $201.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 971011245

  • Worth checking

    Ruth Madden

    Cash held by the State · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Insurance Company

    $188.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11313871

  • Worth checking

    Ryan Donahue Madden

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $184.31 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008481494

  • Worth checking

    Ron N Madden

    Savings account · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Capital One National Association

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $180.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 961789738

  • Worth checking

    Raphael Madden

    Unpaid wages · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Raley's

    $171.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026748516

  • Worth checking

    Ray Madden

    Uncashed check · Ceres, CA

    Reported by World Savings And Loan Association

    $164.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 10358456

  • Worth checking

    Ramon Madden

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Santa Barbara Tax Products Group Llc

    $162.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037139696

  • Worth checking

    Richard B Madden

    Cash held by the State · Millbrae, CA

    Reported by The Ohio Casualty Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $128.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 15258592

Showing the 100 most valuable of 105. 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.

  • Regus Bertha

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2007

    Matched on Madden Robert V (heir)

    15 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $505.74 closed

    State ID 956828664
    Case NEP25312

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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