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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.

65 exact, and 35 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $176,726 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 624 records under the surname Stroud, worth $561,020. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Robert Stroud

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,945.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024476973

  • Strong match

    Robert Stroud

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,835.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024476972

  • Strong match

    Robert E Stroud

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Peak Resources California Llc

    $462.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028285485

  • Strong match

    Robert I Iii Stroud

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Capital One Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $427.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035528880

  • Strong match

    Robert E Stroud

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Peak Resources California Llc

    $420.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023850162

  • Strong match

    Robert E Stroud

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Exploration & Production Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $411.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 17237972

  • Strong match

    Robert E Stroud

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Peak Resources California Llc

    $402.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011652567

  • Strong match

    Robert Stroud

    Cash held by the State · La Quinta, CA

    Reported by Fntg Holdings Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $376.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 969058785

  • Strong match

    Robert E Stroud

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Peak Resources California Llc

    $364.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007116505

  • Strong match

    Robert E Stroud

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Peak Resources California Llc

    $323.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001800722

  • Strong match

    Robert E Stroud

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, Na (apecs 1009)

    $300.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006149956

  • Strong match

    Robert E Stroud

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Peak Resources California Llc

    $287.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036502192

  • Strong match

    Robert Stroud

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Brookland Financial Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $256.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 10095935

  • Strong match

    Robert Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Jackson National Life Insurance Company

    $176.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025025819

  • Strong match

    Robert Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Family Service Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $162.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 984220209

  • Strong match

    Robert I Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Indio, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $148.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005907698

  • Strong match

    Robert G Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Broderick, CA

    Reported by Great American Insurance Compa

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $143.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 12343422

  • Strong match

    Robert Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Antelope, CA

    Reported by Travelzoo Inc

    $137.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 974825363

  • Strong match

    Robert D Stroud

    Stocks or securities · Citrus Heights, CA

    Reported by Agilent Technologies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $135.38 Agilent Technologies Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025814979

  • Strong match

    Robert G Stroud

    Savings account · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $120.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 9120966

  • Strong match

    Robert Stroud

    Unclaimed refund · Vista, CA

    Reported by State Of Virginia

    $106.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17952844

  • Strong match

    Robert Stroud

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Saks Incorporated & Subsidiaries

    $103.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 18218236

  • Likely match

    R V Stroud

    Stocks or securities · Encino, CA

    Reported by Rockwell International Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,585.71 Skyworks Solutions Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 13006187

  • Likely match

    R V Stroud

    Stocks or securities · Encino, CA

    Reported by Rockwell International Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,481.43 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 12972863

  • Likely match

    Robert S Stuart

    Stocks or securities · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $34,392.92 Sun Microsystems Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 18950382

  • Likely match

    Robert A Stort

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by World Savings And Loan Association

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $23,922.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 5470285

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Uncashed check · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Citigroup Global Markets Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,400.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 977461112

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Upland, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,568.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042330655

  • Likely match

    Robert A Starratt

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:2781-wilshire-union Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,315.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 11020371

  • Likely match

    Robert R Street

    Cash held by the State · Pacoima, CA

    Reported by R.c. Temme Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,666.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 10875356

  • Likely match

    Robert B Starrett

    Stocks or securities · La Quinta, CA

    Reported by Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,265.24 Transcontinental Realty Invest
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025547540

  • Likely match

    Robert J Stuart

    Unclaimed refund · Unknown,

    Reported by Balboa Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,588.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 958933981

  • Likely match

    Robert Strout

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, 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.

    $1,575.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 984252302

  • Likely match

    Robert Strout

    Stocks or securities · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    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.

    $1,350.82 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16338794

  • Likely match

    Robert V Strate

    Cash held by the State · Orangevale, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $901.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012121670

  • Likely match

    Robert T Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Hesperia, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co

    $731.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 11608841

  • Likely match

    Robert Miles Start

    Uncashed check · Sylmar, CA

    Reported by Bluegreen Vacations Corporation

    $725.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 967682614

  • Likely match

    Robert C Stuart

    Credit balance · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    $658.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 970788396

  • Likely match

    Robert B Street

    Stocks or securities · Palmdale, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $634.87 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15529130

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Unpaid wages · Calimesa, CA

    Reported by Barrett Business Services Inc

    $588.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025011518

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Escrow balance · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    $560.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005396426

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Retirement account · Canyon Country, CA

    Reported by Explorer Fund Investor- 24

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $541.37 Vanguard Explorer Fund Inv
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025321103

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Insurance proceeds · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance Company

    $490.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 18508955

  • Likely match

    Robert E Stuart

    Escrow balance · La Puente, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    $470.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 981318653

  • Likely match

    Robert W Stuart

    Uncashed check · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $457.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043514863

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Escrow balance · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    $443.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029740363

  • Likely match

    Robert Strate

    Cash held by the State · Lemoore, CA

    Reported by Ford Motor Co Common New

    $428.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 19071688

  • Likely match

    Robert T Soetaert

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Farm & Home Life Insurance Company

    $427.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 12669962

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Credit balance · Los Banos, CA

    Reported by Chase Manhattan Bank, Usa, N.a

    $421.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 16860891

  • Likely match

    Robert T Stuart

    Stocks or securities · Hesperia, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $387.94 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15529301

  • Likely match

    Robert O Stuart

    Stocks or securities · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $387.94 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15529300

  • Likely match

    Robert J Street

    Unpaid wages · Sylmar, CA

    Reported by Strategic Outsourcing Inc

    $386.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008654995

  • Likely match

    Robert W Stroot

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Trust National Assoc. (ca)

    $375.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12749926

  • Likely match

    Robert W Stroot

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Trust National Assoc. (ca)

    $375.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13447954

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Pier 39 Inc.

    $373.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 987181332

  • Likely match

    Robert P Street

    Stocks or securities · Encinitas, CA

    Reported by Pacificorp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $371.60 Pacificorp 5.00%
    Start this claim

    State ID 955729537

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Retirement account · Canyon Country, CA

    Reported by Wellington Fund- 21

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $355.03 Vanguard Wellington Fund
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025302871

  • Likely match

    Robert O Stuart

    Stocks or securities · Paso Robles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15529299

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Unclaimed refund · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Amco Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $262.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980404405

  • Likely match

    Robert J Stuart

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by The Bank Of New York Mellon

    $229.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 13064642

  • Likely match

    Robert Staurt

    Unpaid wages · Rancho Cordova, CA

    Reported by Horizon West Healthcare Inc.

    $223.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 12594066

  • Likely match

    Robert L Starrett

    Uncashed check · Laguna Woods, CA

    Reported by California Bank & Trust

    $221.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 969726039

  • Likely match

    Robert L Starrett

    Stocks or securities · Laguna Woods, CA

    Reported by Mondelez International Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $218.04 Mondelez International Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 971252506

  • Likely match

    Robert B Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Los Banos, CA

    Reported by Capital One Accounts Payable And Credit

    $210.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17890913

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by Pacificare Of California

    $203.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036608954

  • Likely match

    Robert Street

    Unpaid wages · V, CA

    Reported by Scie, Llc

    $183.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 17119378

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Deposit held · Fontana, CA

    Reported by Sce

    $183.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 959255973

  • Likely match

    Robert L Starrett

    Stocks or securities · Laguna Woods, CA

    Reported by Kraft Foods Group Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $176.77 Kraft Foods Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 975535921

  • Likely match

    Robert Paul Stuart

    Stocks or securities · San Andreas, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $172.23 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018739014

  • Likely match

    Robert B Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Los Banos, CA

    Reported by Capital One Accounts Payable And Credit

    $168.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 17890899

  • Likely match

    Robert Stuart

    Unpaid wages · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by State Of Washington

    $166.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 17945929

  • Worth checking

    Roberta Strode

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by California Capital Ins Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $932.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047629225

  • Worth checking

    Roberta Strode

    Cash held by the State · Tomales, CA

    Reported by California Capital Ins Company

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $826.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012056345

  • Worth checking

    Roberta Stuart

    Uncashed check · Olivehurst, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $164.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030025533

  • Worth checking

    R Chandler Apc Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Alliance United Ins. Co Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,562.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025686742

  • Worth checking

    Rhuepell Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,480.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025086497

  • Worth checking

    Richard D Stroud

    Stocks or securities · Union City, CA

    Reported by Trinity Industries Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,678.80 Trinity Industries Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 977551712

  • Worth checking

    Ronald C Stroud

    Uncashed check · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Finance Corporation (holder 10)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,128.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 969956299

  • Worth checking

    Rhonda M Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,296.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001196393

  • Worth checking

    Ray W Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,584.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005846532

  • Worth checking

    Roy L Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,104.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 979501796

  • Worth checking

    Ray W Stroud

    Stocks or securities · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,066.40 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15529257

  • Worth checking

    R Chandler Apc Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Alliance United Ins. Co Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,437.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025686743

  • Worth checking

    R N Stuart

    Credit balance

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,430.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 953231864

  • Worth checking

    Richard Stroud

    Insurance proceeds · Rancho Cucamong, CA

    Reported by Golden Eagle Insurance Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15765079

  • Worth checking

    Rae Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $797.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 984218801

  • Worth checking

    Rhuepell R Sr Stroud

    Unclaimed refund · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    $628.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 964076148

  • Worth checking

    Ray W Stroud

    Uncashed check · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $609.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 999837971

  • Worth checking

    R Stuart

    Insurance proceeds · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Fremont Compensation Insurancecompany

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11823713

  • Worth checking

    Reynolds Tricia J Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $570.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012012134

  • Worth checking

    Richard L Stroud

    Stocks or securities · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Minnesota Mining & Mfg

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $531.64 Minnesota Mining & Mfg
    Start this claim

    State ID 9471253

  • Worth checking

    R Jaffe Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Ca Physicians Svcs Dba Blue Shield Of Ca (dental Bscaso)

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998197435

  • Worth checking

    Rhea Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Philadelphia,

    Reported by Cc Financial Services, Inc.

    $493.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 4378316

  • Worth checking

    Ray Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Optumrx

    $482.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005829828

  • Worth checking

    Richard Greenwood Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of So Cal

    $429.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047118673

  • Worth checking

    R Jaffe Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Ca Physicians Svcs Dba Blue Shield Of Ca (dental Bscaso)

    $408.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998197436

  • Worth checking

    Ronald Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Antioch, CA

    Reported by Tesla Inc

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032035033

  • Worth checking

    R Shlosberg Dds Stuart

    Cash held by the State · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

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

    $363.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032830321

  • Worth checking

    Rebecca Stroud

    Credit balance · Rio Vista, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017048733

  • Worth checking

    Rod Stroud

    Cash held by the State · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Acacia Life Insurance Company

    $293.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 970824680

Showing the 100 most valuable of 125. 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.

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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 $3,177.

  • Starrett Robert G

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2020

    Matched on Starrett Robert G (decedent)

    $3,177.27
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1004391071
    Case 16STPB02997

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.

  • Atkins Johnnie Jr.

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2000

    Matched on Streety Robert (heir)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956810357
    Case BP006217

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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