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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.

85 exact, and 8 close matches worth a look

Worth $47,510 in total. 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 1,545 records under the surname Buchanan, worth $1,629,741. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Stephen Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Illinois State Of

    $400.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 3040435

  • Strong match

    Stephen J Buchanan

    Uncashed check · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $218.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044080967

  • Strong match

    Stephen J Buchanan

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American Medical Response Inc

    $200.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 17556011

  • Strong match

    Stephen Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wideopenwest Inc

    $198.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010199849

  • Strong match

    Stephen K Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · Carmichael, CA

    Reported by American Stores Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $195.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11947607

  • Strong match

    Stephen Buchanan

    Credit balance · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Lumbee River Emc

    $186.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009751718

  • Strong match

    Stephen J Buchanan

    Uncashed check · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $185.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043917920

  • Strong match

    Stephen L Buchanan

    Credit balance · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Lumbee River Emc

    $138.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 993788928

  • Strong match

    Stephen Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Palm Desert, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $124.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 976776401

  • Strong match

    Stephen Buchanan

    Credit balance · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Lumbee River Emc

    $118.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 998945558

  • Likely match

    Steven J Buchanan

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    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.

    $11,252.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 999030671

  • Likely match

    Steven M Buchanan

    Uncashed check · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Cenlar Fsb

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $114.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030565572

  • Likely match

    Stephene Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015812465

  • Likely match

    S R Buchanan

    Credit balance · Wla, CA

    Reported by Ge Capital Card Services

    $148.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 14480880

  • Worth checking

    Sue B Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Morongo Valley, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,890.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 969281526

  • Worth checking

    Susan J Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,136.27 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15453018

  • Worth checking

    Susan G Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · San Anselmo, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,972.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15666504

  • Worth checking

    Sharon Ann Est Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Apo San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,718.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 970868766

  • Worth checking

    Street Assc Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Bank Of New York Mellon Corporate Trust

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,691.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 18016209

  • Worth checking

    Buchanan

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Utah Division Of Finance Disbursements

    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.

    $1,586.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038542753

  • Worth checking

    Sharon Lee Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · Brentwood, CA

    Reported by Progressive Corp Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,482.24 Progressive Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 985332480

  • Worth checking

    Suthey Franklin Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Altadena, CA

    Reported by New York Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,330.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 974833494

  • Worth checking

    Shawn Buchanan

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970761707

  • Worth checking

    Summer M Buchanan

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,070.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043629882

  • Worth checking

    Smoke More Buchanan

    Uncashed check · Antioch, CA

    Reported by Reynolds American Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,044.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007747977

  • Worth checking

    Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · San Dimas, CA

    Reported by Zions Bancorporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $714.83 Skywest Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 988205348

  • Worth checking

    Scott Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Novato, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $700.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 999954035

  • Worth checking

    Sharon Buchanan

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $632.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023908875

  • Worth checking

    Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

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

    $577.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 954256268

  • Worth checking

    Sheila Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Amerigas Propane Lp

    $550.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14414002

  • Worth checking

    Street Homeow Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Fairfax, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    $468.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 977986712

  • Worth checking

    Sharon Buchanan

    Uncashed check · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $462.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043634683

  • Worth checking

    Sanyh Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

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

    $434.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030090575

  • Worth checking

    Sandra K Buchanan

    Unpaid dividends · Highland, CA

    Reported by Axa Financial Inc

    $434.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 957708122

  • Worth checking

    Sharon L Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16269629

  • Worth checking

    Sherman L Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Homesteaders Life Company

    $372.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 984251135

  • Worth checking

    Samantha J Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (500009)

    $359.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037833605

  • Worth checking

    Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · San Dimas, CA

    Reported by Zions Bancorporation

    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.

    $357.42 Skywest Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 988205332

  • Worth checking

    Sarah Buchanan

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    $342.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045392974

  • Worth checking

    Sue B Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · Morongo Valley, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $324.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 15453017

  • Worth checking

    Scott Buchanan

    Credit balance · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 979273680

  • Worth checking

    Shane J Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Port Hueneme, CA

    Reported by American Income Life Insurance Company

    $286.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 998719000

  • Worth checking

    Sheri L Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · South Lake Taho, CA

    Reported by Harrah's Operating Company Inc

    $280.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 9656627

  • Worth checking

    Susanne Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Archstone Smith Operating Trst

    $271.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 961088055

  • Worth checking

    Sarah Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $270.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009098643

  • Worth checking

    Sonja Buchanan

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Horizon West Healthcare Inc.

    $252.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 12594151

  • Worth checking

    Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · San Dimas, CA

    Reported by Zions Bancorporation

    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.

    $250.19 Skywest Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 988205317

  • Worth checking

    Sean S Jt Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · Sun City, CA

    Reported by Munder Growth Opportunities Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $249.39 Victory Portfolios Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 984156508

  • Worth checking

    Shirley E Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Tustin, CA

    Reported by Fremont Acquisition Company Llc

    $237.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 960495536

  • Worth checking

    Susan Buchanan

    Unpaid wages · Oak Hills, CA

    Reported by Leyva V Scpmg Qsf

    $237.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029648011

  • Worth checking

    Suzanne Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by The Mony Group Inc Common (ca)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $227.93 Mony Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14924316

  • Worth checking

    Sharon Buchanan

    Uncashed check · Paradise, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $211.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034110603

  • Worth checking

    Suzanne Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Lake Forest, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    $210.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005160016

  • Worth checking

    Sean Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041137424

  • Worth checking

    Suthey Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Galpin Motors Inc.

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14269389

  • Worth checking

    Sharon S Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Td Bank Usa

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015962418

  • Worth checking

    Sam Buchanan

    Credit balance · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Wal Mart Stores Inc

    $196.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 953274879

  • Worth checking

    Shanetha R Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $187.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021559397

  • Worth checking

    Suzanne B Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Lake Forest, CA

    Reported by Southern California Gas Company

    $187.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007199393

  • Worth checking

    Shaun Buchanan

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Comdata Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $181.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 980531363

  • Worth checking

    Sherryl D Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by California Physician's Service Dba Blue

    $175.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5046157

  • Worth checking

    Sharon Lee Buchanan

    Unpaid dividends · Brentwood, CA

    Reported by Progressive Corp Common

    $171.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 985332479

  • Worth checking

    Scott Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Department Of Health Care Services

    $169.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037457968

  • Worth checking

    Sally R Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Napa, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $146.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 971227938

  • Worth checking

    Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Care West Insurance Company

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

    $145.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018763954

  • Worth checking

    Sarah Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $145.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032772039

  • Worth checking

    Sarah R Buchanan

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Ally Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $139.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030993998

  • Worth checking

    Scott Jr Buchanan

    Unpaid wages · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Swayzer Et Al V Circle K Stores Inc

    $134.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024928123

  • Worth checking

    Scott E Buchanan

    Mineral or royalty payments · Pomona, CA

    Reported by White Rock Oil & Gas Llc

    $131.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022925215

  • Worth checking

    Scott E Buchanan

    Mineral or royalty payments · Pomona, CA

    Reported by White Rock Oil & Gas Llc

    $128.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030942286

  • Worth checking

    Stacy Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · Oakley, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $127.64 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011008124

  • Worth checking

    Sarah Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $126.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032772038

  • Worth checking

    Susie Buchanan

    Deposit held · Lemon Grove, CA

    Reported by Frontier Communications Corporation

    $124.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 998422562

  • Worth checking

    Sharon S Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Td Bank Usa

    $123.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015956916

  • Worth checking

    Sayer Q Buchanan

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $121.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032983769

  • Worth checking

    Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Mid Century Insurance Company

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

    $120.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15837445

  • Worth checking

    Shaun A Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $119.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 17697422

  • Worth checking

    Sarah Buchanan

    Escrow balance · Folsom, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    $113.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035116585

  • Worth checking

    Sean Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Menifee, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    $113.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021872445

  • Worth checking

    Sequoia A Buchanan

    Savings account · Suisun City, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Illinois

    $111.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 18335300

  • Worth checking

    Sandhya Buchanan

    Escrow balance · Thousand Oaks, CA

    Reported by Stewart Title Of California

    $111.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033239579

  • Worth checking

    Samantha Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Quincy, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    $110.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020565113

  • Worth checking

    Buchanan

    Stocks or securities · San Dimas, CA

    Reported by Zions Bancorporation

    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.

    $107.23 Skywest Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 988205300

  • Worth checking

    Sallye A Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Quail Valley, CA

    Reported by Bernalillo County Metro Court

    $106.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 2701675

  • Worth checking

    Samantha Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · Cypress, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $105.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045681776

  • Worth checking

    Steve Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $105.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 16056384

  • Worth checking

    Samuel Buchanan

    Credit balance · Fpo San Francis, CA

    Reported by Mci Communications Corp $1.84 Convertible Pfd %ssb

    $103.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 10151758

  • Worth checking

    Shelley Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Service

    $102.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005069274

  • Worth checking

    Stanley Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by American Family Connect Property & Casualty Ins Co

    $101.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044564547

  • Worth checking

    Steve Buchanan

    Uncashed check · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Town Of Danville

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036254517

  • Worth checking

    Shonda T Buchanan

    Unclaimed refund · Playa Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Antioch University

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033230967

  • Worth checking

    Sashanae Buchanan

    Credit balance · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by National University

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018140522

  • Worth checking

    Sarah Buchanan

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023908874

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.

2 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.

  • Buchanan Sandra Jo

    Probate estate · Riverside County · 1999

    Matched on Buchanan Sandra Jo (decedent)

    2 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $132.82 closed

    State ID 956827771
    Case T0404941

  • Buchanan Sarah Fieldnhee

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1982

    Matched on Buchanan Sarah Fieldnhee (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956825872
    Case P 617 902

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.