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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.

117 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $202,069 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 2,257 records under the surname Costa, worth $1,900,520. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Steven Costa

    Stocks or securities · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Intuit Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $30,719.36 Intuit Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010403275

  • Strong match

    Steven Costa

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Reliastar Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,166.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 974801839

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,079.35 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040484514

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,079.35 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040472100

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,463.48 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040484512

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,463.48 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040475496

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,231.74 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040484513

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,026.45 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040472104

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,026.45 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040472099

  • Strong match

    Steven Costa

    Cash held by the State · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by San Diego Hospital Association

    $847.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12592751

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $821.16 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040475499

  • Strong match

    Steven Costa

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $561.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024470897

  • Strong match

    Steven Costa

    Unpaid dividends · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Intuit Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $483.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010403274

  • Strong match

    Steven Costa

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Gateway One Lending & Finance

    $317.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021124921

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $205.29 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040475498

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Stocks or securities · Cool, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $205.29 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040475497

  • Strong match

    Steven Costa

    Unpaid dividends · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Intuit Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $110.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 999180694

  • Strong match

    Steven J Costa

    Savings account · Groveland, CA

    Reported by San Francisco Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $104.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 983068720

  • Likely match

    Stephen Costa

    Cash held by the State · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $71,069.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 970781779

  • Likely match

    Stephen G Costa

    Cash held by the State · Mesa, CA

    Reported by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas - A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,725.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 17600831

  • Likely match

    Stephanie Costa

    Stocks or securities · West Covina, CA

    Reported by Boeing Company The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,586.12 Boeing Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 989835435

  • Likely match

    Stephen Costa

    Uncashed check · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,680.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 998452164

  • Likely match

    Stephen Costa

    Uncashed check · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,601.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 998452165

  • Likely match

    Stephanie Costa

    Unclaimed refund · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $876.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 953497571

  • Likely match

    Stephanie A Costa

    Cash held by the State · Union City, CA

    Reported by Physicians Life Insurance Company

    $251.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 970943377

  • Likely match

    Stephanie Costa

    Cash held by the State · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of California

    $118.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044774399

  • Likely match

    Stephen L Costa

    Unclaimed refund · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (702)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $110.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 977046886

  • Likely match

    Stefania Costa

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Blackhawk Engagement Solutions Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966130455

  • Likely match

    Steven W Cassidy

    Unclaimed refund · West Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Dignity Health Medical Foundation

    $454.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042466487

  • Likely match

    Steven Casto

    Savings account

    Reported by Educational Employee's Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $386.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044843228

  • Worth checking

    Stephen Cassidy

    Unpaid wages · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by 0301-chevron Corporation

    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.

    $6,732.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003018234

  • Worth checking

    Stephen S Cost

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Medtronic Inc Non Securities

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,754.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 17493325

  • Worth checking

    Stephen Cassedy

    Stocks or securities · Goleta, CA

    Reported by United Industrial Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,283.72 United Industrial Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 12983662

  • Worth checking

    Stephen Cassidy

    Insurance proceeds · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Csaa General Insurance

    $496.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16550239

  • Worth checking

    Stephen Cossitt

    Stocks or securities · Lodi, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $452.83 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 959838520

  • Worth checking

    Stephen Cassidy

    Insurance proceeds

    Reported by Midamerica

    $351.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 18639587

  • Worth checking

    Stephen Cossette

    Uncashed check · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

    Reported by Fifth Third Bancorp

    $308.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044796588

  • Worth checking

    Stephane Cossette

    Uncashed check · Seal Beach, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $261.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 989578890

  • Worth checking

    Samuel M Costa

    Unpaid wages · Linden, CA

    Reported by Negrete Et Al V Conagra Brands

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,366.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022854277

  • Worth checking

    Costa

    Uncashed check · Monterey, CA

    Reported by Select Portfolio Servicing 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.

    $2,858.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 954177995

  • Worth checking

    Silvia D Costa

    Savings account · Lisboa 1000 201,

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,533.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034150912

  • Worth checking

    Samuel C Costa

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,359.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031674945

  • Worth checking

    Susan Costa

    Savings account · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank No Stockton

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,990.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 5258369

  • Worth checking

    Susan M Costa

    Stocks or securities · San Ramon, CA

    Reported by At&t Teleholdings Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,986.15 Sbc Communications Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 12701124

  • Worth checking

    Sylvia Costa

    Unclaimed refund · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Homesteaders Life Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,584.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040016164

  • Worth checking

    Susan L Costa

    Stocks or securities · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,452.63 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15461593

  • Worth checking

    Selma F Costa

    Stocks or securities · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,058.11 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15461592

  • Worth checking

    Sabreena Costa

    Cash held by the State · Merced, CA

    Reported by Chase Bank Usa N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,044.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 960307531

  • Worth checking

    Scott Costa

    Credit balance · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Humana Inc And Subsidiaries

    $930.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018509914

  • Worth checking

    Shane Costa

    Uncashed check · Corona, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    $807.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044382304

  • Worth checking

    Scott D Costa

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Nissan Motor Acceptance Company Llc

    $697.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012419106

  • Worth checking

    Sandra Costa

    Cash held by the State · Arroyo Grande, CA

    Reported by Jefferson Insurance Company

    $686.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035066669

  • Worth checking

    Suzanne M Costa

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $642.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045283961

  • Worth checking

    Scott Costa

    Unclaimed refund · Brownsvalley, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Exchange

    $626.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037298329

  • Worth checking

    S L Casida

    Stocks or securities · Visalia, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $619.05 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 999879574

  • Worth checking

    Samantha Costa

    Cash held by the State · Belmont, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of California

    $566.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008924283

  • Worth checking

    Sidney E Costa

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American Capital Growth & Income

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $479.36 Van Kampen Growth & Income Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 2504659

  • Worth checking

    Sandra M Costa

    Stocks or securities · Nevada City, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $476.65 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16276043

  • Worth checking

    Steve E Costa

    Uncashed check · Anaheim Hills, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $469.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 959350663

  • Worth checking

    Sage Costa

    Savings account · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $449.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 964796005

  • Worth checking

    Santiago Mr Costa

    Credit balance · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Optionsxpress Inc

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

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 979535110

  • Worth checking

    Silvana Costa

    Cash held by the State · Pacific Palisades, CA

    Reported by Travel Guard Group Inc

    $398.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029677646

  • Worth checking

    Skie Costa

    Credit balance

    Reported by Kiva User Funds Llc

    $393.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035560752

  • Worth checking

    Shane K Costa

    Uncashed check · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $390.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000300065

  • Worth checking

    Santos Lillian Costa

    Cash held by the State · Newman, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    $340.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 961877563

  • Worth checking

    Susan H Costa

    Uncashed check · Citrus Heights, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (908802)

    $334.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023056700

  • Worth checking

    Sonny Costa

    Unclaimed refund · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services, Inc.

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

    $319.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047219330

  • Worth checking

    Sarah Costa

    Deposit held · Frazier Park, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $311.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 985565189

  • Worth checking

    Scott Costa

    Stocks or securities · Roseville, CA

    Reported by Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $309.85 Dreyers Grand Ice Cream Hldgscl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 16379677

  • Worth checking

    Sonnja Costa

    Unclaimed refund · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange (manual Entries)

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15625142

  • Worth checking

    Susan M Costa

    Uncashed check · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984683768

  • Worth checking

    Samuel Costa

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Inter-con Security Systems Inc

    $299.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 963005794

  • Worth checking

    Sidney Costa

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by New York State Of

    $295.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 2095153

  • Worth checking

    Sidney E Costa

    Stocks or securities · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Keystone Investor Resource Center

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $288.73 Keystone Small Company Growths-4
    Start this claim

    State ID 9642802

  • Worth checking

    Samantha Costa

    Unpaid wages · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Relx Inc. & Affiliates

    $287.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035057048

  • Worth checking

    Santiago Costa

    Cash held by the State · Burlingame, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

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

    $285.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000273399

  • Worth checking

    Simon C Costa

    Uncashed check · Manteca, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Group

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $285.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 978711979

  • Worth checking

    Scott Costa

    Cash held by the State · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $285.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 952829472

  • Worth checking

    S Casada

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $278.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 5453910

  • Worth checking

    S Casada

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $278.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 5453910

  • Worth checking

    Shannon M Costa

    Pension or retirement funds · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $272.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 15768255

  • Worth checking

    Savahna Costa

    Uncashed check · Camptonville, CA

    Reported by Western Dental Services Inc

    $270.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 975744170

  • Worth checking

    Susan Costa

    Escrow balance · Concord, CA

    Reported by Lennar Title Inc.

    $258.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037073509

  • Worth checking

    Sabrina D Costa

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $251.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034127693

  • Worth checking

    Shawn J Costa

    Unclaimed refund · Arcata, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance Co-specialty

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012027564

  • Worth checking

    Scott Costa

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Humana Inc And Subsidiaries

    $247.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017882190

  • Worth checking

    Steve Costa

    Cash held by the State · Pleasanton, CA

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $243.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 9671348

  • Worth checking

    Sarah S Costa

    Pension or retirement funds · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $241.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 983527848

  • Worth checking

    Sandra Mc Clure Costa

    Uncashed check · Laguna Beach, CA

    Reported by Georgeson Inc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $231.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 971438569

  • Worth checking

    Sara Costa

    Money order · Lodi, CA

    Reported by Bank Of The West2

    $230.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001260410

  • Worth checking

    Costa

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Michaels Stores Inc

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

    $220.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032274853

  • Worth checking

    Sharry I Costa

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $208.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012094350

  • Worth checking

    Sandra Costa

    Uncashed check · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Kaweah Delta Health Care District

    $206.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956241070

  • Worth checking

    Shirley R Costa

    Credit balance · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    $205.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 977587061

  • Worth checking

    Samual E Costa

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by International Business Machines Corporat

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $201.86 Intl Business Machines Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 967925034

  • Worth checking

    Susan M Costa

    Cash held by the State · Ramona, CA

    Reported by Government Employees Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $200.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 11504709

  • Worth checking

    Sandra A Costa

    Cash held by the State · Alderpoint, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    $194.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 976922701

  • Worth checking

    Sari Costa

    Unclaimed refund · Tracy, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Communications Llc

    $186.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044519013

  • Worth checking

    Sherry S Costa

    Stocks or securities · Middletown, CA

    Reported by Oxy Usa Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $185.07 Occidental Petroleum Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 12589157

  • Worth checking

    Sue Costa

    Stocks or securities · Lincoln, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $184.31 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008472449

Showing the 100 most valuable of 141. 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 is still open, holding $6,136.

  • Costa Sylvia

    Probate estate · Alameda County · 2025

    Matched on Costa Sylvia (decedent)

    6 heirs named on the State’s record

    $6,135.97
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1040777445
    Case 22-00020

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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