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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.

41 exact, and 59 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $138,999 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 1,410 records under the surname Bond, worth $1,495,002. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    William K Bond

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,470.39 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16267371

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Cash held by the State · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by Pacific Fds Prt Op Agg-grth

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,469.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 975912558

  • Strong match

    William J Bond

    Savings account · Cypress, CA

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,431.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046140521

  • Strong match

    William Jared Bond

    Escrow balance · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by New Dimensions Escrow

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $715.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040144921

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Cash held by the State · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    $640.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013365367

  • Strong match

    William H Bond

    Unpaid dividends · San Jose, CA

    Reported by 110 Franklin Us Government Securities

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $634.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 955265177

  • Strong match

    William H Bond

    Unpaid dividends · San Jose, CA

    Reported by 110 Franklin Us Government Securities

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $634.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 955265176

  • Strong match

    William S Bond

    Insurance proceeds · Huntington Bch, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $591.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15059719

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Alliance United Ins. Co Llc

    $559.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032844111

  • Strong match

    William H Bond

    Unpaid dividends · San Jose, CA

    Reported by 110 Franklin Us Government Securities

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $554.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 955265178

  • Strong match

    William L Bond

    Stocks or securities · Calimesa, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $483.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 16096163

  • Strong match

    William B Bond

    Uncashed check · Long Bch,

    Reported by Ge Money

    $433.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 4535108

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Unclaimed refund · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $402.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 991108068

  • Strong match

    William Travis Bond

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Home Loans

    $370.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 980804540

  • Strong match

    William C Bond

    Insurance proceeds · Morgan Hill, CA

    Reported by American Security Insurance Company

    $364.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 12630459

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Cash held by the State · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $344.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023905963

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Finco Services Inc Dba Current

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $331.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044164254

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Credit balance · West Hollywood, CA

    Reported by T-mobile Usa

    $307.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 985044280

  • Strong match

    William D Bond

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Cresta Verde Escrow

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1766294

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Uncashed check · Eureka, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $291.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005851017

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Unclaimed refund · Oroville, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $270.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 989504730

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Unpaid wages · Saugus, CA

    Reported by Bjs Restaurants Inc.

    $204.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026520353

  • Strong match

    William W Bond

    Cash held by the State · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Texas State Of

    $190.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17383594

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American General Finance Inc & All Subs

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $175.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 12136863

  • Strong match

    William Bond

    Savings account · San Dimas, CA

    Reported by Union Yes Federal Credit Union

    $144.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 15748532

  • Strong match

    William B Bond

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $134.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967493238

  • Strong match

    William Sr Bond

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Mercy Hospital & Medical Centers/audit

    $110.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 2088873

  • Strong match

    William H Bond

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by 110 Franklin Us Government Securities

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14784534

  • Likely match

    W Gilmer Bond

    Credit balance · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,028.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071356764

  • Likely match

    W C Bond

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

    $509.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 5242976

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Pension or retirement funds

    Reported by Bmo Bank Na (fka) Bmo Harris Bank Na)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,696.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 993868860

  • Likely match

    William J Bennett

    Uncashed check · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Bmo Bank Na (fka) Bmo Harris Bank Na)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,216.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 979740089

  • Likely match

    William Patrick Bennett

    Stocks or securities · Azusa, CA

    Reported by Truist Financial Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,184.17 Truist Finl Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011445007

  • Likely match

    William F Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Lakeside, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,271.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031804784

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Unpaid wages · Santee, CA

    Reported by Dean Foods Company And Subsidiaries

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,110.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 979376184

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Uncashed check · Carson City,

    Reported by Escrow Technologies Inc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16845632

  • Likely match

    William Bento

    Savings account · Rancho Cordova, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,990.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006381457

  • Likely match

    William J Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Downey, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,109.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 974711904

  • Likely match

    William Raymond Bennett

    Stocks or securities · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Blackrock Funds

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,104.10 Blackrock Gnma Port Instl Class
    Start this claim

    State ID 962453450

  • Likely match

    William Binette

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by J P Morgan Securities Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,947.37 Principal Investors Fd Smallcap Blend Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042925976

  • Likely match

    William H Jr Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by United Of Omaha Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,550.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006571183

  • Likely match

    William J Mr Bunda

    Cash held by the State · Redway, CA

    Reported by William Penn Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,499.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024832345

  • Likely match

    William J Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,439.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 974711903

  • Likely match

    William Binette

    Credit balance · Buena Park, CA

    Reported by Onyx Acceptance Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,807.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 961071843

  • Likely match

    William H Jr Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by United Of Omaha Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,741.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017857358

  • Likely match

    William J Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Downey, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,597.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 972802134

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of So Cal

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,326.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029050671

  • Likely match

    William J Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Redondobeach, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,182.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 970973390

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of So Cal

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,906.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035743137

  • Likely match

    William J Boundy

    Savings account · Grass Valley, CA

    Reported by First Us Community Cu

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,297.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015208844

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,073.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015806820

  • Likely match

    William R Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Dole Food Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,005.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970991233

  • Likely match

    William J Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Loomis, CA

    Reported by Union Security Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004295506

  • Likely match

    William Banta

    Cash held by the State · Placervile, CA

    Reported by Progressive Choice Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $935.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 965621437

  • Likely match

    William B Bennitt

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by City National Bank

    $892.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1313967

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $845.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 18390600

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Ins Co (usa)

    $777.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009941725

  • Likely match

    William T Bennett

    Stocks or securities · Egranada Hills, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $754.85 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16265741

  • Likely match

    William W Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Goleta, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch 4

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $664.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 3033658

  • Likely match

    William Bonet

    Insurance proceeds · Victorville, CA

    Reported by National General Insurance Company

    $646.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 18434684

  • Likely match

    William H Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bcbs Of Ma - Corporate

    $623.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000868021

  • Likely match

    William M Bennett

    Savings account · Lafayette, CA

    Reported by San Francisco Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $600.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 996444173

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Mineral or royalty payments · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Atlantic Richfield

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $570.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 14997019

  • Likely match

    William B Bennett

    Unpaid dividends · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Transcont Realty Inv Inc /transcont Realty Inv

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $563.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 14255538

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Unclaimed refund · Marina Dl Rey, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

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

    $560.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 968941107

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $560.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1070495

  • Likely match

    William J Bennett

    Stocks or securities · Downey, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $511.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 16094619

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Stocks or securities · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc.

    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.

    $511.63 At & T Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 989997867

  • Likely match

    William J Bennett

    Stocks or securities · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $483.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 16094622

  • Likely match

    William H Binet

    Cash held by the State · Venice, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $425.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042492365

  • Likely match

    William L Bennett

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Juan Capist, CA

    Reported by State Of Oklahoma

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $416.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 18080837

  • Likely match

    William L Bennett

    Mineral or royalty payments · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Rankin Oil & Gas Llc (299)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $416.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 959087894

  • Likely match

    William L Bennett

    Mineral or royalty payments · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by State Of Oklahoma

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $416.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 17771700

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Mineral or royalty payments · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Atlantic Richfield

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $415.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 10868615

  • Likely match

    William R Bennett

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Sumitomo Corporation Of America

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $414.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 985117382

  • Likely match

    William Bandy

    Unpaid wages · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Maag V Us Bancorp Et Al

    $377.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031922242

  • Likely match

    William P Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by California Federal Savings & Loan Association

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $371.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 1396199

  • Likely match

    William E Bennett

    Savings account · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Lb - 23

    $365.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1797328

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Insurance proceeds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by United Behavioral Health Inc

    $360.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18724710

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Credit balance · Davis, CA

    Reported by Surgical Care Affiliates Llc

    $353.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 992324431

  • Likely match

    William Bonnett

    Uncashed check · Hacienda Heights, CA

    Reported by First Security Bank Mackinaw

    $345.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 975280148

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by United Concordia Companies Inc.

    $345.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17040638

  • Likely match

    William H Bonnette

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    $344.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 14801197

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $333.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039841797

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Atlantic Richfield

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $325.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 5410412

  • Likely match

    William Patrick Bennett

    Unpaid dividends · Azusa, CA

    Reported by Truist Financial Corporation

    $311.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011445005

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984676706

  • Likely match

    William C Bennett

    Unpaid dividends · Foster City, CA

    Reported by Dataproducts Corp

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1517598

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Unpaid dividends · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $293.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 989997865

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Uncashed check · Bodega Bay, CA

    Reported by Capital One N.a.

    $290.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 973351252

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Mineral or royalty payments · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Atlantic Richfield

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $283.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 11567040

  • Likely match

    William W Bennett

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $281.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 15696690

  • Likely match

    William E Bennet

    Unpaid wages · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Hyatt Corporation

    $280.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 995818942

  • Likely match

    William H Binet

    Cash held by the State · Venice, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $278.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042492366

  • Likely match

    William Bennett

    Savings account · Fremont, CA

    Reported by 1st United Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $272.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027066496

  • Likely match

    William F Bennett

    Uncashed check · Hiddenvalleylak, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $271.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 984823705

  • Likely match

    William Bandy

    Unclaimed refund · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $269.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 994692020

  • Likely match

    William M Bennett

    Savings account · Lafayette, CA

    Reported by San Francisco Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $262.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 996444171

  • Likely match

    William J Bennett

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Crenshaw Ctry Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $260.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 9155222

  • Likely match

    William R Buendia

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $258.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030388779

Showing the 100 most valuable of 153. 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

4 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.

4 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.

  • Winfield John

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2006

    Matched on Bond Watt (heir), Bond Walter (heir), Bond William (heir)

    26 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $47,056.05 closed

    State ID 956818413
    Case BP065966

  • Bennett William

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2016

    Matched on Bennett William (decedent)

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

    $0.75 closed

    State ID 984392452
    Case 2013-0785

  • Hepburn William Alexander

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2011

    Matched on Bennett William (heir)

    5 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 962830350
    Case BP 101008

  • Prestrud Marcia Chandler

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1999

    Matched on Bennett William R (heir)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956809939
    Case BP017647

Fees on probated estates are not capped by the ten per cent rule that governs ordinary unclaimed property. How estate claims work, including what we would charge and why the difference exists.

Commissioned California Notary Public $15,000 surety bond Fee capped at 10% by state law Nothing owed until you are paid
10%
Maximum fee, by statute
Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
$1,000
Notarization threshold
Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
7 days
Data refresh cycle
The State Controller republishes the full record set every Thursday, and we rebuild our copy from it.
None
Deadline to claim
California places no time limit. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely.

How This Search Differs from the Official One

The State Controller’s own search matches what you type, and nothing else. Ours also finds maiden names, married names, initials, common misspellings, hyphen variants, and business names with and without their suffixes — because the record was created by whoever held the account, not by you.

Every result comes from the Controller’s own published file, which we rebuild weekly. Each one carries the State’s own property ID, so the record you are looking at is traceable to the source rather than to us.

What We Search Under

  • Your name as typed, plus initials and middle-name variants
  • Maiden and former married names, if you tell us them
  • Common misspellings and transposed letters
  • Former addresses in California
  • Business names with and without Inc., LLC, Co. and DBAs

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

California Unclaimed Property Services is a private asset recovery firm. We are not the California State Controller’s Office.

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Give us a name and we will check the State Controller’s records under every reasonable variant of it. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.