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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.

235 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $150,260 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 10,102 records under the surname Peterson, worth $8,348,051. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    William T Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc (ca)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,113.83 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 956598865

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Uncashed check · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0246-wilshire-robertson Br

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,199.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 12719442

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Roseville, CA

    Reported by Mid Century Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,512.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 981792392

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,950.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009157585

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Savings account · Santee, CA

    Reported by Xceed Financial Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,557.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015057110

  • Strong match

    William O Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Bug Music Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,979.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 960858259

  • Strong match

    William J Peterson

    Savings account · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,889.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 960273840

  • Strong match

    William T Peterson

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,727.71 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 983776754

  • Strong match

    William C Peterson

    Uncashed check · Hesperia, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,612.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043559372

  • Strong match

    William A Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Oakdale, CA

    Reported by Champion Enterprises Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,308.48 Champion Enterprises Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 12977179

  • Strong match

    William Ramsden Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Mariposa, CA

    Reported by Hg Energy Ii Appalachia Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,086.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031922158

  • Strong match

    William E Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · Milpitas, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,048.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 994722226

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Uncashed check · Antelope, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $864.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040770914

  • Strong match

    William G Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Roseville, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $856.74 At & T Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005653702

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Savings account · Roseville, CA

    Reported by Schools Financial Credit Union

    $795.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 18529740

  • Strong match

    William Ramsden Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Mariposa, CA

    Reported by Hg Energy Ii Appalachia Llc

    $772.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031922155

  • Strong match

    William F Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Ventura, CA

    Reported by First Dominion Mutual Life Ins

    $764.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 963605680

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    $750.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 994722225

  • Strong match

    William T Peterson

    Unpaid dividends · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc (ca)

    $702.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 956598864

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Selected American Shares

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $671.13 Selected American Shares Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15709062

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Credit balance · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Cc Financial Services, Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $663.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 12419053

  • Strong match

    William T Peterson

    Mineral or royalty payments · Wilmington, CA

    Reported by Global Oil Production Llc

    $649.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 14963740

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Kimball Tirey & St. John Llp

    $543.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18470950

  • Strong match

    William E Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Petaluma, CA

    Reported by Northern Empire Bancshares

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $480.82 Northern Empire Bancshares
    Start this claim

    State ID 15110628

  • Strong match

    William C Jr Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · Venice, CA

    Reported by State Farm Lloyds

    $470.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006098865

  • Strong match

    William R Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Deans & Homer

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $448.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16554728

  • Strong match

    William W Peterson

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $423.30 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15512350

  • Strong match

    William F Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Willows, CA

    Reported by Union Security Insurance Company

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17898578

  • Strong match

    William L Peterson

    Uncashed check · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Escrow Company

    $395.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1843427

  • Strong match

    William A Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $391.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15675812

  • Strong match

    William Alfred Peterson

    Cash held by the State · W Sacramento, CA

    Reported by New York Life Insurance Co

    $383.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 988944927

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Unpaid wages · Laguna Niguel, CA

    Reported by Staffmark Investment Llc

    $377.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 959133354

  • Strong match

    William B Iii Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Mississippi State Of

    $375.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 2605059

  • Strong match

    William E Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Alameda, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $368.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012005386

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Chicago Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $315.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 16831190

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Colorado State Of

    $272.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 9803739

  • Strong match

    William H Peterson

    Unpaid dividends · Napa, CA

    Reported by Bre Properties, Incorporated

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $270.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10825457

  • Strong match

    William F Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Fmc Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $264.52 Fmc Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 12989560

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Credit balance · Granite Bay, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $259.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034982391

  • Strong match

    William Steven Peterson

    Unpaid dividends · Placentia, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $255.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 984797565

  • Strong match

    William Cameron Peterson

    Uncashed check · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Foreign Automotive

    $251.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 989034204

  • Strong match

    William Ramsden Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Mariposa, CA

    Reported by Hg Energy Ii Appalachia Llc

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031922159

  • Strong match

    William H Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Lafayette,

    Reported by American Cellular Communications Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $217.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 4483173

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · Seal Beach, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services

    $210.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020031476

  • Strong match

    William S Peterson

    Pension or retirement funds · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Principal Life Insurance Co

    $208.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 12893529

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Roseville, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036580951

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Truckee, CA

    Reported by Suburban Propane

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14929759

  • Strong match

    William C Peterson

    Uncashed check · Hesperia, CA

    Reported by Discover Bank

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029809192

  • Strong match

    William M Peterson

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Barclays Bank Delaware

    $191.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 989378883

  • Strong match

    William L Peterson

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by First Electronic Bank

    $180.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020084780

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by Sycamore Terrace Apartments Llc

    $174.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 968776146

  • Strong match

    William D Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · Granite Bay, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Service

    $173.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005071159

  • Strong match

    William G Peterson

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Orange County Federal Credit Union

    $166.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 4034111

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Savings account · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Harbor & Wilson

    $165.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1211314

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Trustees Of Dartmouth College

    $165.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 956549556

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Penchecks Missing Distributee

    $165.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025300819

  • Strong match

    William H Peterson

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Anschutz Southern California Sports Complex Llc

    $163.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 976458365

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Credit balance · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Tiffany And Company

    $162.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 972263441

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Pleasant Hill, CA

    Reported by Public Storage

    $154.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 979718386

  • Strong match

    William C Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $153.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012186015

  • Strong match

    William J Peterson

    Insurance proceeds · Anaheim,

    Reported by Talcott Resolution Life & Annuity Insurance Co.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4301748

  • Strong match

    William R Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Bank Usa

    $138.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 962118563

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Eureka, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $138.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 970660428

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Merced, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $137.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040804620

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Lakeport, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $132.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040824096

  • Strong match

    William J Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Claremont, CA

    Reported by California Capital Ins Company

    $131.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 9284778

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Best Buy Co Inc & Subs

    $130.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969149683

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Thousand Oaks, CA

    Reported by Wm Corporate Services Inc

    $127.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042107544

  • Strong match

    William H Peterson

    Unpaid dividends · Napa, CA

    Reported by Bre Properties, Incorporated

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $127.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 10825456

  • Strong match

    William M Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by American Telephone & Telegraph

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $125.33 At & T Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 2065872

  • Strong match

    William B Iii Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Mississippi State Of

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 2605060

  • Strong match

    William Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc

    $118.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 990045688

  • Strong match

    William H Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Norwalk, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $112.64 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027107573

  • Strong match

    William F Peterson

    Cash held by the State · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Mony Life Insurance Company

    $109.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 9576088

  • Likely match

    Wiliam C Peterson

    Unpaid dividends · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Alphabet Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,120.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007702163

  • Likely match

    Wilma M Peterson

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $558.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 10002689

  • Likely match

    Wilma R Peterson

    Unpaid dividends · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Alcatel Lucent

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $402.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 13830880

  • Likely match

    Wilma R Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Nassau Life Insurance Company

    $180.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 12063242

  • Likely match

    W B Peterson

    Savings account · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Great Western Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,441.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 11773961

  • Likely match

    W D Peterson

    Unclaimed refund · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $160.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16056372

  • Likely match

    William J Patterson

    Savings account · Tarzana, CA

    Reported by Hawthorne Savings Fsb

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $28,565.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 9244772

  • Likely match

    William Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Thousand Oaks, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,962.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005883197

  • Likely match

    William Mr J Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner And Smith Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,620.08 Occidental Petroleum Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 4280860

  • Likely match

    William L Paterson

    Stocks or securities · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Growth Fund Of America

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,747.97 American Fd Growth Fd Of America A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1538359

  • Likely match

    William N Pedersen

    Uncashed check · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,051.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044387160

  • Likely match

    William Patterson

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Ocwen Financial Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,899.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035211812

  • Likely match

    William J Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Invesco Funds Group Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,855.53 Invesco Mny Mkt Csh Rsvs Fund
    Start this claim

    State ID 12562054

  • Likely match

    William Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,146.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 998643909

  • Likely match

    William B Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Gardena, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,079.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 970666269

  • Likely match

    William H Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Ual Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,721.00 Ual Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 14268015

  • Likely match

    William G Petersen

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,716.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 18044300

  • Likely match

    William M Petersen

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Central Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,138.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1462785

  • Likely match

    William Patterson

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,941.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 960547090

  • Likely match

    William E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,856.18 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15512222

  • Likely match

    William Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,581.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 977757744

  • Likely match

    William C Paterson

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,510.07 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16321635

  • Likely match

    William A Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Sutter, CA

    Reported by Sentinel Tax-free Income Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,375.43 Sentinel Common Stock Fund A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039346511

  • Likely match

    William Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Colistoya, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,364.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 985217578

  • Likely match

    William C Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,308.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 16144790

  • Likely match

    William E Patterson

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by United Services Automobile Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,225.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 10946054

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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 $178.

  • Peterson Wayne Russell

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2025

    Matched on Peterson Wayne Russell (decedent)

    $178.00
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1040555852
    Case PES-15-298779

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.

  • Pedersen William P

    Probate estate · San Bernardino County · 1979

    Matched on Pedersen William P (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956810256
    Case P A 4024

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.

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10%
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Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
$1,000
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Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
7 days
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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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