Unclaimed Money Exists For You

Across the U.S., billions of dollars in unclaimed funds await the owners. Are you one of the rightful owners of unclaimed funds sitting in savings bonds, misplaced pensions, apartment deposits, lost tax refunds and more? Go to abcnews.com/gma today to start your search for cash. Source of article – Learn how to find the unclaimed money waiting for you by MoneyBlogNewz.

Getting Oprah’s support on unclaimed money recovery

MissingMoney.com, unclaimed.org and FoundMoney.com are all the same kind of websites. They help Americans in the 50 U.S. find money or property that belongs to them however has gone unclaimed. FoundMoney.com amazed Oprah so much that she beat "Good Morning America" to the punch and interviewed the company CEO on her show.

Getting help from the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury

You will find many matured savings bonds. They just sit there since they cannot any longer earn interest. Social Security numbers are used on the United States Treasury’s website to help people discover unclaimed money. Use your social security number at IRS.gov to find unclaimed tax refund checks. The U.S. Post office can have returned these.

Sometimes banks and credit unions go out of business

You will find some banks and credit unions that the financial crisis took down. If you had funds in one, you can have claimed one. Thanks to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and National Credit Union Association, accounts were insured against just such a loss. The organizations’ websites will help you find your money.

Need life insurance funds?

If you believe there is unclaimed money that should be yours because you were the beneficiary on a loved one's life insurance policy, a private company called MIB Solutions can help you track it down for a $75 fee. Visit mibsolutions.com for more information.

Get your corporate benefits

Did you work at a company that went bankrupt during the financial crisis? Then pension and 401(k) benefits can nevertheless be claimed. If you would like a 401(k), go to the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

You are able to go to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s site also. Sometimes the business might have been bought out or still exists in some way. You'll have to contact the business if this is the case.

Unclaimed funds: The kitchen sink version

Some funds come in a different category. There is the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrator’s site to go for this, suggests “Good Morning America.” As long as you know what the unclaimed funds is that you would like, unclaimed.org can help. It will direct you to the right place.

Citations

ABC News

abcnews.go.com/Business/unclaimed-money-lying-tips-finding/story?id=13207837

FDIC

fdic.gov/funds/index.asp

Found Money

foundmoney.com/

IRS

irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96596,00.html?portlet=4

National Credit Union

ncua.gov/resources/assetmgmtcenter/unclaimed.aspx

National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits

unclaimedretirementbenefits.com/

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

pbgc.gov/wr/trusteed/plans.html

Department of Labor

dol.gov/ebsa/

U.S. Treasury

treasurydirect.gov/indiv/tools/tools_treasuryhunt.htm

Oprah says look for unclaimed money at FoundMoney.com

youtube.com/watch?v=dIEKOsgXYHw