Search your state’s unclaimed property website
Search the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators database
Check old bank accounts and credit union records
Check old employer payroll and benefits records
Check insurance policy records
Check utility company accounts
Check investment and brokerage accounts
Check tax refund records
Check government benefit records
Search for dormant safe deposit box contents
Review old addresses and names used in the past
Search for unclaimed wages and final paychecks
Search for uncashed checks
Search for forgotten retirement accounts
Search for dormant savings bonds
Contact former financial institutions directly
File claims with proof of identity and ownership
Monitor unclaimed property databases regularly
Search for property in every state you have lived in
Search for property under maiden names, nicknames, and previous legal names