CONNECTICUT, USA — Today is Unclaimed Property Day, and Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell is encouraging residents to find and claim their lost or forgotten money.
This marks the fourth annual National Unclaimed Property Day.
“Unclaimed Property Day is a great opportunity to see if you have property waiting to be returned,” said Treasurer Russell in a statement. “We want to get this money back to its rightful owners, where it belongs. Finding your property and filing a claim has never been simpler. Don’t let this become a forgotten opportunity to reunite with your unclaimed property.”
There is no cost to search for property or file claims and no time limit for rightful owners to do so. Connecticut’s official unclaimed property website is CTBigList.com.
An estimated one in seven Americans has unclaimed property.
Lost or forgotten money and other property are handed over to the Connecticut Office of the Treasurer for safekeeping until their rightful owners can claim them.
Unclaimed property includes unpaid life insurance benefits, forgotten bank accounts, utility deposits and refunds, annuities, and more.
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In Fiscal Year 2023, $72 million was returned to 72,981 rightful owners, tripling claims paid over the prior year.
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