FREE Search for Unclaimed Money in USA

State and federal laws require companies to report unclaimed money and other intangible personal property to the states. This includes lost tax refunds, stocks, bank accounts, matured life insurance policies and possibly the contents of safety deposit boxes. Normally Brokerage houses are responsible for reporting unclaimed or abandoned stock shares. If your ancestor bought shares directly from a company, that company or its agent should report this to the state. Shares will be considered abandoned if mail is undeliverable to the recorded address. Be sure to search in Delaware, because when a shareholder's address is lost, the missing property is reported in the company's state of incorporation. Many companies incorporate there, reguardless of where their physically headquartes is. The state office will ask you to provide evidence that you are the rightful owner of the unclaimed property. This will be different in each state, however documents such as a death certificate, your own birth certificate, tax records and a will might be needed.