Rightful Owners of Unclaimed Money

Do unclaimed piles of cash appeal to you? (Photo Credit: CC BY-ND/LaneVids.com) There are billions of dollars in unclaimed money sitting in accounts in the U.S. Are you one of the rightful owners of unclaimed money sitting in savings bonds, misplaced pensions, apartment deposits, lost tax refunds and more? Try out some ideas from “Good Morning America” at abcnews.com/gma.

Oprah endorses unclaimed money recovery General purpose websites like FoundMoney.com, unclaimed.org and MissingMoney.com make it easy for consumers to discover.

If your bank or credit union went under during the financial crisis, you may have forgotten to claim your money. Thanks to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and National Credit Union Association, accounts were insured against just such a loss. Find your unclaimed money via the organizations’ corresponding websites.

Banks as well as other companies are necessary to turn unclaimed money about towards the states for safekeeping. The 50 states plus the District of Columbia have setup a free web site it is possible to use to view whether you’ll find any forgotten funds inside your name. “GMA” decided to attempt it out. On the crossroads of America, in Times Square.