CHARLESTON, W.Va. (The Hinton News) – State Treasurer Larry Pack announced his Office’s Unclaimed Property Division returned more than $1.9 million worth of funds to individuals, businesses and organizations during the month of October.
“Our Unclaimed Property program continues to deliver meaningful results for West Virginians, with more than $1.9 million returned to rightful owners in October alone,” Treasurer Pack said. “These funds can make a real difference for families, businesses, local governments, law enforcement and communities across our state. We remain committed to making the claims process as simple and accessible as possible so more West Virginians can recover what is rightfully theirs.”
The Unclaimed Property Division returned a total of $1,904,797 paid out across 1,325 claims representing 5,372 individual properties during the month of October.
The top five claims paid in October include:
- $150,000 to an individual in Berkeley Springs, WV
- $71,000 to an organization in Morgantown, WV
- $22,000 to an organization in Princeton, WV
- $20,000 to an individual in Webster Springs, WV
- $20,000 to an individual in Hinton, WV
Since the start of Fiscal Year 2027, which began on July 1, 2026, the Treasurer’s Office has returned more than $11.3 million to rightful owners.
The State Treasurer’s Office now has more than $564 million worth of listings in its database.
For more information about the unclaimed property program or to find out if the Office is holding any money for you or your family, visit www.WVUnclaimedProperty.gov.
What is Unclaimed Property?
Unclaimed property can include financial accounts or items of value in which the owner has not initiated any activity for one year or longer. Common examples include unpaid life insurance benefits, forgotten bank accounts and unused rebate cards. (While the title includes the word “property,” it does not however include real estate.)
West Virginia’s unclaimed property laws protect the public by ensuring money and property owed to them is returned to them, rather than remaining permanently with financial institutions, business associations, governments and other entities. The Treasurer seeks to reunite the unclaimed property, including uncashed paychecks, stocks, or safe deposit box contents, with its owner.
Nationwide, nearly 33 million people in the United States – one in every 10 – are estimated to have unclaimed property available for them to claim.
How Can I Find Unclaimed Property in My Name?
West Virginians searching for lost financial assets can go to www.WVUnclaimedProperty.gov. In addition to finding property, the website will also help you track a claim.
A demonstration of how to use the Unclaimed Property search site is available on the Treasury’s YouTube page, at: https://youtu.be/K09yQ7YNKlE.
To search for lost financial assets outside West Virginia, visit www.MissingMoney.com.
