State Treasurer's Unclaimed Property Division at state fair

Liberty Tribune
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel's Unclaimed Property Division is at the Missouri State Fair, and hundreds of millions of dollars are available to be claimed.

"There is still more than $500 million waiting to be claimed, and one in 10 Missourians are entitled to that money," Zweifel said. "My team is constantly looking for ways to reach out to Missourians, and with the economy the way it is, there has never been a more important time to get this money back into the hands of owners."

The Unclaimed Property Division will be in the Mathewson Exhibition Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day until the end of the fair, Sunday, Aug. 23.  Fairgoers will be able to search for property, file claims and ask questions.

In fiscal year 2009, Zweifel's office set a record with 74,441 unclaimed property accounts paid. Additionally, his office paid out more than $26.67 million during the same period.

The Unclaimed Property Division holds abandoned assets from bank accounts, stocks, bonds, insurance policy proceeds, government refunds, utility deposits, wages from past jobs and contents of safe deposit boxes. This property is turned over to the state by financial institutions, insurance companies, public agencies and other business entities if there has been no documented transaction or contact with the owner for five or more years.

For more information, visit www.ShowMeMoney.com or call 573-751-0123.