State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli returns $13,000 in unclaimed funds to an Onondaga County couple at the 2007 New York State Fair.

The State of New York is currently holding billions of dollars in unclaimed funds. Some of this money may belong to you! 

To search the list of unclaimed funds, enter your LAST NAME (space) FIRST NAME (space) MIDDLE INITIAL (or name of business) from 2 to 35 characters. For better results add a CITY of residence up to 19 characters.

For your protection, banks, insurance companies, utilities, investment companies and many other businesses are required by State law to surrender inactive accounts to the State.  The Office of the State Comptroller serves as custodian of this money until you claim it. The State of New York never takes ownership of this money. If you can prove you are entitled to the money, we will gladly return it to you, at any time, without charge. 

This website will tell you how to avoid having your money turned over to the State and how to get it back if it is abandoned. 

Searching Tips

If your search was unsuccessful, try entering: 

• Just your LAST NAME (space) FIRST INITIAL
• Spaces will affect the results; check that you did not enter a space before or after the name (other than to separate the last and first names)
• Eliminate spaces or punctuation within the LAST NAME (e.g. O'Conner - Oconner) Try a few variations of spelling your LAST NAME (common misspellings) 
• Corporate entity names may be abbreviated (ex. AT&T or A T & T or Amer Tel & Tel) 

Click here for the newly reported unclaimed property owners for the period of January 2008 to June 2008

• If you find a match you will be instructed on how to file a claim
• Because of updating, items may appear on the list that have been paid or are in the process of being paid
• Click here for claim information for Holocaust Survivors and Heirs of Holocaust Victims
• If you have questions, please see the Frequently Asked Questions page. If you are unable to find the answer to your questions or have any comments about unclaimed funds, there are several ways to contact the Office of Unclaimed Funds:

E-Mail us at:  NYSOUF@osc.state.ny.us

Write us at:
Office of the State Comptroller 
Office of Unclaimed Funds 
110 State Street
Albany, New York  12236 

Or call us: 
(Monday through Friday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm) 
1-800-221-9311