Nebraska Treasurer John Murante is encouraging Nebraskans to observe Unclaimed Property Day, which falls on Feb. 1. Nebraska State Treasurer John Murante tells KLIN that one in five Nebraskans has some sort of unclaimed property. The valuables are almost entirely cash assets, including checking, saving, and investment accounts, insurance policies, uncashed paychecks, and stocks and bonds.
“There are lots of instances where there could be money that people didn’t know existed,” said Murante in a conversation with KLIN News. “We just had a gentleman from Grand Island who found out his mother invested quite a bit of money in stocks in an investment account that nobody knew about.”
Last year, the Nebraska Treasurer’s Unclaimed Property Division returned more than $18.2 million through 13,000 claims to state residents. Unclaimed property never expires, and there is no charge for filing a claim or having assets returned.
Residents may search Nebraska Lost Cash to see if they have money or other valuables waiting for them. The search is free and should take no more than a few minutes to complete.