Nebraskans may have cash or other valuables sitting, collecting dust in the Nebraska Treasurer’s Office.
In observance of National Unclaimed Property Day on Feb. 1, State Treasurer Tom Briese is encouraging residents Nebraskans to search their information at NebraskaLostCash.gov to see if they have any unclaimed property waiting for them.
Briese also said that Nebraskans who have lived in other states should check MissingMoney.com as it is a nationwide database. The search is simple and totally free.
More than 33 million people in the United States has some sort of unclaimed property, says Briese. These could be financial accounts or items of value in which the owner has not initiated any activity for several years. Common examples include unpaid life insurance benefits, forgotten bank accounts, and uncashed checks. The State Treasurer’s Office is the custodian of unclaimed funds remitted by a business, government, or any other legal or commercial entity operating in the State of Nebraska.
In 2024 the Unclaimed Property Division returned $23,273,956 made up of 19,568 claims. This is a 36% increase over the amount paid in 2023.
To increase awareness of unclaimed property, the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) has declared February 1st as National Unclaimed Property Day.