Federal, state, county, and local municipal offices hold property turned over to it because the owner could not be found — refund checks, escrow balances, insurance payments, dividends, closed accounts. It is not lost. It sits in a public register under a name, and stays there until somebody files a claim.
We find the owner, confirm the record, and put the paperwork together. You sign the claim in your own name, the government office pays you directly, and we are paid only out of what you receive.
When a company owes you money and cannot reach you, it is generally required after a set period to report the money to a government agency and hand it over. That agency, or a secondary agency holds it indefinitely until reclaimed. Nothing is generally forfeited — but nothing comes back automatically either.
A record ordinarily looks like this: an identification number, the company that reported it, the date, a standard code for the kind of payment, and an amount.
| Property ID | Reporting holder | Reported | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99XXXXX510 | National bank, N.A. | 11/23/2021 | TR04 · Escrow balance | $4,429.49 |
| 99XXXXX860 | Property insurer | 05/22/2023 | IN05 · Premium refund | $1,216.22 |
| 99XXXXX944 | Utility company | 09/29/2023 | MS09 · Credit balance | $141.95 |
| 99XXXXX324 | National bank, N.A. | 03/12/2025 | CK01 · Cashier's check | $1,879.00 |
Type codes are standard across state programs. TR04 is an escrow account, IN05 an insurance premium refund, MS09 a credit balance, CK01 an uncashed cashier's check. The sums people are owed are ordinary sums — a few hundred dollars is far more common than a windfall.
We search government registers, then work backward through address history and public filings. Where a match appears valid, we contact you.
We advise you on the nature and amount of the unclaimed funds and offer to provide retrieval services for you.
We provide a written agreement (Start Your Claim), which states that you pay us nothing unless you receive the unclaimed funds, sets out our 10% fee and what you fully receive.
We gather the proof the various government offices require and put the claim together for you to review and sign. The claim stays in your name, the check is issued in your name, and our fee is only earned when you receive the funds.
Our fee is ten percent of what you actually receive. You owe nothing unless and until you are paid. No retainer, no filing charge, no fee to us of any kind.
From public records. Government property programs publish the names of owners whose property they hold, and federal, state, county and city offices publish surplus and refund registers. We work back to a current address through public filings including recorded deeds, business registrations, licensing records and court files.
Our company is registered with the Nevada Secretary of State. Our counsel is licensed with the State Bar of Nevada. The property itself is on file with the governmental office holding it. The refund information is fully disclosed after signing our recovery agreement.
What we are paid for is the finding of the asset and the compilation of the paperwork, and there is a great deal of work in both. We search federal, state, county and municipal registers, identify the specific record held in your name, and confirm it with the office holding it.
We then build the proof that the money is yours. We trace the path from the name on the record to you today: old addresses, recorded deeds, business filings, name changes, and companies that have merged, moved or been renamed. We find out exactly what that office requires, which differs from one agency to the next, and we assemble all of it: the claim forms, the supporting records, and any affidavits, entity documents or estate papers the claim calls for.
We prepare the complete claim for your review and signature. With your permission, we mail it to the office by certified mail at our cost (where the funds have been held three years or more, we send it to you with a prepaid envelope to mail yourself), and we follow up on its status until the funds are released to you. The office pays you directly; the money never passes through us. Some claims are simple. Others turn on an old address from years ago, a name that has changed, or a company that has moved more than once. We pursue all of them.
You pay nothing to us in advance, nothing to us along the way, and nothing to us at all if the claim is denied. The fee comes out of money already in your hands.
We’ve retained legal counsel to advise the company on complying with the law and with each government office’s application requirements. The firm represents National Unclaimed Assets, LLC only. It does not represent you, and no attorney-client relationship is offered or created between you and the firm when you use our services.
If you want legal advice about your own situation, you should retain an attorney for advice.
Generally proof of who you are, and proof connecting you to the address or account on the record. Additional information may be required like an old bank statement, a utility bill, an insurance document, or a recorded deed tying you to the asset.
Some offices require a notarized signature. Some require estate documents where the owner has died. We tell you exactly what is needed before you commit to anything.
The governmental agency holding it, by check made out to you. The funds do not pass through our account and go directly to you.