ST. LOUIS – If you live in Missouri or Illinois and need extra cash this holiday season, you may be in luck.
More than $900 million in unclaimed funds have been turned over to the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office from abandoned bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, uncollected utility deposits and a variety of other sources.
Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt has returned over$41 million of unclaimed property since taking in January.
“A lot of times those in government are focused on taking money away, but we are doing the exact opposite by returning millions of dollars of Unclaimed Property back to its rightful owners,” Schmitt said. “The holiday season is the perfect time to check if you or someone you know has extra cash waiting to claimed on ShowMeMoney.com.”
In Illinois, the State Treasurer’s Office has $2.9 billion dollars in unclaimed funds.
To check if you have unclaimed property in Missouri, click here.
To check if you have unclaimed property in Illinois, click here.
