PRESS RELEASE
Treasurer Fitzpatrick Encourages Missourians to Check 2022 Unclaimed Property List

Jefferson City, MO –Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick is launching
an annual effort to return Unclaimed Property to Missourians. Beginning today,
the names of more than 129,400 individuals, small businesses, and non-profit
organizations with Unclaimed Property will be listed in over 100 publications
across the state. Missourians can also search and view the lists by county on ShowMeMoney.com. “I want to return Unclaimed
Property to as many Missourians as possible. We are required by law to run
these lists in newspapers, but we are also making them available online so that
all Missourians have access to these county lists regardless of their ability
to pay for a newspaper,” Treasurer Fitzpatrick said. “I encourage all
Missourians to check the Unclaimed Property list and claim any money that is
rightfully yours. I also encourage Missourians to take a look at the list and
if you see a name you recognize, let that person know. It is always free to
claim your Unclaimed Property and many claims can be filed online.” County lists are accessible
here: https://treasurer.mo.gov/UCP/2022-New-Unclaimed-Property-Account-Owner-Lists-by-County.aspx St. Louis County has the largest
list of names with 28,449 names while Worth County has the shortest list with
only 30 names. Most Unclaimed Property consists
of cash from bank accounts, stocks, bonds, and contents of safe deposit boxes
that have been abandoned. It can also include uncollected insurance policy
proceeds, government refunds, utility deposits, and wages from past jobs. Treasurer Fitzpatrick currently
manages over $1 billion in unclaimed assets in more than five million owner
accounts. One in ten Missourians has Unclaimed Property, and the average return
is nearly $300. Since taking office in 2019,
Treasurer Fitzpatrick has broken many unclaimed property records,
including returning
the first $1 million of his administration in less than 10 days, returning
Unclaimed Property to more Missourians in one year than any prior
treasurer, returning
$100 million to Missourians faster than any prior treasurer, and returning
more Unclaimed Property in one fiscal year than any prior year. State law requires
notices be published annually in a newspaper in each Missouri county listing
the names of individuals whose Unclaimed Property of $50 or more has been
turned over to the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office in the past year. ### Follow the Treasurer’s Office on Twitter,
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