Look through the official lists yourself

Mae Finley

When a bank account goes quiet, a deposit is never returned, or a final paycheck goes uncashed, the money is often turned over to a state. States keep public lists of what they hold, and anyone can search them on the state's own website. Searching costs nothing. If you turn up on a list, filing to get it back through the official state site costs nothing too.

Start with NAUPA's map of every state's official search

Three places to look

State lists

Each state you have lived or worked in keeps its own list. We walk you through searching each one. Read the search steps

Old savings bonds and pensions

Paper bonds and pensions from past jobs have their own federal offices. Read about bonds and pensions

Refund notices: real or fake?

The FTC says its own refund programs never charge you a fee. Learn the warning signs, then try three quick examples. Read about refund notices

Make a list of states to search

Tick every state where you've had a home or a job. The State List Builder gives you a printable list with each state's official search page. Open the State List Builder

Before you begin

Many searches turn up nothing at all. That's normal, and it doesn't mean you did anything wrong.

YourGiveBack.com is not a government agency, and we are not a finder service. We can't tell you whether a state is holding anything for you, and we never ask for a fee. If someone wants a payment or your private details before they will "release" money to you, treat that as a warning sign.