Connecticut website allows residents to see if state owes them money
Asher Notheis
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The state of Connecticut might be holding on to residents’ money and is waiting for them to claim it.
The money for residents of the Constitution State, who would be owed said money for state-held unclaimed property, is waiting for residents to claim it by visiting the CT Big List website and searching their name. Doing so would direct residents to go through a claim process to receive this money, according to NBC Connecticut.
“The unclaimed property program is a great way to reunite residents and other entities with money or property that was lost or abandoned somewhere in the system,” Treasurer Erick Russell said. “This money belongs in the hands of its rightful owners, and I encourage everyone to search the database and claim their property.”
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Unclaimed property that residents could claim from this program could include savings or checking accounts, uncashed checks, matured certificates of deposit, stocks, bonds or mutual funds, and proceeds from life insurance policies. All of these are held in the custody of the state treasurer until they are claimed by the recipients to whom they are owed, according to the program’s website.
Since the program was established, it has returned over $973 million to recipients, $70 million of which was returned last year. It is estimated that 1 in 7 people in the United States have unclaimed property waiting to be claimed, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators.
“No matter how long it takes, we intend to return property to its rightful owners,” Russell said. “This is your money. You should have it.”
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Additional information can be found by visiting the program’s website or by calling 800-833-7318 from Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. EST.