“This record-breaking month of unclaimed property returns mean more money back into the pockets of Floridians,” the state’s CFO said.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Imagine finding out you have financial assets in your name that you haven’t claimed? That was the case for many Floridians who got a combined $88 million in unclaimed property returned last month.
Blaise Ingoglia, the Chief Financial Officer of Florida, announced that Florida returned a record-breaking $88 million in unclaimed assets during the month of February.
Property is marked as “unclaimed” when a financial asset is abandoned, lost, or simply sits unused for five years by a government agency, bank, business, or other organization. Some examples of unclaimed property include: dormant bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, stocks, dividends, uncashed checks, deposits, credit balances and refunds, the CFO office explained.
Unclaimed property can also be a tangible asset, though, such as jewelry, coins, watches, currency, stamps, historical items or property that was abandoned in safe deposit boxes.
You can visit FLTreasureHunt.gov to search for your unclaimed property, if any, the CFO office says, disclosing the following amounts by region in Florida:
Pensacola – $2.6 million Panama City – $1.05 million Tallahassee – $1.8 million Jacksonville – $6.8 million Gainesville – $1.3 million Orlando – $14.4 million Tampa/ St. Pete – $23.8 million Fort Myers/ Naples – $4.9 million West Palm Beach – $12.9 million Miami – $18.8 Million
“This record-breaking month of unclaimed property returns mean more money back into the pockets of Floridians,” CFO Blaise Ingoglia said. “Our Division of Unclaimed Property is working tirelessly every day to return lost assets to their rightful owner. I encourage all Floridians to check out our website and see if they have unclaimed property waiting for them.”