ON THESE GUYS, CONTACT THE CARLISLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YOU COULD HAVE SOME MONEY COMING TO YOU. SO MORE THAN 100,000 CHECKS TOTALING NEARLY $23 MILLION ARE BEING SENT TO SOME PENNSYLVANIANS. IT’S A FIRST ROUND OF MONEY. MATCH CHECKS FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA TREASURY. SO MONEY MATCH PROGRAM, IT ALLOWS THE TREASURY TO RETURN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY VALUED AT UP TO $500, BELONGING TO A SINGLE OWNER AUTOMATICALLY, WITHOUT THE NEED TO SEARCH OR FILE A CLAIM. STATE TREASURER STACY GARRI
Checks totaling nearly $23M being sent to some Pa. residents
Updated: 6:05 PM EDT Mar 27, 2026
More than 100,000 checks totaling nearly $23 million are being sent to some Pennsylvania residents. Video above: Top stories, weather forecast from WGAL News 8 Today.The checks are the first round of Money Match checks in 2026. They have been printed, stamped and are being shipped out, according to the Pennsylvania Treasury.“I am excited that the first batch of Money Match checks of 2026 are on their way to the mailboxes,” State Treasurer Stacy Garrity said in a statement. “Last year we returned more than $50 million in the program’s first year and we continue to build on that momentum to return even more unclaimed property.”The money match program allows the Treasury to return unclaimed property valued at up to $500 belonging to a single owner automatically without the need to search or file a claim.Garrity urged Pennsylvanians to be on the lookout for the checks and to cash them when they arrive.Typical unclaimed propertyUnclaimed property can include dormant bank accounts.It may also include uncashed checks, forgotten stocks, rebates, and insurance policies.Unclaimed property can also include tangible items, such as the contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes.More than one in 10 Pennsylvanians is owed a share of the $5 billion in unclaimed property being held by the Treasury. On average, claims are worth more than $1,000.Do you have unclaimed property?To search for unclaimed property, visit patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property.
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
More than 100,000 checks totaling nearly $23 million are being sent to some Pennsylvania residents.
Video above: Top stories, weather forecast from WGAL News 8 Today.
The checks are the first round of Money Match checks in 2026. They have been printed, stamped and are being shipped out, according to the Pennsylvania Treasury.
“I am excited that the first batch of Money Match checks of 2026 are on their way to the mailboxes,” State Treasurer Stacy Garrity said in a statement. “Last year we returned more than $50 million in the program’s first year and we continue to build on that momentum to return even more unclaimed property.”
The money match program allows the Treasury to return unclaimed property valued at up to $500 belonging to a single owner automatically without the need to search or file a claim.
Garrity urged Pennsylvanians to be on the lookout for the checks and to cash them when they arrive.
Typical unclaimed property
Unclaimed property can include dormant bank accounts.It may also include uncashed checks, forgotten stocks, rebates, and insurance policies.Unclaimed property can also include tangible items, such as the contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes.
More than one in 10 Pennsylvanians is owed a share of the $5 billion in unclaimed property being held by the Treasury. On average, claims are worth more than $1,000.
Do you have unclaimed property?
To search for unclaimed property, visit patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property.