{"id":150723,"date":"2026-03-28T06:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T06:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/150723\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T06:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T06:37:19","slug":"pennsylvania-mailing-residents-23-million-worth-of-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/150723\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania mailing residents $23 million worth of checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(WHTM)\u2013 More than 100,000 checks will soon land in mailboxes across Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Treasury\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced Friday that the year\u2019s first batch of Pennsylvania Money Match Checks, totaling nearly $23 million, was printed, stamped, and is being shipped across the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\" data-ylk=\"slk:Close;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Subscribe Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am excited that the first batch of Money Match checks of 2026 are on their way to the mailboxes,\u201d Treasurer Garrity said. \u201cLast year we returned more than $50 million in the program\u2019s first year and we continue to build on that\u00a0momentum to return even more unclaimed property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Pennsylvania Money Match program allows the Treasury to automatically return unclaimed property valued at up to $500 belonging to a single owner, without the need to file a claim, the Treasury said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pennsylvanians should keep an eye on their mailboxes because they might receive one of these checks. Pennsylvanians who think they received a check in error can contact the treasury at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mailto:MoneyMatch@patreasury.gov\" data-ylk=\"slk:MoneyMatch@patreasury.gov;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MoneyMatch@patreasury.gov&quot;}\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MoneyMatch@patreasury.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Treasury said unclaimed property includes dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, forgotten stocks, rebates, insurance policies, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than one in 10 Pennsylvanians is owed some of the state\u2019s $5 billion in unclaimed property. <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.FmhHobfRmDHIrvbr6DVhUwAzMzVDfdmhPNN-2Bvs89DCqL2-2BCGLjSOIGeNDAo7l9reO6kuxGK8RzIPBmNes2mtLQ-3D-3DxDCH_sq-2BlObBZTal7XxWb37cPgVhZzKCYhF4GDlnx85K9e6RwIF-2BdbleYcXry3llY75ST8W0bvN76DhmXe1TlnwM0pvUveEF6-2BFZFLBBlS0xzvKWhI19-2FsqJOTUlyQamqVSUyaSXh-2F-2F3Rd42rxacf8CdEICK8OdWostHo8An6sJgxXT1COqb0e267LOZmvHER95Tdw9WUJRzQSUC6eE2Tu6l5gSefOm1I3Jxz-2FIwTPBMKEOmwu7DOs3Xi9d-2BrGys1OchW5V0Sz85z39f2FcooVLvd-2F4-2B4haDpODRdE4BOkF-2Fo9ozzdQiR1SPOI7L-2Bmy661JMxeR4Zkz47KWqV7tQcwmBFfxD2FMf-2B0SdA1-2FO5eLW7rNYsZJEoF0iYE60-2BsE0Hc4hf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBDoran%40abc27.com%7C0d33a6a2eb674f47dd0808de8c11b2f6%7C9e5488e2e83844f6886cc7608242767e%7C0%7C0%7C639102204879954121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=q787vXzuYoIxfp3tKrmwcC9heLejhACdgjwzQMgAFjI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Search for unclaimed property here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Search for unclaimed property here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Search for unclaimed property here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is your money, and we\u2019ve made it easier than ever to get it back into your hands safely and quickly,\u201d Treasurer Garrity said. \u201cAlso, don\u2019t forget to regularly search online for unclaimed property, since some claims may not qualify to be part of Money Match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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