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Unclaimed Funds
How to Find and Claim What's Yours
funds, depending on the type.
County Unclaimed Funds
Funds from Legal Cases
Here is a list of Unapplied/Excess Funds being held by the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts Office.
View Excess Foreclosure Funds | View Excess Non-foreclosure Funds
Here is a list of Unclaimed Funds organized by year.
View Unclaimed Funds by Year
Additional Help
- Visit the Court of Common Pleas Resource Center
- Call 216-443-7982
- Read the instructions on Depositing and Claiming Unclaimed Funds
Funds from Estate Cases
The Probate Court Resource Center is available to assist you with questions about a simple estate, guardianship or name change.
📞 Call 216-443-8769 to set up an appointment
The Sheriff's Office Lists
- Money from foreclosure sales
- Uncashed checks issued by the Sheriff
- Sheriff's Commissary accounts
Additional Help
- Email shcuy@cuyahogacounty.gov
- Call 216-443-6000
The Fiscal Office lists overages from the sale of lands that have been forfeited to the State of Ohio.
View the Land Sale Overages Report
Additional Help
- Email realproperty@cuyahogacounty.gov
- Call 216-443-7050
Unclaimed Funds Outside the County
The Ohio Department of Commerce holds unclaimed funds from state agencies and from companies who've lost contact with customers. Those include money from bank accounts, rent or utility deposits, undeliverable stock certificates and uncashed insurance policies.
View Department of Commerce Unclaimed Funds
You can search for unclaimed funds held by other U.S. states or Canadian provinces.
Search Unclaimed Funds on missingmoney.com
Additional Help
- Call (877) 664-6823
Certain types of unclaimed funds are held by federal agencies. Use this list of search pages to find unclaimed funds including pensions, tax refunds, federal insurance payments and Treasury bonds.
Money from Employers
- Search for back pay an employer might owe you
Department of Labor's Workers Owed Wages - Find unclaimed retirement benefits
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Unclaimed Insurance
- Search for unclaimed insurance funds for veterans
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Taxes
Investments
- Search for money from an investment enforcement case
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bank Failures
- Search for unclaimed funds from closed financial institutions
FDIC - Search for unclaimed deposits from closed credit unions
National Credit Union Association
Savings Bonds
- Search for matured savings bonds that have stopped earning interest
Treasury Direct - Search for money you may be owed after a person or business declared bankruptcy
U.S. Courts Unclaimed Funds Locator
Individual Indian Money (IIM) Accounts
- Search for unclaimed accounts for Native American and Alaska Native beneficiaries
U.S Department of the Interior
Questions?
Contact the Cuyahoga County Treasurer’s Office:
📞 Call: 216-443-7400
📧 Email: treascomment@cuyahogacounty.gov
Be Careful: "Finders" and Scams
A finder is someone who offers to help you claim money—for a fee. You don’t need to pay anyone to search for or claim your funds. You can do it yourself for free.
Scammers may pose as finders to try to steal your personal information or take your unclaimed funds for themselves. Do not work with a finder who: 🚫 Wants you to pay them before you receive your unclaimed funds. 🚫 Asks you for private information such as Social Security or bank account numbers.
🚫 Asks you to sign a power of attorney form.
Cuyahoga County does not permit paid finders to collect funds owed to someone else.
📞 Call: 216-443-7035
❓ Have a question about a finder letter or want to report a scam?
📧 Email: consumeraffairs@cuyahogacounty.gov