Unclaimed Money

30 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube segment, Jerry Taylor alerts viewers that roughly $20 billion in unclaimed funds are currently sitting idle across the United States. He estimates that one in seven listeners likely has unclaimed money—whether a refund, deposit, or uncashed paycheck—waiting for them. Taylor notes that $3 billion was paid out in the previous year, with an average individual payout exceeding $2,000. He urges the audience to locate their state’s unclaimed money office online and follow the provided steps, and also mentions the nationwide searchable database at missingmoney.com as a convenient tool for finding and claiming these funds.

There is $20 billion of unclaimed money sitting right now across the United States waiting for someone to come get it. One out of seven of you listening to my voice has unclaimed money sitting somewhere in some account, be a refund of some kind, a deposit, or an uncashed paycheck. Last year alone, there was $3 billion of unclaimed money paid out. The average payout is over $2,000. Every state has an unclaimed money department, so find yours online and follow the instructions for how to search. You can search a multi-state database at missingmoney.com.