Ohio's Division of Unclaimed Funds gave out $55 million

During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 the state of Ohio's division of Unclaimed Funds manged to find 41,992 people who filed just claims to have over $55 million returned to them from the state's coffers in Columbus. That's an average of over $1,300 per claim! Not too shabby---But during the same amount of time banks and other financial institutions escheated more than $167 million to the state... So that means that the state will be able to use those resources until the residents or heirs search the web to lay claim to what is rightfully theirs.

Ohio's treasure hunt allows for you to search for lost funds by first and last name or by business name. With tough times, it's simple to see if you or your family are missing any money.

Ohio woman finds $1,200 of missing money

After a Channel 5 WLWT report, a local Cincinnati woman conducted an online search using her deceased mother's name, and found an account that had been closed in the 1950's and managed to accumulate all the way up to $1,200 dollars.

After doing the search, and filing the appropriate forms, Patty Cordrey and her sister were sent a check from the Ohio treasurer based in Columbus, OH.

Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds

The Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds is good website to find money owed to you or your deceased family members.

You can find and claim unclaimed funds, or else you can report assets to the government for other people to claim.

Ohio even has an online treasure hunt, where you look for missing money.