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UNCLAIMED FUNDS OWNER LIST TO APPEAR IN TUESDAY'S LIMA NEWS

Current and former Allen County residents can check the Lima News on Tuesday, March 26, to find out if they are entitled to a piece of the $123,647.37 in unclaimed funds turned over in the county in the past year, Ohio Department of Commerce Director Gary C. Suhadolnik announced today.

Superintendent of Unclaimed Funds David L. Moore defines unclaimed funds as monies or the rights to monies that have been dormant or forgotten.  Some common examples include: dormant checking and savings accounts, forgotten rent and utility deposits, uncashed checks, undelivered stock certificates, uncashed insurance policies and forgotten layaway deposits. 

“This ad will be a quick and easy way for people to check their names for funds they may have forgotten about, or didn’t know they were entitled to,” Director Suhadolnik said.  “Last fiscal year alone, this campaign helped the Division of Unclaimed Funds return $28 million to more than 30,000 claimants.” 

The Allen County advertisement will include 349 unclaimed funds accounts of $50 or more for individuals whose last known address was in Allen County.  The advertised names will appear in alphabetical order by the owner’s last known city and then in alphabetical order by the owner’s last name.  While the ad will include only those individuals with rights to the accounts turned over in the past year, a comprehensive list can be found at the Division’s Web site at www.com.state.oh.us along with forms for individuals and organizations to use in claiming their monies. 

Including the accounts being advertised, the Division is holding a statewide total of more than 2 million accounts worth approximately $300 million.  Superintendent Moore encourages current and former Ohio residents to visit the Web site to see if they have funds waiting to be claimed.  In addition, individuals can write to the Division of Unclaimed Funds and provide the full name to be researched, along with the counties in which the person may have resided.  The Division’s address is 77 South High Street, 20th Floor, Columbus, OH  43266-0545.  Individuals can also contact their county treasurer’s office where advertisements for previous years and lists of accounts under $50 are often available for review.

Allen County Information For All Accounts (Includes Those Being Advertised and Other Accounts):

Total number of Allen County accounts:  17,053

Value of Allen County accounts:  $1,592,573.97

Largest account from Allen County:  Ohio Equity Income Co., $18,476.50

SUGGESTION TO EDITOR:  To help us return unclaimed funds accounts, please consider announcing information about the advertisement on the day before publication.

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