Unclaimed money - Texas Comptroller's site

[Frank]

I went down a rabbit hole the other night on the Texas Comptroller's site when I started looking at all variations of my name and any relatives names. A lot of people with money from mineral rights just sitting unclaimed and they are dead, don't know, or their heirs don't know. Anyone else find anything substantial for yourself?

[dcs13]

i found some for me, wasn't a lot. Jumped through hoops to claim it and they denied it because I showed to never live at the address. (I never did, it was a deposit I made for my now deceased moms cable TV)... Was in my name and had my identifiers.. Assholes..

[lowthreeohz]

every couple years I'll roll thru the unclaimed property sites for all the states I've lived in.
I'd say on average i'll find 75-150 bucks when it's all said and done.. claiming and receiving it can be a a pain.

[GrayStangGT]

I filled out the info for the few I have on there close to a year ago and still haven't seen any checks in my mailbox.

[Trip McNeely]

hahaha a government run program that returns your money and you expect to get paid? Paid in the next 10 years even? Good Luck with that. You're better off watching paint dry.

[Chas_svo]

In the last 2 years, I've found out my grandfather had lots of mineral rights that he did not know of, nor did my mother. She died Mar 2018. None of these ever showed up when I have looked. There are still several companies that owe me that I haven't been able to switch over yet.

I'll check again this year.

[BP]

I found a $100k endowment for some dude who lived in a really shitty trailer in New Caney, Tx with a very similar name.

[TX_92_Notch]

I found around $150 on there for myself. The claims process is such a racket that I've never finished it.

[talisman]

I've pulled around a grand off that site over the last fifteen years across about 3 or 4 claims. I remember to look at it about every 2-3 years. Looks like it is about time to look again.

[BradM]

I've pulled around a grand off that site over the last fifteen years across about 3 or 4 claims. I remember to look at it about every 2-3 years. Looks like it is about time to look again.

My wife's ex-husband is owed like 3500 on there, should I tell him?

[talisman]

My wife's husband is owed like 3500 on there, should I tell him?

Just shoot me his social, I'll take care of it.

[BradM]

Just shoot me his social, I'll take care of it.

My wife knows it by heart...

God damn it, it was supposed to say EX-husband.

[Gasser64]

Somewhat off topic, but if you leave money just sitting in a bank account for too long, these scum of the earth will steal it. Legally. Just fyi

Got a letter from Colonial Savings, saying some money I left sitting for 5 years was going to "be held by the comptroller" due to account inactivity. So I promptly went and got the money and closed the account. Should've stuck up for your customer and not reported the inactivity, I don't care what you have to do. Don't participate. wtf... it's a bank account. Money is supposed to be able to sit there practically forever if need be.

[Chili]

The state wants to use your money interest free, instead of allowing the same by the company who owes it to you.