PA Treasurer McCord: Become “Claimant-in-Chief” This Presidents Day – Search Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Database Says Pennsylvanians have a one-in-10 chance of finding property in their name at patreasury.gov
Harrisburg – Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower are not just past commanders-in-chief, they are also Pennsylvanians who have unclaimed property waiting for them at the Pennsylvania Treasury, State Treasurer Rob McCord said today as part of an ongoing effort to reunite property with the rightful owners.
“To mark Presidents Day, we spotlight individuals in our unclaimed property database who share historic names – like Woodrow Wilson of Red Lion or Joseph Obama of Pittsburgh – but all Pennsylvanians have a one-in-10 chance to become ‘claimant-in-chief’ and find property at www.patreasury.gov,” Treasurer McCord said. “The search process is free and easy, and with the average claim valued around $1,200, it is well worth a moment of your time to look up your name.”
Treasurer McCord encouraged Pennsylvanians who recognize a name on this list to call Treasury’s Return Team at 1-800-222-2046. Anyone can search for unclaimed property and initiate a claim online via Treasury’s database at www.patreasury.gov.
A number of presidential names appear in Treasury’s unclaimed property database, including:
George Washington, Wilkes-Barre
John Adams, Edwardsville
Thomas Jefferson, Uniontown
James Madison, Philadelphia
James Monroe, Tioga
Andrew Jackson, Homestead
John Tyler, Scranton
James Polk, Philadelphia
Zachary Taylor, Centre Hall
Franklin Pierce, Philadelphia
James Buchanan, Shenandoah
Andrew Johnson, Womelsdorf
Ulysses S. Grant, Harrisburg
James Garfield, Tobyhanna
Grover Cleveland, Chester
Benjamin Harrison, York
William McKinley, New Castle
Theodore Roosevelt, Bryn Mawr
Woodrow Wilson, Red Lion
Warren G. Harding, Athens
Herbert Hoover, Avoca
Franklin Roosevelt, Philadelphia
Harry Truman, Brookville
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jr., Drums
John F. Kennedy, Oil City
Lyndon Johnson, Horsham
Richard M. Nixon, Saltsburg
Gerald R. Ford. Media
Ronald Reagan, Glenshaw
William J. Clinton, Natrona Heights
George Bush, Ranshaw
Joseph Obama, Pittsburgh
Treasurer McCord noted Treasury’s database contains the names of many businesses and organizations that are owed unclaimed property, such as the President Volunteer Fire Company in Oil City.
Generally speaking, unclaimed property is any financial asset that has been left with a business or government agency without activity or contact for at least one year. Common forms of property reported to Treasury each year include abandoned bank accounts, forgotten stocks, uncashed checks, and contents of safe deposit boxes.
Since January 2009, the McCord Treasury has collected more than $858 million in property, returned more than $419 million to rightful owners, and generated about $439 million for the state’s General Fund through the Unclaimed Property Program. Overall, there is $1.9 billion in Treasury’s online unclaimed property database available to claim.
To learn more about Pennsylvania’s Unclaimed Property Program or to search for property, visit www.patreasury.gov or call 1-800-222-2046.
