State Treasurer Clint Zweifel’s Unclaimed Property Division at State Fair
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – August 13, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel announced his Unclaimed Property Division will be at the State Fair, and that hundreds of millions of dollars are available to be claimed.
“There is still more than $500 million waiting to be claimed and one in 10 Missourians are entitled to that money,” Treasurer Zweifel said. “My team is constantly looking for ways to reach out to Missourians, and with the economy the way it is, there has never been a more important time to get this money back into the hands of owners.”
Treasurer Zweifel’s Unclaimed Property Division will be located in the Mathewson Exhibition Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day of the State Fair. Fairgoers will be able to search for property, file claims and ask questions.
In fiscal year 2009, Treasurer Zweifel’s office set a record with 74,441 unclaimed property accounts paid. Additionally, his office paid out more than $26.67 million during the same period.
The Unclaimed Property Division holds abandoned assets from bank accounts, stocks, bonds, insurance policy proceeds, government refunds, utility deposits, wages from past jobs and contents of safe deposit boxes. This property is turned over to the state by financial institutions, insurance companies, public agencies and other business entities if there has been no documented transaction or contact with the owner for five or more years.
For more information on Treasurer Zweifel’s Unclaimed Property Division, go to www.ShowMeMoney.com or call (573) 751-0123.
Contact:
Jon Galloway
(573) 751-7595 – Office
(573) 418-2923 – Cell
