DES MOINES — State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald’s Great Iowa Treasure Hunt is preparing to launch the upcoming fall publication list. The soon-to-be published list contains the most recent names with unclaimed property in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt.
The Great Iowa Treasure Hunt program has returned over $286 million in unclaimed property to more than 543,000 individuals since Fitzgerald started it in 1983. Unclaimed property refers to money and other assets held by financial institutions or companies that have lost contact with the property’s owner for a specific period of time.
State law requires these institutions and companies to annually report unclaimed property to the State Treasurer’s Office. The assets are then held in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt until the owner or heir of the property is found. Common forms of unclaimed property include savings or checking accounts, stocks, uncashed checks, life insurance policies, utility security deposits and safe deposit box contents.
Visit the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt at GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov to begin your search and make your claim today. Keep up with all of Treasurer Fitzgerald’s programs on Facebook and Twitter.