How a recovery actually works
Four steps. The state pays you directly — the money never passes through our hands.
The four steps
We search
We search state unclaimed property records for you or your business, including former names, prior addresses, subsidiaries, and acquired entities — the places entries hide. Records are indexed by the name as it was reported, which is often not the name you use today.
We confirm it is yours
Names repeat, and a state will not pay on a guess. Before anything is filed we establish that a given entry belongs to you and not to a similarly named party, and we tell you what the state will require as proof.
You sign an agreement
A written agreement, signed by you and notarised, setting out the specific property and the exact fee. Nothing is filed on your behalf before that exists — and if anyone in this industry asks you to skip that step, do not work with them.
The state pays you
We assemble and file the claim and handle the state's follow-up requests, which can run to several rounds of documentation. When it is approved, the state issues payment to you, the owner. We invoice our fee afterwards.
How long it takes
Longer than anyone would like, and it varies by state and by the kind of property. Searching and verifying is quick. The state's own review is not, and securities claims and estate claims take longer than a simple cash balance.
We would rather tell you that up front than quote you a timeline we do not control.