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State:
State of Illinois Unclaimed Property
You may be heir of unclaimed property in Illinois. Come here to search for your lost money. For other states, see NAUPA's Unclaimed Properties.
-- From Illinois State Treasurer 

National:
Unclaimed Properties
The MissingMoney site allows you to search for free its database of state unclaimed property records, such as

• Bank accounts and safe deposit box contents
• Stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and dividends
• Uncashed checks and wages
• Insurance policies, CD's, trust funds
• Utility deposits, escrow accounts

The database is maintained by participating states and the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators.
-- From NAUPA 

National:
Unclaimed Bank or Savings & Loan Deposits
If your bank or S&L financial institution is closed, the FDIC becomes the Receiver and is responsible to pay back your insured deposit. See if you or a relative is listed to this unclaimed funds database.
-- From FDIC 

Unclaimed Pension Benefits
For various financial reasons including bankruptcy, a company may transfer its pension obligations to PBGC, a federal corporation created by Congress. PBGC maintains a list of "missing persons" that it has been unable to contact. Even if you are not a "missing person" but a beneficiary, you may be eligible to get some benefits.
-- From Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 

Undeliverable Refunds Looking for Taxpayers
"The IRS announced that more than 92,000 tax refund checks had come back as undeliverable... See ... how to go about claiming the check you didn't receive."

The Illinois State Treasurer's Office also receives from the IRS the list of Illinoisan undeliverable refund checks. Search for your name on cashdash.net.
-- From IRS 

Treasury Hunt for U.S. Savings Bonds
If you answer yes or maybe to one of these questions:
Do you:

• Own a savings bond that you haven't received in the mail?
• Have H/HH interest that you haven't received?
• Own a savings bond that has matured and is no longer earning interest?
• Have Legacy Treasury Direct payments that you haven't received?
• Need to know whether a deceased loved one owned securities?
• Wonder whether you own a security?

then you should join the Treasury Hunt!
-- From Bureau of the Public Debt 

Does HUD Owe You A Refund?
"If you had an FHA-insured mortgage, you may be eligible for a refund from HUD/FHA."
-- From US Department of Housing and Urban Development 

Worldwide:

Worldwide Unclaimed Properties

If you may be the beneficiary of unclaimed monies worldwide. Let your fingers do the treasure hunt:

• Dormant Swiss bank accounts
• Holocaust Claims Processing Office of New York
• Bank of Canada unclaimed balances
• New Zealand unclaimed monies
• Australia unclaimed money