Wyoming Unclaimed Property pays out $2.564 million in first quarter

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Launch) – The Unclaimed Property Division of the Wyoming State Treasurer’s Workplace issued 2,389 checks totaling $2.564 million between July 1 and Sept. 30.

The primary-quarter outcomes included $1.07 million paid within the month of September highlighted by a $125,000 test issued to a Teton County resident and a $102,000 test delivered to a governmental entity. The Unclaimed Property Division has now issued three six-figure checks this fiscal yr as a former Cheyenne resident acquired practically $170,000 in July.

“We proceed to find people with giant property values and reunite them with their misplaced cash,” Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meier stated. “Whereas our workers tries to find people owed a few of these high-dollar quantities, one of the best ways to see if you’re entitled to any of our remaining $97 million is to go to our web site and test for your self.”

These eager to see if they’re owed any of the properties held by the State are inspired to look at the 2-minute educational video at www.mycash.wyo.gov earlier than looking out the net database. Wyoming returned greater than $8 million in unclaimed property within the fiscal yr that ended June 30, and the State is on tempo to interrupt that document quantity.

“It’s estimated that one out of each 10 residents is owed unclaimed property, however you received’t know when you don’t test,” Meier stated. “It solely takes a few minutes to go looking our web site after which submit a declare when you discover that you’re owed any cash.”

Meier stated there are greater than 900,000 particular person properties within the State’s database. Whereas many of those could solely be value a few cents, the most important is valued at over $1 million and 38 others are value at the very least $100,000.

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