Terry, Michiganders are Encouraged to Find Lost or Unclaimed Property November 1-25, Why, and How?

www.MissingMoney.com is that a new website specific for this challenge?

Is this just for personal property or should businesses check as well?

Michigan Unclaimed Property has a good track record of reconnecting owners with their items?

What else about the challenge do we need to know, and what’s that website again?

 

Terry’s office at Michigan Treasury shared some further information:

LANSING, Mich. – Michiganders have a long-standing rivalry with our Buckeye neighbor to the south, especially during football season. This November, you too can channel your competitive Spartan or Wolverine spirit and be part of Michigan’s blitz for the win.

Throughout the month, Michigan Unclaimed Property is challenging the Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds to see which state’s residents can find and claim the most forgotten funds. Special focus on the Michigan State vs. Ohio State college football game on November 11, and the University of Michigan vs. Ohio State game on November 25 will spotlight the sparring states’ Find Forgotten Funds-Football Edition competition.

 

“This is a terrific way to showcase Michigan’s rivalry with ‘that state to the south’ and show who’s really number one,” said Terry Stanton, manager of Michigan Unclaimed Property. “While time will run out on this competition with a big State of Michigan win on November 25, the properties we’re holding never expire and are forever available to be claimed by the rightful owner.” 

All Michigan residents are encouraged to visit www.MissingMoney.com between November 1 and November 25 to scoop up forgotten cash or property.

Michigan Unclaimed Property has returned $500 million to rightful owners or their heirs over the last five years, and a quick online search could reunite you, your friends and your family members with a potential windfall, including long-lost:

· Checking and savings accounts

· Certificates of deposit (CD)

· Over payments

· Uncashed Checks (payroll, refunds, money orders, cashier checks, insurance benefits, etc.)

· Dividends

· Stocks and bonds

· Contents of a safe deposit box

As part of the home team, we want you to be returned the MVP (Most Valuable Property), but even more – we want our state to win the Find Forgotten Funds-Football Edition challenge. Rush to www.MissingMoney.com and let’s beat Ohio on and OFF the field.

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Be part of the Michigan / Ohio Rivalry and see which state’s residents claim the most money! 

The campaign will run November 1 – 25, 2023 during the college football. Since the big rivalry games are between the Ohio State University and Michigan State University on Nov. 11 and the Ohio State University and University of Michigan on Nov. 25, the competition will run during November. Please note, that anyone can search to find funds at any time throughout the year.  

Why? We wanted a fun way to promote both states’ unclaimed funds/property agencies and increase awareness as well as drive searches to missingmoney.com. This will ultimately help more Ohioans and Michiganders find and claim their money. And by capitalizing on the football rivalry, we hope to catch the attention of a wider audience.  

The Competition 

The state with the greatest number of searches on missingmoney.com from November 1-25 wins. Everything will be tracked by a third-party vendor who manages missingmoney.com and reported back to us during the week of November 27-29, so that we can make the final winner announcement. While we will track the dollar amount claimed, it will not influence the competition winner because the dollar amounts of each claim can vary greatly. Also, the amount paid out during the month can be from claims initiated prior to November, so this data point will not be a factor. The winner gets bragging rights.  

The Request 

Invite viewers to go to missingmoney.com and search their name, their family members, friends, neighbors, and any deceased loved ones to find forgotten funds. Follow the prompts to generate a claim form and begin the process to claim their fund$.