NEW YORK STATE — New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) states that it returns, on average, over $2 million in lost money, known as unclaimed funds, every day. Unclaimed funds occur when people are separated from their money, and can come from utility deposits, trust funds, old bank accounts, uncashed checks or unused gift cards.

A virtual presentation about unclaimed funds will be held on Tuesday, September 30 at 3 p.m. at the Western Sullivan Public Library’s Jeffersonville branch. Learn more at www.wsplonline.libcal.com/event/15100414. 

Residents who cannot make it to an in-person event can search for and claim their money by using the online claiming system or by calling 800/221-9311.

A map of unclaimed funds owed to New Yorkers by county and region is available at www.bit.ly/46PKaj9, and you can learn more about unclaimed funds by visiting www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds.