Bureau Of Unclaimed Money Has $33 billion of missing money in US


	Bureau Of Unclaimed Money Has $33 billion of missing money in US

dabirdman

10-16-2008 3:03 AM

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Unclaimed property money piling-up in State Treasuries because most Americans don't know that they might have unclaimed funds from forgotten bank accounts, stocks, insurance, etc. in their name.

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