Learn how to find your unclaimed money

There are billions of dollars in unclaimed money sitting in accounts in the U.S. Are you currently one of the rightful owners of unclaimed money sitting in savings bonds, misplaced pensions, apartment deposits, lost tax refunds and much more? Go to abcnews.com/gma today to start your search for money. Article source - Learn how to find the unclaimed money waiting for you by MoneyBlogNewz.

Getting Oprah’s support on unclaimed money recovery

General reason sites like FoundMoney.com, unclaimed.org and MissingMoney.com make it easy for consumers to discover whether they have unclaimed money or property waiting in any of the 50 United States. FoundMoney.com fascinated Oprah so much that she beat "Good Morning America" to the punch and interviewed the company CEO on her show.

Getting help from the IRS and Treasury

Savings bonds that have matured and are not any longer earning interest continue to sit. Resources on the United States Treasury's site are available to help owners to find their unclaimed money with their social security numbers. Use your social security number at IRS.gov to discover unclaimed tax refund checks. The United States Post office will have returned these.

Did your financial institution or credit union go under

There are some banks and credit unions the financial crisis took down. If you had funds in one, you can have claimed one. The National Credit Union Association and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. were there to protect against this. You were insured. The organizations’ sites will help you find your money.

Good news for life insurance beneficiaries out in the cold

By paying $75, you are able to get MIB Solutions to find any life insurance benefits you believe you need to have received but did not. If you need more information, mibsolutions.com is where you need to go.

Have a look at corporate benefits

You will find ways to get unclaimed 401(k) benefits and pension if your company went bankrupt. If you want a 401(k), go to the Employee Benefits Security Administration. You can go to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s site also. You'll have to contact the business if it still exists or was bought out.

Using unclaimed.org

Some money comes in a different category. There is the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrator’s site to go for this, suggests “Good Morning America.” As long as you know what the unclaimed funds is that you would like, unclaimed.org can help. It will direct you to the right place.

Articles cited

ABC News

abcnews.go.com/Business/unclaimed-money-lying-tips-finding/story?id=13207837

FDIC

fdic.gov/funds/index.asp

Found Money

foundmoney.com/

IRS

irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96596,00.html?portlet=4

National Credit Union

ncua.gov/resources/assetmgmtcenter/unclaimed.aspx

National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits

unclaimedretirementbenefits.com/

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

pbgc.gov/wr/trusteed/plans.html

Department of Labor

dol.gov/ebsa/

U.S. Treasury

treasurydirect.gov/indiv/tools/tools_treasuryhunt.htm

Oprah says look for unclaimed money at FoundMoney.com

youtube.com/watch?v=dIEKOsgXYHw