TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Division of Unclaimed Property returned $57 million to Floridians in July, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced Thursday.
The Tampa/St. Pete region received the largest share of returned assets at $15.3 million, followed by Orlando at $10.5 million and Miami at $10.05 million, the CFO said.
WPTV teamed up with Ingoglia last week, to help get some of that money returned to residents. During the phone bank, WPTV returned about $130,960 to more than 730 people in 2.5 hours.
Palm Beach County still has over 1.5 million claimable accounts totaling more than $548 million waiting to be claimed.
Unclaimed property occurs when a financial asset becomes abandoned, lost, or left inactive after a business, bank, or other government entity holds it for five years.
The most common types of unclaimed property include the following:
- Dormant bank accounts
- Unclaimed insurance proceeds
- Stocks and dividends
- Uncashed checks
- Deposits, credit balances, and refunds
- Tangible assets such as watches, jewelry, coins, currency, stamps, and historical items from abandoned safe deposit boxes
Below is a list of unclaimed property returns by region:
| Region | Amount Returned |
| Tampa/St. Pete | $15.3 million |
| Orlando | $10.5 million |
| Miami | $10.05 million |
| West Palm Beach | $8.8 million |
| Jacksonville | $3.8 million |
| Fort Myers/Naples | $3.1 million |
| Pensacola | $2.5 million |
| Tallahassee | $1.3 million |
| Panama City | $1.06 million |
| Gainesville | $774,619 |
To search for unclaimed property in Florida or claim an account, go to FLTreasureHunt.gov. There is no cost to search or claim.
