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Old bank account

By Terry Savage on September 28, 2025 | Wild Card

We found an old CD account of my mothers, she died in 1993, she last used the account in1992.
the Savings and loan it was at has merged of sold twice since than. it doesn’t appear as though the
account was closed. My brother was also on the account, but died in 2019. is there a way to find the
money . Thank you

Terry Says

That money was long ago escheated (turned over) to your state Treasurer’s office. You can try a search there using names and SS numbers to see if there is money “waiting” to be claimed.
If you are from Illinois, as many of my readers and listeners are, this is the link to the Illinois “iCash” search website: https://icash.illinoistreasurer.gov/

If not, just go to the website of your state treasurer.
And please write back if you find anything!

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