Mississippi · Unclaimed property · Updated Oct 2026
Mississippi State Treasury (Office of the State Treasurer), Unclaimed Property Division holds money that businesses could not return to its owners. Here is how to search, what proof you need and how long it takes.
Search Mississippi's official list of unclaimed property by name.
Search in MississippiGo to the Treasury's Unclaimed Money page and start a search. The Treasury first shows a citizenship notice.
Type your last name and search. Click CLAIM on items that are yours, then CONTINUE TO FILE CLAIM.
Enter your current mailing address and submit to get a claim number and a claim form.
Sign the claim form and attach the documents it lists. Upload them online or mail them to P.O. Box 138. Faxed or emailed claim forms are not accepted.
If the owner has died and the estate is closed, each heir files a separate claim. Checks cannot be picked up in person.
Send the owner's death certificate, plus the filed will and probate orders. If there is no will, send an obituary or funeral program listing the heirs. If you have neither, each heir completes a notarized Affidavit of Death and Heirship. If the estate is open, the money goes to the estate through the executor. If it is closed, each heir files a separate claim and the money is split by the will or heirship.
The Treasury says claim finders may charge you no more than 10% of a paid claim. They also may not collect fees on money the state has held for less than 7 months. The Treasury does not take finder fees out of your check, and you never need a finder to file.
Watch out: The Treasury says anyone can file without a paid claim finder, and its staff will help you for free so you avoid finder fees.
Search every other state where you lived or worked. Some money, like old savings bonds and IRS refunds, is held by federal agencies.
Money that businesses could not return to you and had to hand over to a state, such as old bank accounts and insurance policies. USA.gov says state governments hold most unclaimed money.
Official siteOld paper or electronic U.S. savings bonds that were never cashed, including bonds that have matured and stopped earning interest (EE and I bonds earn interest for up to 30 years), plus lost, stolen or destroyed bonds.
Official siteTax refunds owed to people who never filed a federal tax return for a year, often because they earned little and were not required to file. The IRS says taxpayers usually have three years to file and claim a refund; after that the money becomes the property of the U.S. Treasury.
Official siteSearch the official database run by the Mississippi State Treasury (Office of the State Treasurer), Unclaimed Property Division. Searching is free. Search every name you have used and every address where you lived in Mississippi.
No. The state does not charge a fee to claim. The Treasury says claim finders may charge you no more than 10% of a paid claim. They also may not collect fees on money the state has held for less than 7 months. The Treasury does not take finder fees out of your check, and you never need a finder to file.
Send the owner's death certificate, plus the filed will and probate orders. If there is no will, send an obituary or funeral program listing the heirs. If you have neither, each heir completes a notarized Affidavit of Death and Heirship. If the estate is open, the money goes to the estate through the executor. If it is closed, each heir files a separate claim and the money is split by the will or heirship.
The claims site says the time to process a claim varies.
Last checked: Oct 2026.