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Unclaimed property is turned over to the Treasurer's Office when abandoned assets are not given back to their owners after a given period. The 'dormancy period' for Wisconsin abandoned funds is 5 years. Lost assets can come from a variety of sources – stock dividends, lost traveler's checks, forgotten bank accounts, uncashed savings and salary checks, lost or unused gift checks, and other financial assets that have been forgotten about or otherwise abandoned. The only tangible assets covered under the Wisconsin Unclaimed Property Law are contents of safety deposit boxes that have been deemed abandoned. The State Treasury Office tries to locate the owners of family heirlooms, pocket watches, sports cards, coins, jewelry, etc. but ultimately has to auction them off at eBay after three years. "There are a lot of safety deposit boxes that get turned over to us which a lot of people don't tell their kids, 'Hey we have a safety deposit box.' So we actively search for those owners for three years and if we can't find them we auction off the contents of the boxes. We do that on eBay," State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass said.

It was stated by Wisconsin's State Treasurer in a recent interview during a report by the Wisconsin Radio Network, they simply run out of space to hold all the unclaimed properties as they continue piling up every year. "We do actively search for people for up to three years and then after that time, because we don't have a lot of space, we do have these auctions", she stated in a report recently. The proceeds from those items are then held by the state like all other types of forgotten monetary assets and are used by the state until the true owners step forward and claim them. "Until we can find an owner or an heir, yes, we do use the profits to support our office…", says Sass. These funds from auctioned unclaimed items in Wisconsin may still be claimed at any time in the future though. "You know there are people who, you know, may be in the service and are stationed over seas for five, six, seven years and then they come back and realize that their, you know, mother's safety deposit box was turned over. So, you know, they had no way of knowing that before they came back year, so we always keep the money earmarked for whoever that belonged to, so they never lose out." Sass adds. The interest that is earned on these monies helps fund things like Wisconsin low-interest loans to municipalities and school libraries.

The State Treasurer has stated that one of the biggest checks for Wisconsin unclaimed money handled by her office was in the amount of 750 thousand dollars. All the more reason that Wisconsinites should do an unclaimed money search and learn if they have some Wisconsin 'cheddar' being held by the State Treasurer.

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Wisconsin is home to a lot more American treasures than just cheese and milk. America's Dairyland is also home to the Green Bay Packers, catfish (Potosi, WI), and Harley Davidson Motorcycles. An amusing fact I just learned about Green Bay that few people know about is that it's also the toilet paper capital of the world. There is another kind of paper that you can find piled up in Wisconsin's Treasury Department though – the good-smelling kind, green. Yep, Wisconsin unclaimed money amounting to nearly $400 million is in the State Treasury's hands and they are attempting to reunite it with over one million people who are owed their fair share.

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According to Wisconsin's State Treasurer in a recent interview on a report by the Wisconsin Radio Network, they simply run out of space to keep all the unclaimed assets as they keep piling up year after year. "We do actively search for people for up to three years and then after that time, because we don't have a lot of space, we do have these auctions", she said in a report recently. The proceeds from these items are then held on to by the state like all other unclaimed monetary assets and are used by the state until the true owners step forward and claim them. "Until we can find an owner or an heir, yes, we do use the profits to support our office…", says Sass. The money from auctioned unclaimed items in Wisconsin may still be claimed at any time in the future though. "You know there are people who, you know, may be in the service and are stationed over seas for five, six, seven years and then they come back and realize that their, you know, mother's safety deposit box was turned over. So, you know, they had no way of knowing that before they came back year, so we always keep the money earmarked for whoever that belonged to, so they never lose out." the Treasurer adds. The interest earned on these monies helps fund things like Wisconsin low-interest loans to municipalities and school libraries.

According to the State Treasurer, one of the biggest checks for Wisconsin unclaimed money handled by her office was worth $750,000. All the more reason that Wisconsinites should do an unclaimed money search and learn if they have some Wisconsin 'cheese' being held by the State Treasurer.

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Wisconsin is home to a lot more American goodies than just milk and cheese. The Badger State is also home to the Green Bay Packers, catfish (Potosi, WI), and Harley Davidson Motorcycles. A fun fact I just learned about Green Bay that few know about is that it is also the toilet paper capital of the world. There is another type of paper that you can find piled up in Wisconsin's Treasury Dept. though – the good-smelling kind, green. Yes, Wisconsin unclaimed money totaling nearly $400 million is in the State Treasury's hands and they are attempting to reunite it with over one million citizens who are owed their fair share.

Unclaimed money is turned over to the Treasury Office when abandoned assets are not given back to the rightful owners after a specified period. The 'dormancy period' for Wisconsin abandoned funds is 5 years. Forgotten properties can come from several sources – uncashed savings and salary checks, lost or unused gift checks, stock dividends, lost traveler's checks, forgotten bank accounts, and other financial assets that have been forgotten about and lost track of. The only tangible assets covered under the Wisconsin Unclaimed Funds Law are the contents of safety deposit boxes that have been deemed abandoned. The State Treasurer's Office tries to track down the owners of family heirlooms, pocket watches, sports cards, coins, jewelry, etc. but ultimately has to auction them off at eBay after three years. "There are a lot of safety deposit boxes that get turned over to us which a lot of people don't tell their kids, 'Hey we have a safety deposit box.' So we actively search for those owners for three years and if we can't find them we auction off the contents of the boxes. We do that on eBay," said State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass.

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Unclaimed money is handed over to the Treasury Office when abandoned assets are not returned to their owners after a specified period. The 'dormancy period' for WI abandoned funds is five years. Lost money can come from a variety of sources – stock dividends, lost traveler's checks, forgotten bank accounts, uncashed savings and salary checks, lost or unused gift checks, and other monies that have been forgotten about and lost track of. The only tangible assets covered in the WI Unclaimed Property Law are contents of safety deposit boxes that have been deemed abandoned. The State Treasury Office attempts to find the owners of coins, jewelry, family heirlooms, pocket watches, sports cards, etc. but ultimately resorts to auctioning them off at eBay after three years. "There are a lot of safety deposit boxes that get turned over to us which a lot of people don't tell their kids, 'Hey we have a safety deposit box.' So we actively search for those owners for three years and if we can't find them we auction off the contents of the boxes. We do that on eBay," State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass said.

It was stated by WI's State Treasurer in a recent interview during a report by the WI Radio Network, they just run out of space to keep all of the unclaimed properties as they continue piling up each year. "We do actively search for people for up to three years and then after that time, because we don't have a lot of space, we do have these auctions", she stated in a recent report. The earnings from these items are then held on to by the state like all other forgotten monetary assets and are used by the state until the righful owners step forward and claim them. "Until we can find an owner or an heir, yes, we do use the profits to support our office…", says Sass. The money from auctioned unclaimed items in WI may still be claimed at any time in the future though. "You know there are people who, you know, may be in the service and are stationed over seas for five, six, seven years and then they come back and realize that their, you know, mother's safety deposit box was turned over. So, you know, they had no way of knowing that before they came back year, so we always keep the money earmarked for whoever that belonged to, so they never lose out." Sass adds. The interest accrued on these monies helps fund things like WI low-interest loans to municipalities and school libraries.

The State Treasurer has stated that one of the largest checks for WI unclaimed money handled by her office was in the amount of $750,000. All the more reason that Wisconsinites ought to do an unclaimed money search and learn if they have some WI 'cheese' being held by the State Treasurer.

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