<prompt> Human: Each state has different laws about holding and claiming this money. But this money is yours and is just being held until you claim it.For instance, I had two unclaimed wage checks from college and the balance of a bank account that was closed due to inactivity. The wage checks were under 20 apiece and all I had to do was submit my name and SSN, with a few other details. The checks were in the mail a week later. The bank account had about 300 in it. I had to print out some forms and get my mother to sign them as she was the co-signer of the account. Those had to be mailed in and I had a check for the whole amount in a few weeks. Pretty good for something I didnt even know existed before checking the site.  <response>: Google unclaimed property and the name of the state to get the . Gov site that runs it for your individual state 