Ky. Treasurer returns $2 million to Whitley County residents

The Kentucky State Treasury has experienced another year of record unclaimed property returns under the leadership of Treasurer Allison Ball, her office announced Friday. Treasurer Ball has returned more unclaimed property in a three-year period than any state treasurer in Kentucky history.

During her three years in office, Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball has returned over $2 million in unclaimed property to Whitley County residents.

To date, her office has returned over $70,167,000 to Kentuckians. This record amount of returns includes $2,032,476 returned to Whitley County since she took office.

“One of my favorite things to do as Treasurer is to return people’s money to them,” Treasurer Ball said. “I am a big believer in property rights and I am proud of the success we have seen at the Treasury in returning a record amount of property to Kentuckians.”

The Kentucky State Treasurer administers Kentucky’s Unclaimed Property Fund. Unclaimed property generally consists of payroll checks, unclaimed safety deposit boxes, old life insurance policies, stocks, and more that have remained unclaimed by their owners after several years. The Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Division works diligently to reunite these items with their owners, or in cases where the owner is deceased, the owner’s family.

Whitley Countians still have over $3,056,498 of unclaimed property waiting to be claimed. To search for unclaimed property, please visit www.treasury.ky.gov.