Press release from Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia reported over $55 million in unclaimed property returned to Floridians in November, including $585,000 to Gainesville residents.
When a financial asset is unknown, lost, left inactive, unclaimed, or abandoned by its owner,this is considered unclaimed property that is held by the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS). Examples of the most common types of unclaimed property are dormant bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, stocks, dividends, uncashed checks, deposits, credit balances, and refunds…