South Carolina has set a record for unclaimed property handed back to its residents, with more than $52 million returned in what State Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis Jr. calls a record-breaking year. The treasurer’s office announced the total on Aug. 27. The money went to individuals, families, businesses and others whose names sat on the state’s unclaimed property list.
Loftis did not stop at the milestone. “Breaking a record is exciting, but we’re not finished,” he said. The next step he has in mind is simple: more South Carolinians checking whether the state is holding something with their name on it…