(WKBN) – The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Unclaimed Funds has unveiled a new system aimed at making it easier and faster for Ohioans to search for and recover unclaimed funds.
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Now, Ohioans can search for and claim funds directly on the website, as well as track their claims, without having to leave the platform.
According to the Department of Commerce, the state has $4.8 billion in unclaimed funds, coming from sources like dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, stocks and bonds, utility deposits or unclaimed wages.
Since unclaimed funds never expire, the Division safeguards them indefinitely until claimed…