Bakersfield unclaimed business money
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The California State Controller holds about $4.1 million for 137 business-type owners with Bakersfield addresses whose open records total $10,000 or more each.
What the money is
The largest kinds of property held for Bakersfield business-type owners:
| Property type | Amount | What it usually is |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance proceeds for beneficiaries | $680k | insurance proceeds payable to a named beneficiary, often a trust or a company |
| Matured CDs | $363k | certificates of deposit that matured and were never rolled over or collected |
| Royalties | $360k | royalty payments, for example from oil, gas or mineral interests or intellectual property |
| Utility refunds or rebates | $345k | refunds or rebates from a utility |
| Savings accounts | $287k | savings account balances the bank could not return |
The typical Bakersfield owner on this list is owed $17,278, below the statewide median of $18,087. 39% of the owners here are trusts or estates, which follow different claim rules from companies.
Claiming it
A Bakersfield business claims from the Controller like any California business: an authorized person signs the Controller's claim form in wet ink, in front of a notary for $1,000 or more in cash or for any securities, and the package includes proof of authority, the FEIN and the address the holder reported. With 38% of local owners holding more than one record, it pays to search every name and address the business has used.
We do this for 10% of what the state pays, charged only after payment. Check your business or read how it works.
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Source: California State Controller unclaimed property file, records of $500 and up, dated November 4, 2026. Open records only (no claim pending or paid), owner address in California, owner = name + ZIP code, business-type names only, government names removed, owners whose records total $10,000 or more. RecoverOwed computation; classifying owners by name pattern is approximate. No individual owner is named on this site.