Santa Ana unclaimed business money
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The California State Controller holds about $4.7 million for 175 business-type owners with Santa Ana addresses whose open records total $10,000 or more each.
What the money is
The largest kinds of property held for Santa Ana business-type owners:
| Property type | Amount | What it usually is |
|---|---|---|
| Savings accounts | $498k | savings account balances the bank could not return |
| Underlying shares | $407k | the shares themselves, not just their dividends, after the account went dormant |
| Individual insurance policy benefits | $347k | benefits or claim payments under an individual insurance policy |
| Checking accounts | $342k | balances left in checking accounts after the bank lost contact with the account holder |
| Vendor checks | $281k | checks written to a vendor that were never cashed |
The typical Santa Ana owner on this list is owed $15,757, below the statewide median of $18,087. 23% of the owners here are trusts or estates, which follow different claim rules from companies.
Claiming it
A Santa Ana 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 46% 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.