Welcome to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt

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• The owner of the property is the person or company legally entitled to receive the property. The owner could be the estate or the heir to the original owner.
• The holder (company) of the abandoned property is the entity legally responsible for making payment of the property to the owner.

A Message from the Treasurer of State

Welcome to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt! Each year millions of dollars are turned over to my office as lost or abandoned. The property can be from dormant accounts in financial institutions, insurance companies, trust holdings and utility companies. In addition to money and securities, holdings from safe deposit boxes include such things as watches, jewelry, coins, currency, stamps, historical items and other miscellaneous articles.