Treasurer Stacy Garrity Returns Nearly $28,000 in Unclaimed Property to Berks County

Reading, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced today that nearly $28,000 in unclaimed property has been returned to Berks County.

"Every dollar returned by Treasury is a dollar that can be put back to work in communities across the Commonwealth. I'm proud to help reconnect local leaders with funds that were meant to help their community and can now be invested in Berks County and its residents."

The $27,951.88 returned to Berks County includes 81 individual properties ranging in value up to $20,000. The oldest property dates back to 2010, while the most recent is from 2025.

Properties returned include funds from accounts payable checks, cashier's checks, claim payment checks, credit balances, dividends, premium refunds, uncashed checks and an escrow account. How the funds are spent will be determined by county officials.

"Berks County works hard to be responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars, and it is important that any funds belonging to county departments and accounts are properly returned. In today's economic climate, recovering unclaimed funds from outstanding checks and other sources helps ensure those resources can continue to support essential county services, and I appreciate State Treasurer Stacy Garrity for her ongoing efforts to return these funds to Berks County."

Since 2021, Treasurer Garrity has returned more than $1 billion in unclaimed property, including over $20 million to 117 counties and municipalities.

Treasury continues working to return more than $5 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners, including over $73 million to Berks County residents. More than one in ten Pennsylvanians are owed unclaimed property, and the average claim is worth more than $1,000.

Unclaimed property can include dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance policies, contents of forgotten safe deposit boxes and more. State law requires businesses to report unclaimed property to Treasury after three years of dormancy.

Treasury keeps tangible unclaimed property for at least three years before it is auctioned. Auction proceeds are kept in perpetuity for owners to claim. Military decorations and memorabilia are never auctioned.

To learn more about unclaimed property or to search Treasury's database, visit patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property.

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