Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Rep. Jamie Barton Return $14,600 to Residents of Berks & Schuylkill Counties

Landingville, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Rep. Jamie Barton (R-124) today announced that $14,600 in unclaimed property is being returned to residents of Berks and Schuylkill Counties following Rep. Barton's annual Senior Expo.

"Pennsylvanians are still suffering the effects of high inflation, so returning so much money to the rightful owners is tremendously helpful to them. Representative Barton was a great partner in the effort to get this money back where it belongs, and I appreciate him inviting us to Landingville. My team and I are working to return more than $4.5 billion in unclaimed property, and I encourage everyone to check our website to see if we have any money that belongs to them. It takes less than a minute to search, and more than 1 in 10 Pennsylvanians has money available."

Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity

"One of the reasons I host a Senior Expo is to show older folks some of the great services available to them. While people usually think about health care resources, finding this money goes to show what an asset the Treasury can be for our senior citizens. While your money is certainly safe in the state vault, it really belongs in your pocket. Thanks to Treasurer Garrity and her staff for working hard to return it to the right hands!"

Rep. Jamie Barton (R-124)

Residents of Rep. Barton's House district stopped by Treasury's table at his Senior Expo, where they were helped in their search for unclaimed property by Treasury's outreach team.

The $14,600 worth of unclaimed property identified at the event is in the process of being returned to its rightful owners.

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

Treasury is working to return more than $4.5 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners - including over $66 million owed to residents of Berks County and $23 million owed to residents of Schuylkill County. The average claim is worth about $1,600, and more than one in ten Pennsylvanians is owed unclaimed property.

To learn more about unclaimed property or to search Treasury's database to see if any money is available for you to claim, visit patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property.

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