Unclaimed funds are money and other assets that have yet to be claimed by their rightful owners. After a certain amount of time has elapsed, unclaimed funds are usually given up to the government. The designated owner or beneficiary must make a claim to claim the money or assets; if the funds or assets belong to an estate, the claimant may be required to establish their rights to the unclaimed property or funds.

Unclaimed cash and assets occur for a variety of reasons. For example, a taxpayer may be due a refund, but the refund check has gone unclaimed because the taxpayer has relocated without notifying the tax authorities of his or her new address. When clients are uninformed of a bank's closure or don't know who to contact to collect their cash, it might result in a pool of unclaimed funds. Unclaimed pensions are a typical sort of unclaimed funds, particularly when a firm shuts and no information regarding the administration of their pensions is accessible right once.

Unclaimed property includes uncashed payroll checks, dormant stocks, court funds, dividends, checking and savings accounts, and estate earnings. Accounts are turned over to the state for a variety of reasons, including the account holder's death, failure to establish a forwarding address after moving, or just forgetting about an account.