Marketing and Expanded Outreach Plan for Unclaimed Funds

The Department’s Division of Unclaimed Funds (the Division) is responsible for the safekeeping and management of unclaimed funds. These unclaimed funds, which include, but are not limited to, dormant bank accounts, rent or utility deposits, uncashed checks, and unclaimed insurance policies, are reported to the Division on an annual basis from businesses throughout Ohio. The Division actively works to track down the rightful owner and reunite them with their hard-earned but forgotten money. The Division’s mission is to improve the quality of service to our customers by collecting unclaimed property equitably, managing the property wisely and effectively, and returning it timely to the rightful owners. To increase our ability to expeditiously return funds to their rightful owners, the Division is implementing targeted outreach strategies