Nebraska · Unclaimed property · Updated Oct 2026
Nebraska State Treasurer's Office, Unclaimed Property Division holds money that businesses could not return to its owners. Here is how to search, what proof you need and how long it takes.
Search Nebraska's official list of unclaimed property by name.
Search in NebraskaSearch your name (and your family's names) on NebraskaLostCash.
Select your properties, click Claim, and enter your information, including the mailing address where the check should go and your relationship to the owner.
Review and submit the claim online. You get a claim number by email, with a claim form that lists the documents you need.
Upload your documents through the secure link, or mail them to the Unclaimed Property Division in Lincoln.
Track your claim online with your claim number.
The personal representative of the estate, or the nearest living relative, can claim. Send a copy of the death certificate and documents showing you represent the estate; the online claim lets you file as an heir with a closed estate, an open estate, or no estate.
A finder cannot charge a fee until 24 months after the owner names are published or officially disclosed, and the fee is capped at 10% of the property's value. To collect a fee, the finder must tell you what the property is, where it is, what it is worth, when it was reported, and that you can claim it from the Treasurer for free.
Law: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-1317
Claiming is free. Your state never charges a fee to search or to claim. Be careful with letters, calls or texts that ask for a fee, a percentage or your bank login to release money. Search the official state site yourself.
Search every other state where you lived or worked. Some money, like old savings bonds and IRS refunds, is held by federal agencies.
Money that businesses could not return to you and had to hand over to a state, such as old bank accounts and insurance policies. USA.gov says state governments hold most unclaimed money.
Official siteOld paper or electronic U.S. savings bonds that were never cashed, including bonds that have matured and stopped earning interest (EE and I bonds earn interest for up to 30 years), plus lost, stolen or destroyed bonds.
Official siteTax refunds owed to people who never filed a federal tax return for a year, often because they earned little and were not required to file. The IRS says taxpayers usually have three years to file and claim a refund; after that the money becomes the property of the U.S. Treasury.
Official siteSearch the official database run by the Nebraska State Treasurer's Office, Unclaimed Property Division. Searching is free. Search every name you have used and every address where you lived in Nebraska.
No. The state does not charge a fee to claim. A finder cannot charge a fee until 24 months after the owner names are published or officially disclosed, and the fee is capped at 10% of the property's value. To collect a fee, the finder must tell you what the property is, where it is, what it is worth, when it was reported, and that you can claim it from the Treasurer for free.
The personal representative of the estate, or the nearest living relative, can claim. Send a copy of the death certificate and documents showing you represent the estate; the online claim lets you file as an heir with a closed estate, an open estate, or no estate.
It may take several weeks to process the paperwork and send your money, especially during the spring advertising season.
Last checked: Oct 2026.