The Office of Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden

Shawn Wooden Head Shot

Important Postal Service address directive: Use - Office of the State Treasurer, 165 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 - Do not use 55 Elm St.

Year in Review

For the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2021, the Unclaimed Property Division:

  • Returned $33 million to 6,851 rightful owners.
  • Received $151 million in unclaimed property, of which $114 million was voluntarily reported by financial institutions and other businesses, $27 million resulted from the sale of securities, and $10 million resulted from examination of company records.
  • Deposited a net $98 million into the General Fund.
  • Contributed $12.3 million to the Citizens' Election Fund.
  • Maintains a website with $1.1 billion in escheated property for 2 million rightful owners as of June 30, 2021.

[Note: Connecticut General Statute Section 3-69a (a) (2) requires the Unclaimed Property Division to deposit a portion of its receipts into the Citizen's Election Fund and the balance into the General Fund.]