The Office of Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden

Shawn Wooden Head Shot

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Year in Review

For the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2020, the Unclaimed Property Division: 

  • Returned $66 million to 11,120 rightful owners.
  • Received $121 million in unclaimed property, of which $95 million was voluntarily reported by financial institutions and other businesses, $17 million resulted from the sale of securities, and $9 million resulted from examination of company records.
  • Deposited a net $36 million into the General Fund.
  • Contributed $12 million to the Citizens' Election Fund.
  • Maintains a website with $872 million in escheated property for 1.6 million rightful owners as of June 30, 2020.

[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.]