DES MOINES, Iowa – State Treasurer Roby Smith is reminding Iowans to review their financial accounts this spring to help avoid the possibility of assets becoming unclaimed property. “Spring cleaning is more than washing windows and getting rid of dust bunnies under furniture. Add your financial accounts to your spring-cleaning...
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is springing into April by encouraging Iowans to search for their name in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt, Iowa’s only legitimate unclaimed property source. “New properties are always being added to our database and in the past six months we’ve added $50.7 million...
DES MOINES, Iowa – A West Des Moines non-profit was the 1 millionth owner reunited with funds in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt. Today, State Treasurer Roby Smith presented a check to the recipient, Can Play. “During our National Unclaimed Property Day celebration on February 1, thousands of Iowans and...
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith shares Great Iowa Treasure Hunt had its biggest year ever in 2023. “We completed over 43,000 claims worth more than $30 million to rightful owners last year alone! But even with these record-breaking numbers, our work isn’t done,” said Smith. “Thousands of names...
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is reminding Iowans of the importance of reviewing their finances to avoid their assets from becoming unclaimed property. “With Fall upon us, one thing we can count on is the changing of colors. Other changes in our lives, like a change in name...
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is announcing Great Iowa Treasure Hunt, the State’s unclaimed property program, has reached a milestone in returned money. “I’m excited to share the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt has returned over $350 million to past and present Iowans, with $22.7 million of that returned...
State Treasurer Roby Smith announces the auction of the Michael Jordan rookie card has ended. “It’s certainly not every day we come across an item in our care that creates this much excitement. With a rating of PSA 7, the card sold for $5,400! I hope the winner of the...
State Treasurer Roby Smith announces the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt had an active year at the Iowa State Fair. “In a short 11-day span, over 2,800 claims were filed at the Iowa State Fair and more than $538,900 was claimed. One individual even found $24,385 belonging to them,” said Smith....
DES MOINES – A Michael Jordan rookie card will be added back to the safe deposit box contents auction running September 5-20. “After some excitement from the first auction earlier this year, we sent a Michael Jordan rookie card to be evaluated by Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA),” said State Treasurer...
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith announced he reunited an Iowan with unclaimed property valued at a record-breaking $4.5 million from the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt. “At some point, the owner invested in over 15,000 shares in McDonald’s Corporation. When the company deemed the property unclaimed, it was turned...
