There’s About $70 Billion in Forgotten Money. One in Seven of Us Has Some — and Checking Is Free.

More than $70 billion in forgotten money — old paychecks, deposits, insurance payouts — sits in state government accounts. About 1 in 7 Americans has some. Searching for yours is free and takes two minutes. The only real catch: because it’s free, anyone who offers to “find” it for a fee is working an angle.