Missing money Michigan

Michigan lets owners claim lost or abandoned property online. If you lost a check, forgot about a bank account or otherwise abandoned property, it should eventually end up with the state, where you can claim it.

Michigan lets owners claim lost or abandoned property online. Unlike other states, Michigan doesn’t list small amounts, which allowed it to keep nearly $190 million.

Michigan holds — and has already spent most of — more than $2 billion that it does not technically own. It’s your money. And critics say the state should do more to give it back.