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Have you found something of value recently? The laws surrounding found property in Wisconsin have a deep history. Douglas Frazer explores the history and whether it is truly "finders keepers" in Wisconsin.

Have you found something of value recently? The laws surrounding found property in Wisconsin have a deep history. Douglas Frazer explores the history and whether it is truly "finders keepers" in Wisconsin.

Delaware has maintained 60-year grip on funding source of abandoned and unclaimed property. Delaware’s recent loss at Supreme Court when Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Arkansas defeated Delaware’s claim to certain prepaid money transmission instruments after deemed abandoned.

Delaware has maintained a nearly 60-year death-grip on its lucrative funding source of abandoned and unclaimed property. Another finger on that grip…

Delaware has maintained a nearly 60-year death-grip on its lucrative funding source of abandoned and unclaimed property. Another finger on that grip was loosened by Delaware’s recent...

On February 28, 2023, the Supreme Court issued an opinion determining which state is entitled to take prepaid funds that a bank, financial organization, or business holds in association...

Unclaimed property makes up an outsized portion of Delawares budget, allowing taxes to remain relatively low.

In the first ruling written by President Joe Biden's appointee Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with 30 states.

The U.S. Supreme Court released its long-awaited decision in the MoneyGram case pitting 30 states against Delaware. Our Unclaimed Property Team breaks down the decision and how it could...

All nine Supreme Court Justices sided with a group of 30 states in a dispute with Delaware over hundreds of millions of dollars of unclaimed checks issued by MoneyGram, a money transfer...