Unclaimed 401K – How to find your lost 401K money

When you leave a job many times your 401k will stay with your previous job. But what happens to this 401k money if the company goes out of business or if you just forget about it? Many times these unclaimed 401k retirement accounts become lost and there are millions of dollars in unclaimed 401k funds in various states. The problem is most people don’t know how to locate these unclaimed funds. After all you can’t call anyone at the company that is now out of business. To find lost unclaimed 401k money you need to contact the 401K National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits. Unclaimed 401k funds are catalog in the registry and they can help you find your unclaimed 401k.

You need to follow some steps to get your lost 401k money returned:

1. Enter your social security number in the 401K National Registry Database and then perform a search. This will search the national database and find any unclaimed money which you are entitled to receive.

2. Once you enter in your SSN number to search for unclaimed money in 401k accounts registered to you, then you will be taken to a page showing you where they are and you will be able to complete the necessary paperwork to obtain your money or get it transferred to another retirement account you own.

Obtaining Unclaimed 401K is just that easy. So get out there and find any lost 401k money to which you are entitled.

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45 Responses to “Unclaimed 401K – How to find your lost 401K money”

Wet carpet cleaning Sydney, on August 30th, 2011 at 10:39 am Said:

Refer to unclaimed property right or money!!!
Brenda Sartwell, on September 23rd, 2011 at 1:48 pm Said:

I just realized that I had 401k at my job 20 years ago! What happen to that money and what can I do about it
Andrea k Smith, on October 23rd, 2011 at 8:48 pm Said:

need to know if i have 401k
Andrea k Smith, on October 23rd, 2011 at 8:49 pm Said:

i need to know if i have 401k from my old job
Clifford Christensen, on October 29th, 2011 at 3:35 am Said:

I left a job in 1998 that I had been with for nearly 20 years. I thought I had taken all of my 401k money when I left but when I went on Social Security, they notified me that I had two more accounts that were entirely funded by my employer to be taken when I retired. Well I have since contacted the company sort of, they were bought out by another company. They have no record of these accounts. How do I go about getting my money?
karl ramer, on November 5th, 2011 at 7:18 am Said:

Iamlooking for an old 401k from arizona.
elizabeth m. rasteiro, on November 10th, 2011 at 1:01 am Said:

id like to know if I have 401k from jobs past 20 years.
Violet W. Lucas, on November 12th, 2011 at 6:42 pm Said:

I am trying to locate unclaimed money from 401k on some of the jobs that i have worked.
carl junior applewhite, on November 15th, 2011 at 10:30 am Said:

i’m trying to find my 401k money i was working at paramount
in nj years ago.
carl junior applewhite, on November 15th, 2011 at 10:32 am Said:

iam looking for 401k from past years.
Duncan Cameron, on November 24th, 2011 at 5:22 pm Said:

Searching for unclaimed 401 k money from 1995 to 2011
crystal walters, on December 3rd, 2011 at 3:02 pm Said:

crystal walters december 2 2011 said i need to know what happen to my 401 k from a previous job gabriel went bank rutt
crystal walters, on December 3rd, 2011 at 3:04 pm Said:

i left that job in 2001
Christa Shelley, on December 20th, 2011 at 4:36 pm Said:

I should have money from 401K 13 yrs. ago.
Lissie Rivera, on December 21st, 2011 at 9:26 pm Said:

Hi to whom it may concern: I was working in Mony Insurance Company from November 3rd 1983 til 1987, I had a 401 K at the time and one day I receevied a lettewr from American Express in reference to my 401K, I had my mom sick whom I was taking care at the time and I never followed it up. how can I find out about this matter. I have been layed off for a while , and if by the grace of god i have anything that belongs to me I would surely like to recover it. thank you.
please tell me how I can follow this up . again Thank you
Happy Holidays
ANGELIA CUNNINGHAM, on December 23rd, 2011 at 11:03 am Said:

HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING MY 401K FROM JOB PAST
Andreanna Veith, on December 28th, 2011 at 4:10 am Said:

I’id like to know if I have 401k from jobs past 12 years.
William, on December 30th, 2011 at 11:12 am Said:

Hi,

I used to work for a small school upstate NY for 10 years. Due to life’s circumstances I left that job about 10 year ago without claiming my 401k money. Also, in late 1980′s I used to work for a hotel in Manhattan, NY and I also left the job.
I’d like to know if I have 401k from jobs past 20 year?

Thank you,

William K.
DONALD DIFFIN, on January 3rd, 2012 at 1:17 am Said:

I INVESTED IN 401K AT A JOB I HAD IN 1999. I ONLY PUT IN FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. ITS PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS. THE COMPANY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.. HOW DO I FIND MY MONEY? PLEASE HELP!!!!
NANCY MEJIA, on January 12th, 2012 at 1:10 pm Said:

401 UNCLAIM MONEY
NANCY MEJIA, on January 12th, 2012 at 1:12 pm Said:

LEFT A JOB IN 1998 OR 1997 ONMI PLASTIC NEVER CHECKED
Barbara ramirez, on January 30th, 2012 at 1:29 am Said:

I amtrying to find out if I have any unclaimed finds I checked the comptroller website but do not see anything there I am looking for money that may due from past jobs
I have a maiden name as well as my first married name i need to search under all 3 names is there a website you can safely research your social security # and see if there is money out there?

thank you
Roger Francis Marshall, on March 2nd, 2012 at 7:57 pm Said:

I am trying to find an 401-K account from 1991-1992 from Pettibone Corp. Now Pettibone LLC. any information on how would be appreaceated. Thank you
Roger Francis Marshall, on March 2nd, 2012 at 7:58 pm Said:

401-K unclaimed money from Pettibone LLC (Corperation) from 1991-1992 Approx.
anna c mochen, on March 5th, 2012 at 7:20 pm Said:

I worked for Bank of Boston and it went out of business long time ago.I was tld that i hade a pension fund set up for me but I cannot find it .Haw do i find it?Please help
Debra.DDaggett, on March 15th, 2012 at 7:22 pm Said:

i would like u to find my money from 401k from being employed at SWIFTS PACKING DES MOINES IOWA 1995
Dan Dryden, on March 23rd, 2012 at 8:52 pm Said:

I have lost track of my 401k retirement funds, from two previous jobs that amounts to about 9 years worth, not sure of $ amount though.
joseph f. fleece sr., on March 25th, 2012 at 5:15 pm Said:

I worked for starters sports wear when they were on james st in new haven ct, years ago before they filed for bankrupcy, and I had a 401k with them at that time, but never received my money or any information about it after
I left or when they closed down in CT, please let me know what to do to collect what is owed to me.
Marcy Lynn (CAIN) Bell, on March 27th, 2012 at 1:57 pm Said:

I worked for a chicken in ft smith ar the plant shut down but the main plant is still open can i still get my money??? ITS BEEN SINCE 1991/1992
Marcy Lynn (CAIN) Bell, on March 27th, 2012 at 1:59 pm Said:

can i still get my 401 k its from ok foods
BENESSA RUSSELL, on March 27th, 2012 at 9:53 pm Said:

I put into a 401k back in 1988-or 1989, I left the company due to unworkable conditional and ultimaly sued the company, I never collected or cashed in my 401k with that company. I don’t have any information as to the information on the 401k we invested into so I need to know how do I locate my 401k since the company filed bankruptcy, sold to another company and it’s said that the owner ran off with the money from the initial company. can I get my 401k and is it built up?
Richard Kelvin Veloz Ramirez, on March 30th, 2012 at 2:53 pm Said:

Hi, back in 1993 was the last time i move my 401K Money, after that, i never got any information of my 401K Money, how can i find out about that money and how can i linked to my regular bank account ?? …
Erica, on April 23rd, 2012 at 8:30 pm Said:

I was enlisted in the Army in 2000 and i paid my retirement but i never recieved anything after i was discharged… How can i find out information about this?
Young Jae Lim, on May 20th, 2012 at 9:14 pm Said:

I’ve worked for LA GEAR INC from 1982-1989. ACI company has bought that company. I went there recently to find out where my old 401K was, they couldn’t even track my employment history. I went to Social Security Administration which had my employment history. How can I find my 401K? Please help

my email: hengbokkati@hotmail.com
Thank you
salvador lopez, on May 23rd, 2012 at 8:30 pm Said:

loss 401k on 2001
STANLEY OMAR DOMINGUEZ, on July 1st, 2012 at 8:55 am Said:

Worked for a Sanchez electrical company for the summer of 07 in a local school.Note pervalion waiges made a ton of money the company matched 100% so i put away maybe 5k and they said they sold my 401k to a bank! just want to know if i can get something back?
James, on July 5th, 2012 at 12:41 pm Said:

I worked for a company called Compact Air Products in the late 80′s and had 401k being matched by them for several years. The company has been sold and is under a larger umbrella type company yet still operating today here locally. When I tried contacting them they said they only had information dating back maybe 10 years and blew me off. Does this 401k account still exist and if so how do I find it…?
Hieu Ly v, on August 3rd, 2012 at 3:32 am Said:

I want to know the status of my unclaimed 401k with my former employer “tomra”recycle bottling company.
christopher g. byrom, on October 15th, 2012 at 5:20 pm Said:

i had a 401k in 99 when i worked for polaroid in atlanta and they closed that location and i would like to know where my pension is
christopher g. byrom, on October 15th, 2012 at 5:22 pm Said:

i had a 401k in 99 when i worked for polaroid in atlanta and i need to trac my money
CHRIS E. AJAN, on December 6th, 2012 at 7:25 pm Said:

I worked for WEST BUILDING MET BACK IN 1992,93 AND DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO MY 401K. WHOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE IT MIGHT HAVE GONE…. MY OLD ADDRESS WAS #5 THERESA ST. VIOLET LA. 70092…
Rhonda Shirlene Williams, on December 28th, 2012 at 9:14 pm Said:

I worked For Torco Pest Control 600 west Town Street Columbus Ohio 43215 when I left my 401 k was left behind with the company,how do I find my money,the company changed different hands over the years,Torco was sold in the early 90,s to waste management then it changed hands again to terminex who currently owns the rights of the company
LaRosalyn Freeman, on January 17th, 2013 at 1:59 pm Said:

I was working for Lurleen B. Wallace in 2000 until 2003. I never receive my 401k money.
Maree Bell, on January 17th, 2013 at 7:58 pm Said:

I am searching for my lost 401k from a previous employer. Can you please tell me how I can locate it!?

Thank you,
simmeon boatwright, on January 26th, 2013 at 7:47 am Said:

lost my 401 plan 20years ago.how do I find it.