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Tennessee Says This Money Is Still Yours. Then It Deposits It Into the General Fund.

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Aug 21, 2026
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Uncashed checks, forgotten deposits and abandoned accounts can eventually become Tennessee unclaimed property. State law says Tennessee does not own that money. The same law generally sends the cash into the state general fund while Treasury remains responsible for paying valid owners who later appear.

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Maybe an insurance company mailed a …

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