PBGC unclaimed pension search
Retirement benefits from private-sector employers whose plans ended and could not find the worker; the employer may have sent the money to PBGC for safekeeping.
- Run by
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), a federal agency.
- Cost
- Free to search (no fee mentioned on the official site)
How to check and claim
Search PBGC's database with your last name and the last four digits of your Social Security number.
If there is a match, call PBGC and give more identifying information.
Send the documents PBGC asks for to finish the claim.
Go to the official site.
Open official siteChecking is free. The FTC warns that the government will not call or text you asking you to pay to search for unclaimed money. Go to the official site yourself and never pay a "processing" fee.
Other places to check
MissingMoney.com and NAUPA state unclaimed property searchU.S. savings bonds (TreasuryDirect)IRS refunds from tax returns never filed (3-year rule)IRS undelivered or lost refund checks (Where's My Refund?)NAIC Life Insurance Policy LocatorRetirement Savings Lost and Found Database (Department of Labor)FDIC unclaimed funds from failed banksNCUA unclaimed deposits from closed credit unionsHUD/FHA mortgage insurance premium refundsVA unclaimed life insurance fundsSEC and FTC refunds from enforcement casesClass action settlements: how to check that one is real