U.S. sitting on $17 billion in unclaimed war bonds (bankrupt states vs bankrupt Treasury)
U.S. sitting on $17 billion in unclaimed war bonds MANY REQUESTS FOR REPAYMENT Matching claimants to certificates a mighty task By David Cho Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 28, 2009 The seemingly endless stacks of filing cabinets inside a West Virginia warehouse could hold the answer to an unsolved mystery: Who owns nearly $17 billion in lost government bonds? The unclaimed treasure represents the amount of U.S. bonds that have matured but not been redeemed. Many of these outstanding bonds date to World War II, but over the years the certificates were forgotten in cellars, lost in fires or...
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