Unclaimed Funds Search
In some bankruptcy cases money is left over from the bankruptcy estate, which the Court holds as unclaimed funds on behalf of parties owed. A variety of reasons may cause funds to be left with the Court, such as when the trustee is not provided the correct address to send a payment to a creditor, or when a dividend check from the bankruptcy estate is not cashed within 90 days.
NOTE: Although the Court makes every effort to display accurate data, this database is not the official court record. Please review the docket entries related to the deposit of unclaimed monies for the particular creditor/case of interest, to ensure that a record contains funds purported in this search.
SEARCH: Below is a link to the national U.S. Bankruptcy Unclaimed Funds Locator (if funds are located in another court, you will need to file your request in that court). If you are only searching for funds held by the Rhode Island Bankruptcy Court, select RIB as the court name in the top Court field. If you are unable to locate your bankruptcy claim using this search, or for any general questions relating to bankruptcy unclaimed funds, please call (401) 626-3100. Direct all questions concerning funds held by the State of Rhode Island to the Rhode Island Treasurer’s Office at (401) 222-2397.
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REQUEST PAYMENT: To request payment of unclaimed funds you are owed, file an application with the Court using the required forms listed below. A request for unclaimed funds must be filed in compliance with Director's Form B 1340 Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds and in accordance with Local Rule 3011-1(b).
Please refer to the Instructions for Filing an Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds for detailed information and steps.
Click below to access national forms to seek recovery of unclaimed funds, and file with the Court:
Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds
Proposed Order for Payment of Unclaimed Funds
Notice of Unclaimed Funds Response Deadline and Certificate of Service
Form AO213 -- Vendor Information, TIN Certification
Form AO213P -- Payee Information, TIN Certification
Transfer/Assignment of Claim
If a transfer/assignment of claim is required to be filed pursuant to Fed.R.Bankr.P. § 3001(e) and in accordance with Local Rule 3001-1, you must file as applicable, either:
Director's Form B 2100B, or one that substantially complies, along with the applicable filing fee (see item 20).
(e) Transferred Claim.
If a claim has been transferred other than for security before proof of the claim has been filed, the proof of claim may be filed only by the transferee or an indenture trustee.
If a claim other than one based on a publicly traded note, bond, or debenture has been transferred other than for security after the proof of claim has been filed, evidence of the transfer shall be filed by the transferee. The clerk shall immediately notify the alleged transferor by mail of the filing of the evidence of transfer and that objection thereto, if any, must be filed within 21 days of the mailing of the notice or within any additional time allowed by the court. If the alleged transferor files a timely objection and the court finds, after notice and a hearing, that the claim has been transferred other than for security, it shall enter an order substituting the transferee for the transferor. If a timely objection is not filed by the alleged transferor, the transferee shall be substituted for the transferor.
If a claim other than one based on a publicly traded note, bond, or debenture has been transferred for security before proof of the claim has been filed, the transferor or transferee or both may file a proof of claim for the full amount. The proof shall be supported by a statement setting forth the terms of the transfer. If either the transferor or the transferee files a proof of claim, the clerk shall immediately notify the other by mail of the right to join in the filed claim. If both transferor and transferee file proofs of the same claim, the proofs shall be consolidated. If the transferor or transferee does not file an agreement regarding its relative rights respecting voting of the claim, payment of dividends thereon, or participation in the administration of the estate, on motion by a party in interest and after notice and a hearing, the court shall enter such orders respecting these matters as may be appropriate.
If a claim other than one based on a publicly traded note, bond, or debenture has been transferred for security after the proof of claim has been filed, evidence of the terms of the transfer shall be filed by the transferee. The clerk shall immediately notify the alleged transferor by mail of the filing of the evidence of transfer and that objection thereto, if any, must be filed within 21 days of the mailing of the notice or within any additional time allowed by the court. If a timely objection is filed by the alleged transferor, the court, after notice and a hearing, shall determine whether the claim has been transferred for security. If the transferor or transferee does not file an agreement regarding its relative rights respecting voting of the claim, payment of dividends thereon, or participation in the administration of the estate, on motion by a party in interest and after notice and a hearing, the court shall enter such orders respecting these matters as may be appropriate.
A copy of an objection filed pursuant to paragraph (2) or (4) or a motion filed pursuant to paragraph (3) or (4) of this subdivision together with a notice of a hearing shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to the transferor or transferee, whichever is appropriate, at least 30 days prior to the hearing.