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.
(1) Claim Transferred Before a Proof of Claim Is Filed. Unless the transfer was made for security, if a claim was transferred before a proof of claim is filed, only the transferee or an indenture trustee may file a proof of claim.
(2) Claim Transferred After a Proof of Claim Was Filed.
(A) Filing Evidence of the Transfer. Unless the transfer was made for security, the transferee of a claim that was transferred after a proof of claim is filed must file evidence of the transfer—except for a claim based on a publicly traded note, bond, or debenture.
(B) Notice of the Filing and the Time for Objecting. The clerk must immediately notify the alleged transferor, by mail, that evidence of the transfer has been filed and that the alleged transferor has 21 days after the notice is mailed to file an objection. The court may extend the time to file it.
(C) Hearing on an Objection; Substituting the Transferee. If, on timely objection by the alleged transferor and after notice and a hearing, the court finds that the claim was transferred other than for security, the court must substitute the transferee for the transferor. If the alleged transferor does not file a timely objection, the transferee must be substituted for the transferor.
(3) Claim Transferred for Security Before a Proof of Claim Is Filed.
(A) Right to File a Proof of Claim. If a claim (except one based on a publicly traded note, bond, or debenture) was transferred for security before the proof of claim is filed, either the transferor or transferee (or both) may file a proof of claim for the full amount. The proof of claim must include a statement setting forth the terms of the transfer.
(B) Notice of a Right to Join in a Proof of Claim; Consolidating Proofs. If either the transferor or transferee files a proof of claim, the clerk must, by mail, immediately notify the other of the right to join in the claim. If both file proofs of the same claim, the claims must be consolidated.
(C) Failure to File an Agreement About the Rights of the Transferor and Transferee. On a party in interest’s motion and after notice and a hearing, the court must issue appropriate orders regarding the rights of the transferor and transferee if either one fails to file an agreement on voting the claim, receiving dividends on it, or participating in the estate’s administration.
(4) Claim Transferred for Security After a Proof of Claim Was Filed.
(A) Filing Evidence of the Transfer. If a claim (except one based on a publicly traded note, bond, or debenture) was transferred for security after a proof of claim was filed, the transferee must file a statement setting forth the terms of the transfer.
(B) Notice of the Filing and the Time for Objecting. The clerk must immediately notify the alleged transferor, by mail, that evidence of the transfer has been filed and that the alleged transferor has 21 days after the notice is mailed to file an objection. The court may extend the time to file it.
(C) Hearing on an Objection. If the alleged transferor files a timely objection, the court must, after notice and a hearing, determine whether the transfer was for security.
(D) Failure to File an Agreement About the Rights of the Transferor and Transferee. On a party in interest’s motion and after notice and a hearing, the court must issue appropriate orders regarding the rights of the transferor and transferee if either one fails to file an agreement on voting the claim, receiving dividends on it, or participating in the estate’s administration.
(5) Serving an Objection or Motion; Notice of a Hearing. At least 30 days before a hearing, a copy of any objection filed under (2) or (4) or any motion filed under (3) or (4) must be mailed or delivered to either the transferor or transferee as appropriate, together with notice of the hearing.