India, Dec. 24 -- Under Money Match program, Pennsylvania has mailed nearly 100,000 checks to residents, amounting to over $22 million, as per State Treasury Department.

The payments cover the first full year of the state's recently launched Money Match program, which attempts to automatically return certain unclaimed assets to people without requiring them to file a claim.

Money Match checks arrival is unexpected for many recipients. Unclaimed property tends to accumulate quietly over time.

Dormant bank accounts, abandoned stocks, uncashed payroll checks, forgotten insurance payouts, unused rebates, and similar assets are ultimately transferred to the state when the original owner cannot be found. Previously, retrieving such funds req...