African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century
Rediscovering Rightful Owners
Read why Heir Hunters International is regarded as a trusted leader in finding claimants to unclaimed money and why they are called upon by financial professionals worldwide. Find out more in the links “Founders’ Bios” and “Who We Work With.”
Celebrating Black Pride
You may already be familiar with Heir Hunters International since it has appeared on national TV on numerous occasions over the past twenty years. The principals of the firm have been featured on, among other things, TLC’s “The Wealth Hunters” and Court-TV’s “The Heir Hunters,” and the infomercial “Investigating Free Money.”
Bringing Families Back Together
Read “The Unclaimed Money Blog” to find relevant posts on the heir finding business and to read posts by those requesting help in searching for their share of $47.1 billion in unclaimed money and for any information on their missing family members.
Reinvigorating Communities
Read why Heir Hunters International contacted you by clicking on the link “Why We Contacted You,” and, after that, you can review our responses to the questions missing heirs most often ask in the link to “Frequently Asked Questions” or “FAQs.”
In the 45 years following the Civil War, freed slaves and their descendants accumulated roughly 15 million acres of land across the United States, most of it in the South.
Slowly but surely, progress is being made. For instance, on September 22, 2016, Nikki Haley, then governor of South Carolina, signed the Clementa C. Pinckney Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act. The law, named for the revered state senator and pastor who was killed in the 2015 massacre at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, provides several protections for heirs’-property owners.