Amounts receivable: Eight out of ten consultations do not find a positive balance

According to information released by the Central Bank (BC) on the first day of access to the new receivables system, eight out of ten consultations for forgotten money did not find a positive balance. The data referred to consultations carried out on Monday (14) until 6:30 pm.

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More than 80% of consultations did not identify a positive balance on the first day

On the site's first day of operation, 37.3 million queries were registered by CPFs and CNPJs. However, 30.3 million people (81.2%) did not identify any amount to be received. On the other hand, 7 million received good news, as they managed to find money forgotten in a bank account.

In more detail, there were 29.6 million consultations by individuals who found nothing and 6.9 million with a positive balance. In addition, regarding CNPJ queries, there were 737.7 thousand without amounts receivable and 71.1 thousand with some amount available for redemption.

So far, the amounts released for withdrawals refer to the following cases:

• Closed checking or savings accounts with an available balance;
• Fees charged improperly;
• Installments or issues of credit operations unduly charged, if the institution responsible for the collection has signed a term of commitment with the Central Bank;
• Capital quotas and apportionment referring to the net surplus of former members of credit unions;
• Unsought resources from closed consortium groups;
• Other situations that imply amounts to be returned and that are recognized by the institutions.

There's still hope for those who haven't found balance

First, R$ 3.9 billion will be available to 28 million people and companies with forgotten balances. However, from May there will be a new phase, in which new consultations can be made. It is estimated that more than R$ 4.1 billion will be redeemed in the next stage.

The following steps will include queries for receivables corresponding to the following cases:

• Resources related to fees and installments of credit operations, even without the responsible institution having signed the BC commitment term;
• Prepaid or postpaid payment account balances;
• Closed accounts at securities dealerships or brokerage houses.

Anyway, keep an eye on the dates when the next consultations will be available so you don't miss the opportunity to redeem possible amounts forgotten at the banks. Therefore, you can check if you have a balance through the Receivable Values ​​System website.