Ohio's unclaimed funds site nearly doubles in visitors

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - The Ohio Department of Commerce saw an 83% jump in the number of claims for unclaimed funds from June 30 through July 6.

The department said there were 153,561 claims filed during that time; for perspective, there were 325,646 total claims filed since June 1.

The jump in claims seems to coincide with the state budget passing a provision to use $1.7 billion, or 20% of the fund, to build a new stadium for the Cleveland Browns as well as other sports facility upgrades and projects.