If you’ve recently lost a house to foreclosure in Denver, you may be due some money, thanks to the .
The Denver Clerk & Recorder’s Office is in possession of more than $2 million in excess funds owed to 62 homeowners who have been foreclosed on since 2012, officials said.
Excess funds occur when foreclosed homes sell for more than what was owed. Some people, though, never come forward to collect the extra money.
So far this year, the Denver Public Trustee has reunited $1.8 million in excess funds with its rightful owners. Denver expects to oversee about 700 foreclosures in 2015, down from 1,087 cases in 2014, officials said.
A list of available excess funds can be found at by clicking on “Foreclosure & Auction Information.”
There are no fees or special representation required to get any money you are owed.
“We were able to give one family back $17,000,” city clerk Debra Johnson said in a release. “The husband hasn’t been able to work in five years, and his wife has been taking care of him full time. This money — their money — made the holidays so much happier for them and their young child.”
Emilie Rusch: 303-954-2457, erusch@denverpost.com or @emilierusch
