Central Bank tool allows consultation of forgotten bank account balances. Check it out below.

They say that one of the best feelings in life is finding lost money.

With the current economic crisis and the difficulty that many Brazilians are facing, receiving some money without waiting would be a wonderful thing.

And one of the places where people most forget they have money is in bank accounts and closed financial transactions.

With that in mind, the Central Bank (BC) has developed a tool to help Brazilians: the Registration.

The Central Bank (BC) is an autarchy of a special nature, created by Law No. 4,595/1964 and with autonomy established by Complementary Law No. 179/2021.

Among all its duties, the following stand out:

According to a study by the Central Bank, there are about R$ 8 billion of reais forgotten in bank accounts and financial operations.

Among this value, the forgotten resources stand out in:

The Minha Vida Financeira program aims precisely to remedy this problem, through a database that centralizes all information and financial transactions of individuals or companies.

Through it, people and companies can consult:

Those interested should access the page "My Financial Life”, on the Central Bank website (https://www.bcb.gov.br/acessoinformacao/minhavidafinanceira?bc=).

Then click on Receivables (a subsection of the page).

Click on the last item called “Consult the Amounts Receivable Report”. Afterwards, click on “start consultation”, with your CPF number (individual) or CNPJ (legal entity).

The system will then indicate whether or not you have receivables from banks and financial institutions.

If you have receivables, you must consult the Registration, through login gov.br.

The system will register your data, including bank details, which will be the means by which these amounts will be transferred to customers.