N.E. Taxpayer Advocates was created to help former homeowners recover refund money that is owed to them from tax sales and mortgage overpayments. There are billions of dollars sitting in government accounts because people never hear about it, are not able to pursue it, or think the process is too expensive. We step in so families do not lose what is rightfully theirs.

Our firm was founded in 2022 by Jeff Stephano, a recently retired financial and investment advisor with more than 25 years of experience working with American Express, MetLife, Fleet Bank, Mass Mutual, and Barnum Financial Group. Jeff worked with hundreds of clients over the years and carried the same level of care, accuracy, and ethics into refund recovery.

We audit public records and locate unclaimed money in New England. Once we confirm a case, our trusted attorneys handle the legal work from start to finish. You do not pay anything upfront. All title searches, lien checks, attorney fees, court filings, probate work, and negotiations with other lienholders are covered by us. Our fee only comes out of funds we recover for you.