Implement a dormant deposit account monitoring and unclaimed-property (escheatment) reporting workflow aligned to NAUPA standards
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Steps
Track owner-initiated activity per account and flag accounts that cross the applicable state's dormancy threshold for that property type — commonly in the 3-5 year range for deposit accounts, but set per the owner's last-known-address state, not federally
Trigger the state-mandated due-diligence mailing to the owner's last known address within that state's required lead time and format before the property becomes reportable
If the account remains unclaimed after due diligence, prepare the unclaimed-property report in the state's required electronic format (most states accept the NAUPA-standard record layout) ahead of that state's annual filing deadline
Remit the escheated funds to the state treasury along with the report and retain the filing confirmation
Retain underlying holder records to support state audits, which increasingly use multi-year (often 10+ year) lookback periods
Review state statute changes each reporting cycle, since several states have been shortening dormancy periods and expanding covered property types (e.g., digital assets, gift cards)
Known gotchas
Dormancy periods, due-diligence timing, and filing deadlines are set per state, not federally — escheatment state is determined by the owner's last known address, not the bank's location, so a single hardcoded threshold will misreport out-of-state owners
Skipping or mistiming the due-diligence mailing is one of the most common audit findings and can trigger penalties even when the eventual report amount is correct
States increasingly require their own NAUPA-standard electronic layout — submitting the wrong state-specific format causes report rejection even if the underlying data is accurate
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