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Escheatment

Official portrait of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who sent state unclaimed-property regulators a letter questioning shortened escheatment dormancy periods.

Escheatment, Explained: How States Take Your Forgotten Money

Escheatment is the legal process that hands your forgotten bank accounts, stocks and uncashed checks to the state after a few years of inactivity, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the dormancy clock is getting too short.

Business  · 14 Jul 2026, 15:26  · Priya Raman