how can i claim my money from a dormant account 
your first step is to contact the bank or other financial institution where you had the account you ll need proper identification and you should have some proof that it s your money such as a bank statement if the bank has deemed the account inactive but has not yet transferred the money to the state the account should be simply reactivated if the money is in the state s hands you need to go to the state treasury department to get it back the department should have a website devoted to claiming unclaimed property i think i have unclaimed money out there what do i do the national association of unclaimed property administrators naupa has a free search tool that can help you track down unclaimed property in all 50 states some canadian provinces and other geographies worldwide like puerto rico and kenya there are other commercial and governmental unclaimed property search services online and off however note that naupa is a nonprofit association of state administrators who actually have custody of all that unclaimed money and want to return it to the rightful owners can i close a dormant account you can close a dormant account and you should do so otherwise the money will slowly get eaten away by fees including dormant account fees to do this contact the financial institution and ask it to transfer the remaining balance in the account to another current account the bottom lineit s surprisingly easy to lose track of a bank account when you move house change jobs or otherwise disrupt your ordinary routine luckily the money won t disappear or even be spent by someone else your bank has a process for handling these dormant accounts and that process includes handing them over to the state treasury for safekeeping the money is yours in perpetuity you just have to go through the process of locating and claiming it 