Unclaimed Property Data Match
Dennis Milligan
Auditor of State
I am pleased to announce the start of the Arkansas Unclaimed Property Data Match initiative. This was a long-awaited project that I commissioned as I came into office in January 2023. With the passage of ACT 114, I am now authorized to match your unclaimed property to you without you having to find and submit a claim.
The process, known as the “data match initiative,” is a consumer-protection effort already adopted by 24 other states. It allows me to send checks to individuals who have unclaimed funds valued at up to $5,000, provided the owners’ information is validated through multiple identity-verification processes. The process currently applies only to individual claims. Claims larger than $1,000 will require additional documentation.
If we match your data with properties you are owed, I will mail you a letter notifying you that you will receive a check within 90 days. This time frame allows me to ensure the proper address of your claim.
You do not have to do anything unless your address is incorrect or you are owed more than $1,000.
Heirs making a claim for a deceased relative, businesses and nonprofit organizations, or people who are owed mineral rights, tangible items or securities must still file a claim manually through the website at www.claimitar.gov.
Thank you for your faith in me to make government work more efficiently. This data match initiative will allow me to return several million dollars back into Arkansans’ hands, where it rightfully belongs.
Why? Because it’s the right thing to do.
FAQs
During the 2025 legislative session, the legislature unanimously approved a bill (sponsored by Sen. Dave Wallace of Leachville and Rep. Jon Milligan of Lake City) that allows my office to automatically mail unclaimed property checks to individuals, so long as the value is equal to or less than $5,000.
Yes, it applies only to individual, one-owner claims.
No, you will need to search for those properties and submit your business claim on our website.
In about 6-8 weeks from the date of my initial letter, you will receive a check at the address listed on the letter. No action is required on your part to receive this money.
Not unless your letter states you are owed more than $1,000, in which case you will be mailed a claim form that outlines what additional documentation is needed for us to process your claim.
You can call 1-800-CLAIMIT (1-800-252-4648), option 2. Ask for one of the claim agents pictured below.
ACT 114 was passed by the Arkansas Legislature in 2025. This monumental legislation authorizes the Auditor of State to automatically mail unclaimed property checks to individuals, provided the value is equal to or less than $5,000.
If you receive a letter like this in the mail, it is very real. You have unclaimed property I am holding, and you qualify for the data match program. I am sending out notices to confirm your address, inform you about the Unclaimed Property Data Match Program, and outline what to expect.
Yes. You can call 1-800-CLAIMIT (1-800-252-4648), press option 2, and speak with one of the claim agents pictured below. You will need to provide your Social Security number in order to update your address.
You received a claim form with your letter. Sign the claim form and upload it, along with a copy of your drivers license and any additional documentation the form says is required, to our secure website here. We do accept images taken from cell phones as long as the documents are legible. However, you can also mail the signed claim form and additional documentation to our office at: Arkansas Unclaimed Property c/o Data Match, 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Ste 325, Little Rock, AR 72201.
Contact Us
Unclaimed Property Claims Examiner I
Phone: (501) 682-6000
Unclaimed Property Claims Examiner II
Phone: (501) 682-6000
Administrative Specialist
Phone: (501) 682-6000