Arkansas is now mailing unclaimed-property checks to some owners without a claim form, under a program the state auditor calls the Unclaimed Property Data Match. Individuals with unclaimed funds of up to $5,000 may qualify, and the check follows a letter the state sends. Illinois reported a record $307.8 million returned in fiscal 2026, and Iowa’s Great Iowa Treasure Hunt has now passed $450 million.
The Arkansas initiative runs under Act 114 of 2025, which lets the auditor match unclaimed property to owners and mail checks automatically, according to the Auditor of State’s Data Match page. Owners’ identities have to be validated through several verification steps first. Auditor Dennis Milligan said the program “will allow me to return several million dollars back into Arkansans’ hands.”…