American Samoa Unclaimed Property

What You Need to Know About Searching and Inquiring in AS [2026]

Start Here: American Samoa Is Different

American Samoa does not run a general unclaimed property program the way the 50 states do. There is no statewide database and American Samoa is not listed on MissingMoney.com.

The territory's only escheat law reaches dormant bank deposits (American Samoa Code Annotated Title 28, Chapter 16). Those are reported and remitted to the American Samoa Treasurer. Payroll, insurance proceeds, securities, vendor credits, and most other categories that states routinely hold are not covered by a formal program here.

How to Inquire About a Dormant Deposit

Because there is no online portal, an inquiry in American Samoa is a direct, manual process:

  1. Contact the American Samoa Treasury directly. The Department of Treasury in Pago Pago is the custodial office for escheated bank deposits.
  2. Identify the deposit. Provide the bank, approximate account details, and the name the account was held under.
  3. Submit documentation. Government-issued identification and proof of ownership or entitlement; for a business, corporate formation documents and an officer's authorization.
  4. Follow up in writing. Correspondence is paper-based; keep copies of everything you send.
Note: If a company address in American Samoa appears on a search elsewhere (for example, a mainland state's database), the property is held by that reporting state, not by American Samoa. Check the state listed in the record.

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American Samoa Escheat, in Brief

What's Covered Dormant bank deposits only (no general unclaimed property program)
Governing Law American Samoa Code Annotated Title 28, Ch. 16 (Escheat of Unclaimed Bank Deposits)
Dormancy Period About 10 years of deposit inactivity
Custodial Office American Samoa Treasury (Department of Treasury), Pago Pago
Online Search / MissingMoney No — inquiries are paper/in-person through the Treasurer
Holding Period Indefinitely (owners may inquire after escheat)

Frequently Asked Questions

Not a comprehensive one. American Samoa's only escheat law covers dormant bank deposits (American Samoa Code Annotated Title 28, Chapter 16), which banks report and remit to the American Samoa Treasurer. There is no general program for payroll, insurance, securities, or vendor credits, and American Samoa records are not on MissingMoney.com.

There is no public online search. Contact the American Samoa Treasury in Pago Pago directly to inquire about a dormant bank deposit. Inquiries and claims are handled on paper or in person.

No, there is no fee to inquire about or claim your own property from the American Samoa Treasurer. Be mindful that only dormant bank deposits are covered by the territory's escheat law.

American Samoa Quick Facts

  • Custodial Office
    American Samoa Treasury / Dept. of Treasury
  • Governing Law
    ASCA Title 28, Ch. 16 (bank deposits)
  • Dormancy Period
    ~10 years (bank deposits)
  • Online Search
    None — paper/in-person only
  • Time Zone
    SST (GMT-11)

Contact American Samoa

American Samoa Department of Treasury

Executive Office Building, Utulei, Pago Pago, AS 96799

Contact the Treasury's office directly for dormant-deposit inquiries; there is no online claim portal.

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