§ 216 - Purpose

CHAPTER 2— NATIONAL BANKS › SUBCHAPTER XVII— DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY RECOVERED FROM CLOSED NATIONAL BANKS

The purpose of this subchapter is to dispose of unclaimed property in the possession, custody, or control of the Comptroller of the Currency by—

(1) providing final notice of the availability of unclaimed property from closed national banks;

(2) barring rights of claimants to obtain such property from the Comptroller after a reasonable period of time following such notice; and

(3) authorizing the Comptroller to dispose of such property for which no claims have been filed and validated under this subchapter.

Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Par. (1). Pub. L. 109–351 and 109–356 amended par. (1) identically, striking out “and closed banks in the District of Columbia” before semicolon at end.