Iowa Admin. Code r. 781-9.10

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 781-9.10 - Indication of interest by an owner in a certificate of deposit or other time deposit

(1) The following acts by the owner of a time deposit shall rebut a presumption of abandonment of the time deposit:

a. Consent in writing to a renewal of the time deposit at or about the time of renewal and signed by the owner, given by delivery of the original or a signed copy in a format reasonably acceptable to the division, or demonstrated by the existence of a memorandum or other record on file with the holder made at the time of renewal; or

b. The owner, within three years after the earlier of the maturity date or the date of the owner's last indication of interest in the deposit, has:

(1) Increased or decreased the amount or presented the passbook or other similar evidence of the deposit for the crediting of interest due;

(2) Communicated in writing with the financial organization concerning the time deposit, including requesting that the time deposit be redeemed;

(3) Otherwise demonstrated an indication of interest in the deposit as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of the financial organization;

(4) Owned other property to which subparagraphs 9.10(1)"b "(1), (2), and (3) above apply and the financial organization communicates with the owner about the deposit that would otherwise be presumed abandoned under this subrule in writing at the address to which communications regarding the other property regularly are sent; or

(5) Had another relationship other than time or demand deposits, such as, but not limited to, a safe deposit box, mortgage, stocks, bonds, or other investments, with the financial organization concerning which the owner has:

1. Communicated in writing with the banking or financial organization; or

2. Demonstrated an indication of interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of the financial organization.

(2) Consent to renewal of a time deposit shall be presumed and the owner will be deemed to have demonstrated an indication of interest in a time deposit when the financial organization sends the owner notice of the renewal via first-class mail, address correction requested, and the notice is not returned to the financial organization by the post office for reason of nondelivery; provided, however, the financial organization must maintain a system for tracking and documenting return mail.

(3) The date on which the owner has last demonstrated an indication of interest in and awareness of the owner's time deposit, as defined in paragraph 9.10(1) "a" above, or the date of maturity if no conduct evidencing such interest is made, whichever is earlier, shall begin the three-year abandonment period. However, when a written communication mailed to an owner is returned marked "undeliverable" or "unclaimed," the date of receipt by the financial organization of the returned mailing shall be deemed to begin the abandonment period. When periodic interest checks are issued on a time deposit, the abandonment period will commence on the date of an uncashed interest check, and the time deposit will be considered abandoned if all subsequent interest checks continue to remain uncashed through the entire statutory abandonment period, unless there is other conduct by the owner demonstrating an indication of interest in the time deposit as specified elsewhere in rule 781-9.10 (556) and applicable statutory law.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 556.7.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 781-9.10

ARC 9936B, lAB 12/28/11, effective 2/1/12

Adopted by IAB November 9, 2016/Volume XXXIX, Number 10, effective 12/14/2016