[lafroste]

Wow, in five minutes I have excellent starting points. You guys are great!

[kenavi]

I'd start by Googling the name of the bank with the name of its main office city, if you can guess at it. It's very possible the bank was merged with another or acquired. The accounts would have been transfered to the successor banks.

The banking department of the state could then help you further to identify the bank that holds the account today.

What puzzles me is why the mailings to your mom stopped back in 1998, did something happen to her at that time? The successor bank would have sent account-holders a letter announcing the change. Is it possible that your mom cashed in the account?

[LibWhacker]

Just in case your mom’s account was somewhere other than North Carolina:

http://www.freeadvice.com/resources/unclaimed_property.htm

[lafroste]

Didn’t find the account I was looking for but found 2 accounts for my other son, and 3 accounts for my deceased brother.