N.Y. GBS. LAW § 715 : NY Code - Section 715: Disposition of unclaimed credit balances

Search N.Y. GBS. LAW § 715 : NY Code - Section 715: Disposition of unclaimed credit balances

In the event the
  creditor, after due diligence, cannot locate a consumer to make a credit
  balance refund pursuant to this article, such money shall be retained in
  a separate trust account to be  maintained  by  the  creditor  for  such
  purpose  for a period of three years and thereafter shall be transferred
  to the New York state  department  of  audit  and  control  to  be  held
  pursuant to the provisions of the New York abandoned property law.