How Do I Write a Letter of Instruction to Great Plains FCU?
Prepare the letter of instruction Great Plains FCU requests during estate or death-claim processing — addressed to its verified claims department with the required enclosures. PDF.
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Institution & Your Role
Which institution holds the account, and the capacity you are writing in.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Send it to Great Plains FCU's estate/claims department: Great Plains FCU, P.O. Box 2968, Joplin, MO 64803. You can reach the department at (417) 626-8500.
Great Plains FCU lists these among its required documents: Certified death certificate (bring or send several certified copies); Government-issued photo ID for the claimant; The deceased member's account number; Kansas accounts: a K.S.A. 59-1507b affidavit of successor, furnished directly to the credit union, when the decedent's probate assets do not exceed $75,000. The prepared letter includes an enclosure checklist drawn from Great Plains FCU's recorded requirements.
POD, joint, and trust accounts are typically settled within days of the credit union verifying a certified death certificate and claimant ID. A Kansas small estate affidavit can be presented to the credit union directly and has no statutory waiting period, so it is often the fastest route. A Missouri small estate has to clear the probate division first -- 30 days must pass after the death, and a bond and (for estates over $15,000) newspaper publication are required -- so a Missouri account without a beneficiary takes materially longer than a Kansas one.
Great Plains FCU accepts a letter you write. We draft it for you, addressed to Great Plains FCU's verified claims department with the required enclosures.
It depends on the capacity you are acting in. An executor or administrator encloses Letters Testamentary (when there is a will) or Letters of Administration (when there is not); a successor trustee encloses a certificate of trust; a successor under a small estate encloses that state’s small estate affidavit. The prepared letter lists the proof-of-authority document for your role alongside the institution’s required documents.
A letter of instruction is the written request an institution asks for when settling a deceased customer’s account. It identifies the decedent and the account, states the capacity you are acting in, and tells the institution what to do with the account.
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