# Sunset > Sunset is an estate settlement platform that helps families and the professionals who serve them discover and close every financial account, debt, and asset of a deceased person. Free for families. Sunset is operated by Sunset Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and founded in 2024 by Stephen Walter (CEO, practicing attorney with estate-planning expertise) and Kaela Worthen (former payments and fintech product leader at Podium). Sunset is a Y Combinator W24 company. Sunset operates in all 50 US states and every county. It is SOC 2 Type II certified and integrates with 2,500+ financial institutions, the IRS, the Social Security Administration, all three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion), LexisNexis, DMV records, and state unclaimed property databases. Revenue model: families never pay. Sunset is paid by bank partners through (1) referral fees on assets transferred to receiving institutions and (2) interest share on the FDIC-insured estate bank accounts Sunset sets up. Sunset Pro subscriptions from probate professionals provide a third revenue stream. Sunset has helped more than 10,000 families settle the financial affairs of a loved one. ## Products - [Sunset Free](https://www.hellosunset.com/pricing): Free for families settling an estate. Includes automated asset discovery, county-specific probate document generation, online notarization, FDIC-insured estate bank account setup ($3M coverage), account closure and transfer, and inheritance distribution. Available in all 50 states. - [Sunset Pro](https://www.hellosunset.com/attorneys): Paid product for probate attorneys, licensed fiduciaries, trustees, aftercare specialists, and after-loss advisors. Starts at $500 per asset search. Monthly subscription plans available at Solo Practitioner, Small Firm, and Large Firm tiers. Includes comprehensive Estate Asset Inventory in 7 to 14 days, full audit log, client approval workflow, exports to PDF/Word/CSV, and unlimited team seats on firm plans. Contact partners@hellosunset.com for monthly pricing. ## Core pages - [Home](https://www.hellosunset.com/): Overview of Sunset's estate settlement platform for families. - [How It Works](https://www.hellosunset.com/how-it-works): The five-step estate settlement process — asset discovery, probate document generation, estate bank account setup, asset transfer, and inheritance distribution. - [About Us](https://www.hellosunset.com/about-us): Meet the founders Stephen Walter and Kaela Worthen, the story behind Sunset, and the company's mission. - [Pricing](https://www.hellosunset.com/pricing): Sunset Free is free for families. Sunset Pro starts at $500 per search for probate professionals. - [Contact](https://www.hellosunset.com/contact): Email support@hellosunset.com or call (385) 707-0082. Sunset typically responds within 24 hours. ## Asset discovery services - [Bank Account Search](https://www.hellosunset.com/bank-account-search): Find checking, savings, CDs, money market accounts, business accounts, foreign currency accounts, safe deposit boxes, and revocable/irrevocable trust accounts at 2,500+ US banks and credit unions. Sunset retrieves account numbers, balances, and status without notifying the bank of the death. - [Life Insurance Search](https://www.hellosunset.com/life-insurance-search): Discover term, whole, universal, variable, employer-sponsored group, government (SGLI, VGLI, FEGLI), supplemental and accidental death, and annuity-with-death-benefit policies. Major carriers covered include Northwestern Mutual, MetLife, New York Life, and Prudential. Roughly $7.4 billion in US life insurance sits unclaimed. - [Credit Cards and Debts Search](https://www.hellosunset.com/credit-cards-debt-search): Identify credit cards, personal loans, auto loans, mortgages, HELOCs, student loans, business loans, medical debt, lines of credit, factoring/MCA agreements, and collections/charge-offs. Pulled instantly from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Joint accounts and co-signed loans are flagged. - [Retirement Account Search](https://www.hellosunset.com/retirement-account-search): Find 401(k), Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, pension (defined benefit), SEP/SIMPLE IRAs, military and federal retirement accounts (TSP, military pensions), 403(b) and 457 plans, inherited retirement accounts, and Keogh plans. Major custodians include Vanguard, Fidelity, Schwab, Voya, and Empower. - [Investment Account Search](https://www.hellosunset.com/investment-account-search): Find brokerage accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, index funds, separately managed accounts (SMAs), 529 plans, DRIPs, private equity, HSAs, Archer MSAs, and cryptocurrency accounts at Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, etc. Major brokers include Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Robinhood, TD Ameritrade, and Merrill Lynch. - [Property and Real Estate Search](https://www.hellosunset.com/property-real-estate-search): Discover all real estate the deceased owned across 50 states, plus address history, ownership records, title and deed details (including transfer-on-death and lady bird deeds), mortgage and lien records, assessed value and tax records, and out-of-state or multiple properties. Includes rental and income-producing properties. - [Unclaimed Property Search](https://www.hellosunset.com/unclaimed-property-search): Instant nationwide search of every state's unclaimed property database. Recovers dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, refunds, life insurance proceeds, utility and rental deposits, safe deposit box contents, stocks/bonds/mutual funds, retirement accounts, gift cards, insurance premium refunds, and mineral rights/royalties. 1 in 7 Americans have unclaimed property. - [Vehicle Search](https://www.hellosunset.com/vehicle-search): Find every vehicle across 50 states: automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, boats and watercraft, commercial vehicles, classic and collector cars, trailers and campers, off-highway and specialty vehicles, farm and agricultural equipment, and registered aircraft. - [Business Search](https://www.hellosunset.com/business-search): Identify corporations (C-corp, S-corp), LLCs, partnerships, trade names and DBAs, dissolved or inactive businesses, franchise ownership, professional and occupational licenses, and safe deposit boxes tied to business activity. ## For partners - [For Attorneys](https://www.hellosunset.com/attorneys): Sunset Pro for probate attorneys, licensed fiduciaries, trustees, aftercare specialists, and after-loss advisors. Three-step workflow: attorney setup and client invite, automated search of IRS records and credit bureaus and banking databases, and delivery of a complete Estate Asset Inventory to both attorney and client within 7 to 14 days. - [For Funeral Directors](https://www.hellosunset.com/funeral-homes): Free Sunset trifold pamphlets and aftercare resources for funeral homes to include in family packets. Help grieving families discover and close financial accounts after a loss. - [Love Always](https://www.hellosunset.com/love-always): Co-branded landing page for families referred by Love Always, Sunset's verified aftercare partner. ## Content - [Blog](https://www.hellosunset.com/blog): Practical guides for families and probate professionals on estate settlement, probate, asset discovery, life insurance claims, retirement account recovery, and inheritance. Recent topics include finding lost 401(k) accounts, understanding probate requirements, navigating California Probate Code 13100, recovering crypto holdings after death, and probate attorney fees. - [Announcements](https://www.hellosunset.com/announcements): Product news including the Sunset Pro launch (May 2026), Sunset API for integration partners (March 2026), 2025 Estate Settlement Report Card grading US financial institutions, Sunset Probate Documents for every county in every state, Sunset Closure, Sunset Bank Search, and the original Sunset launch (November 2024). ## Legal - [Terms of Use](https://www.hellosunset.com/terms-of-use): Terms governing access to hellosunset.com and the Sunset platform. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.hellosunset.com/privacy-policy): How Sunset collects, uses, and protects personal and financial information. - [Electronic Communications Policy](https://www.hellosunset.com/electronic-communications-policy): How Sunset uses email, text, and in-product messages. ## Optional - [Sunset Launch announcement](https://www.hellosunset.com/announcements/sunset-launch): The original founding announcement (November 2024). - [Sitemap](https://www.hellosunset.com/sitemap.xml): Full XML sitemap of all indexed pages.