Get acknowledgement from the financial institution when closing a bank account, credit card or insurance policy
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When closing a bank account:
· Return the credit card it is linked to
· Return unused cheque leaves |Ensure there is no pending loan payment linked to it
· Be prepared to pay charges for closing
When surrendering a credit card:
· Insist for a letter from bank to that effect
· Resolve any amount pending due to a dispute
When closing a loan
· Verify how the bank would treat it — as settlement or a waiver
· Ask for a no- due certificate from bank
· Resolve any amount pending due to a dispute over wrong billing
When surrendering an insurance policy
· Claim the surrender value
· Get a letter from the company saying the policy has been closed and preserve that document
Charges for closing your savings bank account:
There are no closure charges for salary and savings accounts. However, while you don't need to maintain a particular balance for a salary account, this isn't the case for savings accounts. Also, if a savings account is closed within a year of it being opened, it would attract a charge. Therefore, if you wish to close an idle account, you would have to pay the charge for not maintaining the minimum balance during the idle period. This varies according to circumstances.
A look at the charges for closing a savings account if minimum balance hasn't been maintained:
HDFC Bank Up to 14 days- Nil 15 days to 12 months- ₹ 500 Beyond 12 months- Nil ICICI Bank Up to 30 days - Nil 31 days to a year- ₹ 500 Beyond a year- Nil HSBC Bank If the account is closed within six months, the charge is ₹ 1,000, whether the average minimum balance is maintained or not Beyond 6 months- Nil
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