https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/How-To-Close-A-Discover-Cashback-Checking-Account/m-p/3459131#M197057 <P>I drained my account down to a $0 balance and sent a secure message to their Customer Support asking how to close my checking account and I got the following reply:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>"At this time, we show that this account is at a $0 balance and we are unable to close it for you manually, which we do apologize about. Although, once this account has had a $0 balance for 365 days or more, it will then close out automatically and there are no fees to close this account."</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>So I have to keep it at a $0 balance for an entire year and wait for it to close out? &nbsp;This is the 1st time I've ever encountered this with a checking account...and I've run through plenty of them (for the bonuses).</P> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:02:40 GMT sosabe77 2014-09-22T21:02:40Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/How-To-Close-A-Discover-Cashback-Checking-Account/m-p/3459131#M197057 <P>I drained my account down to a $0 balance and sent a secure message to their Customer Support asking how to close my checking account and I got the following reply:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>"At this time, we show that this account is at a $0 balance and we are unable to close it for you manually, which we do apologize about. Although, once this account has had a $0 balance for 365 days or more, it will then close out automatically and there are no fees to close this account."</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>So I have to keep it at a $0 balance for an entire year and wait for it to close out? &nbsp;This is the 1st time I've ever encountered this with a checking account...and I've run through plenty of them (for the bonuses).</P> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:02:40 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/How-To-Close-A-Discover-Cashback-Checking-Account/m-p/3459131#M197057 sosabe77 2014-09-22T21:02:40Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/How-To-Close-A-Discover-Cashback-Checking-Account/m-p/3459211#M197058 Transfer one cent in, then ask for account to be closed and balance sent to you in the form of a check? I'm sure they will like that. Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:32:11 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/How-To-Close-A-Discover-Cashback-Checking-Account/m-p/3459211#M197058 bz386 2014-09-22T21:32:11Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/How-To-Close-A-Discover-Cashback-Checking-Account/m-p/3578011#M197059 <P>Bump.</P> Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:27:24 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/How-To-Close-A-Discover-Cashback-Checking-Account/m-p/3578011#M197059 Blodreina 2014-10-29T04:27:24Z