Can I get a bank to notarize my letter for canceling my bank account?

Question

Sorry, its a checking account that I want to close. I called them and they told me to send a letter to them and it has to be notarized. Thanks for the replies

Answer 1

A bank should always have a notary available for it's customers.  However, do you have to have a letter closing you bank account notarized?  Perhaps you are thinking of a signature guarantee - where a bank employee who is authorized can guarantee that the signature on the letter is yours and not a forgery.  

P. S. I am a notary and have never been asked to notarize a letter closing a bank account.

Answer 2

Yes, if the bank has a representative on staff that is a licensed notary pubic in the state where you life and they don't have a company policy forbidding such activity.

If they won't, simply find a notary public in your area and have your forms notarized by that notary.  Typical charges are $5 per signature.

Answer 3

Yes, you can go to any bank or any mail service place.

Answer 4

1.  The Notary Public has to SEE you sign the letter.

2.  The BANK is NOT a Notary Public.  They probably have several on staff, but a Notary Public is a PERSON.

3.  NEVER have an interested party notarize ANYTHING.  It is usually not legal, and ALWAYS a bad idea.

I have worked at a bank for 10 years and was a Notary Public for 5 of those years.  There is NO good reason your letter needs to be notarized.

Answer 5

yes,they will notoraize it!