I had a checking account with Bank of the West. Because I no longer live in a state they serve, I wanted to close my account. They told me the only way I could do that was by mail. I sent a letter, overnight via XXXX requesting they close the account. A few days later I received a cashiers check in the mail for the remaining balance. So far so good. However, I kept receiving forms in the mail informing me of overdrafts to the account. I do not know why, but apparently an old utility account ( XXXX ) was attempting to draw from the account. All utilities accounts which used to draw from the account were closed before I closed the checking account. When I spoke to the bank to explain the situation, I asked them to reverse the charges and clear my account. They were uncooperative and threatened to turn me over to collections. They said it should have been disclosed to me that there was a five day window. I was never told this. I was hoping they would come to their senses, but this afternoon, I received a call from a collector. The most striking thing to me about this situation is that the overdrafts were caused by Bank of the West writing me a cashiers check too early! 
