 TITLE: Could Closing a Bank Account Affect My Credit? CONTENT: Monitoring Your Credit Is Important to Your Financial Health\n------------------------------------------------------------\nWhile closing a bank account won't directly impact your credit, monitoring your credit regularly is essential to helping you develop and maintain good financial health. Checking your credit score and reports will give you an idea of how well you're managing your debts, and also give you some clues on how you can improve.\nAs you work to build a good credit history, it'll make it easier to qualify for inexpensive credit, which, in turn, will help you save money and keep your bank account balances out of the red. END