Letter to Financial Institution Cancelling a Direct Debit Authority

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[Your name and address]

[write Date here]

The Manager
[Name of bank, building society or credit union]
[Name of branch]
[Address]

Dear Manager,

RE: CANCELLATION OF DIRECT DEBIT

My/Our account name:
Account No. XXXXX

I/We wish to cancel the direct debit to [name of merchant] from my/our account effective / / [insert date]/immediately. [Delete one] Please ensure that any debits from that merchant are returned.

Yours faithfully,

[Signature]

[Name]

[Signature]

[Name]

Your address:

*All account holders must sign

Warning: This letter is information only and should not be relied upon as legal advice.