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When you're talking bank accounts, which preposition do you use?

I want to close my account at/with/in XX (bank name).

Which preposition would you use here? I came across sentences with in and with, but all three seem to convey the same meaning to me. Which would you use?

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    i would use "my account at" or "my account with". "my account in" isn't correct
    – flumperious
    Commented May 12, 2021 at 15:53
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    I would use with. "The aristocrat who banks with Coutts..." (WS Gilbert)
    – Kate Bunting
    Commented May 12, 2021 at 15:54
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    Informally, when you're talking bank accounts, you might not use any preposition at all! (a purist might say that should be talking about bank accounts! :) Seriously though, all three of your suggested prepositions are at least "acceptable" (in is a bit "marginal" though). Or you could sidestep the issue with an "attributive noun" construction and say you want to close your Barclays account.
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented May 12, 2021 at 15:55
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    Note that if you're directly addressing a representative of the organisation that you maintain an account with, you have to say I'm closing my account with you. Since you can't use at you in that context, it's probably best to just learn that with always works, so you can pretty much forget about at, which sometimes won't work at all.
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented May 12, 2021 at 16:02

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"In" doesn't work at all. "At" and "with" are both viable. You can also rearrange the sentence and use no preposition. If your bank is named ABC, you can say "I want to close my ABC account" and this is what I'd personally say.

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