Do it yourself
Cancel M1 Plus yourself
TLDR: M1 Plus ended in May 2024, so a $3 charge is the monthly platform fee, waived at $10,000 or more in qualifying accounts or with an active M1 Personal Loan. To stop it, sell or transfer until the account is under $1, then close it in Help, and the $3 is not described as refunded.
See if the fee is waived
You still use M1 and want to know why $3 was charged.
- 01Log in.
- 02Click your profile icon, then Settings, then Platform Fee.
- 03Read whether it says Waived, Will be waived next billing cycle, or Currently paying $3/month.
The fee is waived if you have $10,000 or more across Invest, Retirement, Savings, and Cash, or if you have an active M1 Personal Loan. Plus ended on May 15, 2024. Those features are now included. There is no Plus membership left to cancel.
Close the account in chat
You want the platform, and the fee, to stop.
- 01For an Invest account, sell the investments and withdraw the cash, or transfer the holdings. The value has to be under $1 before they will close it.
- 02Log in and open Help at the lower left on the website, or Client Support in account settings on the phone.
- 03Type close account and follow the prompts.
Pay a margin loan down to $0 before you close that account. Withdraw a High-Yield Savings account to $0 first. If a savings or cash account is still open, you have to keep at least one individual or joint Invest account.
Mail a written notice
You want the close request on paper.
- 01Write that you are closing the account, and include the email on the account.
- 02Mail it to M1 Finance LLC, 200 N LaSalle St., Ste. 810, Chicago, IL 60601.
The account agreement says you may close the account at any time by written notice. The contact page and the terms list that office. The agreement stays in effect until M1 receives the notice and confirms the close in writing.
How to know it worked
- In chat, they close the account after you answer the prompts.
- The help page does not say the $3 fee is refunded after it is charged.
Watch out for
- Every client can be charged $3 a month unless the waiver applies. The help page says there are no other required membership fees.
- If you turn off electronic delivery, M1 may charge up to $100 to mail papers, or may close the account.
M1 Plus refunds
- The Plus article says the membership ended in 2024 and explains how refunds were handled then. It does not offer a new refund of the $3 platform fee.
Sources · checked 28 October 2026

