Sounds like they were trying to protect her from getting scammed. Why does an elderly person with a caretaker need $5,000 cash? Hard to think of any legitimate reason. Street drugs or firearms of questionable origin are the only ones that come to mind for not leaving a paper trail. And for a large cash withdrawal from a small branch, it's probably best to call ahead for a few days. I did do a large cash withdrawal one time. Got to chat with a nice FBI agent about it.
Hard to think of any legitimate reason.
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Not if the caretakers want cash payments for their work. Many caretakers give discounted rates with cash. A bank has no business in questioning a person’s withdrawal, regardless of an authoritarian government’s “ rule” on withdrawals.
Agree.