[onyx]

I've not initiated a similar transaction in over a decade, so I have no idea what their policy is nowadays, but I venture to say, that I would change banks, unless all banks operate the same. There's no legitimate reason for your bank to give you your funds in cash in three separate transactions. They are required to have a certain amount of cash on hand; an amount far above your withdrawal.

[Jack of all Trades]

While its's dangerous to make blanket statements, I would say that yes, all banks do operate the same. $10K is the requirement for federal reporting, but banks will notice much smaller transactions. They look for patterns of activity, dates for example, or cycles that don't fit the norm of a clients history. This has been developing for the past twenty years or so.

[livesbygrace]

I will re-iterate...

"Now the problem will be: Did [Limbaugh] . . . assist his drug supplier in hiding the proceeds [drug money] from the government?"

[G.Mason]

"I've not initiated a similar transaction in over a decade, so I have no idea what their policy is nowadays, but I venture to say, that I would change banks, unless all banks operate the same."

The Feds have made "Mary Joe" the teller their little "special agent" in charge of watching out for what they, [the teller] think may be an illicit transaction.

"Bank Secrecy Act:
To comply with the requirements set forth under the Bank Secrecy Act, the Bank is required to report any customer cash transaction or multiple cash transactions totaling more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to the Internal Revenue Service. The Bank also retains the right to report any “suspicious” transaction(s), which it feels, should be reported to comply with the provisions of the Act."