[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."

[onyx]

Thank you for the info and for a great laugh "Mary Jo the teller = special agent." More and more evidence that Orwell's 1984 came to pass.