Just went to the issuing bank of a check I had for a little under 3k. I wanted to cash the check and get cash, not deposit it in any account. Here is what I needed:
Two forms of picture ID (one has to have your address on it).
Social Security Card
My thumbprint directly on the check.
Seems a little overboard, doesn't it. Damn that patriot act.
Financial privacy does not exist anymore, matter of fact...privacy of any kind really does not exist anymore. At least not anything outside the walls of your home.
BTW, would the same level of intrusion apply to those check cashing places? I know they charge like a 3% fee, but at least I wouldn't have to be fingerprinted...lol
Two forms of picture ID (one has to have your address on it).
Social Security Card
My thumbprint directly on the check.
Seems a little overboard, doesn't it. Damn that patriot act.
Financial privacy does not exist anymore, matter of fact...privacy of any kind really does not exist anymore. At least not anything outside the walls of your home.
BTW, would the same level of intrusion apply to those check cashing places? I know they charge like a 3% fee, but at least I wouldn't have to be fingerprinted...lol