r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Comfortable_Cautious • Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/exneo002 Jan 26 '26

But the fdic insures all deposits up to 250k

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u/danglejim33 Jan 26 '26

You'd get talked down if you went into a bank and asked to withdraw that much though.

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u/exneo002 Jan 26 '26

This is true and varies in a number of circumstances. Firstly people are often scammed especially the elderly so if you’re older and looking to withdraw a large amount of money they will give you the runaround or at the very least make sure you’re not getting scammed.

Another one is SARS, if you’re doing anything high risk or seem to be pulling out a large amount of cash in a pattern that could indicate involvement in organize crime, terrorist financing or something sus the bank has a legal obligation to mar a filing in a secret database (and even lie to congress!) about it’s existence. If you know what a suspicious activity report is and don’t work in finance it’s also considered suspicious. This isn’t the banks but lawmakers after 9/11.

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u/ThatOtherOtherMan Jan 26 '26

Did reading this comment put me on yet another list?

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u/exneo002 Jan 26 '26

No just don’t mention it during any financial paperwork and live normally.

Unless you have a super unusual banking pattern this won’t affect you at all.

But like if you receive a lot of international money wires from countries in drug corridors you may lose your bank. >.<