When you deposit $10,000 or more in cash, your bank or credit union will report it to the federal government. The $10,000 threshold was created as part of the Bank Secrecy Act, passed by Congress in ...

A reader emailed that she walked into her bank with a little over $5,000 from selling her car. She expected a quick deposit. Instead, the teller hesitated and asked a few extra questions. It wasn't ...

Deposits of over $10,000 are reported to the federal government -- but that doesn't mean you're in trouble. Be honest with your bank and don't try to avoid these reports. Make sure your bank even ...

Small cash deposits feel like the safest, most boring thing you can do with your money. Yet the way you space out those deposits, and the amounts you choose, can quietly trip alarms inside your bank's ...

Image source: Getty Images Dropping some cash off at the bank should be a quick, routine affair. And it usually is. In some cases, though, a pattern of small cash deposits can draw unwanted attention.

I don't carry around giant lumps of cash often. But over the years, I've made my fair share of four-figure deposits into my bank account -- and when I did, I always wondered what the big deal was. Who ...