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Bank transfers, by federal regulations, cannot be processed immediately due to several reasons.

Depending on how much the transfer is, the bank may have to record the transfer for tax regulations and report the transfer to the IRS.

After new federal regulations on Terrorism Funding, banks have to cross reference all transfers and report large sums to the FBI.

Also, banks have to verify all transfers with the issuing/receiving bank, and verify the funds can be moved (i.e. the account isn't under scrutiny by the Courts for a divorce, the individual isn't trying to smuggle money, or hide money from the IRS).

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