Banking problems for gringos?

[colleen]

I have heard vague accounts that people can't get dollars put in their MX bank accounts and it being because of some reporting requirements to the IRS and that some bank accounts have been closed. I don't know which banks or any details. Our account is with Bancomer and we wire transfer dinero down here. Did it on Friday, got a good exchange rate and it was here in about an hour from our bank in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Does anyone know what banks are closing accounts or what the problem is? I was told by one of the ejecutivos in Bancomer not to deposit over, maybe, $5000 per day in pesos. I had a stack of bills I was going to deposit. Can't remember if it was $5000. But I know that they will take out MX tax if you put in too much. With a wire transfer from the US we've never had a problem or paid any tax.

Thanks for any info.