Originally Posted by
GITU
Does Schwab have the same restriction?
I'm not aware of any restrictions with Schwab, and a friend used a Schwab ATM card in Thailand in February without incident.
Finally, can someone recommend a bank to get currency before I leave from the USA? Somewhere with good rates (euro and Thai baht).
If you have a corporate or private banking (or a "premier" or "gold" or whatever) relationship with one of the big international banks (Citi, HSBC, maybe BofA or Chase), I'd try them. Otherwise, you're probably going to get screwed trying to get foreign currency in the US.