[gpm]

It was a bank, that was just standard procedure for everyone. Technically I was a contractor not a intern (and it "just happened" to be for a summer between two semesters of university), but I doubt being an official intern would have changed anything.

[dc_gregory]

Ah, working with money would make some sense, as a risk reduction strategy. Thanks for answering my question.

[marcosdumay]

Were they advancing you any money? If not, it's a stupid procedure that should be regarded as harassment.

[gpm]

They were not.

I don't particularly think it counts as harassment. They can add any non-discriminatory stupid terms to the contract that they want.

And there are certainly lots of jobs in a bank where it makes sense to minimize insider risk (say, if you're the one approving peoples loans...).