Why don't you grab Roman anyway, and ask him if in fact banks have refused him, and which banks. Then call the banks to confirm. Right now we have no clue what is going on, because Roman has'nt had the basic professionalism to keep his customers informed in this crisis.
I'm just tired of people guessing what banks will or won't do. Prove to me that they'll do what so many people here seem to think is easy, and I'll go collect my cash. I'm not going to waste a few thousand on travel costs to collect Roman just to discover that it really is difficult for him to accomplish and he's not wasting time.
Either prove to me that it is possible to do what he needs to do, or pay for my travel costs, and I'll do exactly what you've asked (ask him if in fact banks have refused him, and which banks. Then call the banks to confirm).
The banking system in the US has not collapsed with Bitfloor. Banks still honor checks. Getting that money into a bank is a very basic function of banking.
Now, i'm not so sure about setting up ACH etc.
But perhaps Roman could offer Bitcoin for those who want to cash out at market rates. There are limitless options here. And Roman has offered exactly 0.
He's blocked even the bitcoins in Bitfloor accounts. THERE IS NO GOOD REASON TO BLOCK THOSE BITCOINS.
Roman is a shifty little scumbag.