My father died 3 weeks ago. My sister went to the credit union and told them he died. They promptly drained all of the money out of his account because he had some loans with the credit union. Then, the credit union closed out his account. My sister asked them about his tax refund so, they opened a savings account for him or left it open, I'm not sure which.
He's getting a tax refund. He filed an extension earlier in the year. It will be in the form of a check... NOT a direct deposit to the bank.
The credit union is now a black hole. There are a few other checks in his name that we need to 'process'. Can we legally cash them out somehow, without going through his credit union and avoid the "black hole"? One check will be his tax refund. He has other checks like Reader's Digest, car and/or home owners insurance, etc.
Thanks.

