Please be advised that January 1st a new law went into effect in the U.S. that requires 30% of the wire transfer amount be with held. I have also discovered that if you have a very good relationship with your bank they will waive this charge. The reason for the fee, as I understand it, is to make sure that no taxes a due.
When I transferred my $25K for my CD (3 October 2013), there was no issue. The only change I’m aware of is when I subsequently transferred $5K for living expenses, the bank was required to notify the government (you’d think the NSA could take care of that themselves). The $5K still showed up on the same day the transfer was made.