Financial

There are a few situations in which you must provide your Social Security (SSN) number to a business, including

Yes, you can refuse unless you’re

A Social Security number can be used to steal your identity (commonly called identity theft) to commit fraud, open new credit and bank accounts, get medical care/other benefits and obtain employment.

It’s always important to protect your Social Security number (SSN), but it’s extra important to do so around tax time.

A Social Security number (SSN) is a nine digit identification number that has become a universal identifier for both the government and the private sector in the U.S.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB)—also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999—repealed laws that prevented the merger of banks, brokerage companies and insurance companies.