What protections does SSA have in place so that third parties cannot access the new Social Security Number?
SSA has added an extra layer of security when an SSN has been assigned based on harassment, abuse, or life endangerment. SSA has implemented procedures to prevent inappropriate/erroneous disclosure of SSN information over the phone when a new number has been assigned in these situations, which includes domestic violence. The caller will be advised to go to the local field office for an in-person interview and properly identify him/herself as the subject of the record before SSN information will be disclosed.
Several of these new laws include “requirements” that the states must enact state laws requiring their licensing agencies to obtain social security numbers. All new corporations must obtain a Federal tax identification number, which typically requires that you provide a social security number. For New South, the leading mortgage lender for first-time homebuyers in Birmingham and the surrounding area, Social Security numbers are required for home loans.
