Nov 14
This seems like a lot of info to me that I hesitate to give to anyone I don’t know, and was wondering if this is status quo these days.
I had to send in that information when I applied for a Capital One credit card. It was my first card and I didn’t have any credit before than (no student loans, car loans, etc.).
They needed it to verify who I was.
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November 14th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
It depends, especially if you have no credit record or have moved recently.
When I moved across the US, I had to since no one could verify that I lived at my posted address.
It’s a new rule (2001) with the Patriot Act that addresses need to be verified.
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November 14th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
No, that is not a typical request for card activation.
Don’t do it!
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November 14th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
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November 14th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
yes if they want they can request that information from you.
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November 14th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I had to send in that information when I applied for a Capital One credit card. It was my first card and I didn’t have any credit before than (no student loans, car loans, etc.).
They needed it to verify who I was.
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