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A bank, or any other entity that has received written consent from a customer, may perform a credit check. In order to do so, the full legal name, social security number, and address of the customer are required. Companies that frequently conduct credit checks employ online services to help them access this information almost instantly. If you have ever given a company your social security number and also signed a document that you may or may not have read and that may or may not have had small print, you probably gave that company permission to do a credit check.

Typical interactions that require a credit check include: opening a bank account, opening a credit card account or a store credit line, buying a car that won't be paid for in cash, or making any transaction in which you will request financing or that will require the company to determine customer features. For example, banks want your social security number so they can determine whether you are eligible for certain account features and products, such as an overdraft line of credit, or a preferred credit card.

But more companies (such as prospective employers) do credit checks and may also do criminal background history to evaluate employees. But, that's another topic :)

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