{"data":{"id":"us/12-cfr-1070.63","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"12 CFR 1070.63","heading":"Use and collection of Social Security numbers.","body":"The CFPB will ensure that employees authorized to collect information are aware:\n(a) That individuals may not be denied any right, benefit, or privilege as a result of refusing to provide their Social Security numbers, unless the collection is authorized either by a statute or by a regulation issued prior to 1975; and\n(b) That individuals requested to provide their Social Security numbers must be informed of:\n(1) Whether providing Social Security numbers is mandatory or voluntary;\n(2) Any statutory or regulatory authority that authorizes the collection of Social Security numbers; and\n(3) The uses that will be made of the numbers.","path":["Title 12—Banks and Banking","CHAPTER X—CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU","PART 1070—DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION","Subpart E—Privacy Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-12.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:16Z","sha256":"9b59432bd25fad083502722c7aa5f59c7b7864bd700ee1373b49e55ae91dd093","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/12-cfr-1070.62","next":"us/12-cfr-1071.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}