{"data":{"id":"us/12-cfr-404.23","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"12 CFR 404.23","heading":"Submission of social security and passport numbers.","body":"(a) Policy. Ex-Im Bank recognizes the importance of assessing, to the extent reasonably possible, the risks associated with transactions supported by Ex-Im Bank. It is often difficult to assess risks related to individuals and non-publicly trade entities. Therefore, when an individual or a non-publicly traded entity applies for participation in an Ex-Im Bank program or is proposed as a guarantor for an Ex-Im Bank transaction, Ex-Im Bank may request social security and/or U.S. passport numbers from such individual or from the principals of such entity. Ex-Im Bank shall not require submission of this information, and unwillingness or inability to provide a social security or passport number shall not affect Ex-Im Bank's decision on an application for Ex-Im Bank assistance.\n(b) Use. Ex-Im Bank shall use social security and passport numbers to assess the creditworthiness of Ex-Im Bank program participants and as a mechanism for enforcing agreements with Ex-Im Bank. Such information shall not be disclosed, except as warranted by law and regulation.\n(c) Notice. Whenever Ex-Im Bank requests a social security or passport number, Ex-Im Bank shall place an appropriate Privacy Act notification on the form used to collect the information.","path":["Title 12—Banks and Banking","CHAPTER IV—EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES","PART 404—INFORMATION DISCLOSURE","Subpart B—Access to Records Under the Privacy Act of 1974"],"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":"e1467d1735cade23e88672b6e8a62c27ab1bca2216f587412c9beac6cfb90ac2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/12-cfr-404.22","next":"us/12-cfr-404.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}