Providing your Social Insurance Number (S.I.N.) is optional. If you provide your S.I.N., we will cross-reference it with our records to help ensure that we disclose the correct information to you. We will not use it for any other purpose or share it with any third party.
You do not need social security to run a soft pull: With a soft pull, you can obtain your customers' full credit report and FICO score using only their name and address. A soft pull does not require their social security number or date of birth.
Your name, home address and date of birth. any current credit agreements you have. whether you're registered on the electoral roll. a top-level view of your financial history.
While it's possible to have a credit report and credit score even if you don't have an SSN, providing your full identification information is key to ensuring that the report you receive is accurate and complete.
No. In order to have a credit rating you must have credit and you can't have credit without an SSN or ITIN.
Landlords can also ask applicants to provide their Social Security Number (or Individual Tax Payer Identification Number) so that they can run a credit or background check on the applicant. Landlords who plan to run such checks should get written permission from applicants before doing so.