SSA-89 - Current

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Form SSA-89 (04-2017)
Social Security Administration

OMB No.0960-0760

Authorization for the Social Security Administration (SSA)
To Release Social Security Number (SSN) Verification
Date of Birth:

Printed Name:

Social Security Number:

I want this information released because I am conducting the following business transaction:

Reason (s) for using CBSV: (Please select all that apply)
Mortgage Service

Banking Service

Background Check
Credit Check

License Requirement
Other

with the following company ("the Company"):
Company Name:
Company Address:
I authorize the Social Security Administration to verify my name and SSN to the Company and/or the
Company's Agent, if applicable, for the purpose I identified.
The name and address of the Company's Agent is:

I am the individual to whom the Social Security number was issued or the parent or legal guardian of a
minor, or the legal guardian of a legally incompetent adult. I declare and affirm under the penalty of
perjury that the information contained herein is true and correct. I acknowledge that if I make any
representation that I know is false to obtain information from Social Security records, I could be found
guilty of a misdemeanor and fined up to $5,000.
This consent is valid only for 90 days from the date signed, unless indicated otherwise by the
individual named above. If you wish to change this timeframe, fill in the following:
This consent is valid for
Signature:

days from the date signed.
Date Signed:

Relationship (if not the individual to whom the SSN was issued):
Contact information of individual signing authorization:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Phone Number:

(Please initial.)

Form SSA-89 (04-2017)

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Privacy Act Statement
Collection and Use of Personal Information

Sections 205(a) and 1106 of the Social Security Act, as amended, allow us to collect this information.
Furnishing us this information is voluntary. However, failing to provide all or part of the information may
prevent us from releasing information to a designated company or company’s agent.
We will use the information to verify your name and Social Security number (SSN). In addition, we may
share this information in accordance with the Privacy Act and other Federal laws. For example, where
authorized, we may use and disclose this information in computer matching programs, in which our records
are compared with other records to establish or verify a person’s eligibility for Federal benefit programs and
for repayment of incorrect or delinquent debts under these programs.
A list of routine uses is available in our Privacy Act System of Records Notice (SORN) 60-0058, entitled
Master Files of SSN Holders and SSN Applications. Additional information and a full listing of all our SORNs
are available on our website at www.socialsecurity.gov/foia/bluebook.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement - This information collection meets the requirements of 44 U.
S.C. § 3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 You do not need to
answer these questions unless we display a valid Office of Management and Budget control number. We
estimate that it will take about 3 minutes to complete the form. You may send comments on our time
estimate above to: SSA, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235-6401. Send to this address only
comments relating to our time estimate, not the completed form.

-----------------------------------------------------------TEAR OFF---------------------------------------------------------------NOTICE TO NUMBER HOLDER
The Company and/or its Agent have entered into an agreement with SSA that, among other things,
includes restrictions on the further use and disclosure of SSA's verification of your SSN. To view a copy
of the entire model agreement, visit HYPERLINK http://www.ssa.gov/cbsv/docs/
SampleUserAgreement.pdf http://www.ssa.gov/cbsv/docs/SampleUserAgreement.pdf