Coffee's For Closers wrote:
> In article <vdXJj.65$pS4.59@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> makbo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>> So, recently I deposited a modest sum in a CD at a well-known financial
>> institution.
>>
>> When I registered at their on-line site, they verified my identity with
>> a set of questions similar to what you get when you go to download your
>> "free" annual credit re****t from one of the three recognized credit
>> re****ting agencies.
>>
>> What I am puzzled by is this: one of the questions was in regard to the
>> address of a real property I formerly owned, which was not directly
>> financed upon either purchase or sale.
[...]
> Or there could have been assumptions:
>
> 1. That the previous property was your residence. Credit and
> banking applications often ask for previous address.
>
> 2. That you would give accurate information, regardless of
> whether it could be confirmed. Meaning that that info is now in
> their records for analysis of your general status/history.
>
> 4. As per (2.) they might want or need to confirm this item in
> the future for some reason (e.g. to determine that you lied, if
> that were the case.)
By coincidence, I read an article about governmental "fusion centers"
shortly after I posted. From the Dept. of Justice web site:
http://it.ojp.gov/do***ents/fusion_center_guidelines_law_enforcement.pdf
Big Brother is truly here. (internet search for "fusion center
database" will turn up lots of other relevant links).
In retrospect, I think in my case, there may have been a month or two
when the utility bill was in my name, I suppose that is the simplest
explanation for why some bank in Texas would have the address of a
property in another state that I never financed or lived in and no
longer own.
-Mark Bole
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