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Taxpayer Identification Number
Coverage of Taxpayer Identification Number in the Nexus archive.
- Treasury advances immigration crackdown
The Treasury Department, along with regulators, directed banks to flag suspicious activities linked to undocumented immigrants, including identity theft and payroll fraud, and to assess risks from using taxpayer identification numbers. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had already acted on the executive order, and House Financial Services Chair French Hill questioned the policy's feasibility for banks.