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Inaccurate but plausible is the advice I've been given for these. My bank insists on a "memorable name" (was formerly "mother's maiden name" - I confirmed it di
by stordoff 7y ago
Inaccurate but plausible is the advice I've been given for these. My bank insists on a "memorable name" (was formerly "mother's maiden name" - I confirmed it didn't have to be accurate), so I use one that was basically picked out of a hat, which has no connection to me or my family.
- whatshisface 7y agoHow legal is it to give false information to a bank?
- outworlder 7y ago> How legal is it to give false information to a bank? Irrelevant. These are only security questions. They can be anything, and in fact, for most of them they are not supposed to know. If you are applying for one of their products and you get a form, and THEN you provide false information, it's a different matter.
- sowbug 7y agoThe difference is whether there is an intent to deceive for gain. Lying about my income on a credit application is different from lying whether my favorite food is pizza.
- stordoff 7y agoThey are _only_ used for security, and now that it's "memorable name", it's not false information anyway. If the bank were using it for any other purpose, such as a credit check, that would be a different matter, and quite well might not be legal.