On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:31:28 -0400, Anthony wrote: Mine did in the 1970s when opening a bank account in my name. Actually, I think it was my grandparents opening an account in my name, but I think my parents had to submit the application. I had actually had other bank accounts going back to the 1960s with no SS#, so I think the requirement of having one for every bank account was later than my earliest accounts. -- == Dan == Dan's Mail Format Site: http://mailformat.dan.info/ Dan's Web Tips: http://webtips.dan.info/ Dan's Domain Site: http://domains.dan.info/