Timeline for Revealing personal information on a bank statement
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| Mar 21, 2021 at 11:47 | comment | added | JBentley | I definitely agree with the comment saying don't ask. That's a big mistake. You are simply inviting them to refuse the request. Just send the redacted statement, making sure that the information they actually need is still visible. | |
| Mar 20, 2021 at 5:07 | comment | added | user7761803 | Sending a bank statement with redacted payees rather than proof of funds will (hopefully) reassure the receiving entity that the bank account is active with typical usage. With proof of funds, the account holder could have a family member pay in a large amount, then get the proof of funds, then return the funds to the family member. With an actual account statement, showing the amounts and redacting payees demonstrates that this hasn't happened (at least, not in its simples form). | |
| Mar 20, 2021 at 3:17 | comment | added | Loren Pechtel | @Astroguy13 Account numbers don't matter--they're printed on every check. Also, any electronic transfers you set up normally include the account number. The few times I needed to prove funds I simply took a marker and blacked out the transactions. | |
| Mar 19, 2021 at 11:17 | comment | added | Marianne013 | The university holds lots of account numbers to pay their staff. I wouldn't worry. | |
| Mar 19, 2021 at 4:41 | comment | added | BrenBarn | @Astroguy13 I wouldn't be super concerned about the account number. | |
| Mar 18, 2021 at 21:10 | comment | added | Astroguy13 | Thank you very much for this answer. I have already sent the bank statement to the school. It has my account number on it. So should I worry about this? Thank you | |
| Mar 18, 2021 at 20:01 | comment | added | TTT | This is exactly what I would do. In fact I wouldn't even ask. I would redact all information except what you know they need to see, which is probably account owner name(s), ending balance, and bank name and address. Let the University come back and say it isn't sufficient if they don't like it. | |
| Mar 18, 2021 at 18:28 | history | answered | BrenBarn | CC BY-SA 4.0 |