Paranoid?

[thankfulheart]

The builder wants me to give them some of my personal info, including checking account statements, to submit to the county for some kind of fee rebate. 

A) Not wild about some county worker having access to all of my personal info, including SS#, income verification, and bank statements.  Feels very "big brother"

B) The county puts a lien on my house for 7 years for the rebate, so it's out of MY pocket if I sell my house before then (builder pays the fee as part of closing)

C) Did I mention that they will have access to ALL of my personal financial info???

Top it off with 2 of the forms, the builder wanted notarized without being complete ("oh, we fill in the dates later") which the notary refused to do (and I agreed). 

Paranoid or just part of the invasive blood-letting that is "mortgage"?

[Booner72]

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@thankfulheart wrote:

The builder wants me to give them some of my personal info, including checking account statements, to submit to the county for some kind of fee rebate. 

A) Not wild about some county worker having access to all of my personal info, including SS#, income verification, and bank statements.  Feels very "big brother"

B) The county puts a lien on my house for 7 years for the rebate, so it's out of MY pocket if I sell my house before then (builder pays the fee as part of closing)

C) Did I mention that they will have access to ALL of my personal financial info???

Top it off with 2 of the forms, the builder wanted notarized without being complete ("oh, we fill in the dates later") which the notary refused to do (and I agreed). 

Paranoid or just part of the invasive blood-letting that is "mortgage"?

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If you want the fee rebate and it helps you, then do it.  Otherwise, don't. 

There is no way in HECK I would notorize something not completely filled out.

[StartingOver10]

+1000

No blanks at all....

[Cloudlb]

good for the notary!  I would contact the appropriate county department directly, and talk to them.  Public records where I live are supposed to be redacted -- no social security numbers. Howver, if legit, you may very well need to supply your ss# to get the rebate.  I mean, the government already has  your social security number, right?  Find out if you can submit the paperwork directly to the county yourself. 

[Shogun]

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@Cloudlb wrote:

good for the notary!  I would contact the appropriate county department directly, and talk to them.  Public records where I live are supposed to be redacted -- no social security numbers. Howver, if legit, you may very well need to supply your ss# to get the rebate.  I mean, the government already has  your social security number, right?  Find out if you can submit the paperwork directly to the county yourself. 

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+1