Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-7106-N-40] AGENCY: Office of Single-Family Program Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice of a new matching program. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are providing notice of a new computer matching program. Under this program, SSA will disclose Social Security Number (SSN) verifications to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) through HUD to verify Borrowers' eligibility to participate in FHA's Single Family mortgage insurance programs. The matching program will enable HUD to verify Social Security numbers and related identifying information submitted by individuals applying for FHA-insured mortgage programs. DATES: Comment date: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program is no later than December 3, 2026. Applicability date: The matching program will be applicable on December 3, 2026. The matching program will be in effect for a period of 18 months. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of three methods—internet, fax, or mail. Do not submit the same comments multiple times or by more than one method. Regardless of which method you choose, please state that your comments refer to Docket No. FR-7106-N-40 so that we may associate your comments with the correct regulation. CAUTION: You should be careful to include in your comments only information that you wis…