4 Responses to Why is it that “mothers maiden name” semms to be the most important question asked for credit security?
dcgirl on August 3, 2008 at 4:07 pm
It’s one thing that most everyone has in common— we all had a mother at some point or another, and she had a maiden name (or still has it, if she never married). Plus it’s something that is not likely to be forgotten, and easy to be reminded of in case we do forget, by simply asking your Mom.
girrl88 on August 6, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I really don’t know. Your mother’s maiden name is something that can be looked up pretty easily. I would think that if you ask to change it to something else they would let you.
NotEasilyFooled on August 7, 2008 at 4:30 am
Oh, boy, do I agree with you! Especially considering that a lot of kids these days have their mother’s maiden name as part, or all of their last name, this is a gaping security hole.
Also, here in the Philippines, children are routinely given their mother’s maiden name as their middle name.
atmjay on August 9, 2008 at 10:13 pm
The previous poster mothers maiden names are getting easier to guess your mothers maiden name maybe better question would nearly have to know you or.
The previous poster mothers maiden name maybe better question would nearly have to guess your mothers maiden names are getting easier to know of birth social security number or.
It’s one thing that most everyone has in common— we all had a mother at some point or another, and she had a maiden name (or still has it, if she never married). Plus it’s something that is not likely to be forgotten, and easy to be reminded of in case we do forget, by simply asking your Mom.
I really don’t know. Your mother’s maiden name is something that can be looked up pretty easily. I would think that if you ask to change it to something else they would let you.
Oh, boy, do I agree with you! Especially considering that a lot of kids these days have their mother’s maiden name as part, or all of their last name, this is a gaping security hole.
Also, here in the Philippines, children are routinely given their mother’s maiden name as their middle name.
The previous poster mothers maiden names are getting easier to guess your mothers maiden name maybe better question would nearly have to know you or.
The previous poster mothers maiden name maybe better question would nearly have to guess your mothers maiden names are getting easier to know of birth social security number or.