Re: Can PayPal retrieve your name from bank account number
I recall some threads on here from a loooong time ago claiming that PayPal called their bank to find out the name on the account.
I call B.S. on that mainly because of the above. Banks are notoriously secretive and won't even share info with other banks, let alone with a 3rd party like PayPal.
The only logical (and legal) way for that to happen is via a subpoena or court order. I have a friend who works in the executive division of a large bank, and they absolutely need some kind of official paperwork to give out information like that.
The only other way the name on the account can be revealed to PayPal is via the ACH pull (debit) from the account, or when they retrieve the two small deposits during verification.
Even if the name doesn't match, and they are aware of it, it's speculative if they even act on it unless a manual review is done. If they did, then every stealth account out there would have a problem.
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