Social Security Says It Will Stop Accepting Bank Changes Over the Phone

The move is aimed at eliminating fraud, the Social Security Administration said.

A sign for a US Social Security Administration building in an undated file photograph. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Social Security Administration will no longer let people change their bank information in calls with the agency, it said on March 12.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said it is retaining all other phone services, describing reports that alleged otherwise as inaccurate.