A few more details and a new thread on the topic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848214/posts
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http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/02/bofa_latino.html
“Bank of America Offering Credit Cards to Undocumented Immigrants”
February 13, 2007 Spanish version
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Bank of America has begun quietly offering credit cards to customers in the Los Angeles are who don’t have a Social Security number, The Wall Street Journal reports. Such persons are usually undocumented immigrants.
The newspaper said that Bank of America, the country’s second-largest bank, is offering credit cards to consumers who have had an account at the bank for three months or more, even if they do not have a credit history or Social Security number.”
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Mon Jun 11 2007 03:26:20 GMT-0700.
Worldwide Caution
April 10, 2007