If you apply for a home loan through Wealthfront, a broader set of third parties, including underwriters and servicers, will receive your most sensitive personal information including your Social Security number, credit history, and financial data.
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Home lending clients are subject to a wider data sharing network than standard investment clients, and consent to this sharing is embedded in the agreement to begin a loan application, not a separate affirmative opt-in.
The updated policy establishes that Wealthfront may collect personal information about minors when adult account holders designate them as beneficiaries or when custodians provide information during account opening. The policy clarifies that the company does not have actual knowledge of collecting information directly from minors themselves. Additionally, the revised terms disclose that the company may use client personal information to train, develop, and improve AI-powered features, which may be tested with employees or released to clients. The policy states that AI feature outputs are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice, and that Wealthfront makes no representation that such outputs are accurate, complete, or suitable for any purpose. If you become aware your child has directly provided information to Wealthfront without your consent, you may contact support@wealthfront.com to request deletion.
View change record →Severity downgraded from high to medium, and provision expanded to explicitly include onward transfer rights by third-party service providers with enumerated data types (SSN, financial and credit information).
View full change record →Consumers who begin a Wealthfront home loan application consent to sharing their Social Security number, credit history, financial details, and work history with multiple third parties involved in the lending process, including post-closing servicers, as a condition of the service.
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We will also provide an individual opt-out choice, or opt-in for sensitive data, before we share your data with third parties other than our agents, or before we use it for a purpose other than which it was originally collected.
to request that your data be transferred to a third party (data portability)
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"Information Sharing and Onward Transfer. We may share the information of Clients of Wealthfront Home Lending, LLC with additional third parties as necessary to complete the home loan application, credit review, underwriting, closing, post-closing, and to enable servicing of your loan. You understand and agree that our home lending related third-party service providers may use your Personal Information, including your name, social security number, financial information, credit information, work history, address, date of birth, mobile phone number, and other information, to help us verify and/or assess your identity, creditworthiness, and home loan application.Excerpt from Wealthfront's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act), which requires disclosure of settlement service provider relationships; FCRA, which governs the sharing and use of consumer credit information; GLBA and its implementing …
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Home lending clients are subject to a wider data sharing network than standard investment clients, and consent to this sharing is embedded in the agreement to begin a loan application, not a separate affirmative opt-in.
Consumers who begin a Wealthfront home loan application consent to sharing their Social Security number, credit history, financial details, and work history with multiple third parties involved in the lending process, including post-closing servicers, as a condition of the service.
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