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TALX: The Work Number for Everyone

A national employment verification service provided by TALX corporation with assistance from the USDA National Finance Center.

USDA is pleased to announce a new national employment verification service,The Work Number For Everyone ®.

Effective immediately, USDA employees will be able to use this service to provide employment verification to secure a loan or rent an apartment.

This service provides employment and salary verification information through a touch-tone phone to credit and reference verifiers upon request.

Three Types of Verification
Basic

Contains:

  • Employee name
  • Employee SSN
  • Employment status
  • Employee's service computation date for retirement
  • Employee's total time with the Government
  • Employee's job title
  • Reference number for the verification
This verification is usually required for apartment rentals and reference checks.
Basic Plus

All of the above, plus:

  • Salary rate
  • Pay frequency
This verification is usually required for small, short term loans.
Full

All of the above, plus:

  • Gross earnings YTD and for the past 2 years
This verification is usually required for all major loans, including mortgages.

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