U.S. banks including Wells Fargo & Co. are giving checking accounts and mortgages to immigrants based on their tax identification numbers, which are granted by the Internal Revenue Service to people who either don't have or aren't eligible for a Social Security number.

They're issued regardless of immigration status because non-residents may owe taxes, meaning those who enter the country illegally can obtain them as well.

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