CA: Improper disposal of hundreds of loan applications raises security concerns

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http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15041466?nclick_check=1

PLEASANT HILL — The financial and personal details of about 300
property loan applicants were compromised when confidential documents
were mistakenly tossed into an outdoor waste bin.

The paperwork, belonging to FHG Finance, a home loan business at 548
Contra Costa Boulevard, was discarded last week by a cleaning crew
hired to clear out a portion of the building where FHG is based, an
official at the business said.

The documents, which contained bank account and Social Security
numbers, were found by employees at a neighboring store, who alerted
FHG. The company padlocked the trash bin until the documents could be
shredded.

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