N.Y. SOS Law § 143-A

§ 143-a. Information to be given to public welfare officials by retail\ninstalment sellers, small loan companies and sales finance companies.\nIf requested by an authorized representative of the department or by an\nauthority charged with the duty of administering laws relating to public\nassistance or care in any village, town, city or county, the officials\nor executives of any corporation or partnership and all persons engaged\nin selling goods or furnishing services to retail buyers for a time sale\nprice payable in instalments, or in making personal loans whether as a\nlicensed lender under the banking law or otherwise, and any sales\nfinance company as defined in article ten of the banking law, shall\nfurnish to such representatives or authority such information of which\nsuch officials, executives or persons shall have cognizance relating to\ntransactions with a recipient of or an applicant for public assistance\nor care named in such request. Such facts shall include a description\nof the goods or services sold and the amount of the obligation incurred\ntherefor, the amount of any loan made, the amounts paid and the balance\nowing, the place of employment, the wages, salaries, earnings or other\nincome, guarantors or co-signers, and all other information furnished by\nthe persons named for the purpose of obtaining credit.\n