Government Shutdown Delays SSA Orders with Wet Signatures

Following up on our earlier post about potential disruptions, the current government shutdown is now directly impacting processing of SSA requests. The division that handles wet-signed forms has been furloughed, causing delays for those orders.

What’s Happening

• Orders submitted with wet-signed SSA forms are not being processed at this time and will remain queued until the government reopens.
• Orders submitted electronically using e-signed SSA forms are continuing to process normally.

Our Take

Informative Research recommends that lenders currently using wet signatures transition to e-signature processing as soon as possible to avoid delays. IR’s verification platform supports secure e-signature workflows and continues to transmit completed requests to the SSA without interruption. We’ll keep monitoring the situation closely and provide updates once normal processing resumes.