Section 143-A. Information to be given to public welfare officials by retail instalment sellers, small loan companies and sales finance companies

If requested by an authorized representative of the department or by  an
  authority charged with the duty of administering laws relating to public
  assistance  or  care in any village, town, city or county, the officials
  or executives of any corporation or partnership and all persons  engaged
  in selling goods or furnishing services to retail buyers for a time sale
  price  payable  in instalments, or in making personal loans whether as a
  licensed lender under the  banking  law  or  otherwise,  and  any  sales
  finance  company  as  defined  in  article ten of the banking law, shall
  furnish to such representatives or authority such information  of  which
  such  officials, executives or persons shall have cognizance relating to
  transactions with a recipient of or an applicant for  public  assistance
  or  care  named in such request.  Such facts shall include a description
  of the goods or services sold and the amount of the obligation  incurred
  therefor,  the amount of any loan made, the amounts paid and the balance
  owing, the place of employment, the wages, salaries, earnings  or  other
  income, guarantors or co-signers, and all other information furnished by
  the persons named for the purpose of obtaining credit.