mawmaw26,
I also got both of the emails concerning the EIN. I did all that they asked because I thought that having the extra benifits as a preferred shopper would be good. I got my EIN, real quick and easy, and updated my profile. I went to some of the other companies to do the same and most of them do not accept an EIN! MFI is one. I have not seen any jobs listed either here or within 50 miles of my location sine 2010. I am thinking of canceling my EIN and not worry about it since most of my jobs come from other sources.