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How do you remove yourself from responsibility of a loan if you are the co-signer?
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∙ 17y ago
You are on the hook if the primary borrower defaults. You cannot unilaterally abnegate your responsibility. You can, however, try to convince the primary lender to refinance the existing loan -- without you as cosigner, this time!
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How can one remove a cosigner from an equity loan if the cosigner is not on the first mortgage title?
The title has nothing to do with the loan. The loan will need to be refinanced using a different cosigner or only the primary borrowers.
If you are a cosigner in someone's loan for a line of credit and he is at default what can the cosigner do to take his name back?
Nothing. The only option for being remove as a cosigner is to have the original loan refinanced without the cosigner participating.
How can I get out of a cosigning loan that is still active?
Chances are you will not be able to remove yourself from responsibility for any loan you cosign until the loan is paid in full. Remember, the borrower needed you to cosign because he didn't have credit, or had bad credit and was not considered by the lender to be a suitable risk. By cosigning, you are actually taking full responsibility for repaying the loan. There are a few situations where a lender may agree to remove you as cosigner if records indicate that payments have been made on time for a period of
Does being a cosigner effect you being able to get a loan for yourself?
no
What happens when the signer of a car loan passes away and there is a cosigner as well?
The Cosigned assumes full responsibility of the loan.
Who is the person that agrees to take responsibility for repayment of a loan if the primary borrower defaults?
Cosigner
If your a cosigner and want to remove your name before the loan is paid off will this affect your credit in any way?
A cosigner cannot simply remove their name from the contract. The cosigner is obligated equally with the primary borrower until the loan is paid. A cosigner's credit history will be affected, hopefully in a positive way.
Can a cobuyer refinance a auto loan and remove the buyer from loan?
Buy cobuyer I wonder if you mean cosigner on a loan. If this is the case then the answer is no. As a cosigner you are simply agreeing to pay the loan if the person who took it out does not. It is in his or her name and you are responsible for it if they do not pay it.
Can a cosigner ask the court to garnish the borrower's wages to make the loan payments?
The cosigner can ask but I seriously doubt they will be successful. The cosigner knew the risks when they signed the loan application. The cosigner knew, or should have known, the borower's history of successful loan payoffs were questionable at best. The cosigner assumed the responsibility when they signed on.
Do you need your cosigner to sign when you refinance?
If you need a cosigner they must sign because a co-signer is a person who accepts responsibility for repayment of a loan, credit card or other debt along with the original borrower. However, if the institution giving you the new loan doesn't require a cosigner, you don't need to have the cosigner on your original loan sign anything.
Will refinancing a car loan under the primary borrower's name remove the cosigner from the loan obligation?
Yes.
Can you refinance your car without a cosigner if your current loan has a cosigner?
if you take it to your personal bank and ask them how much you need to have paid already they can indeed refinace you and remove the cosigner
