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If you are an authorized user on a credit card and the primary holder dies are you resonsible for the debt?
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An authorized user on a credit card can be responsible on an account in which the primary card holder passes. The creditor looks at the situation as the authorized card holder was able to make purchases with the account, and should be held liable, even in the event of the primary's death.
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Are primary card holders credit affected by adding a user?
A Primary card holder's credit will not be impacted by adding an authorized user.
Can you be responsible for the primary user credit card charges even when you were removed from being an authorized user?
If you were only an authorized user and not a joint account holder, you should never be responsible for the primary account holder's debt.
When asked must credit card companies remove you as an authorized user from an account even without the consent of the primary card-holder?
Credit card companies are usually responsive ONLY to the primary card holder. They generally will not speak to, or honor requests from authorized users.
Can a credit card company report bad credit on an authorized user's credit report after the death of the primary card holder?
if you are an authorized user on the card then you are responsible for the card too. so yes they can
If the primary cardholder is deceased and the authorized user is no relation and not responsible for debt will this affect the authorized user's credit if it is not paid?
AN authorized user cannot be held responsible for a primary holder's debt in any case. Only a joint holder can be liable for the debt. YES OF COURSE
If you are a authorized user on a credit card and the primary holder is not paying the bill can the authorized user be held responsible?
No. Authorized Users are NOT liable for the debt, only the PRIMARY on the account is liable.
Can an authorized user on a credit card account use the card of the primary card holder?
Yes. The point of having an authorized user is for that person to be able to use the credit card of the primary card holder. Usually when an authorized user is created, specific limits (amounts, number of transactions, merchant types, etc.) are set up. Sometimes the authorized user is given a card in their own name and that card may even have a different card number so usage may be tracked by the card company and the primary card holder.
Can an authorized user of a credit card increase credit limit without knowledge of card holder?
Short answer:It depends on the bank. Most likely though, no. Long answer:It depends on the bank and if the person asking the credit limit increase is a primary card holder. Most banks or credit card companies won't allow a secondary card holder to increase the credit limit. I just called and checked. The bank my credit card was associated with was MBNA.I am a secondary card holder (my name is on the card, but the primary responsibility to the account is under someone else's name).They told me the primary card holder needs to call in to modify the credit limit.So in my case, the answer is no. An authorized user of the card cannot increase the credit limit without the knowledge of the primary card holder.
If a person has been added as an authorized user in the past on a credit card and the primary card holder has requested they be removed as an authorized user will the account discontinue being reporte?
Yes
Is an authorized credit card user responsible for credit card debt if the primary card holder declares bankruptcy?
No. The card holder is responsible for all debt on the credit they extended to him. (You may be responsible to the credit card holder for the debt he incurred for you, if that was your agreement).
How many cosigners you can have on a credit CARD?
None, cause credit card companies are getting away from co-signers and joint accounts and having authorized shoppers instead. By having only authorized shoppers the full responsibility of the credit card is the Primary card holder.
Business partner is authorized user on credit card and business is dissolving does the primary card holder own what was purchased by authorized user?
Ownership is an issue not covered by credit laws. There may be other statutes that deal with this issue. "Possession is nine tenths of the law" comes to mind. Creditors are only concerned with the money due them. An authorized user does not qualify as a "debtor" under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and therefore never has liability. The primary card holder would have liability regardless of who purchased the items/services and who has "ownership".
