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Will being an authorized user on your moms discover card help your credit score?
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Does the credit score of an authorized user on your credit card affect your credit score?
No, the credit score of the authorized user will not affect the main cardholders credit score but the authorized users score can be affected as you can see creditcardideas.com/blog/adding-an-authorized-user-to-increase-credit-scores
How long after an authorized user can you get your own credit card?
Being an authorized user no longer has an impact on your credit score like it used to. In the past, you were able to be added as an authorized user on a credit card, and all of the credit history and credit limit would be reported on your credit report as if it was your credit effectively obtaining unearned credit for the authorized individual. A few years ago the credit reporting industry changed, and no longer recognize an authorized user as credit responsible and therefore it has little to no impact on your credit score. If you would like to obtain credit from this card, contact the card issuer and request to be added as a joint user. If you are jointly responsible for the credit, it will report to the bureaus and impact your score. Approval is still required, but it is typically easier to be approved when you are already and authorized user on a card.
What does your credit score have to be to get a credit card?
This completely depends on the bank you are going to and their guidelines. Currently, most banks are turning people down with credit score below 660. If your score is not high enough, one of my favorite ways to boost a person's credit card score is to teach them about the magic of authorized users. Authorized usersare people who have permission to use other people's credit cards. For instance, your husband might have a Citi card. His name, and his credit score, was used to apply for the account, but you have permission to use the account.Becoming an authorized user is a powerful way to boost your credit score because you get to borrow the account holder's good credit history. If you are an authorized user on a credit card in good standing, your credit score will reflect the credit card's positive payment history by increasing. Beware, though: If you are an authorized user on a credit card in poor standing, your credit score will reflect the credit card's negative payment history by dropping.
If you are specified as an authorized user on a credit card account that is not a joint account can your credit score increase?
No, only the primary cardholder's credit score is affected.
How do you qualify for a Discover Credit Card?
You must have a good enough credit score. That is really the only necessary requirement. You can apply online to see if your credit score is good enough to get a Discover card.
If my mother is an authorized user on my credit card and she is currently in the process of foreclosure would her foreclosure as an AU affect your credit?
No, having her listed as an authorized user will have no impact on your credit score.
If you are an authorized user on someone else's major credit card and the account isn't paid does it affect your credit as well?
It negatively affects both the primary and the authorized user credit score and report.
Can your credit score be effected when you remove yourself from a credit card as an authorized user If so what is the best way to remove yourself as an authorized user?
Your score will only be affected if the account is past due/derogatory. Otherwise you may see an increase in your score due to debt/income ratio becoming smaller. WHAT!?! to whomever answered this. An authorized user can use the account/card. They can also make payments to the account, but they are not required to make payments. These are the only things they can do. That being said, The Primary account holder is the responsible party. Anything that goes wrong or right with the account gets reported to the Primary's Credit and only the Primary's credit. Removing yourself as an authorized user, regardless of the status of the account, has NO effect on your credit score.
What type of credit card to become an authorized user to help raise credit score?
Having an authorized user card does not help the authorized user's credit bureau score. ie) if I had good credit and I gave someone an authorized user card, that person's purchases would be on my statement and I would be responsible for the other person's purchases. If I don't pay for the other person's purchases, it would reflect on my credit bureau negatively as not paying on time and be charged interest.
If you are removed as an authorized user on a credit card how does that effect your credit score?
It depends on if the account was good and helping your score or a bad account that was holding your account down. Removing a good account cold lower your score.
Will adding an authorized user with bad credit to your credit card effect your credit rating?
NO. IT wILL BE NOTED AS "A" FOR AUTHORIZED USER ON THAT persons credit file. it does does not increase or decrease your credit score. It should boost theirs in you pay the bill on time. JUDE KAGABINES LEXINGTON SC
What is the affect of adding your fiance with no credit as an authorized user on credit cards have on my credit score?
Having him as an authorized user on your credit card won't impact your score, however if he uses the card and doesn't pay the bill then your score will be impacted. Being an authorized user is one way to help jump start his credit, but it will impact you if he is responsible for paying the bill and doesn't pay it on time (obviously). Keep in mind that while this will boost his score in the short-run, an actual "credit history" of his own is what lenders are looking for, so eventually he will need to get his own credit. Also, if you co-sign for him on a car in the future this WILL impact your score, as it will show as 100% on your credit and 100% on his credit. And it will also mean that if you want a car loan of your own he may have to sign with you (or someone else), because car lenders will loan 1 car for 1 income and if you already are on a car loan you will need someone else's income to justify 2 car loans.
