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Your estate is responsible for your debts. If the business is owned by the deceased, the business is responsible. A spouse is not responsible, but the amount they inherit will be affected by the debts.
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Is a joint credit card account holder responsible for the entire debt when the other account holder dies?
Answer credit cardfrom past experience with my mother in law, you are responsible for the credit card balance The surviving joint account holder would be responsible for the entire amount owed.Credit Card DebtUnfortunantly you will be responsible for all of it.
Is a wife who is not a joint account holder responsible for her husband's credit card debt in Illinois?
Illinois is not a community property state, therefore a spouse who is not a joint account holder is not responsible for the credit card debt of the other spouse.
Is a spouse responsible for credit card debts in the other spouse's name?
Only if the married couple reside in a community property state or the spouse is a joint account holder. An "authorized user" is not considered an account holder and is not legally responsible for debt incurred on a credit card account.
If a credit card holder dies who will be responsible for paying debts on cards?
If the cardholder has an estate, the credit card company can pursue that. In practice they don't really do that. If the account is a joint account, the other account holder becomes wholly responsible for the debt. Otherwise the bank eats the money.
Who is responsible for credit card debt when some dies in PA?
The person(s) named as the account holder. If the account was held jointly then the surviving account holder is responsible for the debt. If the decedent was the sole account holder the debt becomes a part of his or her estate and is handled according to probate laws.
Can adding a second card holder to your credit account affect your credit score?
Not if you are responsible for all of the loans or credit card payments on your credit report. But, if the second card holder is responsible for any payments on your cards, and doesn't make them, then it can cause your score to lower.
How do you get any credit card benefits if one of credit card holder has died?
If you are a joint account holder you can still use the card. The creditor should be notified of the death of the other account holder. They may simply remove the person from the account or require you to open a new account in your name. However, if you are the joint holder you are responsible for the entire amount owed on the account.
Are you responsible for the debt if you are a 'card holder' on your deceased father's credit card account?
If you have a card with your name on it usually you are considered a joint account holder and are responsible for the debt incurred on that account. If a consumer is listed as an authorized user (they do not have a card with their name) he or she is not responsible for the debt.
If you are an authorized user on a credit card and the holder files bankruptcy are you responsible for their balance?
No, authorized users are not responsible for debt incurred on such an account.
Is a secondary credit card holder resposible for debt?
Depends on what "Type" of Credit Holder you are. Here is how that will go: If you are what is known as an authorized user on the account. (i.e. - The Primary account holder has given you permission to make charges on the account), the answer is No. The primary account holder is responsible for any charges he/she has allowed you to make on the account. If you are a Secondary account holder (i.e. -your name was put on the account APPLICATION at the time the card was applied for), then your answer is YES. If the Primary account holder defaults on the account, then the credit card company will turn to try and collect from the Secondary account holder. BEWARE of becoming a secondary holder on anything that has to do with credit. If you know that the Primary holder may default, you could get stuck with a huge amount of debt on your hands, and if you can't pay, your nice credit score of 783 could very quickly go down the drain to 535 or lower.
How can you have your former husband's name removed from a line of credit that is linked to your personal checking account so he is not responsible for liablilty or credit reference?
A joint account holder cannot be removed from the account, the account will have to be closed.
You are an authorized user of a business card account are you liable as an authorized user?
No, authorized users are not responsible for an account. Only the actual account holder is responsible for all debt that is incurred.
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).
Is an additional credit card holder liable for the whole debt on the credit card account?
ia an additional credit card holder liable for the whole debt of the credit card account
In Missouri is the spouse responsible for credit card debt when the other one dies?
If the surviving spouse was not an account holder then he or she is not responsible for repayment of the debt. FYI, authorized users are likewise not legally responsible for credit card debt as it is assumed the AU has no control over how the account is handled.
Is a surviving spouse in Pennsylvania responsible for repayment of a credit card debt when his deceased wife was the authorized user on an account that was held by her deceased mother?
No. Only the account holder is responsible for repayment of debt incurred on a credit card. An authorized user is not responsible for repayment, but in this case if the now deceased AU continued to use the account after the death of her mother (the account holder), the AU's estate might be responsible for any charges made under such circumstances. In any event, the surviving spouse is NOT responsible to repay the CC debt.
If you are an authorized user on a credit card and the primary holder dies are you resonsible for the debt?
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.
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.
Who or what is a bank account holder?
A person on whose name the bank account is opened is called the bank account holder. He is the one responsible for maintaining the account.
What can you do if you were an authorized user on a credit account and the main cardholder stopped paying and now your credit score has been lowered because the delinquency was reported on your credit?
There's a difference between an authorized user and a joint account holder. If you were simply an authorized user, meaning that the other person is soley responsible for the account and you only have a card in your name, then the delinquency shouldn't be showing up on your credit at all. You aren't the holder of the account. If this is the case, you need to immediately file a dispute claim with the agenicies reporting the delinquency; they, then, must investigate and tell you the outcome of the investigation. If, however, you are a joint holder, meaning your name is listed as someone financially responsible for the account, then the only way to correct the credit score is to pay the account and be patient.
Are you responsible for a debt incurred by your ex-husband on a credit card in your name in Ohio?
The person who is the account holder is responsible for the debt unless it can be proven the debt was fraudulently incurred.
What happens to a joint credit card when one account holder dies?
Both owners of a joint credit card are equally responsible for paying off the balance on the card. When one dies the survivor is responsible for the full balance.
How can a Business Credit Card simplified bookkeeping?
Business Credit Cards makes bookkeeping tasks a lot easier to handle because of the updated report of account monthly and annually receives by the account holder. All spendings are included in the account report thus, it can be easily track the transactions.
Who is responsible for credit card debts on death in QLD Australia?
The estate of the deceased. Also anyone that was listed as a co-signer or joint account holder.
What does a credit score of 9001 mean?
Account holder deceased
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