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A co-signer shares legal responsibility for the debt with the signer. The debt can be reported on your credit, as can any late payments or foreclosures. Any legal action taken can and probably will include any and all co-signers should the loan default.

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What are the options if an exfiance wants off a cosigned student loan but the borrower cannot get another loan to pay off or refinance the cosigned loan and no the loan has never defaulted?

Since your ex-fiance cosigned on the loan, they are just as much obligated to the contract as you are. The only way they could get their name "off the loan" was, as you said, for the original borrower to obtain a new loan, in order pay off the original obligation. If this is not possible, then she is locked into the original contract.


If spouse dies is the surviving spouse obligated to pay the loan?

The estate must repay the loan before assets are inherited. Otherwise, only if they cosigned.


Who pays the loan if a car is repossessed?

The one who BORROWED the money and/or the on who COSIGNED the loan.


You cosigned on a loan without mu spouses knowledge - Have you rished his business?

You are responsible for co signing the loan. If you are partners with your husband in his business, have a loan together on the business, then yes, the business becomes an asset that could be attached if the loan you cosigned on should be defaulted on.


The person you cosigned for an auto loan refuses to pay what do you do?

Contact the people who gave the loan. You are the next person they will look to for the money. When you cosign you are saying you will pay the loan if the other person doesn't, so now you owe. You could also take the signer to small claims court to get your money back if you end up paying for the loan.

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How can you get out of cosigner even through you already cosigned?

Pay the loan off and then collect payments from the person you cosigned for.


How does a cosigned loan work?

If the person who the loan is for doesn't pay, the co-signer has to pay if thay don't pay it will afeect their credit also.


What are the options if an exfiance wants off a cosigned student loan but the borrower cannot get another loan to pay off or refinance the cosigned loan and no the loan has never defaulted?

Since your ex-fiance cosigned on the loan, they are just as much obligated to the contract as you are. The only way they could get their name "off the loan" was, as you said, for the original borrower to obtain a new loan, in order pay off the original obligation. If this is not possible, then she is locked into the original contract.


In Wisconsin are persons cosigned on a loan as grantors liable to pay if the primary signer dies?

Yes.


Your recently deceased husband cosigned a home equity loan for your son Are you liable for the loan?

No just return the moneies


If i cosigned on a loan then the person goes bankrupt then they default on a bankrupt what happen?

You signed to guarantee the loan. That means that you guaranteed to pay the loan if something went wrong. Something went wrong so you get to pay the loan.


When someone is a cosigner on the loan of your car does that mean he owns any part of it?

when you cosign on any kind of loan you dont have to pay anything unless the person you cosigned for does not pay the loan, then you are responsible for that the remaining balance on the loan


What is cosigned?

A cosigner is the person who agrees to pay off the full balance of the loan if the primary borrower fails to pay. A cosigner signs the loan documents and guarantees payment of the loan even if they have no ownership in the property covered by the loan.


Someone cosigned a loan for me and I since lost my job can this person file suit for the entire loan or just what she cosigned for?

No, you would have to redo the loan.


Can a lien be put on my property if im a senior citizen without going to court 1st for cosigned car?

Unfortunately if you cosigned a loan that means you were willing to pay the loan if the other signer defaults and if that happen they will go by any means to collect that money that you "cosigned/said" you would cover if the other person defaults. I would go after that person that you cosigned for if it has gone this far.


If spouse dies is the surviving spouse obligated to pay the loan?

The estate must repay the loan before assets are inherited. Otherwise, only if they cosigned.


I cosigned a loan for my granddaughter she has filed bankruptcy will her creditors come after you too?

If you are a cosigner on a loan, you are responsible for the debt of the loan if the primary signed defaults on the loan. So, yes you can be called to pay on the loan by the creditors.