Authorized User


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Authorized User

Someone authorized by the original credit card holder to use the holder's card.

While authorized users are not responsible for paying any charges, including their own, they are sometimes dunned for the unpaid bills of the card holder. See Credit Score/Some Misperceptions About Credit/Authorized Credit Card Users Are Safe.

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B's requirements only apply when an authorized user is an account holder's spouse, in practice they are more broadly applied.
Credit where none is due? Authorized-user account status and piggybacking credit
However, adding an authorized user can help in different ways: a spouse can gain access to the credit line or a child can start building a credit history.
Authorized user accounts are back: the FICO model gets another face-lift
However, in recent years, credit repair companies have turned the authorized user system into a loophole for those with poor credit ratings by selling the trade lines of a consumer with good credit history to a consumer with bad credit history.
New FICO model changes approaches to consumer credit: the Fair Isaac Corporation is making changes to its FICO credit scoring model that will affect not only consumers' credit scores, but also how people go about establishing credit
According to Fair Isaac, 30% of the population has an authorized user account on their credit report, and 60 million to 75 million borrowers will be affected by the change.
A new FICO scoring model: get ready for changes that could affect your score
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The second step will be competitive, based on the development of a specific project by an Authorized User in accordance with the contractual terms.
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