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Pulled my Wife's credit report today...CC's for me are showing up on her account

Posted on 1/29/13 at 1:03 pm
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 1:03 pm
I'm the signatory on the accounts, and ordered cards in her name with the account but they are showing up as her debts?

Anyone else had this issue?
Posted by HeadyMurphey
Los Santos
Member since Jan 2008
17183 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 1:37 pm to
She is an authorized user which shows on her credit
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 1:39 pm to
quote:

She is an authorized user which shows on her credit



She's a user, not the guarantor though.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
50092 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 1:53 pm to
I'd expect she is an obligor under the terms of the credit agreement.
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 1:57 pm to
quote:

I'd expect she is an obligor under the terms of the credit agreement.



I've never provided her SSN to the Creditor.
Posted by HeadyMurphey
Los Santos
Member since Jan 2008
17183 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:01 pm to
I am just telling you how it works.
Posted by slaphappy
Kansas City
Member since Nov 2005
2340 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 7:25 pm to
That is exactly how it works. I put my son on my credit card when he took a trip out of the country. Fast forward 5 years later. He tries to buy a house, but the credit limit on MY card put over the debt ratio. Bizarre. I had it removed and he got the loan. I was not told this would occur before I put him on my card....Live and learn.
Posted by HurricaneDunc
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
10472 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 8:43 pm to
My wife has great credit from being a cardholder on her dad's Amex account
Posted by DaphneTigah
Flying under the radar.
Member since Dec 2007
4976 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 8:52 pm to
It's called "Piggy Backing" in the credit building/rebuilding world.
Posted by Siderophore
Member since Nov 2010
3338 posts
Posted on 1/29/13 at 9:12 pm to
Some CC will allow authorized users to have card activity reflect on their record.

Even though it isn't "their" debt.

It's meant to help, not hurt.

And unless I'm mistaken if you remove them as an authorized user the report disappears too.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97615 posts
Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:49 am to
quote:

Anyone else had this issue?



Sure do, all our credit cards show on both our reports even though be both had them before we got married.
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