Authorized users can hurt your credit score if they don’t treat your credit with respect. Create strict guidelines on card usage before offering to make someone an authorized user. Check your ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It's a common credit building strategy — becoming an authorized user on someone else's credit card. Whether it's a parent, a spouse or that one ultra-financially responsible friend in ...

First off, proud of you for taking that first step to improving your credit! Second, there's nothing to worry about. When you're added as an authorized user to someone else's credit card, you reap all ...

The Platinum Card® from American Express provides excellent value — and many of these perks don't have to be limited to the primary cardholder. That's because you have two options for sharing your ...

Adding or removing an authorized user from a credit card account usually only takes a quick phone call or online login, but it might be a good idea to let authorized users know before removing them.

This page was originally published in early 2023 and still contains relevant interview quotes from that time. The rest of the article has since been updated. Making your child an authorized user on ...

Gabriela Walsh is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® and a personal finance editor at Red Ventures. Her previous work experience includes various editorial positions at FinanceBuzz. She ...

Adding authorized users to your account can be both a blessing and a curse no matter which card you hold. It’s an easy way to keep track of all household spending in one place and a way to extend ...

Dear Liz: My husband was the primary account holder on our credit cards and I was the authorized user. When he recently passed away, I was told I had to close the cards. I have tried to open my own ...