Confirming a credit card user's identity to make sure that they are
an authorized user on a credit card account.
If you are
an authorized user on a credit card account, and not a co-owner, that credit card account will not appear as an eligible account under your Online Banking ID profile.
One strategy that many parents have done in the past is to add their child as
an authorized user on their credit card account but not give them the actual card.
Even your best friend might not want the risk of adding you as
an authorized user on a credit card account.
One way to begin trying to build credit is being
an authorized user on a credit card account.
Add your teen as
an authorized user on your credit card account.
That means that making someone
an authorized user on your credit card account can be dangerous since you could have to pay thousands of dollars for things you didn't purchase yourself.
Those who are underage but still wish to start building a credit history should consider becoming
an authorized user on the credit card account of a family member with good credit.
I wouldn't go as far as adding your child as
an authorized user on your credit card account.