Often, parents make their children
authorized users on their credit card accounts so that the kids have a card to use in emergencies.
Not exact matches
The pros and cons of being an
authorized user While being an
authorized user on a
credit card does not prevent you from getting that same
credit card and sign - up bonus down the road in your own name, it can complicate matters a bit,
so we generally don't add each other as
authorized users on most new
card accounts.
You are responsible for all balances
on the
card,
so the biggest risk is that the
authorized user will run up big bills, with consequences for your bank
account and, potentially, your
credit score.
The biggest risk to being an
authorized user is that, if the
account holder gets into trouble with the
credit card account, that could have a negative impact
on your
credit score,
so don't take becoming an
authorized user lightly.