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    Can they put my husbands debt on my credit report?

    By CreditWiz | January 15, 2009

    Juan F questioned:


    My husband owes a chase credit card and i just checked my credit report and they have it on mine as an authorized user. Is this legal?
    I live in N.Y. Also I want to settle with this company before it goes to collections do i send them a letter or call them.

    Topics: Credit Reports |

    7 Responses to “Can they put my husbands debt on my credit report?”

    1. babidollishere Says:
      January 15th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

      ARE you an authorized user? If the card is just HIS and in his name, NO, they can’t place it on YOUR credit report.

    2. Valerie Says:
      January 18th, 2009 at 5:51 am

      He must have place you as an authorized user else it wouldn’t show up….

    3. stopccdebt Says:
      January 20th, 2009 at 12:18 am

      Authorized users will no longer be included on credit reports. If your husband is falling behind, he might want to meet with a credit counselor in NY before it is too late.

    4. taylor p Says:
      January 22nd, 2009 at 10:57 am

      I had the same problem with my husbands Wells Fargo CC. They still to this day insist that by being an authorized user, regardless of whether you are married or not, they are able to report to your credit report also. My problem was that they wouldn’t discuss the account with me because I was only an authorized user, but they could post it in my credit report. Excellent luck….I would question for a settlement amount and make payment arrangements before it goes to collections…then ya’ll are both screwed.

    5. SCH Says:
      January 23rd, 2009 at 4:04 pm

      If you are an authorized user on the card then yes they can report it to your credit report…but as of September 2007 that information is no longer included in the calculation of your credit SCORE.

      If you are not an authorized user and your husband says he has not added you as an authorized user then they should not be reporting to your credit report…

    6. Amanda Says:
      January 24th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

      As an authorized user they can report to your credit report but you can have it removed. What you have to do is have your husband call the credit card company and remove your name as authorized user. Then he needs to get a letter from Chase saying either you are not an authorized user or your name has been removed from the card. Then you call the credit bureaus and find out where to send it to have that information removed from your report. It is a lot of work but if it is worth it to you then I would do it.

    7. Ask M Says:
      January 26th, 2009 at 9:57 am

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