How to Help Someone You Love Build a Good Credit Score

How to Help Someone You Love Build a Good Credit Score
You could add your adult teenager as an authorized user to a credit card without him or her knowing. Monkey Business Images
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Dear Mary: I’ve heard that adding someone to your credit card will help that person establish a credit history, even if they don’t use the card. Is that true? How would I go about doing it? —Pat
Dear Pat: It is true. You would add this adult (at least age 18) as an “authorized user” to your account by calling your credit card issuer’s customer service. (Find the toll-free number on the back of your card.) An authorized user has all the privileges of using the account without any liability for repayment.
Mary Hunt
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