# Co-Signing a Credit Card Means Owing Debt You Can’t Control – Add an Authorized User

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-20T11:15:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/cosigner-vs-authorized-user/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/co-signing-a-credit-card-means-owing-debt-you-can-t-control-add-an-aut-e201ba/

The choice is often made for you. Most major card issuers no longer accept co-signers, and only a few banks and credit unions still do. Where co-signing is allowed, you agree to repay the full balance if the cardholder doesn’t,... Source

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