Originally Posted by
sxxy112
My ex bf had his best friend on his amex as an additional card member, when he moved he called the company to have him removed as the additional holder but the company told him the act holder had to call which apparently he never did and of course the card defaulted with debt and was never paid. My question is, now I wanted to put him as an add'l card holder on my amex platinum travel card, terms say must not have defaulted on an amex acct. Will i be able to add him as an add'l card holder or is he considered to have defaulted also even tho he was just an additional card holder? Everytime i try to call for questions i can't get any help. Would anyone help me out?
Are you trying to avoid adding your ex as an authorized user? If that's not the case and you are actually trying to add him, then I'd say give it a try. If he can't be added, I suppose the credit card company will tell you so.
As far as I can see, I don't think they can penalize you for not knowing if he can or cannot be added to your account.
I believe it will do both of you more good if your ex would try to clean up his credit history. At least, notify the credit card company that he is no longer an authorized user in writing and dispute the record with credit bureaus.
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