American Express authorized users
Nov 18, 12, 3:29 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: SoCal
Programs: Premier 1K, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 38
American Express authorized users
Just added a couple of authorized users on my amex account. Does anyone know if they mail the cards to the account holder or the authorized users?
Last edited by RedWingsFan; Nov 18, 12 at 4:07 pm
Nov 18, 12, 4:00 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp (2020 is first and last year). Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 3,342
To the account holder.
FWIW, Amex reports the AU to credit bureaus. This can be a very good thing for the AU. It got my wife a 750 credit score within weeks of getting her USA residency.
FWIW, Amex reports the AU to credit bureaus. This can be a very good thing for the AU. It got my wife a 750 credit score within weeks of getting her USA residency.
Nov 18, 12, 6:00 pm
#3
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: SNA/LAX
Programs: AA PLT, VS Gold, SPG Plat, Le Club Plat, Amex Plat
Posts: 202
Amex will mail the cards to the authorized users, based on the address supplied. For credit reporting purposes, they will show up as authorized users, although the responsibility will be for the main account holder.
Nov 20, 12, 12:58 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 771
Originally Posted by redtop43
To the account holder.
FWIW, Amex reports the AU to credit bureaus. This can be a very good thing for the AU. It got my wife a 750 credit score within weeks of getting her USA residency.
FWIW, Amex reports the AU to credit bureaus. This can be a very good thing for the AU. It got my wife a 750 credit score within weeks of getting her USA residency.
that'll be sweet if she can get that, i'll get her some cards on her own and get some points heheh.
i didn't even know thats feasible, i figured she'll have to build from ground up with way low score...
Nov 21, 12, 10:09 am
#6
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: YYZ
Programs: CX*GO, SPG Platinum
Posts: 147
Originally Posted by thomdis
Amex will mail the cards to the authorized users, based on the address supplied. For credit reporting purposes, they will show up as authorized users, although the responsibility will be for the main account holder.
Jul 22, 19, 5:10 pm
#8
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 1
Originally Posted by stingray300
That hasn't been the case for me. Recently applied for a supp card for my mom who lives in another city. I put her own address in the AU application but I received the card in my mail. CC told me that the first card for each AU would always be mailed to the basic cardholder so that he/she can activate the card for the AU; however subsequent replacement cards would be sent to the AU directly. So then I activated the card and asked for a replacement card right away so my mom could get it. Interestingly enough, the replacement card showed up in my mail after a few days. Tried again for a second time but to no avail. CC ended up asking me to deliver the card to my mom myself.
Jul 22, 19, 6:45 pm
#9
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: TVC
Programs: DL SM
Posts: 39
Originally Posted by Filler03
Does anybody know if Amex is still giving membership rewards points for adding a AU?
Originally Posted by Michael Ladao
Was the envelope that came in the mail addressed to you or the AU???
