Credit Tips: How to Get Teenager a Credit Card

Posted On: February 1, 2006

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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:42 pm
Post subject: How to Get Teenager a Credit Card

Kelly Merterns
Date: 9/6/2000 1:05 pm CDT

I want to get am account for myself but be able to get an additional card in my daughters name. Can you please tell me which card I can do this with. And let me know how??

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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:42 pm
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Eugene Skorodinsky
Date: 9/6/2000 10:37 pm CDT

Put her as an authorized user on the application for vitrually any of credit cards.

Eugene.

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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:42 pm
Post subject: How to Get Teenager a Credit Card

Board Monitor - CA
Date: 9/8/2000 1:16 am CDT

Kelly,

You may find our Sept. article about “Teens and Credit” to be helpful (you can access this article from the “Credit Information” section of our site). This article explains several ways that teen agers/college students can use cards with parental supervision.

Hope this helps!

Best Regards,
Curtis Arnold
CFCCT P.R. Director
http://www.cardratings.org