https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Authorized-user/m-p/1814757#M505986 Was added as an authorized user with Discover IT. It's showing on my CR, how much will it help my CR? Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:16:27 GMT drboxing 2013-01-16T04:16:27Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Authorized-user/m-p/1814757#M505986 Was added as an authorized user with Discover IT. It's showing on my CR, how much will it help my CR? Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:16:27 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Authorized-user/m-p/1814757#M505986 drboxing 2013-01-16T04:16:27Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Authorized-user/m-p/1814765#M505988 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/623048">@drboxing</a> wrote:<BR />Was added as an authorized user with Discover IT. It's showing on my CR, how much will it help my CR?<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR />That depends; if it is an old account, utilization below at or below 9%, and perfect payment history, it'll help your report and scores significantly <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.gif" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /> but then again, it depends what else is on your reports...baddies, high utilizations, and late payments can sometimes mask the good!</P> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:18:04 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Authorized-user/m-p/1814765#M505988 daybreakgonesXe 2013-01-16T04:18:04Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Authorized-user/m-p/1814769#M505990 <P>Depend on many other factors :</P><UL><LI>credit limit</LI><LI>History</LI><LI>payment history</LI><LI>Utili.....ETc.........</LI></UL> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:18:54 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Authorized-user/m-p/1814769#M505990 nicholasyud 2013-01-16T04:18:54Z