topic Re: Equifax removed authorized user for no reason in General Credit Topics https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5049005#M249643 Now we know hackers were after AU accounts. Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:05:36 GMT Anonymous 2017-09-16T04:05:36Z Equifax removed authorized user for no reason https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048402#M249637 <P>when I started rebuilding my credit many years ago My mother addedme as an authorized user to her capital one card for the past 3 years it always reported to all three credit agencies....woke up to day to check my credit and saw it was gone...credit dropped 40 points!! called my mother she had not removed me and it shows up on TU and ex....does anyone have any ideas? I'm very confused.</P> Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:36:02 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048402#M249637 Anonymous 2017-09-15T12:36:02Z Re: Equifax removed authorized user for no reason https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048411#M249638 I don't have any ideas but it happened to me a few months ago. Dropped my AU accounts that I was on with my husband. The other two bureaus have them listed still. I've asked them and never gotten a clear answer. It didn't drop my score that much though maybe 10 points. Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:55:23 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048411#M249638 Anonymous 2017-09-15T12:55:23Z Re: Equifax removed authorized user for no reason https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048458#M249639 <P>I'm pretty sure all the AU trade lines were stolen by the hackers.&nbsp;<img id="smileylol" class="emoticon emoticon-smileylol" src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-lol.gif" alt="Smiley LOL" title="Smiley LOL" /></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>That stinks though. Hopefully it's just a temporary glitch.</P> Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:38:34 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048458#M249639 EJMiv 2017-09-15T14:38:34Z Re: Equifax removed authorized user for no reason https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048464#M249640 <P>+1 above - the hack might have something to do with it.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:46:15 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048464#M249640 Anonymous 2017-09-15T14:46:15Z Re: Equifax removed authorized user for no reason https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048499#M249641 <P>it cost me 40 points on my fico 8 score....I first noticed it on the fako scores and the next day it was fico too....TU and EX seem to be ok so I hope it's just a temp thing. it wasnt a new AU account... this account has been on my credit report for over 3 years.</P> Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:54:26 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5048499#M249641 Anonymous 2017-09-15T15:54:26Z Re: Equifax removed authorized user for no reason https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5049001#M249642 <P>This also happened to me. I was an authorized user on my mother's Chase card and Equifax removed me for no reason. This happened a couple of months ago and they never added me back&nbsp;<img id="smileysad" class="emoticon emoticon-smileysad" src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-sad.gif" alt="Smiley Sad" title="Smiley Sad" /></P> Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:00:44 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5049001#M249642 BrokenBones 2017-09-16T04:00:44Z Re: Equifax removed authorized user for no reason https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5049005#M249643 Now we know hackers were after AU accounts. Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:05:36 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5049005#M249643 Anonymous 2017-09-16T04:05:36Z Re: Equifax removed authorized user for no reason https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5049013#M249644 Kinda odd how they are removing AU accounts but the others aren't. Strange Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:17:57 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Equifax-removed-authorized-user-for-no-reason/m-p/5049013#M249644 Anonymous 2017-09-16T04:17:57Z