Co-signing a loan often feels like doing someone a favor, but it actually legally ties you to the debt, even if you never ...

A co-signed or joint loan is an option for people who don't qualify for a personal loan on their own. Adding another person’s credit history and income to an application can help you qualify and get a ...

A 600 credit score likely isn’t high enough to cosign a student loan. If you can boost your score to at least 670, you’ll have better odds. According to FICO, which produces one of the most commonly ...

Q. My daughter wants to buy a car. She’s made some mistakes with credit cards in the past, and now she doesn’t have good credit. In order to get a loan for the car she wants, she wants us to co-sign ...

Finances can be tricky in romantic relationships. Many couples eventually decide to pool their finances, but some couples choose to keep their finances separate. In today’s story, the couple mainly ...

It’s enough to leave any adult child fuming with frustration. You agreed to cosign a car loan for your parents with normal expectations — a limit on how much they’d spend, say $23,000, and an ...

If your child is seeking a private student loan, you’ll likely need to act as their student loan cosigner. New undergraduates typically can’t meet a lender’s requirements for credit and income, so ...

Dear Annie: My stepchildren cut their father out of their lives. It started with his daughter, who did this after her father would not co-sign a car loan. Her own mother had refused as well. Since ...