Before adding your personal signature to a high risk cosigner loan application, be prepared to repay the loan in full per the lender's terms.

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Loan cosigning helps people get loan approval, who might otherwise be denied - due to high risk, bad credit history or by not having any credit history. And, getting a cosigned loan with someone who has good credit can help the primary borrower establish or rebuild credit, as well as help the cosigner further improve credit.

But, both parties; the primary borrower as well as the cosigner, are equally liable for loan repayment.

Once a cosigned loan is approved and issued, lenders are not eager to remove cosigners from the loan, especially if the primary borrower is a high risk, and if the loan's repayments have been past due.

To remove a cosigner from a loan, often the only recourse is to refinance the loan through another lender. But; once again, if the primary borrower is still considered a high risk due to bad credit or other factors, the need for a good credit cosigner may still apply.

Cosigners are equally responsible for the loan, up until the loan is repaid in full. Hence, it is important for cosigners to make sure the borrower makes timely repayments. Otherwise, the cosigner faces default and a damaged credit score, and possibly worse if collateral owned by the cosigner was used to secure the loan. Additionally, loan default could cause the cosigner to suffer higher interest rates on existing loans and credit cards, once those lenders discover the high risk.

Another drawback to loan cosigning, is that it can interfere with the cosigner's ability to get their own personal loan approval for a new car or a home loan. The reason is because credit report agencies and lenders consider the balance of a cosigned loan as the cosigner's potential debt obligation - which may make the cosigner a high risk if the primary borrower defaults.

Think twice before cosigning a loan. You already know that the primary borrow has bad credit and is a high risk, otherwise your signature would not have been required. If you do cosign, make sure the borrower repays timely, otherwise the borrower's bad credit and high risk may become your personal burden, too.