My mother bought a car under her name for my brother and he cosigned. He payed for the car a couple months but when he started paying the car late every month and lost his job, my mom took the car away. Now he wants the car back, but he hasn't made a payment in about a year. He is only the cosigner so we know he can't legally take the car from my mom, but to make sure she wants to take him off of the note completely. How do we go about doing this?
2007-03-05 03:30:18 · 3 answers · asked by mamitadulce2841 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
A co-signer has all the rights that an original signer does, as well as all the responsibilities of the debt.
The only way to get one name off is to apply for a new loan and pay off the original debt. So your mom would have to apply for a new loan from a credit union/bank or even the original financial institution and pay off the original debt. This way she can finance it solely in her name.
Don't forget you'll need to update the car's title too, which must be done separately through the DMV.
2007-03-05 03:36:16 · answer #1 · answered by hsueh010 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-26 19:29:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You nee a lawyer, believe it or not when you need a cosigner for anything all the credit goes to their name, no matter if they pay or not. The cosigner is responsible to see that car will be paid for if not the bank goes to him for payment.
2007-03-05 03:49:00 · answer #3 · answered by James B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋