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Life events and shared finances

Understand how relationships, joint finances and separation connect your credit records.

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Divorce and your credit score

Divorce won't directly affect your credit score, but shared debt, closing accounts, changed income and stale financial associations all can.

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Joint accounts and your credit score

Joint accounts and applications create financial associations. They don't merge your scores, but lenders can consider both parties' records when assessing…

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