How do I keep my bad credit form affecting my future husband’s credit?
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How do I keep my bad credit form affecting my future husband’s credit?
I am have student loans (still in school) and credit cards debts. I have been trying to find a debt consolidator to help me pay off these credit cards I got when I first started college closed accounts several years back but never paid off balances. None of the companies I’ve called can help me because I do not owe enough. I have no idea who I owe and how much but I do want to take care of my responsibility. Should I just keep my name off things until I work off my debt?
Asked on October 26, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, New Mexico
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Good question. If you are concerned about the possibility that your poor credit rating may affect your husband's good credit rating, do not place your husband on any obligation that you have that has resulted in a poor credit rating for you. However, you can be placed on an obligation that your husband owes as a means to improve your credit rating so long as that obligation is being kept current.
I also recommend you and your husband saving and doing without on items that you do not really need and use the savings to pay down your debt.
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