When he told me his credit score was 793, he might as well have told me he had a private jet," recalls Lauren, a county employee in Georgia who asked that her last name not be used. "It was such a turn on
While it sounds calculating and cold, it makes sense," says Anthony Sprauve, director of public relations for myFICO.com. "A credit score gives you an indication of how someone handles their finances; a high credit score is the key to your financial future, but a low credit score could be an indicator of potential issues that need to be discussed
If you're looking at building a life together, you need to know the details of each other's finances," says the site's owner, Niem Green. "If you can't buy your dream house or the interest rates are ridiculous or all of the loans and credit cards need to be in one person's name [because their spouse has bad credit], it can affect a relationship."
"The younger generation is starting to realize that it's important to be proactive about their financial stability by keeping their own scores high and finding a partner who also has a high score," Green says.
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