 TITLE: Married Consumers Have Higher Credit Scores and Debt Than Single Adults CONTENT: While there is no direct connection between marriage and credit reports or scores—individual credit reports remain completely separate and spouses' scores do not impact each other—Experian data shows that those who are married tend to have higher credit scores.\nOverall, married adults had an average FICO® Score☉ of 715—56 points higher than single consumers whose average was 659, according to Experian data from Q2 2019. Over the past five years, FICO® Scores for married people have kept pace with the national average, increasing by seven points since Q2 2015. Single consumers saw a 10-point increase in that time.\nSource: Experian Q2 2019 data END