 TITLE: Married Consumers Have Higher Credit Scores and Debt Than Single Adults CONTENT: Good Credit Often Means High Debt and On-Time Payments\n------------------------------------------------------\nThough married adults may carry more debt than single consumers, their better-than-average scores actually make sense. In most cases, according to Experian data, consumers with higher balances also have higher credit scores. Additionally, paying bills on time—which avoids records of delinquent accounts—can make a noticeably large difference in your average credit scores.\nWhether married consumers were more financially prepared before they tied the knot, or some aspect of marriage encouraged them to take new debt and manage it responsibly, the difference in scores between the two groups are distinct and could have valuable implications on how they get and interact with new credit. END